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The Address Downtown hotel reopens two years after fire
05 Jun 2018
The Address Downtown Dubai hotel is back in business, finally welcoming overnight guests two years after a fire extensively damaged the property.
The hotel, which is part of the Emaar Hospitality Group’s Address Hotels and Resorts brand, has long been one of the emirate’s most popular options for travellers, but it hasn’t been fully operational since New Year’s Eve 2016 when an electrical short circuit set the 63-storey tower ablaze, leaving 15 people injured.
It was announced... Read More
Etisalat and du offers FIFA World Cup viewing deals
05 Jun 2018
World Cup football fans can now sign-up to match packages provided by Etisalat and du.
Subscribers of Eisalat can sign-up on channel 777 and take on a one-off standalone fee of Dh555, excluding VAT, to view all 64 FIFA World Cup games from Russia this month.
Charges are about Dh100 more than four years ago when the tournament was staged in Brazil.
du’s parent company, the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, announced that a package of 64 World Cup matches... Read More
Details of Tom Cruise's dangerous stunt made over Abu Dhabi desert revealed (Video)
04 Jun 2018
Tom Cruise has praised the UAE for its help in creating “one of his most dangerous stunts yet”.
Cruise made the halo jump – a military free-fall manoeuvre designed to get troops on the ground undetected – for a scene in his upcoming movie, Mission Impossible: Fallout, which was filmed in Abu Dhabi, among other locations.
Cruise had to jump out of a plane at 7,600 metres over the Abu Dhabi desert and wait until he was below 600m to pull his parachute for the stunt.
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Vogue puts Saudi princess in the driver's seat
04 Jun 2018
Change is afoot in the Kingdom: yesterday it was announced that the government has approved a measure to criminalise sexual harassment, and from Sunday June 24, the much-publicised move to allow women of all nationalities to drive in Saudi Arabia will come into effect.
It's fitting, then, that Vogue Arabia has decided to dedicate its June issue to Saudi Arabia, making it the first ever edition of Vogue to do so (the brand was founded in 1892).
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo completes second powered test flight
04 Jun 2018
Helmed by two test pilots, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane set new altitude and speed records for the company’s test program Tuesday during a powered flight over California’s Mojave Desert.
Tuesday’s test flight moved Virgin Galactic closer to eventually flying paying passengers to the edge of space on short, suborbital trips after multiple delays in the privately-funded program, including a 2014 accident that killed a test pilot, injured another, and destroyed the company... Read More
Dubai Summer Surprises dates announced
04 Jun 2018
Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), Dubai’s annual citywide summer celebration, will return to the city from 22 June – 4 August 2018, offering a six-week extravaganza of sales, retail experiences and events.
Organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), the 21st edition of the popular summer event will feature a sizzling line-up of spectacular sales, retail experiences, unmissable chances to... Read More
Putin Meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
04 Jun 2018
June 1, 2018 Vladimir Putin received in the Kremlin Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is in Russia on a working visit.
They discussed the further development of trade between Russia and the UAE, economic and investment cooperation, the current energy situation, and pressing international and regional issues.
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Abu Dhabi's Hudayriat Island opens beach
30 May 2018
The long-awaited Hudayriat Island development welcomed its first visitor attraction in just a few hours as a new beach opens to the public.
Located opposite Al Bateen Beach, and reached through a cable suspension bridge previously known as the "bridge to nowhere", Hudayriat is expected to add 30 kilometres of waterfront to Abu Dhabi. It will also later include residential units for Emiratis, along with commercial and leisure attractions.
Far more than just another beach... Read More
Joint Declaration by the Government structures of Russia, UAE and the UN’s Industrial Development Organization (Video)
30 May 2018
WHEREAS the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), as a specialized agency of the United Nations, has the unique mandate for promoting inclusive and sustainable industrial development in the developing countries and in countries with economies in transition;
WHEREAS the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a longstanding and cooperative relationship with UNIDO and support the achievement of sustainable and inclusive industrial development... Read More
Putin announces 2019 Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit in Russia
30 May 2018
The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, GMIS, the pioneering cross-industry forum launched in the UAE in 2017, announced that Russia has secured the rights to host its 2nd edition in 2019 in the city of Yekaterinburg, the fourth-largest city in Russia.
The announcement was made by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during his plenary session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, SPIEF, alongside Emmanuel Macron,, President of France,... Read More
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