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A glamorous end to 2011 aboard the QE2
The New Year’s Eve party aboard Queen Elizabeth 2 marked a stylish year-ender in Dubai’s social calendar. Thanks to Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), one of the most elegant vessels ever built in history, the last night of year 2011 became one of the most exclusive New Year’s Eve celebrations in Dubai.
Dubai gears up for New Years celebrations
Downtown Dubai and the Burj Khalifa will be welcoming in 2012 with a spectacular fireworks display at the stroke of midnight. Tonight, Emaar Properties, the Burj Khalifa’s development company, is expecting hundreds of thousands if visitors to what has become the focal point for Dubai’s New Year’s Eve festivities.
Dubai vows to make New Year’s Eve a moving event
The clogged roads and jammed Metro stations that night have become as discussed as the three-minute fireworks display itself. Passengers reported scenes of chaos at some Metro stops as long queues snaked through stations, with people stranded for hours waiting for space on a train.
Dubai Metro operator acquires Mubadala subsidiary
Dubai Metro operator Serco has bought facilities management firm JBI Properties Services Company from Mubadala Development Company, the investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government, it was announced on Thursday. Serco currently manages operation of Dubai Metro stations and depots, the UAE University in Al Ain and the New York University currently being built on Saadiyat Island.
UAE guide to hottest New Year’s Eve gigs
Emirates 24|7 has decided to make things a tad bit easy this time around by presenting you with a list of the top billed events on December 31, with enough options to satisfy the party animal in you. But don’t fret; those looking for a posh nosh affair, a family night out or an Asian extravaganza also have plenty to choose from.
Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in Dubai for New Year
Dubai is turning out to be the destination of choice for stars across the world to celebrate the New Year. We can reveal that Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will both be in Dubai to bring in 2012, and they’re bringing a host of their celeb friends along for the party.
Dubai aims to reduce spending next year
A budget approved yesterday by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, called for Dh32.26 billion (US$8.78bn) of government spending next year against anticipated revenues of Dh30.4bn, resulting in a projected Dh1.8bn deficit.
Honour for Dubai Metro’s Green Line service
The Metro Green Line was launched by the RTA on September 9 this year, two years after the launch of the Red Line on September 9, 2009. Adnan Al Hammadi, CEO of the RTA Rail Agency, expressed his delight at winning this prestigious award.
