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Partnership between National Stores and Wiko
24 Jan 2017
National Store, the flagship company of JK Group, has announced its partnership with French smartphone brand, Wiko, to act as the exclusive distributor for the brand in the UAE market. With regional headquarters in the country, the brand entered UAE in October 2014. Since then it has been going strong in the region, registering sustainable growth and market reach. Through this partnership, National Store will carry out the ground sales and distribution operations for Wiko across all its... Read More
Photography exhibition 'Dubai Through Chinese Eyes' at Dragon Mart 2 gets under way as New Year celebrations begin
24 Jan 2017
The camera skills of dozens of Chinese people living in the UAE are the focus of Dubai Through Chinese Eyes, a new photography exhibition currently taking place at Dragon Mart 2.
Around 100 images of Dubai are on show at the event, which was inaugurated this weekend by HE Li Lingbing, Consul General from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Dubai, and Ali Rashid Lootah, Chairman of Nakheel, the owner and operator of Dragon Mart 2. The exhibition runs until... Read More
First half of DSF 2017 sees upswing in activity across various sectors in the emirate
24 Jan 2017
The first half of Dubai Shopping Festival 2017 has led to an upswing in activity across various sectors in Dubai including retail, hospitality and financial services, and given a boost to ancillary services such as money exchange houses and travel agencies.
Shopping malls, international brands and hotels, as well as travel operators, exchange houses and many other support services have been making the most of the festival’s 22nd edition, which started on 26 December and runs until 28... Read More
HH Mohamed bin Zayed witnesses signing of agreement on hosting Special Olympics 2019 in Abu Dhabi
24 Jan 2017
WAM -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, witnessed on Monday the signing of an agreement to host the Special Olympics 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
The ceremony, held at Al Bahr Palace, made Abu Dhabi the first city in the Middle East and North Africa to host the Special Olympics.
Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of the Special Olympics; Mary Davis, the Chief Executive Officer of the Special... Read More
Sharjah to organise mega Sports Desert Festival 2017
24 Jan 2017
WAM -- The Sharjah Sports Channel is organising a mega spectacular Desert Festival to give desert motorsport enthusiasts across the UAE a fill of adrenalin pumping, dune bashing action at Sharjah’s Al Badayer Desert Camp on the E44 Hatta Road.
In what will culminate as the debut edition of the Sharjah Sports Desert Festival 2017, SSDF 2017, is a two-day event, which will kick off on Thursday, 2 February at 9:30 am and will conclude on Friday, 3 February.
With a racetrack... Read More
Life-changing prizes worth AED2bn won at DSF over two decades
23 Jan 2017
Since it was launched in 1996, the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), has been spreading joy and happiness among residents and visitors every year with its great shopping experiences filled with mega promotions and raffles offering amazing prizes.
Over the past 22 years, prizes worth over AED2 billion in various forms including property, cars,... Read More
Dubai International to stage CATS for #musicDXB
23 Jan 2017
Passengers travelling through Dubai International (DXB) will be treated to live performances from CATS the Musical as part of Dubai Airports’ ongoing initiative #musicDXB.
Selected cast members from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s globally-renowned musical – running at Dubai Opera from January 16 till 28 – will perform two shows for #musicDXB on January 24, at 1pm (B-Gates) and 2.15pm (A-Gates) in Dubai International. Performers in the airport shows will include Joanna Ampil, who plays the... Read More
Huge response to ‘World’s largest display of 250 kg of Gold’ at Jumbo
23 Jan 2017
The last weekend was very special for Jumbo Electronics and its shoppers. Apart from Jumbo’s ‘Shop and Win Gold’ promotion they teamed up with Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) organisers, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) to create a unique public display of the ‘World’s Largest Display of 250 kg of Gold’ in the shape of a DSF bag. This unique display of gold worth AED 35 million was open to all for... Read More
Astana Expo 2017 and Expo 2020 Dubai sign MOU
23 Jan 2017
WAM -- The National Company Astana EXPO-2017 and Dubai EXPO 2020 Bureau have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and cooperation on the sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit.
The document was signed by the Chairman of the Board of Astana EXPO-2017, Akhmetzhan Yessimov, and the Executive Director of Dubai EXPO 2020 Bureau, Najeeb Mohammed al-Ali.
"The UAE is one of Kazakhstan's key partners. Given the fact that both countries will be hosting EXPO, it is necessary to... Read More
Russia Visa Application Centre launched in Dubai
22 Jan 2017
In a move to enhance visa application services to travellers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Russia, VFS Global, in partnership with the Consulate General of the Russian Federation, launched the first Russia Visa Application Centre in the Middle East region, in Dubai. Services at this centre commenced from 22 January 2017.
Residents of the UAE can visit the new VFS Global centre to submit their visa applications to Russia in a comfortable and professionally managed environment... Read More
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