‘Events In Dubai’ Archives
Sol Meliá to add first hotel in UAE
Palma de Mallorca - Sol Meliá has agreed to add its first hotel in the United Arab Emirates to its hotel portfolio. The Meliá Dubai is a luxury hotel due to open at the beginning of next year and will become the first hotel run by a Spanish hotel group in the Middle East, a growing market for both domestic tourism and business travel. The [...]
Modhesh World readies to open 37,000 sq. metres of entertainment on June 10
Modhesh World, the region's biggest indoor edutainment venue and a main attraction of the 13th edition of Dubai Summer Surprises, is all set to open its doors this summer on Thursday, June 10. Running until August 7th, Modhesh World features around forty themed zones and plenty of entertainment options for children, teenagers, and grown-ups [...]
Google’s football doodle contest fever grips UAE
Ever wondered who draws the spectacular doodles on Google’s logo on its homepage that highlights the speciality of each important day or event globally commemorated by the Internet giant? Well, Google says it is its webmaster Dennis Hwang. But the company now says, one day very soon, it could probably be a talented student from the UAE and [...]
Sultans of Science: Showcasing exhibits from Islam’s Golden Age
Sultans of Science is a traveling exhibition that is currently in Canada, which exemplifies Islam’s great contribution to modern science. The exhibition, which opened on May 19 and continues until Sept. 7, currently takes place at the TELUS World of Science center in Edmonton. This is the second time “Sultans of Science” is being [...]
Scenes from the Dubai World Cup races
“Grab that, grab that darling, he’s making it to the finish - YeeaaAAY!” The pretty pert thing in a flaming red micro mini and a gold veiled hat took swift aim, capturing the moment on her Canon D200. “Yipeee Mike, that’s whadda like!”, she squealed gleefully, drawing on a cigarette. As the crowd roared in orchestrated unison , [...]
Kick-off dates for Sevens announced
IN THE immediate aftermath of Samoa’s dramatic first IRB Sevens World Series victory, the International Rugby Board has moved quickly to announce the dates for the eight events in the 2010/11 World Series, starting once again with the two events in Dubai and George, South Africa, in December 2010. The World Series will visit five continents [...]
Festivals contribute strongly to growth
Dubai: Dubai's promotional festivals have helped the emirate attract 57 million visitors, with total spending of Dh102 billion in 15 years, according to the latest report. The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) attracted over 40 million visitors, with consumers spending Dh80 billion over 15 years. Prizes ranging from cars, gold and cash worth [...]
Winners of the region’s most prestigious award in events industry announced
UBAI: Winners of 20 categories were announced at the 3rd Middle East Event Awards that was held at Madinat Jumeirah on 26th May 2010. The Middle East Event Awards are the most prestigious recognition of innovation, achievements and excellence in the events industry for this region. "Nearly 200 nominations were received for the awards, which [...]
Dubai Ruler launches Arabic web address
The Arabic domain name of the website of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been launched, WAM, the state news agency, reported yesterday. The launch comes after the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority won approval from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to use the domain [...]
Markets and Finance: When Keynesianism works in reverse
During the course of the past two weeks, I've been overloaded with information on the regional economies. Early last week the International Institute of Finance (IIF) unveiled its Middle East economic outlook. A few days later the Dubai International Financial Centre organised the Middle East North Africa and South Asia (Menasa) Forum, which [...]
