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Luxury Dubai hotel plans Abbey Road music tie-up
Dubai's Fairmont The Palm, plans to create 'music suites' in collaboration with EMI's Abbey Road, spurring a significant refurbishment project of its ...
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Ducab sales increase 44 in promotion launched in February until May 2013
Dubai Cables Company, Ducab, one of the largest electric cables manufacturing company in the Middle East achieved a 44% increase in sales tonnage of various household wires and flexible cables produced in its plants in UAE, in the unique 4 month long Dragons promotion launched last February ...
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DP World and Jawaharlal Nehru Port hold ceremonial signing for Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal
DP World and Jawaharlal Nehru Port held a ceremonial signing of the concession awarded to DP World to construct and operate a new container terminal at the ...
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NMK supplies rental companies with Axient Spectrum Manager
Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises, distributors of Shure in the Middle East have recently supplied three rental companies with the AXT600 Axient Spectrum ...
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Focusrite debuts RedNet to Middle East studios
Melody House, distributors of Focusrite have recently launched the New RedNet system. The system is now available in the Middle East, after being officially announced in the US earlier last ...
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Dubai to have a Holy Quran Park next year
WAM DUBAI, June 20th, 2013 (WAM): Plans to construct a unique public park project called 'Holy Quran Park' have been announced by the General Projects Department of Dubai Municipality (DM). The project is expected to be completed by September 2014, according to Eng. Mohammed Nour Mashroum, the Director of General Projects Department, who disclosed the details of the proposed project ...
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Intra Mena trade may hit $300b
According to HSBC Global Research, the GCC will earn more from oil over 2011-14 than it did in the previous 15 years combined. In 2013 alone, the value of the region’s oil production will be roughly five times greater than it was just a decade before. Simon Cooper, deputy chairman and CEO, HSBC Middle East and North Africa, said by building on an opportunity for growing trade, Mena ...
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A journey of success
anniversary of its establishment as the first national bank in the UAE, congratulatory messages began to pour in from leading public and private sector professionals and decision makers from the government and financial services sector in the UAE. Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates NBD, said: "On behalf of the entire management and staff of Emirates NBD, we take this ...
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Abu Dhabi records 7.7 growth on high oil prices
Abu Dhabi grew 7.7 per cent year on year in 2012, on higher oil ...
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Etihad Airways implements new technology to reduce flight delays
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has entered into an agreement with global technology company Taleris to launch a new technology which can help predict potential maintenance faults and recommend preventive ...
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New Dubai Safari to cover nearly 400 acres
Dubai Municipality has released more details of its $40.8m (AED: 150m) Dubai Safari project, which is currently under construction and is scheduled to open by the end of 2014. Dubai Safari, which is being built in Al Warqa 5, Aweer Road in an area of 396 hectares, will include a number of different areas, Dubai Municipality said in a statement on its official Facebook page. The project will ...
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Dubai joins the fray to play host to region’s first Angry Birds theme park
There is massive interest from the UAE to bag the rights to construct the region’s first Angry Birds theme park, and Emirates 24|7 can reveal that Dubai is now throwing its own hat in the ...
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Nuqul Groups FINE in Dubai receives 15 Best Employers in the Middle East Award
Nuqul Group's FINE in Dubai has been recently granted the recognition from Aon Hewitt to be among the best 15 Employers in the Middle East. The study was published in June by Arabian Business magazine and it acknowledged the best employers covering the Middle East region while bringing in a variety of employers in different sectors and ...
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Rugby CEO UAE lacks resources to copy Hong Kong blueprint
UAE Rugby Federation CEO Ian Bremner does not believe the country has the resources to support a Hong Kong-style semi-professional set-up. Hong Kong is often held up as a blueprint for success since implementing a five-year High Performance Development Plan in 2011. "The resources are certainly not there," Bremner said. "Hong Kong is a system I know very well, and their ...
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Dubai launches football transfer funding website
A new crowdfunding website allowing football fans to band together to help finance the transfer of top players to their favourite clubs has been unveiled in ...
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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy commit to Dubai Desert Classic
Woods has won twice in six appearances at Emirates Golf Club, joining Ernie Els as the only two-time winners at the European Tour's oldest event in Asia as well as the Mena region. "Having won twice, I have really good memories of playing in Dubai and look forward to getting out there and being part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the tournament," Woods said. ...
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Sports facilities coming soon to Khalifa City A in Abu Dhabi
The Executive Committee of Abu Dhabi Executive Council has given approval for several projects, including a community souq and park, both located in Khalifa City A. Chaired by Mohammed Ahmad Al Bowardi, a council member, the meeting discussed the souq, which will feature a community service centre and retail outlets as well as sports, recreational and cultural facilities. The committee also ...
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Dos and donts of Ramadan for UAE expats
Expatriates can find out more about how to behave during Ramadan at free sessions being held by the Eton Institute. The free workshops will be on July 2, in Abu Dhabi, and July 3 in Dubai. To register for the Dubai event visit plus.eton.ac. For the Abu Dhabi workshop, visit ...
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Mawaqifs first steel-structure inaugurated
As part of its commitment to providing world-class solutions to manage parking requirements in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi inaugurated today the first Mawaqif steel-structure (parking) building in Abu Dhabi ...
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Abu Dhabis GDP at current prices above Dhs900bn in 2012
Abu Dhabi's GDP at current prices reached a record Dhs911.591bn in 2012, up from Dhs846.684bn in 2011, marking an annual growth of 7.7%, according to a report released by Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi ...
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University of Wollongong ranked among worlds top 25 emerging universities
UOW was placed in 24th position in the 2013 QS Top 50 under 50, which ranks the best universities across the globe under the age of 50.UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings hailed the ranking, which has improved by six places since last year, moving the university into the top 25. Professor Wellings said UOW already had an enviable record of achievement reflected in its position in the top ...
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The Abraaj Group agrees to acquire 100 stake in Fan Milk International
The Abraaj Group, investor operating in growth markets announced its agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Fan Milk International (FMI), West Africa's market leading manufacturer and distributor of frozen dairy products and ...
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American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital supports the medical tourism
The first specialty hospital full and comprehensive cosmetic surgeries in the region take part in the second Bilateral Cooperation Meeting in Health Field between GCC Countries and Republic of Turkey. Dubai - United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, 18 June ...
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High hopes Emiratis will buy idea of a career in UAE’s retail industry
Retail is not considered a traditional career option among Emiratis – but the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres (MECSC) is hoping to change that. The organisation is aiming to attract more UAE nationals into the industry over the next few years. Here, David Macadam, the new chief executive and vice chairman of ...
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Intra MENA trade set to double to USD300 bn by 2020
"Intra Middle East and North Africa (MENA) trade has the potential to double by the end of the decade to $ 300 billion" said Simon Cooper, deputy chairman and CEO, HSBC Middle East & North Africa, at the HSBC Regional Exchange -- MENA conference this week. "By building on this opportunity for growing trade, MENA countries can accelerate the development of the nonoil and ...
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Olympics may be Dubai's next goal
Dubai is famous for being ambitious, sometimes to its detriment, but mostly to its advantage. It was ambition that made it the city the way it is now. For some, the recent announcement of a possible Olympic bid may seem overly optimistic, but what are Dubai’s chances realistically?
Dubai does nothing half-heartedly. Fifteen years ago, Dubai was just another city in the Gulf, there was nothing particularly special about it, apart from the fact that, for western workers, it was an attractive location because of the lack of income tax, but this it had in common with many other GCC cities. Read more
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