Ramadan Tours of Sheikh Zayed Mosque to Reflect Spirit of Holy Month
Abu Dhabi, 20th July 2009 Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority is to continue its complimentary guided tours of the magnificent Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque during Ramadan with the tours, which will begin at 10am and last approximately one…
Dubai Leads Way in Middle East Africa in Hotel Construction
(LONDON, UK) The Middle East/Africa hotel development pipeline includes 463 hotels with 124,409 rooms, according to the June 2009 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released last week. “A few countries have really dominated the development in the Middle East after…
Golf’s Cash Crisis could Hurt first Dubai World Golf Championship
Golf’s financial crisis is hitting in a rather fierce manner, the upcomong golf championships could be at stake due to the current financial instablity. Despite denials from European Tour chief executive George O’Grady, whispers continue that this year’s Race to…
Dubai awarded 2013 world aquatics championships
ROME (Reuters) – Dubai will host the 2013 world aquatics championships, International Swimming Federation (FINA) president Mustapha Larfaoui said on Saturday. The city in the United Arab Emirates beat off competition from Hamburg and Moscow. Larfaoui made the announcement at…
Emirates Palace announced official Man City’s Training Headquarters
ABU DHABI, July 16th, 2009: Manchester City will use the Emirates Palace facilities during the international breaks of the English Premier League, according to an agreement signed today with Abu Dhabi’s iconic landmark. The agreement was signed by Manchester City…
Emirates to serve second UK gateway with an A380 – for a day
Dubai, 16th July 2009 An Emirates’ super-jumbo is to serve a second UK gateway – but passengers wanting to enjoy the ride between Dubai and Birmingham better be quick. In what is likely to be one of Emirates’ briefest commercial…
Saadiyat Island to be home to UK’s Dulwich College
Abu Dhabi, 16th July 2009 TDIC The Tourism Development ‘&’ Investment Company, major developer of major cultural, residential and tourism projects in Abu Dhabi, has announced its partnership with Dulwich College, a leading UK independent school, which plans to open…
الإمارات تشارك في المهرجان العالمي للفنون الشعبية بتركيا
دبي في 12 يوليو/وام/ تشارك الإمارات بوفد يضم 22 عضوا في المهرجان العالمي للفنون الشعبية الذي تحتضنه تركيا خلال الفترة الممتدة من 12 إلى 19يوليو الجاري وتهدف هذه المشاركة الى ايصال فن الإمارات العريق إلى كل بقاع العالم من خلال…
UAE gearing up to inscribe falconry at UNESCO list
Abu Dhabi, 12th July 2009 The UAE is stepping up efforts to have falconry inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO. The effort is being…
Dubai Muncipalty wins the architecture award
Dubai Municipality won the World Architecture Award at its fourth cycle of 2009 in recognition for the restoration project on the House of Scholar Mohammad Sharif in the Bastakiya. The Municipality won the award in the category of the Best…
British firm to charter Carnival’s Costa Europa ship
Miami-based Carnival Cruise said the 1,488-passenger Costa Europa, currently operated by Carnival cruise’s Costa Cruises unit, will move to British travel company Thomson Cruises under a 10-year charter in April 2010. The contract gives Thomson an option to purchase the…
No Travel Restrictions on Umrah and Haj Pilgrims by MOH
DUBAI Ministry of Health has said on Wednesday there there will be No travel restrictions will be imposed on pilgrims heading for Umrah or Haj due to H1N1 (swine flu). However MOH will launch an awareness campaign for pilgrims soon….
Abu Dhabi eyeing over 50% cruise tourism growth
Abu Dhabi, July 09 2009 The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is eyeing a 59% growth in cruise passenger arrivals in the year 2009/2010 season. The forecasts was published by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), which manages the Abu Dhabi’s…
Amazon Kindle Price Plunge Signals E-Book Reader Market Competition
Amazon lowered the price on its Kindle 2 e-book reader. The Kindle 2 became available only about five months ago. And the price cut is a significant one, Amazon reduced US$60 off the top price of its second-generation e-book reader,…
Media Centre organises lecture on the Arabic language in Africa
Abu Dhabi, 8th July 2009 The Cultural and Media Centre for H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al Nahyan has organized, in its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, a lecture on “The Arabic Language in Africa: The Reality and Challenges,” delivered by…
