UAE News

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority announces 27.7% increase in net profit in 2016

12 Mar 2017

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), today announced that Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) has successfully transformed into a preferred integrated destination for IT companies and entrepreneurs, and an exemplary pioneer of the smart city model. The announcement followed the release of DSOA’s yearly results that showed positive performance across all areas of operations in 2016.

The organization registered AED518 million in... Read More

Dubai World Central welcomes first scheduled A380 passenger flight

09 Mar 2017

WAM -- Dubai World Central, DWC, Dubai’s second international airport, achieved a new milestone on Wednesday when it welcomed its first scheduled A380 passenger flight, Korean Air’s flight KE9951 from Seoul, South Korea.

The flight from Incheon International Airport was the first of series of scheduled charter flights the carrier will operate to DWC in addition to their existing scheduled operations at Dubai International. The scheduled charter operations serve seasonal demand for... Read More

Dubai Culture and Emirates Airline Festival of Literature present fifth edition of ‘Desert Stanzas’ today

09 Mar 2017

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, is joining forces with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2017 to present the much-anticipated fifth edition of ‘Desert Stanzas.’ Presenting a magical celebration of poetry in an atmospheric desert setting, the event is set to take place on Thursday 9th March from 6pm to 11pm at the Al Maha Desert Resort in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve.

Desert Stanzas... Read More

Volume of non-oil trade between UAE and Russia stood at US$1.6 billion during first 9 months of 2016

09 Mar 2017

WAM –The volume of non-oil trade between the UAE and Russia touched about US$1.6 billion during the first 9 months of 2016, compared to about $2.5 billion during the whole of 2015, according to a report released by the UAE Ministry of Economy, on reviewing the trade policies with Russia.

The report also shed light on the main developments in Russia’s economic sectors during the past years.

It presented Russia’s achievements in main economic growth indicators and the... Read More

Emirates teams up with Google for innovative on-ground digital experiences

09 Mar 2017

Emirates and Google are engaging visitors at this year’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature with innovative on-ground experiences ranging from virtual reality 3D painting tools to an e-book reading lounge. Emirates’ on-ground activations run until 11th March at the InterContinental Hotel Festival City.

Boutros Boutros, Divisional Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand for Emirates said: “Technology impacts our lives in different ways, and this year... Read More

Dubai Opera celebrate’s 100th performance by offering 100 premium tickets to La bohème on 11th March for just 100 fils!

09 Mar 2017

To celebrate Dubai Opera’s 100th performance it is offering a special limited price for 100 premium tickets to La bohème on 11th March, at just 100 Fils per ticket.

The iconic venue located in Downtown Dubai has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors to Dubai Opera since August 2016 with shows from an extraordinary range of genres, which have helped create lasting memories. It is by way of thank you to its supporters while continuing to present an incredible array of world-class artists... Read More

3rd edition of Dubai Watch Week returns in November 2017

09 Mar 2017

Under the Patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai Watch Week returns for a third consecutive year in November 2017. Organized by Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons in partnership with the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH), Dubai Watch Week will once again host key industry spokespeople and leading horological personalities during the five day cultural and educational event.

About Dubai Watch... Read More

flydubai celebrates International Women’s Day 2017 in flying style!

08 Mar 2017

flydubai today celebrated International Women’s Day with an all-female crew operating flights FZ001/FZ002 between Dubai and Doha.

Captain Isabel Gonzalez from Spain and First Officer Vaidehi Chavhan from India were joined by Cabin Crew from Korea, Moldova, Morocco, Tunisia and Zimbabwe in welcoming flydubai’s passengers on board this special flight celebrating women in aviation.

A group of flydubai’s female employees from across different departments welcomed the flight crew... Read More

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2017 welcomes authors at Etihad Museum

08 Mar 2017

The official Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Welcome Ceremony took place yesterday at the recently launched Etihad Museum. The special event Love Letters to the UAE welcomed the majority of the 184 attending authors at this historic venue who then had the chance to tour the museum. Everyone was able to savour Emirati cuisine at dinner and also listen to both Emiratis and expatriates share a personal memory or anecdote in the form of a ‘letter’. The evening was sponsored by the... Read More

Emirates Group celebrates International Women’s Day 2017!

08 Mar 2017

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, expressed his appreciation to the women in Emirates’ and dnata’s workforce for their dedication and contribution.

Sheikh Ahmed said: “Emirates Group is an equal opportunity employer, supporting Dubai and the UAE’s goal to encourage and enable women to actively participate in value creation for the economy and society. We are proud that so many more women are... Read More