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Terror of four Brits in Dubai death cells

FOUR Brits held in the Dubai cells where tourist Lee Brown was battered to death feared for their own lives last night. They were too terrified to speak openly when embassy officials visited them. The envoys wanted to check on…

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Rezidor opens the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Downtown

Contact Information Christiane Reiter Director Corporate Communications The Rezidor Hotel Group +32 2 702 9331 enquiries@pr-sending.co.uk The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has announced that its 7th property in the UAE, Radisson Blu Hotel,…

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Dubai ready for tourist rush, Al Merri says

Dubai: Dubai is bracing itself for a significant increase in the number of passengers and tourists by enhancing the capabilities of 25 external centres operating under the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA). Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al…

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I F R S Specialist

The Emirates Group is a highly profitable business with a turnover in excess of US$ 15 billion and over 50,000 employees. The Group comprises of Emirates, the Group’s rapidly expanding and award winning international Airline and.dnata, the fourth largest combined…

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Dubai sees 24% hike in tourist spending

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Dubai ranked among world’s Top 10 tourist destinations for 2011

Text size     About 8m inbound tourists will spend $7.8b in the emirate in 2011, predicts a MasterCard studyAbout 8 million international tourists will visit Dubai in 2011, ranking the emirate at No. 9 in terms of visitor arrivals…

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Dubai Default Risk Retreats to Lowest Since Dubai World Debt Delay in 2009

A Nakheel sign advertises land for sale on Dubai World’s Palm Jumeirah island. Photographer: Gabriela Maj/Bloomberg Dubai’s default risk fell to the lowest level since Dubai World roiled global markets with a debt restructuring in 2009, as Emirates airline sold…

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Dubai police officers deny killing Pakistani prisoner

Two former prisoners have told a Dubai court how they heard police officers torture a fellow inmate before seeing this dead body lying face down on the prison floor. Thirteen Dubai police officers, including nine Emiratis, denied the torture and…

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Qatar Airways wins awards in Dubai

For the sixth year running, the Doha-based carrier retained the Leading Business Class Airline In Middle East title, as voted by travel industry professionals, at the World Travel Awards. And the airline, now in its 14th year of operations, was…

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Over 6,000 retail outlets expected to participate

Dubai: The Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (Depe) has an official mandate from the Government of Dubai to boost the emirate’s retail and events sector through year-round attractions. So far, 2011 has been a challenging year to do business globally…

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Grounded international flights may get back wings

Srinagar, May 27: If all goes as planned, international flights may again operate from the Srinagar International Airport in next few months, brining respite to the stakeholders who have been pitching hard for revival of the service to bring Kashmir…

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Dubai ‘needs a Disneyland’ to boost tourism

Dubai needs an entertainment resort on the size and scale of Disneyland if it is to attract a larger slice of the global tourism pie, the president of UAE’s BinHendi Enterprises said. The UAE’s trade and tourism hub must create…

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Dubai has ‘more than enough’ malls, says BinHendi

Dubai cannot sustain any more mega-malls in an already glutted retail market, the head of one of the UAE’s largest retail conglomerates said Monday. “[Dubai has] more than enough malls,” Mohi-Din BinHendi, president of BinHendi Enterprises, told the 4th Arabian…

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TravelWise pt 1 – Arabian Travel Market Dubai and Royal Wedding boost for UK tourism

Phil Blizzard, Head of Broadcast Sunday, May 22 – 2011 at 15:35 UAE local time (GMT+4) Replication or redistribution in whole or in part is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AME Info FZ LLC / Emap Limited….