Dubai Travel News

Travel & Tourism News of Dubai and rest of UAE

Month: June 2010

Dubai Events

Long-Term Demand From Emerging Markets Will Shape World Oil Markets In 2010, Say Experts

Dubai, 17 June 2010 – Solid demand growth in China, India and emerging Asian economies, including the Middle East, are the key factors that will shape world oil markets and prices in 2010, experts said today at the Oil ‘&’…

Events/Conferences International News

OPEC to hold Anniversary quiz for Member Countries

Vienna, 17th June 2010 — Young national representatives from Member Countries will be tested on their knowledge of OPEC and the international oil industry at a quiz competition to be held at the Organization’s new Headquarters at the end of…

Duabi Property Deals

Emaar Properties and Countrywide announce new agreement with Hamptons International

Dubai, 17th June 2010 : Emaar Properties PJSC, the global property developer, has announced a new deal with Countrywide to expand Hamptons International. Under the terms of the new agreement, Emaar will continue to operate Hamptons International in the Middle…

Travel Industry News

Flydubai adds new Boeing to fleet

Dubai, 17th June 2010 – flydubai’s ninth Boeing 737-800NG touched down at Dubai International Airport Terminal 2 last night, marking another on-time aircraft delivery in less than 13 months of operation. The brand new aircraft will go straight into service…

Dubai Books General

Poetry Academy publishes second edition of Bou Shihab’s ‘Waqfat’

Heritage (ADACH) announced the publication of the second edition of the book “Waqfat” (Pauses) by the famous UAE poet, the late Hamad Khalifa Bou Shihab. The first edition of the book swiftly sold out after it was published by the…

Dubai Books

The Venture of Islam, Volume 3: The Gunpowder Empires and Modern Times

Product Description The Venture of Islam has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study, illustrated with charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic…

Dubai Books

Amity in the Middle East: How the World Sports Peace Project And the Passion for Football Brought Together Arab And Jewish Youngsters

Product DescriptionThe World Sports Project brought together Israeli and Arab youngsters and adults from towns in Israel, staff and students from four English universities, Premier League clubs, most notably Arsenal, the British Embassy and the British Council in Israel, the…

Dubai Books

National Minority, Regional Majority: Palestinian Arabs Versus Jews in Israel

ISBN13: 9780815632306 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThe struggle between Israelis and Palestinians has proven to be one of the most complex and intractable conflicts of our time, persisting for more than a century…

Dubai Books

The Day of Islam: The Annihilation of America and the Western World

Product DescriptionIn two previous books, Osama’s Revenge and The Al Qaeda Connection, seasoned investigative reporter Paul Williams revealed the alarming potential for nuclear terrorism on U.S. soil and the sinister connections among organized crime, illegal immigrants, and al Qaeda. Now,…

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Emirates airline online UAE visa application procidure

Emirates airline has launched a new online visa system for people from 56 countries, including India, Pakistan and the Philippines, visiting the UAE. here is a step-by-step guide to get your ticket and visa to Dubai online. Step 1 After…

General

Qatar hospital offers private cord-blood storage facility

Manama: Doha’s Women’s Hospital has become the first public hospital in the region to offer a private cord blood banking facility in partnership with the Virgin Health Bank Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), Qatari media reported. Families who have…

Dubai News

Hamdan bin Zayed attends Abu Dhabi University’s graduation ceremony

Abu Dhabi, 15June 2010 – H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region and President of Abu Dhabi University’s Board of Trustees, attended last night fourth graduation ceremony for the university’s both undergraduate and…

General

“Auto Parts Week” in Sharjah increases sales of genuine spare parts in emirate

Sharjah, June 16th, 2010 — “Auto Parts Week,” part of the “Shopping Weeks” initiative of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), that runs from June 1 to June 21, 2010, is playing a major role in creating greater…

Travel Industry News

Air Arabia increases its service to Amman, Damascus & Alexandria

Sharjah, June 15, 2010 Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today that it will offer additional flights throughout June and July 2010 between the carrier’s first hub in Sharjah…

Dubai Books

Arab-Australians Today: Citizenship and Belonging

Product DescriptionThe Arab community in Australia is one of the oldest and most established of its immigrant ethnic communities. Together, the various works brought together here cover most aspects of Arab-Australian lives that are of importance today: the history of…