UAE News
Emirates to Deploy Flagship A380 Aircraft on Moscow route
Sunday, June 19, 2016Only Airline to Operate a Scheduled A380 Service into Domodedovo Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of the two daily flights servicing its Dubai-Moscow route to an A380-800, commencing 1st December 2016. Since Emirates started flying from its Dubai hub to Moscow in 2003, the airline has carried almost 3.5 million passengers… Untitled
Your chance to ‘Own The Summer’ in Dubai
Thursday, June 16, 2016Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) —the largest, longest running and most successful summer extravaganza of its kind in the region—is back for its 19th edition this year, enabling Dubai’s residents and tourists to ‘Own The Summer’ across 43 fun-filled days of amazing shopping, world-class entertainment and rewarding experiences, from 9 July to 20 August, 2016. Organized by… Untitled
Little Picasso initiative to support special needs children this Ramadan
Tuesday, June 14, 2016The Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers, as part of the AccorHotels Planet 21 initiatives and Ramadan 2016 activities, in collaboration with ZeeArts Community and Senses Residential and Day Care Centre for Special Needs recently launched the Charity Art Project under the theme “Little Picasso”. 22 artist-volunteers from ZeeArts Community gathered for four art sessions with… Untitled
Russian Movie at Reel Cinemas
Monday, June 13, 2016This is the first time Reel Cinemas has shown a Russian language film. A story about bravery, self-sacrifice and human dignity put on trial by the merciless power of nature. A young pilot is fired from military air force after disobeying an absurd order. He gets a job as a co-pilot with a civil airline. Being… Untitled
Majid Al Futtaim to boost total investment in the UAE
Thursday, June 9, 2016The Middle East and North Africa’s leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer, Majid Al Futtaim, has today unveiled a strategic development plan that will see the company increase its total investment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by AED 30 billion by 2026, taking its total investment in the country to AED 48 billion.… Untitled
Abdullah Al Maeeni, general director of ESMA visited Moscow Halal Expo 2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016Abdullah Al Maeeni, general director of ESMA (Emirates Authority For Standardization and Metrology) that regulates import to the UAE, is a guest of honor at the Moscow Halal Expo 2016 Exhibition. The Russian halal market has seen much interest from foreign countries, especially the UAE, which indicates the general growth of the sector and the… Untitled
Abu Dhabi imposes municipality fee on hotel stays from 1 june
Wednesday, June 8, 2016The National, quoting sister paper Al Ittihad, reported that the fees would be collected by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. Hotels in the city already charge a city tax of 6% and a 10% service charge. The newspaper said it was not yet clear whether the new fee would be applied to all customers… Untitled
Dubai to launch second phase of solar park
Wednesday, June 8, 2016The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) will soon launch a 200MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the second phase of a project that aims to generate 1,000MW of clean electricity by 2030, according to the head of the authority. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director… Untitled
Three-month summer campaign ‘Saving starts at 24°C ‘
Tuesday, June 7, 2016Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has launched its nationwide summer campaign. The three-month campaign aims to optimise district cooling energy consumption amongst Empower’s customer base of over 55,000 people. The campaign also aims to ensure the company’s customers’ happiness through providing world-class cooling services which adhere to… Untitled
Air Miles Goes Digital
Tuesday, June 7, 2016Air Miles, the region’s leading loyalty programme, has gone digital with a new app and website to make collecting and spending Air Miles more convenient for customers. The app, Air Miles ME, is available on Android and iOS and can be used when shopping with Air Miles partners such as Spinney’s and Sharaf… Untitled
