Shaikh Mohammad also launches second phase of Dh50 billion solar park
29 November 2015
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, which aims to make Dubai a global centre of clean energy and green economy.
The strategy includes Dh100 billion investment in Green Fund, and Dh50 billion in the second phase of Solar Park by 2030.
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The award is another major accolade for the UAE national airline’s First Class experience
29 November, 2015
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Etihad Airways has received the coveted award for Best First Class at the annual Ultratravel Middle East Awards (Ultras) ceremony, which was held on Wednesday at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai.
The award is another major accolade for the UAE national airline’s First Class experience, which has repeatedly been voted best in the world.
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today received an award for excellence in communications for news contributions and media coverage in China at the 2015 Civil Aviation Communications Summit (CACS).
29 November 2015
The only foreign carrier nominated, Etihad Airways was selected winner of the Excellence in Communications Organisation Award at the CACS Summit 2015 at the Landmark Convention Centre in Beijing, organised by Hanglian Communications... Read More
The UAE maintains historic, friendly and special relations with Russia, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, has said, noting that these ties are stable and based on the spirit of mutual understanding and respect and a common desire to take them to new heights.
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah was addressing the fifth meeting of the UAE-Russia joint ministerial committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi at Friday, 27 Nobember 2015, which discussed... Read More
December 2 release on TV, radio and YouTube
26 November 2015
A multi-lingual song by singers of 44 different nationalities in 44 languages is all set to be launched on the UAE’s 44th National Day across several radio stations and TV channels.
Sathesh Eriyalath, 34, the man behind the initiative said, the song titled Kulluna Emarat, meaning ‘Our Emirate’, has a bit of everything from Arabic and English to Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, Nepalese, Bengali. Several African and... Read More
Three-day event gives visitors chance to enjoy amazing views of Dubai landscapes
26 November 2015
The Global Village has a new attraction - the Dubai International Balloon Fiesta. To be held from November 26 to 28, the event gives visitors a chance to enjoy hot air balloon rides over the city.
The balloons will take off from the P5 parking lot at the Global Village at 7 and 8am and 5 and 6pm. Enthusiasts will have two options: a tethered 25-minute ride or a 45-minute... Read More
Dubai officially confirmed as Expo 2020 host by Bureau International des Expositions
26 Nov 2015
Dubai was officially named the Host City of Expo 2020 on Wednesday as the Bureau International des Expositions met for its 158th general assembly in Paris.
Wednesday was “a historic day for Dubai,” said Reem Al Hashimi, UAE Minister of State and Managing Director of the Higher Committee for the World Expo 2020. “We are hoping to receive a unanimous vote.”
Dubai won the... Read More
Expected to open around August-September
26 November 2015
The Jumeirah Al Naseem hotel is on track to open in the summer of 2016, according to Jumeirah Group’s top executive.
The 430-room hotel is under construction at Madinat Jumeirah, which is home to the Mina A Salam and Jumeirah Al Qasr hotels.
“Construction is going very well and we look forward to opening around August-September,” Gerald Lawless, president and chief executive of Jumeirah Group, told Gulf... Read More
26 November
Riverland Dubai, a component of Dubai Parks and Resorts, has announced the first retailers that will join the new dining, retail and entertainment destination set to open in October 2016.
Riverland Dubai is a themed retail, dining and entertainment waterfront district which will be the entry point to Dubai Parks and Resorts' theme parks.
With leasing having commenced in May this year,... Read More
The inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi International Date Palm Exhibition (ADIDPE 2015), the world’s only dedicated B2B event for the date palm fruit, will take place from 7 - 9 December at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
25 November 2015
As a platform for trading in dates, ADIDPE will showcase hundreds of varieties of the most widely cultivated fruit crop in the UAE from top global date producing countries.
Held under the patronage of His Highness... Read More