Boxpark, the hip urban destination by Meraas, is one of the most joyful spots in town to celebrate the culmination of the magical festive season. Last weekend, children visiting the destination made their way around ‘Boxpark Gift Land’, dressed up as elves. They gathered together in an arts-and-craft workshop to personalise wrapping papers and gift […]

Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, two of Brazil’s biggest stars of recent times, will go down memory lane at the 13th Dubai International Sports Conference in the New Year, sharing their experience of winning football’s ultimate prize – the FIFA World Cup. Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were both part of the 2002 Brazilian squad in Japan and South Korea […]

Recently, Indian film star and producer Shah Rukh Khan toured nanoM, a state-of-the-art sports and human performance facility based in Dubai that provides comprehensive health and fitness analyses. Shah Rukh, who spent more than two hours at the facility, signed the clinic’s wall of fame and said: “I’ve visited many facilities around the world, including […]

If you missed the Cannes party last May, there’s another chance to revel in movie star glamour at La Petite Maison Dubai. The award-winning French restaurant will host a New Year’s Eve party inspired by the world’s most glamorous film festival. Named Tous Célèbres Ici’ – meaning ‘everyone’s famous here’ – the sophisticated soirée will […]

Count down to the New Year as you indulge in a waterfront feast at The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah with the best views of Atlantis, The Palm’s renowned New Year fireworks display. Discover special New Year’s Eve packages across several seafront restaurants offering an amazing spread of fine food and beverages. Seafood Kitchen: For a […]

UAE’s largest fashion and beauty event, Concept BIG Brands Carnival (CBBC) which comes under Concept Brands Group, is set to launch its five-day shopping extravaganza at the Dubai World Trade Centre, well in time for the festive season. The special Bollywood celebrity, Sunny Leone will inaugurate the mega sale on 19 December at Hall 7 […]

Global Village, the world’s leading multicultural Festival Park and the region’s first family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment has announced a series of the biggest entertainment and cultural events and festivities, including seven fireworks shows, to ring in the New Year. The ideal destination for families celebrating New Year’s Eve 2019, Global Village will […]

Dubai Airports (DXB) and representatives from across the aviation sector and the emirate of Dubai gave a warm welcome to the airport’s billionth passenger, nine-year-old Arjun and his family, who arrived this morning from Orlando, Florida on Emirates flight EK220. At a celebration held in DXB earlier today, Arjun along with his mother Ramya, father […]

Emirates’ premium and loyal customers travelling from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport can now look forward to greater levels of comfort and convenience, with the opening of the airline’s new lounge. All Emirates’ First Class and Business Class customers, as well as Skywards Platinum and Gold members, travelling on the airline’s two flights a day […]

When it comes to record breaking feats, there seems to be no place like Dubai to showcase extraordinary achievements. The Dubai Mall, the world’s most visited retail and lifestyle destination, is raising the bar yet again by adding another Guinness World Record title to its credits – this time, clinching the record for the World’s […]

The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah, Nakheel Malls’ new, AED800 million dining and entertainment destination, is gearing up for New Year’s Eve and Dubai’s peak travel season after a successful grand opening, attended by more than 10,000 people. The world-class, waterfront venue – home to 70 restaurants, shops and other attractions – took Dubai by storm […]

Dubai Design District (d3) will host a series of ‘d3 Unplugged’ sessions throughout January at the Design Quarter. The weekly sessions, to be held outdoors between Buildings 8 and 9, will seek to provide a platform to showcase homegrown musical talent and discover emerging artists. Local artists will have the opportunity to perform at the […]

Prestigious guests, including international Ambassadors and Consul Generals visited The Heart of Europe on The World, Dubai, this week, to witness the progress of the inspirational development project. The exciting early festive celebration witnessed an exclusive guest list of some of the region’s most influential international diplomats, enjoying the unique offering and hospitality of The […]

Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced the start of flights to Budapest in Hungary and Naples in Italy. flydubai will operate up to five flights a week to Naples from 4th June, 2019, becoming the first UAE carrier to offer direct flights. Daily flights to Budapest will start on 27th June, 2019, and will be in […]

Dubai Tourism has introduced a new business to business, B2B, online platform that will deliver an enhanced technological backbone to the emirate’s attractions and experiences, offering integrated digital support and wider visibility to both domestic stakeholders and global markets. Launching in January 2019, the B2B ‘Attractions Marketplace’ has been designed to create a seamless technological […]

Hala China, a joint initiative by Meraas and Dubai Holding, hosts ‘Silk, Tea and Celadon: An Intercultural Dialogue on the Silk Road’, as part of the year-long activities aimed at enhancing trade and cultural relations between Dubai and China. Running from 18 December 2018 until 15 January 2019, the month-long exhibition will showcase some of […]

Emirates passengers travelling from or transiting through Dubai International Airport (DXB) can expect fewer instances of delays associated with aircraft turnaround thanks to a new innovative application built in-house by Emirates called the Hub Monitor. Hub Monitor is being used by Emirates’ operational staff in Dubai to share and monitor real time information on the […]

Emirates Aviation University (EAU) and Emirates Engineering will be working together to provide students the opportunity to get hands-on experience at one of the world’s largest and most advanced airline engineering facilities. Emirates Engineering will support selected students from EAU to undertake a two-year Practical Maintenance Experience (PME) at Emirates Engineering Maintenance Section, one of […]

Following the successful roll out of its 20Xel leadership programme for UAE national graduates DP World is seeking a new batch of applicants to join the next intake. The successful applicants to the UAE’s most rigorous and competitive platform to develop the next generation of senior executives and CEOs, will be joining a global company, […]

Dawoud Al Hajiri, Director-General of the Dubai Municipality, on Monday launched a smart training centre, which offers hands-on training using the Virtual Reality Environment. The Smart Training Hub, supervised by the municipality’s Geographic Information Systems Centre, is considered the first-of-a-kind in the Middle East for the city planning and engineering industry. With the Smart Training […]

Dubai stands first in the world in ‘Scientific & Technical Employment,’ as well as in the ‘Number of Internet Users’ and ‘Tablet Possession’ according to the Dubai Digital Competitiveness Report 2018 issued by the International Competitiveness Centre of the Switzerland-based Institute of Management Development (IMD) in co-operation with the Dubai Competitiveness Office (DCO) of the […]

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and South African Airways (SAA), the South African flag carrier, are expanding their strategic cooperation with enhancements to its codeshare agreement, opening up new destinations for both Emirates and SAA customers. Pending governmental approval, SAA and Emirates have signed an enhanced commercial partnership which will see the relationship between […]

Applications are now open for volunteers to join the team of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Recognised as one of the leading literary festivals in the world, the event will be held at the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City from 1-9 March 2019. More than 300 volunteers take part in this annual event, assisting […]

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah clinched a podium finish in the top 10 cities visited by UAE travelers, beating international hotspots Bangkok (fourth place), Singapore (seventh place), and London (10th place), according to 2018 booking data from Agoda, one of the world’s fastest growing online travel agents (OTAs). With thousands of accommodation choices, the world’s tallest […]

Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest theme park destination in the Middle East, is getting ready for the holiday season with brilliant lights, festive-themed pop-ups and seasonal decorations running from December 2018 until January 7th, 2019 at LEGOLAND® Dubai, MOTIONGATE™ Dubai, Bollywood Parks™ Dubai and RIVERLAND™ Dubai. Visitors can celebrate the season around a dazzling […]

A home is a place where you and your family live a healthy life. So home cleaning is of crucial importance. Without regular cleaning, a house could be a haven for mould, bacteria, mildew, and other kinds of harmful conditions. It degrades the overall health of your family, so keep your home tidy is necessary […]

In the closing session of the third Emirati Tech Boot Camp, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, organized a demo day to give participating teams an opportunity to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of experts. The winner Aysha Al Hemrani, […]

Known as amongst India’s most exciting bands today, the popular Malayalam live band “Masala Coffee” comprising eight young musicians is heading to Dubai for a scintillating performance. The fusion band will be belting out their hit Malayalam and Tamil numbers to a packed audience on Friday, 21st December at Al Nasr Leisure land in Dubai. […]

David Lipsky superbly sealed his second European Tour victory on his first visit to Leopard Creek Country Club with a two-stroke triumph at the Alfred Dunhill Championship which rocketed him to the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings. The American, whose first victory came at the Omega European Masters in 2014 in his first […]

Emirates today announced it will introduce a daily A380 service for a temporary period between Glasgow and Dubai from 16 April 2019.  It will be the first time the popular double decker aircraft will operate on a scheduled basis to Scotland. The larger capacity A380 will replace Emirates’ current twice daily Boeing 777 service between […]

Union Coop, the largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE, opened its second branch of the COOP chain at The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah. This new branch of the COOP concept comes as part of its expansion strategy to increase its market share by opening new branches of different sizes. The branch was inaugurated by H.E. Khalid […]

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and a main sponsor of Spanish football club, Real Madrid, today unveiled a new decal featuring action images of some of the club’s top players on one of its A380 aircraft. The new decal was created to mark the occasion of Real Madrid’s charter flight on an Emirates A380 from Madrid […]

Meraas and Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of the Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, have signed a partnership to launch ‘Al Seef SME District,’ an innovation hub within Al Seef, the bustling waterfront promenade with a distinct legacy and contemporary spirit. Paying tribute […]

Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated theme park destination in the region, has signed an exclusive partnership with Baskin-Robbins to broaden its marketing platform by expanding its offering for customers and spreading awareness about the destination through Baskin-Robbins’ extensive network of over 800 outlets across the GCC. As a strategic partner, Baskin-Robbins will have […]

Dubai based international entrepreneur and philanthropist Ghassan Aboud was awarded for “Excellence in International Business” at the 2018 Enterprise Agility Awards – Entrepreneur of the Year held at the Hilton Hotel, Habtoor City, Dubai on December 4th 2018. The annual event organized by BNC Publishing recognizes business leaders that have established themselves distinctly as industry […]

Dubai will soon be home to the meticulously designed Dubai Hills Park, one of the nation’s most beautiful outdoor destinations in Dubai Hills Estate. Located at the crossroads of Al Khail and Umm Suqeim Roads, Dubai Hills Estate is one of the largest master-planned communities in the city offering breathtaking views of the iconic Dubai […]

dnata Travel, the UAE’s longest-standing travel agency, offers a unique opportunity to the visitors of its store in The Dubai Mall to ‘leave’ the UAE and enter a winter wonderland representing England’s iconic cities and countryside. dnata Travel has even transported a traditional red telephone box from the streets of the UK to the only […]

Majid Al Futtaim,  the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia,  gave members of the public their first view of the city’s newest outdoor community events venue – the activation hub at Tilal Al Ghaf – for the Dubai premiere of ‘Aquaman’. Featuring landscaped parkland overlooking Lagoon […]

ENOC Group has piloted its first compact fuel station concept in Dubai – a new fuelling format offering customers accessible and convenient refuelling services. The pilot station is designed to cater to residents living in residential communities, and is equipped with one above tank fuel dispenser and a vending machine. The fuelling unit is distinguished […]

Etisalat today announced a new insurance offering – ‘Home Protection Plan’ for all eLife home customers to provide a hassle-free option, making sure all household goods are insured for just AED 10 per month. The new insurance plan provides coverage of up to AED 50,000 to eLife customers giving them complete protection of their home […]

This festive season, The Dubai Mall invites guests on a magical journey through different worlds, encountering memorable characters and revelling in a host of activities that will spread festive cheer to all – available until January 12th 2019. The enchanting world of Disney’s new live action fantasy The Nutcracker and the Four Realms comes to life […]

BOLLYWOOD PARKS™ Dubai, part of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated theme park destination in the Middle East, is hosting sensational Indian musical duo Vishal-Shekhar on 21st December at 8 pm in front of Rajmahal Theatre. The duo consists of Vishal Dadlani, singer and vocalist of the electronic band Pentagram, and Shekhar Ravjiani, a […]

This festive season, City Walk, the design-inspired open-air lifestyle destination by Meraas, is gearing up to host the Winter Concert, a spectacular line-up of musical performances by students and teachers of Brooklyn Melodies Music Center, a leading music school in Dubai. Visitors can enjoy singing, dancing, ballet acts and musical recitals performed by students of […]

Three time Omega Dubai Desert Classic Champion Ernie Els, known as ‘The Big Easy’, will return to Emirates Golf Club to tee it up for the 30th edition of the tournament from 24 – 27 January 2019. Els will be joined by fellow South African Major winner Louis Oosthuizen who won the South African Open […]

Travel is expected to peak this weekend for Emirates, as the airline expects yet another busy period with over 100,000 passengers passing through Terminal 3 this upcoming weekend ahead of the winter holiday break. The busiest time for departures will be on Friday 14th December with more than 30,000 passengers scheduled to travel. Peak travel […]

A report by the Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Campus (Dtec), a wholly owned technology hub by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), prepared in collaboration with ArabNet and startAD, an innovation and entrepreneurship platform anchored at New York University Abu Dhabi and powered by Tamkeen, revealed that the UAE ranks first in the region in terms of […]

Gianni Infantino, President of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), leads another star-studded list of speakers for the Dubai International Sports Conference as world football’s top decision-makers and stars assemble for the 13th edition of the annual convention at Madinat Jumeirah on January 2 and 3. The FIFA chief will be making his fifth consecutive appearance […]

Emirates is bringing Christmas joy to the skies this December with a delicious festive menu on select flights and nostalgic films on board. Customers travelling for the holidays in December will enjoy several Christmas specials across all cabin classes on board and on the ground. Christmas menus With an extensive offering of festive favourites available all December, […]

Dubai Land Department (DLD) organised LPS Shanghai, at the Shanghai Convention Centre, China. DLD was accompanied by a delegation of senior real estate developers in Dubai as strategic partners of the show. The Dubai pavilion was inaugurated at LPS Shanghai in the presence of HE Rashid Matar Al Siri Al Qemzi, UAE Consul-General in Shanghai; […]

Meydan One, a pioneering, next-generation lifestyle and retail destination, which is currently under development as part of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City in Dubai, has announced that the project is on track for its launch in early 2020 with 60 per cent of structural work already completed. The Meydan One project is Dubai’s […]

Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest theme park destination in the Middle East, is getting ready for the holiday season with brilliant lights, festive-themed pop-ups and seasonal decorations running from December 2018 until January 7th, 2019 at LEGOLAND® Dubai, MOTIONGATE™ Dubai, Bollywood Parks™ Dubai and RIVERLAND™ Dubai. Visitors can celebrate the season around a dazzling […]

New Year’s Eve in Dubai is a legendary night like no other and for such a spectacular annual event, it pays to be at the coolest party. For one night only, get ready to party like it’s 1970 at the city’s exclusive downtown dining spot, as Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera hosts a 70’s Roller […]

Dubai will once again rock with spontaneous laughter as it welcomes India’s stand-up comedy icon, Raju Srivastav for a rib-cracking performance this weekend. “Comedy Ka Dhamaka” will indeed be a laughter explosion liberally packed with hilarious punchlines with Srivastav extracting, as well as injecting, humour from our everyday-life simple incidents. For a triple “dhamaka” the […]

Emaar, the developer of the iconic Burj Khalifa and the upcoming Dubai Creek Tower, has commenced business development operations in China. This follows the announcement in July of the company’s expansion to the country, coinciding with the coinciding with the historic visit of President Xi Jinping of China to the UAE. Emaar has a team […]

dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, today announced that it had completed the acquisition of New York-headquartered inflight and VIP caterer, 121 Inflight Catering. The acquisition allows dnata to significantly expand its operations in the United States, further strengthening its global network of catering businesses. Founded in 2007, 121 Inflight Catering offers […]

BASE, Dubai’s home-grown superclub, gives you the best year-enders with wild weekends full of exciting performances this December! Experience the aural, visual and social exhilaration of scintillating live sets from the world’s top DJs and hip-hop stars to round off 2018 in spectacular fashion! Shortcutz performs at BASE to close November weekend on an intense […]

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts, heritage, and literature, organised the ninth edition of Live Our Heritage Festival which launched on 30 October at Global Village. The festival was attended by a number of important personalities, most notably Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Hasher Al Maktoum. The […]

The Federal Tax Authority’s (FTA) Board of Directors discussed Value Added Tax (VAT) Refund Scheme for Foreign Businesses at its 7th meeting, held today (Monday, December 10, 2018), and headed by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Industry, and FTA Chairman. According to Federal Decree-Law […]

The Ripe Market recently had its opening event at their new purpose built Park in the Dubai Police Academy, on Umm Suqeim Street and the Chevrolet Bolt EV was part of the exciting opening! The Park is the new permanent home of the weekly community market in Dubai and allows for over 100 SME businesses […]

Legions of fans young and old will be flocking to The Dubai Mall to witness Star WarsTM The Exhibit, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring over 40 life-sized figures of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, K-2SO, death troopers and a significant army of stormtroopers. Launched as part of The Dubai Mall’s festive campaign, the Star WarsTM Exhibit is […]