Air Arabia to launch new service to Madina Munawira
Air Arabia, the UAE-based low-cost airline, has announced that it will introduce a new flight to the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia from September 1st 2009. Medina will be Air Arabia’s 58th destination in general and and fourth…
Al Tayer Explores Cooperation with the Italian Ambassador
Dubai, Aug 18th, 2009: Matar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently received at his office Paolo Dionisi, the Italian Ambassador to the UAE. The visit comes in the context of…
Emirates Airline refutes price-fixing allegations
Dubai, Aug. 18, 2009 Emirates Airline has denied price-fixing allegations by Australia’s regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). “Emirates denies the allegations and will be defending the proceedings. It does not intend to make any further comment given…
Dubai Spa owners re-think their strategies
Dubai, Aug 13th, 2009: Spas in Dubai are changing, according to the Dubai Congress on Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine (DCAAAM), with the recent economics turn down, compelling many spa owners to re-think their business strategies. With increasing competition, spas need…
EMO invites people to watch astronomical wonder on Friday
WAM Abu Dhabi, Aug 13th, 2009 (WAM): All those who have a fascination for the sky, its stars and planets will have a rare opportunity on14th August Friday to watch Jupiter, the largest planet of our solar system, rise and…
Abu Dhabi’s second biggest hotel set to open
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) will soon open a new property that will be the second largest hotel in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Due to open on 25 October, the Aloft Hotel will…
Princes Haya visist Great Ormond Street Hospital
London,12th August 2009 : As part of Her fact-finding tour to visit children’s hospitals across Europe this summer, to assist with the development of the Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital and following her visit to the Aachen University Hospital in…
Dubai Mall’s roller coaster to be launched soon
DUBAI, Aug. 12th, 2009: The 76,000 sq feet indoor family theme park at The Dubai Mall is currently in the final phases of testing this heart-stopping ride which promises to be eye-popping, hair-raising fun, said Emmar Retail todaday. SPIN GEAR…
Mohammed Foundation Promotes Dubai International Children’s Book Fair in Far East
WAM Dubai, 12th Aug. 2009 (WAM) – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced its efforts to promote the Dubai International Children’s Book Fair in the Far East achieved remarkable results with several publishers expressing keen interest to…
New Electronic Imaging System “PACS” Launched at SKMC
WAM Abu Dhabi, 12th Aug. 2009 The Division of Information Technology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic, has gone live with a new Electronic Imaging System to manage the storage, retrieval and viewing of all Radiological…
44 trains to begin from the launch of Dubai Metro in Sep 2009
Dubai: Around 44 trains out of total 62 trains will run on the Red Line at the time of the Dubai Metro launch in September 2009, Gulf News has has reported today. Dubai Metro will have a total of 79 trains…
Air Arabia net profit soars to Dh193 million in first half of 2009
WAM Sharjah, Aug. 8, 2009 Air Arabia (PJSC), the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), announced today its financial results for the period ending June 30, 2009, highlighting the fundamental strength of Air Arabia’s business…
Sony Drops E-Book Prices introducing new ebook Readers
Sony one of the first companies to take a stab at selling electronic books and creating competition for the Amazon Kindle, announced lower prices on new and best-selling e-books and unveiled two new models of its E-book Reader tablets. The…
Tahnoun views the model of the Sheikh Zayed Centre for Desert Environment
Al Ain, Jul 30th, 2009: Ruler’s Representative in the Emirates’s Eastern Region HH Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan viewed today the model of the Sheikh Zayed Centre for Desert Environment. The Centre will be set up soon over an…
Emirates Airline becomes world’s largest Boeing 777 operator
WAM Dubai, UAE, 30th July 2009(WAM)–Emirates has become the world’s largest airline operator of Boeing 777 aircraft with the arrival of its 78th Boeing 777 today. Emirates has another 28 Boeing 777s pending delivery, worth over US$ 7 billion at…
