Airlines around the world could lose $4.7B in 2009
International airlines may lose US $4.7 billion this year as a result of the global recession, according to the International Air Transport Association IATA. Cuts in spending for individuals and a decline in production at factories has led to fewer airline…
محمد بن راشد يزور منطقة البستكية التاريخية ..من وليد العارضة
دبي في 22 مارس / وام / قام صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي رعاه الله بزيارة لمنطقة البستكية التاريخية على خور دبي وتفقد سموه عددا من الفعاليات الثقافية والفنية…
HH Sheikh Mohammad tours historic Bastikiya area in Dubai
Dubai, Mar. 22, 2009 (WAM) — Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and The Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, toured the historic Bastikiya area on the Dubai Creek. Sheikh Mohammed visited a number of…
Flydubai prepares its pilots and crew
Flydubai, Dubai’s first low-cost airline has annouced that it has completed the selection process of its air pilots and crew in preparation for the its launch. The Flydubai Airline received more than 11,500 applications in the past few months from…
زيادة ميزانية جائزة خليفة الدولية لنخيل التمر لأربعة ملايين درهم
أبوظبي في 16مارس / وام / ترأس معالي الشيخ نهيان مبارك آل نهيان وزير التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي رئيس مجلس أمناء ” جائزة خليفة الدولية لنخيل التمر “أمس بفندق قصر الإمارات الاجتماع الدوري الثاني لمجلس الأمناء ووافق المجلس على مقترح…
Art Dubai To be Hed from 19th to 21st March
Dubai Art Dubai Festival will be held at from 19th March 2009 to 21st March 2009 Art Dubai has become a cornerstone of the Middle East’s booming contemporary art community. The 2009 fair will host nearly seventy leading international galleries…
معرض آرت دبي 2009 ينطلق الأسبوع المقبل
دبي في 10 مارس / وام / يشهد معرض آرت دبي 2009 في دورته الثالثة التي ستنطلق الاسبوع القادم في مدينة الجميرا مشاركة نحو 465 رساما و مبدعا ربعهم من الفنانين و المبدعين العرب و الأيرانيين ويتيح المعرض لزواره فرصة…
Royal Jet opens new brokerage in Dubai
WAM Abu Dhabi, March 08th, 2009 Royal Jet, the UAE based, international luxury executive flight services company, chaired by HE Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, has announced the opening of a new charter brokerage service to be called Royal…
Princess Haya to attend closing events of first Women Rugby World Cup Sevens
WAM Dubai, At a ceremony to be held in Dubai today under her patronage, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Husain, wife of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al…
Houbara population to be raised by raising 50000 birds – Sheikh Hamdan
Abu Dhabi, March 6th, 2009 (WAM): Deputy Prime Minister of UAE HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that the International Fund for Houbara Conservation is about to evolve a comprehensive global strategy for producing/raising over 50,000 houbara bustards…
محمد بن راشد يفتتح منتدى دبي الدولي للشعر
دبي في 4 مارس/ وام/ افتتح صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي رعاه الله فعاليات مهرجان دبي الدولي الاول للشعر الذي تنظمه مؤسسة محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم تحت رعاية…
Arab Stamp Exhibition at Wafi Mall from 5th March
Emirates Post will host the five days philatelic event to coincide with emposts centenary celebrations Postal organizations and philatelic associations from 20 Arab countries will take part in 2nd Arab Stamp Exhibition that is being hosted by Emirates Post and Emirates…
Sheikh Mansour opens archaeology conference
Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, opened today the Second International Conference on UAE Archaeology and the 10th annual scientific forum of the History and Archaeology Society of…
Dubai International Film Festival announces 2009 DATES
WAM Dubai, Mar 01st, 2009 (WAM)–The Dubai International Film Festival, the foremost event in Dubai’s cultural calendar, today announced the dates for its sixth edition, to run from December 9 to 16, 2009. The fifth edition of the festival, which…
Ministerial Council passes .ae domain in Arabic
Abu Dhabi, 1st March 2009 (WAM) The Ministerial Council for Services passed today a proposal put forward by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) for registration of .ae domains in Arabic. The proposal is part of the TRA’s strategy to chalk…