8/25/2010 10:31 AM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, received pioneering educationalists, the first generation of teachers to have served the nation for over forty years at Za’abeel Palace.
Also present at the meeting were Dubai Crown Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority HH Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Cabinet Affairs HE Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi and Minister of Education HE Humaid Mohammed Obeid Al Qattami.
HH Sheikh Mohammed welcomed the educationalists and teachers, expressing his pleasure on meeting the pioneering generation of educators who have made such a significant contribution in establishing the education system in the country,... Read More »
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8/25/2010 10:28 AM The 9th Ramadan Forum organised by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) organised several visits to the hospitals for one week for Dr. Butti Al Marri, Chairman of scholars committee at the forum, and scholar Ali Al Yaseen to Rashid hospital and other hospitals in Dubai. This activity is a part of the humanitarian and charity visits conducted by the Forum this Ramadan.
Dr. Butti said the campaign continues for one week during the forum to support the patients, providing them hope and eliminate their pain during the holy month. This humanitarian deed is described by doctors the perfect treatment for patients and support to resist diseases.
He also added that the purpose of the campaign was to help the patients share their pains and achieve happiness in their hearts, and to assure social... Read More »
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8/25/2010 10:22 AMGlobal Village, the premier culture and entertainment destination for families, announced the commencement of registration for commercial outlets for the 15th edition of the shopping and entertainment extravaganza that kicks off on 11 November 2010. Retailers, services providers and restaurateurs are invited to submit applications before August end. However, registration for kiosks will continue until 19 September.
The upcoming season of the spectacular multicultural entertainment at the region’s leading destination for commerce and cuisine, is expected to attract a large number of tourists and residents throughout the 111 days of the event.
New international pavilions areas are expected to be part of the 15th season at Global Village, while an entirely new range of entertainment activities is set to attract patrons at the event.
The Global Village received over four million visitors during its 99-days, which included crowd-pulling entertainment shows such as the Art of Fire,... Read More » |
8/25/2010 10:19 AMThe Madrid Centro Financiero (MCF) and Casa Arabe, in association with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) are organising the DIFC - MCF Seminar 2010, an investment conference that will be held in Madrid on 24 September 2010. The full-day event is aimed at strengthening the UAE’s economic ties with Spain and Madrid, on the back of a bi-lateral MOU that will be signed between MCF and DIFC at the seminar.
The event, which has a specific focus on banking, financial and investment opportunities between Spain and the UAE will cover topics such as economic & financial relations between the two countries and their facilitation, Islamic finance, and developing public private partnerships in the areas of infrastructure projects. The event will also include two practice-oriented sessions on Islamic Finance and Project/Infrastructure Finance. We are approaching industry experts from prominent organisations in Spain and the UAE to speak on these topics.
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8/25/2010 10:15 AM Emirates Airline announced Hong Kong as the newest destination for its super-jumbo. The carrier has a total of 12 A380s in service with 78 on order and Hong Kong will become the Dubai-based global airline’s 11th A380 destination.
Starting 1st October, Emirates’ A380 will operate daily from Dubai as EK384 via Bangkok with the return flight operating as EK385.
Richard Jewsbury, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East and Australasia, said: “We are very excited to announce Hong Kong as a new Emirates A380 destination.
“This commercially-vibrant metropolis became part of Emirates’ ever expanding network back in 1991, and today we operate a double-daily service between Hong Kong and Dubai, one non-stop and one flight via Bangkok. We also operate 18 weekly Emirates SkyCargo freighter services.
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8/25/2010 10:15 AMThe indoor theme park Sega Republic, managed by Emaar Retail LLC, a pioneer in innovative entertainment, leisure & retail concepts, is celebrated its first anniversary on 21 August 2010.
On this occasion, Sega Republic Dubai launched a month-long bonanza for visitors with special promotions and weekly prizes from August 11 to September 14 at The Dubai Mall. The promotion offers visitors more mileage on their experience at Sega Republic. The Power Pass, valid for a full day covering all attractions, will be priced at AED 100; the Platinum Power Pass for AED 200, will offer visitors access for a whole day and a bonus AED 200 for games; while the Power Pass Express for AED 50, valid for one-hour any time between 10am 5pm, will provide visitors with unlimited access to all nine attractions.
Visitors who spend AED 100 or more on games or leisure attractions will be given the chance to win several prizes during the weekly raffle draws. In the first week, guests can enter the draws to win... Read More » |
8/19/2010 9:11 AM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, received a group of cultural and artistic personalities who paid him a courtesy call on the occasion of Ramadan. The group greeted him and wished him good health. Dubai Crown Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was also present.
HH Sheikh Mohammed and the group exchanged the latest developments on the local cultural scene. The intelligentsia paid tribute to him for his support for culture and art, considering his encouragement for cultural events as a major catalyst to them to exert more creative efforts to enhance the local identity and heritage.
HH Sheikh Mohammed praised their positive role in promoting and disseminating the legacy of the UAE civilisation in the genre of story, drama, painting and other forms of cultural creativity,... Read More »
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8/19/2010 9:04 AMThe Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s (DTCM) - India  Representative Office was adjudged the ‘International Tourism Organisation of the Year’ at the second Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Travel Awards, at a ceremony held recently in Mumbai, India.
Carl Vaz, Director of DTCM’s India Representative Office received the award from Chhagan Bhujbal, Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra, in the presence of more than 500 travel and tourism officials.
A unique feature of the TAAI Travel Awards 2010 was that travel agencies across India voted for the various categories. The feedback from travel agencies is vital in assessing the performance of industry players since the travel agents are usually the first point of contact for the customers and are responsible for arranging the hotels and travel itinerary for the tourists.
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8/19/2010 8:55 AM The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) launched the 9th Ramadan Forum in Al Twar 2 opposite Dubai Airport Terminal 2, which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation. The event is organised from 2-18 Ramadan including seven nights for foreign nationalities.
Khalifa Al Falasi, Chairman of the Ramadan forum, said: “The team is working hard to gain the reputation it carried over the past years as well as the reputation of Dubai as a tourist destination in the region. We also held several meetings to follow up the preparations of the senior committee and sub-committees and ensure completion of the necessary equipments that will be associated with the events of the forum including the main lectures tent, ladies and children tents that are sponsored by the General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs.”
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8/19/2010 8:53 AMThe Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), organisers of the 9th Ramadan Forum, which is being held under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, launched the charity caravan programme featuring the distribution of multilingual publications, booklets and CDs about Islam and its rituals across Dubai, in cooperation with the authorities in the UAE.
Mohammed Al Hashemi, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the 9th Ramadan Forum said that the caravan will distribute 20,000 bags containing publications, booklets and CDs to various public and private organisations in Dubai, in addition to 30,000 booklets and 10,000 CDs in English, Tagalog and Urdu languages which will be distributed to non-Arabic speakers in the emirate.
Al Hashemi added that a dedicated team from the committee members... Read More » |