Culture & Education | Monday 25 April, 2016 4:19 pm

Dubai Customs Celebrates Global Cultures on UNESCO’s World Heritage Day

Marking the UNSECO’s World Heritage Day observed on the 18th of April every year, Dubai Customs celebrated this day with employees introducing a series of folk and educational activities. Both HE Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Dubai Customs Director and HE Manabile Shogole, Consul-General of the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 25 April, 2016 4:11 pm

120,000 Visitors Attend Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival in First Five Days

The number of visitors to the 8th edition of Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), the region’s foremost literary event for young people, exceeded 120,000 visitors during its first five days. The figure is a significant increase in the number of attendees recorded in the same...

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Business & Money | Monday 25 April, 2016 4:06 pm

Dubai’s Hotel Industry Represents 12% of Empower’s Portfolio

Empower, the world’s largest district cooling services provider, today announced that Dubai’s hotel industry represents 12% of its total portfolio.   This figure is expected to rise further given the volume of hotels that are in the pipeline to support Dubai’s plan to...

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Culture & Education | Monday 25 April, 2016 4:01 pm

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi signs an MoU with Total

In line with its strategy to enhance a strong base of its student’s development and build long term networks with entities that support its mission and vision, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, one of the most prestigious universities in the United Arab Emirates, signed a Memorandum of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:32 pm

Oman Air Training Reaffirms Its Commitment To Passenger Safety

Oman Air’s absolute commitment to passenger safety has received another boost with the provision of additional refresher training for key staff.   Working in partnership with Zurich-based aviation security specialists Checkport Switzerland, Oman Air’s Security Department has...

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Technology & IT | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:30 pm

Nikon D5 and D500 awarded the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016

 Nikon Middle East & Africa FZE is pleased to announce that Nikon digital SLR cameras, the D5 and D500, have been awarded the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016. The Red Dot Award: Product Design is a world-class award presented to products released over the past two years that exhibit...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:18 pm

South Korea Aims to Attract 1 Million Muslim Tourists in 2016

V isitors to the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai will discover the perfect destination in South Korea when the event opens later this month. That is the aspiration of the Korea National Tourism Organization (KNTO), whose regional offices in Dubai will be hosting the Korean pavilion at the...

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Business & Money | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:04 pm

American giant “ Do It Best” Opens Its First Store in Saudi Arabia

Attken International, part of Saudi Arabia-based Albawardi Group, announced its partnership with the U.S.-based Do it Best Corp, a member-owned fully integrated hardware, lumber, and building materials cooperative in the home improvement industry, to develop the first store of its kind in Saudi...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 25 April, 2016 2:42 pm

Volkswagen recalls Touareg, model years 2011 to 2016, for service

Volkswagen is recalling 391,000 vehicles worldwide of the Touareg, model years 2011 to 2016, for preventive inspection at service shops. Just around 1522 of these vehicles are in Saudi Arabia.  The reason is possible loosening of a retaining ring on the bearing block of the pedal system. The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 25 April, 2016 2:34 pm

Etihad Holidays Promises Gueste three Nights in the Maldives

Etihad Holidays, the leisure holiday division of Etihad Airways, has launched a new campaign promising guests a three- night stay at a luxurious Maldives resort for just 1AED per night.   As part of the ‘May Maldives Madness’ campaign, guests who pay for four nights at the...

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