Month: June 2011
Dubai bonds posting best rally in Mideast as Bahrain trails
Dubai, which has $16bn of publicly held debt maturing later this year, is posting the region’s best returns as investors turn to the tourism and…
Dubai Q1 direct trade jumps by 34%
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After dusting itself off from property wreckage, Dubai is back building again
DUBAI. You know the story. It was the world’s biggest Ponzi property scheme. When it collapsed during the credit crunch, building stopped, government debt ballooned…
Dubai creates corporation for government real estate
Dubai has established a commercial corporation to own and manage all properties registered in the name of the government, state-run news agency WAM said on…
Pinoy architect wins Dubai photography contest – ABS
DUBAI – Filipino architect Eric Olympia Fajut bagged the top prize in the 1st Dubai Municipality (DM) Photo Contest for World Migratory Birds Day in…
First ever UAE Ramadan Culture Experience Tour announced
Travel & Culture Services a tour operator offering tours to Dubai and UAE has announced to promote the first ever culture tour of UAE during…
Rezidor opens the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Downtown
The Rezidor Hotel Group has announced that its 7th property in the UAE, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Downtown, is now open. Located on the upper…
Emirates Launches Dubai Stopover Program in Canada
TORONTO, Canada – Emirates Airline has launched a new travel program in Canada, “The Emirates Dubai Stopover Program”, this will be a an exceptional hotel…
Dubai exports, re-exports hit three-year high in May
Dubai exports and re-exports hit a three-year high of AED22bn ($5.9bn) in May, a senior business leader said on Wednesday. Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair,…
Dubai Outlet Mall announces new promotions for Dubai Summer Surprises 2011
“As a strategic partner of DEPE, Dubai Outlet Mall will be a part of DSS 2011. DSS is an important event in Dubai calendar and…
Emirates boosts Manila-European flights
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino business and leisure travellers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) now have access to Northern Europe with the start of Emirates Airline’s…
Dubai tempts once again but danger still lurks
But now, Dubai’s flagship airline has successfully marketed a $1 billion bond, hotels have attracted thousands more guests and unrest across the Middle East has…
Dubai shopping fiesta from June 22
Text size Dubai Events and Promotions EstablishmentDubai Events and Promotions Establishment (DEPEDEPE) has unveiled a full calendar of summer events and activities in…
Kids cruise for free!
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS The Madinat Souk with the Burj-al-Arab in the background Related Stories Pictures: sky-high in Dubai Join Discount Cruises for a fantastic cruise…
Mohammed calls for focus on tourism
Mohammed calls for focus on tourism His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,…
