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Mall of Emirates to launch much-awaited annual fashion event "World of Fashion' from Oct. 11 - 15, 2016!

04 Oct 2016

Mall of the Emirates—the region’s first shopping resort and flagship luxury destination—launches its much-awaited annual fashion event ‘World of Fashion’, from October 11 – 15, 2016. Bigger than ever, this season promises to deliver a spectrum of great fashion moments.

Style savvy visitors will be treated to the sixth edition’s schedule of events which includes: an exclusive appearance from world-famous beauty influencer Huda Kattan; international style and fashion bloggers Aimee Song... Read More

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi awarded “Middle East's Leading Tourist Attraction” for second consecutive year at WTA

04 Oct 2016

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has been awarded as “Middle East's Leading Tourist Attraction” for the second consecutive year at the World Travel Awards™ Gala that was held at the St Regis hotel in Dubai last week.

In 2015, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi introduced several of new rides and attractions as part of its all-new entertainment offering that promises guests an exceptional Park experience with unlimited thrills and fun for the entire family. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi launched its second... Read More

World’s longest running musical Les Miserables to run for an extra week until 2nd Dec at Dubai Opera!

04 Oct 2016

Theatre and music lovers have much to rejoice. Originally scheduled to run from 10 to 24 November the much-loved and critically acclaimed Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s production of the legendary musical LES MISERABLES will have its GCC premiere at Dubai Opera extended by an additional week until 2 December 2016 due to demand from the public.

LES MISERABLES is the world’s longest running musical and has been seen by over 70 million people in 44 countries and produced in 22 languages. It is... Read More

HK branch of China Construction Bank lists USD 600 million bond on Nasdaq Dubai

04 Oct 2016

The Hong Kong branch of China Construction Bank (CCB) listed a 600 million US dollar bond today on Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange.

CCB is the fourth Chinese bank to list a bond on the exchange since 2014, underlining the expanding capital markets and economic ties between the UAE and China. Nasdaq Dubai provides Chinese and other Asian issuers with high regional as well as global visibility and a first class listing infrastructure.

CCB’s listing... Read More

Dubai International (DXB) welcomes record 7.7 million passengers this August

04 Oct 2016

Dubai International (DXB) welcomed a record 7.7 million passengers in August, eclipsing its previous record achieved in July, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.

Passenger traffic at DXB passengers reached 7,727,105 compared to 7,282,256 recorded in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 6.1 per cent. The year to date traffic totalled 55,850,353 passengers up 6.9 per cent compared to 52,264,223 recorded during the first eight... Read More

DIFF 2016 to honour renowned composer Gabriel Yared with Lifetime Achievement award

04 Oct 2016

The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) today revealed that Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Grammy award-winning French Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared will be the recipient of this year’s prestigious Arab Lifetime Achievement Award. An internationally acclaimed composer whose impressive filmography spans three decades, Yared will receive the award in recognition of his incredible contributions to cinema. The composer is set to receive the accolade amongst the local, regional and... Read More

Uzbekistan to hold presidential elections on 4 December

04 Oct 2016

Elections of the President of Uzbekistan will be held on Sunday, 4 December 2016, Central Election Commission said on 9 September. The start of the election campaign was announced on the same day.

First President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov died on 2 September at the age of 78. He was buried in his home city of Samarkand the following day.

The Legislative Chamber and the Senate (lower and upper houses) of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) at their joint session on 8 September... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates Dubai Future Accelerators

04 Oct 2016

WAM -- The UAE hosts the best minds in the world as it aims to shape the future, and started a new era today where it proactively plans for the future, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has said.

Sheikh Mohammed’s comments were made during the inauguration of the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) programme on Monday at its headquarters in Jumeirah Emirates Towers.

The programme is an initiative by the Dubai... Read More

Etihad Airways wins ‘Best Airline - Business Class’ at TTG Travel Awards

03 Oct 2016

Etihad Airways has been named ‘Best Airline – Business Class’ at the TTG Travel Awards for the second consecutive year.

The prestigious award is voted for by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTGmice, TTGassociations, TTG-BTmice China and TTG Asia Luxury.

Etihad Airways’ Vice President Australia and Asia, Lindsay White, accepted the award on the airline’s behalf at the 27th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2016 Ceremony and Gala Dinner held in Bangkok last night.

Dubai Exports participates in WorldFood Moscow for third year in a row

03 Oct 2016

WAM -- Dubai Exports has participated in the 'WorldFood Moscow' exhibition for the third year in a row. The exhibition featured a 52-member team comprising local exporters and manufacturers joining the UAE pavilion under the Dubai Exports umbrella.

Over the past three years, Dubai Exports has facilitated and supported an increasing number of exporters and manufacturers from varied industry sectors to attend trade fairs abroad as part of achieving its strategic objective of connecting... Read More