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Dubai Customs launches anti-smuggling mobile laboratory
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 10:37 | No Comment
Dubai Customs launches anti-smuggling mobile laboratory

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11 Jan-2009, Dubai:Mr. Ahmed Buti Ahmed, Director General of Dubai Customs launched Thursday 8th January 2009 at the Customs main building a mobile laboratory, the first of its kind in the UAE, for detecting drugs, …

Al-Futtaim to once again play leading role during DSF 2009
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 10:20 | No Comment
Al-Futtaim to once again play leading role during DSF 2009

Dubai Festival City proud to be part of the month-long extravaganza
Dubai, January 10, 2009: Al-Futtaim’s Dubai Festival City will once again be the preferred destination for shopping and entertainment activities in Dubai as the city …

RTA allocates a portion of Dubai Metro Stations Naming Rights project’s proceeds to sponsor mass wedding of special needs
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 10:17 | No Comment
RTA allocates a portion of Dubai Metro Stations Naming Rights project’s proceeds to sponsor mass wedding of special needs

Dubai (United Arab Emirates): The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) allocated AED200,000/- (two hundred thousand dirham) from the proceeds of Dubai Metro Stations Naming Rights Project, contributed by the first batch of companies that won …

Sharaf DG and Union Co-Op Seal Strategic Deal
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 10:04 | No Comment
Sharaf DG and Union Co-Op Seal Strategic Deal

Electronics retail powerhouse opens store at Union Co-Op’s new Al Wasl road branch in Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 January, 2009: Continuing with its aggressive expansion plans, Sharaf DG, the UAE’s largest electronics retailer, has …

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum welcomes EEA Delegation
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 9:58 | No Comment

11 January 2009, H. H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Dubai Airports, recently welcomed a delegation from the Emirates Energy Award (EEA) to discuss …

RTA Signs a Strategic Agreement with TECOM Investments to Expand and Develop Mass Transportation in Dubai
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 8:54 | No Comment

Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Public Transport Agency at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) signed at its Head Office yesterday a strategic agreement in a form of a Memorandum of Understanding with Energy & Sustained Environment …

Dubai Export Development Corporation and Austrade sign Tradelink Partnership
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 8:49 | No Comment

Agreement will create strategic international alliances
10 January 2009: Dubai Export Development Corporation (EDC) has established a Tradelink Partnership with the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) to create strategic alliances between Dubai and Australian businesses.
The Partnership covers …

ENOC conducts major oil spill response drill at Jebel Ali Port
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 8:44 | No Comment

Simulated drill aimed to help prevent the potential risk of pollution
Dubai, January 10, 2009: Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) successfully conducted a joint oil spill emergency response exercise in Jebel Ali recently. The exercise, …

Porsches take the early lead, but heartache for local hopes
Friday, 9 Jan, 2009 – 9:22 | No Comment

9 January 2009: The fourth edition of the Toyo Tires 24 Hours of Dubai, run under the patronage of Crown Prince of Dubai and the President of Dubai Autodrome His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed …

Intersec To Take Place Under The Patronage Of HH Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Friday, 9 Jan, 2009 – 9:18 | No Comment

Over 700 Exhibitors From 50 Countries To Exhibit At Largest Security Show In The World Outside Europe
Intersec Trade Fair and Conference, the world’s largest security and safety event outside Europe will take place under the …