Dubai Cancels New Year In Support Of Gaza
Thu, 1/01/09 – 16:00 | No Comment

Most readers of this site will be hearing and wishing people a “Happy New Year”, but whilst for the majority it will have been a night to remember, for others the horrors will go on. …

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Sex on the Beach Briton FINALLY Comes Clean
Sun, 4/01/09 – 19:17 | No Comment

Well, well, well! It’s been one of the more notorious court cases in Dubai over the last few months, in which a couple of foriegners having drank too much got carried away. Of course, having …

Nakheel 15bn Reason To Go Public!
Sun, 4/01/09 – 18:52 | No Comment

Back in September last year Nakheel said they would give a decision within 12 months over whether they would go public or not. However, in the fast paced changing world of finance and the ongoing …

Dubai Goes Bust?
Sat, 3/01/09 – 17:25 | No Comment

So says the CBS, a prestigious American news channel, which carries a video report stating that:
“Banks aren’t lending. Projects are shelved. And the normally secretive government has had to acknowledge it has one of the …

Dubai’s highest sky lounge opens at The Address, Downtown Burj Dubai
Mon, 29/12/08 – 9:38 | No Comment

• ‘A room with a view’ reaches new heights with the opening of Neos - a striking lounge inspired by the Art Deco era
Dubai, December 29, 2008: The Address, Downtown Burj Dubai, the first and flagship …

Beta IT selected to implement second phase of networking for DSOA
Mon, 29/12/08 – 9:33 | No Comment

Dubai, UAE, December, 29, 2008 -In a significant development, Beta Information Technology L.L.C. (Beta IT) announced that it has been selected to implement the second phase of networking infrastructure for the headquarters of Dubai Silicon …

DED and RERA sign co-operation agreement to facilitate licensing procedures for real estate sector
Sun, 28/12/08 – 9:31 | No Comment

Dubai, December 28, 2008: The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and Dubai’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) have signed a co-operation agreement to facilitate all licensing procedures related to the real estate sector.
As per …

Dubai Quality Group and Dubai Land Department sign strategic partnership agreement
Sun, 28/12/08 – 9:27 | No Comment

New private-public sector alliance to promote organisational excellence and sustainable development in real estate sector
December 28, 2008: Dubai Quality Group (DQG) has recently signed a partnership agreement confirming Dubai Land Department (LD) as its …

Al-Tayer Approves RTA Crises & Disasters Management System to Protect Lives, Properties & Environment
Sun, 28/12/08 – 9:23 | No Comment

Roads & Transport Authority - Mohammed Al-Munji: H.E. Mattar Al-Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), endorsed RTA Crises & Disasters Management System. The System aims to empower …

Dubai To Spend Spend SPEND
Sat, 27/12/08 – 22:40 | No Comment

Dubai have decided that there is one answer to the impending gloom and that’s to spend it’s way out of it. Who’d have thunk it?
Nasser al-Shaikh, director general of the department of finance, said the …

Largest international Mothercare store opens in Dubai Mall
Sat, 27/12/08 – 9:18 | No Comment

• New store will be 136th Mothercare in the region
• Exclusive products and services to be offered
• Brands new to Middle East include world famous pushchair range from Silver Cross
Dubai, December 27, 2008: The largest international Mothercare store …

RTA opens a new branch of Licensing Agency
Sat, 27/12/08 – 9:17 | No Comment

Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Licensing Agency at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) opened a new branch at Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) to provide licensing services to customers in the area, saving much of their …