Show only titles
The National category
Bless the mall, bless the mall … the best meeting place of ‘em all
“Online shopping is unlikely to ever match the hedonistic consumption patterns in Dubai’s malls,” said Mr Madichie, whose findings were published in a report entitled, “The Bold and the Beautiful of the UAE Retail Environment” in October’s edition of the journal Marketing Intelligence and Planning.
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.
Metro leaves travellers stranded
Thousands of passengers were left stranded when a stretch of the Dubai Metro Red Line shut down for more than an hour yesterday afternoon. A Metro spokeswoman said there had been a power problem at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa).
Yas is almost ready to go
It was still nearly three hours before dawn when the Mighty Servant 3, a 27,000-tonne semi-submersible ship, opened its ballast tanks and began to settle into a 20-metre deep trench newly dredged in Mina Zayed.
In pictures: National Day
People all over the country celebrated the 40th National day with traditional festivities, parades and street parties.
National Day celebrations across the UAE
Tomorrow marks the culmination of 40 days of celebration ahead of National Day. Mountain clans have celebrated with their fishing clan brothers at mass tribal celebrations in the north. In the cities, government departments have put on luncheons and exhibitions, and private companies have hoisted strings of flags across their foyers.
Organisers take Dubai Marathon in a whole new direction
The 2012 race, which goes ahead on January 27, will start and finish in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and is also going to take in Dubai Mall, along with the Dubai World Trade Centre, Emaar Boulevard and Union House.
Dubai Airshow records $63.3 billion deals
The Dubai Airshow on Thursday closed its door on successful note as it recorded $63.3 billion worth of orders for aircraft, maintenance services and flight training programmes. Visitor numbers also broke the Dubai Airshow record with 56,548 people attending, making the 12th edition of the airshow
