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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

New DIFC judge Judith Prakash sworn-in before HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

New DIFC judge Judith Prakash sworn-in before HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

08 Mar 2017

WAM -- Before Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Justice Judith Prakash, sworn in as judge at appeal court of the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") Courts.

The ceremony was attended by H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of DIFC .

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued Decree No. (9) of... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visits Middle East Rail 2017

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visits Middle East Rail 2017

08 Mar 2017

WAM -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today visited Middle East Rail 2017, organised by the Federal Transport Authority - Land and Maritime, in cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development.

During his visit to the two-day event, which is being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed toured a number of pavilions of participating entities

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Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak inaugurates art exhibition The Creative Act on Saadiyat Island

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak inaugurates art exhibition The Creative Act on Saadiyat Island

08 Mar 2017

WAM -- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, inaugurated The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence exhibition, organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA) at Manarat Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island here.

The event is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

The inauguration was also attended... Read More

Investment toward airport security for region’s airports set to exceed USD 12.8 billion by 2023

Investment toward airport security for region’s airports set to exceed USD 12.8 billion by 2023

08 Mar 2017

Airports across the Middle East, one of the fastest growing aviation sectors in the world, are driving investment to the tune of millions of dollars toward airport technology with a view to enhancing security and ensuring a seamless passenger experience.

The region, led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is expected to record over 4.8 per cent annual growth in passenger numbers over the next 20 years compared to a global average of 3.7 per cent, according to International Air... Read More

Winners of 5th Montegrappa Writing Prize declared at ongoing Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2017

Winners of 5th Montegrappa Writing Prize declared at ongoing Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2017

07 Mar 2017

Winners of the fifth Montegrappa Writing Prize were declared at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2017. Rebekah Heaney (What We Learnt at Number 9), Musfira Shaffi (Swiped Away), Jennifer Bromham (Pond), Farzeen Noorie Ashik (Rainbow Dorm Diaries) and Helga Jensen-Forde (Temptation at Tiffany’s) were presented their prizes by leading UK literary agent Luigi Bonomi, past competition winners turned published authors Lucy Strange (The Secret of Nightingale Wood published by Chicken... Read More

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