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World’s Tallest Tower – The Burj Khalifa – Is Opened
Monday, 4 Jan, 2010 – 21:09 | No Comment
World’s Tallest Tower – The Burj Khalifa – Is Opened

The Burj Khalifa has finally opened its doors amid fanfare and fireworks. The building is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m, some 300 m taller than its nearest rival, Taiwan’s Taipei 101. It cost over US $1.5 billion to construct and has made headlines all over the world.

Dubai debt confusion, Nakheel results dent confidence
Wednesday, 9 Dec, 2009 – 23:49 | One Comment
Dubai debt confusion, Nakheel results dent confidence

DUBAI: Concern over debts at Dubai’s utility provider and losses at Nakheel, builder of the emirate’s palm-shaped islands, hit markets on Wednesday, drowning out assurances by top officials that Gulf economies were sound.
The Dubai debt …

Photos: Camels Wander The Construction Sites Of Dubai
Tuesday, 8 Dec, 2009 – 23:31 | No Comment
Photos: Camels Wander The Construction Sites Of Dubai

Dubailand was meant to be / will be the Disney World of the desert bringing in millions of tourists every year to see the sights and sounds of one of the best theme parks in …

UAE Bank Support Rallies Asian Markets
Monday, 30 Nov, 2009 – 11:08 | No Comment
UAE Bank Support Rallies Asian Markets

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Hong Kong: Asian stock markets rebounded Monday from their steep fall last week after the UAE Central Bank moved to reassure investors on the availability of liquidity.
Major markets jumped by 2 per cent or more …

New Costa Cruise Liner To Be Named In Dubai
Thursday, 12 Nov, 2009 – 23:39 | No Comment
New Costa Cruise Liner To Be Named In Dubai

Costa Ship Dubai

Dubai has become a big pull for cruise ships, its hot and sunny has beautiful beaches and most of all has a port, this makes it an ideal stopover for a cruise ship. …

Dubai Opens World’s Largest Ferrari Store
Thursday, 29 Oct, 2009 – 12:03 | No Comment
Dubai Opens World’s Largest Ferrari Store

With Formula one finally coming to the UAE this year in the form of the F1 race in Abu Dhabi it was only a matter of time before Dubai got in on the act.
How would …

Dubai The Worlds Fastest Growing City
Saturday, 26 Sep, 2009 – 9:56 | No Comment
Dubai The Worlds Fastest Growing City

Over the past half century, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have emerged from obscurity to global prominence as the richest and fastest-growing cities in the world, respectively. In March, 2007, Forbes Magazine declared Abu Dhabi the …

Ramadhan In Dubai Will Begin On Saturday
Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 – 21:13 | One Comment
Ramadhan In Dubai Will Begin On Saturday

It is that time of year once again when all eating and drinking will stop during the daylight hours and the attention of the Muslims will be on remembering the one that created them and …

Is It Time For Dubai Property Developers To See Sense?
Friday, 14 Aug, 2009 – 21:50 | No Comment
Is It Time For Dubai Property Developers To See Sense?

I got an email from someone I know from the UK and she said she doesn’t try and think about Dubai these days as she has lost a lot of money due to the property …

Dubai’s Olympic Bid Back On Again?
Monday, 6 Jul, 2009 – 16:20 | No Comment
Dubai’s Olympic Bid Back On Again?

News once agains reaches TDL thatDubai is thinking of making a bid to host the Olympic Games.  There had been concerted activity about Dubai making a bid for 2016, however Dubai did not submit a …