tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from Dubai. http://tips4travels.com/en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:50:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/more-than-11000-passengers-used-rowing-abras-from-january-to-september-08-across-dubai-creek.htm The Statistics released by Marine Agency at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that the number of passengers using rowing abras across Dubai Creek topped 11,379 passengers served in 569 trip... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/uae-president-chairs-federal-supreme-council-meeting.htm Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan chaired the Federal Supreme Council meeting held in the presence of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-Presid... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-holding-commercial-operations-group-repays-dhs2.4bn-in-eurobonds-and-maturing-bank-loans.htm Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group (DHOG), the holding company of Dubai Holding's real estate, tourism, infrastructure and telecommunications business, has recently announced that it has repaid... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/gulf-craft-inc-largest-exhibitor-at-inaugural-emirates-boat-show.htm Gulf Craft Inc, a leading player in the global boat and yacht manufacturing industry, has announced its participation at the inaugural Emirates Boat Show International, in Abu Dhabi. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/oxford-business-groups-appoints-jana-treeck-dubai-country-director.htm Treeck, who has previously worked on OBG projects in Dubai, takes up her new role after completing an assignment as OBG's Libya Country Director. She said: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/$354mn-new-terminal-plan-for-sharjah-airport.htm Sharjah International Airport chiefs plan to build a new $354 million terminal to meet the growth in demand from passengers, it was revealed on Tuesday. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:41:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-world-trade-centre-wins-world-travel-award-for.htm Dubai World Trade Centre, the region's leading event organiser and operator of the largest and most prominent venues in the Middle East, was named the 'Leading Conference Centre'' at this year's Middl... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:41:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/rss-installed-temporary-cooling-at-dubai-sports-city.htm Dubai, Rental Solutions Services LLC (RSS), a global provider of air-cooled temporary power cooling services, successfully installed temporary power and cooling at Dubai Sports City's Cricket Stad... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/leviton-showcases-industry-leading-cabling-solutions-at-dubai-dcd.htm North America's leading electrical and electronic wiring device manufacturer promotes green products and demonstrates the latest in cabling technology at Dubai DatacentreDynamics Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/reckless-pickup-driver-jailed.htm Dubai: A reckless driver has been jailed and ordered to pay Dh800,000 in blood money to the families of four of his passengers who were killed when he crashed into a cement truck. The Dubai Traffic Co... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/crude-oil-falls-to-below-$50-a-barrel-lowest-in-over-3-years.htm New York: Crude oil fell to the lowest in more than three years in New York on signs that the economy in the US, the world's largest energy consumer, is in a more severe economic slowdown than expecte... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/hamad-gears-up-for-gp2-dubai-round.htm BAHRAIN'S Hamad Al Fardan reach the UAE late on Sunday to gear up for this weekend's upcoming round in the GP2 Asia Series. Hamad travelled with his father and manager Ahmed to join Gulf Finance Hous... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-island-building-project-slows-with-economy.htm CAIRO -- The Dubai state developer building palm-shaped islands off the city’s coast says it’s cutting 15 percent of staff amid a work slowdown. The news was the clearest sign yet that the Gulf’... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/nakheel-mulls-$15bn-ipo-move-reports.htm A report on Monday by newswire Bloomberg quoted unnamed bankers that the developer, the UAE's biggest developer by project value with nearly $80 billion worth of schemes in the pipeline, is also looki... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:33:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/nakheel-announced-job-cuts.htm Dubai’s master developer, Nakheel, announced that it was scaling back work on some of its projects and that it has adjusted it staffing requirements accordingly to accommodate the current easing... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/uae-will-expand-democratic-measures.htm Students unfurl a huge flag as they join thousands of other residents during the Union Parade to celebrate the 37th UAE National Day along the Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:11:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-sex-pair-to-be-home-by-christmas.htm Vince Acors, 34, faces a delay in returning to the UK because of a public holiday that runs until 14 December. He and Michelle Palmer, 36, both found guilty of having sex on Jumeirah Beach, will then ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/awesome-rawason-looks-set-to-light-up-dubai-ladies-masters.htm Dubai: Multi-faceted Anna Rawason has a mission: to raise the profile of the women's game, make it more attractive and fashionable ... and, finally, a big hit. Shades of her colourful personality are... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:52:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/sharjah-slaps-driving-ban-on.htm DUBAI: An emirate in the UAE plans to bar workers of certain occupations from driving, a media report said Monday, as the federation shelved a ban on vehicles more than 20 years old. Sharjah, one of s... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/fatburger-opens-first-dubai-location.htm unit has opened its first Middle East restaurant at the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates. The new restaurant of Santa Monica-based Fatburger was opened by franchisee Khalil Asfour of Vetra Inve... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/aabar-reveals-bank-takeover-bid.htm Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investment PJSC told the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Monday that it had signed a binding agreement to acquire AIG Private Bank Ltd from its parent company A... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/abu-dhabi-oil-firm-plans-28.5-boost-in-output-capacity-by-2017.htm Abu Dhabi The Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (Adco) plans a 28.5 per cent increase in its oil production capacity by 2017 to 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd), a top company official sai... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/lubna-lauds-productive-relations-with-africa.htm Dubai: Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, underlined the importance of sovereign wealth funds in accelerating the growth of developing economies. Shaikha Lubna lauded productive and h... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/gold-glistens-for-investors-as-stocks-slump-across-the-world.htm Dubai: While the financial crisis continues to rock economies across the globe, Dubai has once again shown that it is indeed the haven of gold in the Middle East as the sector remains resilient. Acco... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/difc-law-opens-for-public-comment.htm Dubai: The proposed Electronic Transactions Law that has opened for public comment is aimed at creating a secure legal environment for companies in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to u... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/oil-slides-below-$51-after-opec-delays-another-cut.htm London : Oil fell more than $3 to below $51 (Dh187) a barrel on MOnday after Opec decided to wait until mid-December to make a further cut in output to try to defend sagging prices. U.S. light crude f... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/saudi-exports-to-gcc-region-grow.htm Riyadh The UAE topped the list of countries that imported non-oil products from Saudi Arabia in August. The UAE was followed by China, India, Egypt and Bahrain, according to the latest report by the C... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/air-blue-begins-sharjah-service.htm Dubai: Air Blue, Pakistan's private international airline, started a direct Sharjah-Lahore service on Monday. The airline will operate four weekly flights initially and is expected to increase this fr... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/indian-shares-swoon-on-growth-worries.htm Mumbai: Indian shares shed 2.8 per cent as a slew of weak economic data and shaky European markets rattled investors after last week's deadly attacks on Mumbai. Shrinking manufacturing activity as wel... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/credit-crunch-affecting-festive-spirit.htm readers said the global credit crisis is putting a serious damper on the festive spirit. Compromising on food and shelter is not an option, but holiday shopping is a different matter, acc... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/opinion-divided-on-federal-reserve.htm Economic historians consider the recent actions of the US Federal Reserve as strange. Very, very unusual, says Allen Sinai, chief economist of Decision Economics, an economic consulting fi... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/complex-world-of.htm Women working for a female boss are more stressed-out than when they work for a male, say Canadian university researchers. This research taken from a large sample of American businesswomen confirms a ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/costs-rise-for-12-days-of-christmas.htm Pittsburgh: Given the economic downturn, even the most romantic might balk at the $86,609 (Dh317,855) price tag for the items in the carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas. That's this year's cost, accor... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/week-of-collapses-deters-uk-shoppers.htm London: Shoppers' confidence was battered last week by the collapse of Woolworths and MFI, according to John Lewis, which reported a 13 per cent drop in sales in the week to Saturday against the same ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/people-spend-less-amid-deepening-crisis.htm Hong Kong (Reuters) Residents of Hong Kong probably reined in spending in October, amid deepening turmoil in financial markets and rising job insecurity, with sales volumes forecast to decline for the... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/three-day-eid-holiday-for-private-sector.htm Abu Dhabi: Private sector employees will get a three-day holiday from December 7 to 9, to mark Eid Al Adha. A circular issued by the Minister of Labour, Saqr Gobash, on Monday said that all private co... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/black-friday-bargains-lift-sales-in-us.htm New York: Consumers made repeat trips to US stores and spent more on bargains during the holiday weekend, but the early rush is unlikely to save retailers from a bleak sales season, analysts said on S... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/ras-al-khaimah-puts-in-place-rent-cap-law.htm Ras Al Khaimah: The long awaited new rent cap law was released on Monday in Ras Al Khaimah. A 15 per cent annual rent cap will be issued on tenancy contacts signed before January 2004, a 10 per cent r... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/local-banks-not-cutting-jobs-as-business-holds-up.htm Abu Dhabi: UAE bankers said on Monday they haven't planned any job cuts to face up to the challenges posed by the global economic downturn and credit crunch that has embroiled some of the world's majo... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/indian-exports-fall-as-demand-dampens.htm New Delhi: India's exports declined for the first time in seven years as recession in its biggest markets in the US and Europe damped demand for the nation's products. Overseas shipments in October dr... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/man-gets-25-year-jail-term-for-murder-of-colleague.htm Dubai A Dubai court has sentenced a worker to 25 years in jail for premeditated murder of his colleague. He had said his colleague made sexual advances towards him for three months. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/police-issue-holiday-safety-guidelines.htm Dubai: Dubai Police issued safety guidelines for the public during the National Day and Eid Al Adha holidays. Dubai Police's Preventative Security Department of the Criminal Investigation Department (... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/omran-intercontinental-sign-for-new-crown-plaza.htm Dubai: Omran, the Government of Oman's tourism and development executive arm, and the Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) have signed an agreement to develop the Crowne Plaza Duqum Resort, the second ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/clerk-pleads-not-guilty-to-robbing-businessman-at-gunpoint.htm Dubai: A clerk has denied stealing $35,000 (Dh128,000) and Dh55,000 from a businessman at gunpoint, along with two other accomplices, after they offered to drive him in their car to Sharjah. Records s... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/sea-dubai-festival-sets-sail-today.htm Dubai: Some of the best UAE sportsmen are tipped to grace the opening of the ten-day Sea Dubai Watersports Festival at the Dubai Creek on Tuesday. The continent's best junior footballer Ahmad Khalil ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/banks-face-tougher-times-as-caution-grips-lending.htm Dubai: Though the apparent lack of funding is hitting the banking sector, the indirect impact related to the downturn in the property market is a greater issue, a report released by EFG-Hermes said. ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/decision-strikes-a-chord-with-residents.htm readers were happy to hear about the decision to postpone the phasing out of old cars from the streets of the UAE. Abdul Rahim Nasser, a Sri Lankan expatriate, owns a 10-year-old car. A car sh... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/aids-remains-a-top-medical-priority.htm Abu Dhabi Although HIV/Aids is relatively under control in the UAE, with only 35 reported cases last year and an infection rate of less than 1 per cent, fighting the syndrome remains a top priority of... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/car-sales-slide-as-auto-industry-crisis-worsens.htm Paris: The global automotive industry faced a fresh wave of bad news on Monday, as data showed drops in Swedish, Japanese and South Korean car sales last month, with figures for France, Spain and Ital... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/economic-woes-deepen-as-major-stocks-tumble.htm London/New York: US, European and most Asian stocks fell sharply on Monday amid renewed signs that the world economy is slowing down sharply. US stocks extended losses as a report showing further cont... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dfm-closes-up-for-fifth-day-adse-dips.htm Dubai's benchmark index is valued at 4.7 times the earnings of its 29 companies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, compared with a high of 23.92 reached in January. Abu Dhabi's index is trading... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/used-car-dealers-see-boost-to-business-in-tough-times.htm Sharjah: The owners of used car dealerships on Monday praised the decision to postpone the implementation of the ban on 20-year-old cars. The way the cost of living keeps rising, people do not ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/al-hilal-bank-adds-three-new-locations-to-its-growing-network.htm Dubai: Al Hilal Bank, the freshest face in Islamic banking, announced that it has expanded its branch network adding three new locations to allow the bank's customers better access to the services it ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/electrician-jailed-for-molesting-girl.htm Dubai: An electrician has received a prison sentence for molesting an 11-year-old schoolgirl in the elevator of a serviced apartment building. The Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced the 25-year-o... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/khalifa-says-democratic-process-will-be-enhanced.htm Shaikh Khalifa received a letter from Tunisian President Zain Al Abideen Bin Ali. The letter was delivered to the President by Tunisian Foreign Minister Abdul Wahab Abdullah in Abu Dhabi. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/four-new-refineries-in-iraq-will-be-built-to-meet-local-demand.htm Dubai: Iraq, holder of the world's third- largest crude oil reserves, plans to build four new refineries with a total capacity of 750,000 barrels a day as the country seeks to raise its fuel productio... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/nation-continues-to-make-progress-shaikh-mohammad.htm Dubai: The UAE is determined to reach the level of advanced countries and be ranked among the most civilised nations, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minis... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/failure-to-act-means-crude-prices-could-fall-further.htm They haven't done enough this time around to halt the 67 per cent drop. Merrill Lynch Co, forecasting the first contraction in global demand in a quarter century, sees crude bottoming at an aver... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/kerala-property-market-sees-steady-decade-long-appreciation.htm Dubai: The property market in the Indian state of Kerala is witnessing steady growth. While the market here in Dubai is slow for the time being, over on the subcontinent, property is affordable. quot... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/paralysed-woman-gets-help-as-saif-orders-visa-for-maid.htm Dubai: A domestic help to take care of a woman paralysed since a February 2006 caesarian section that delivered twin babies has been granted a visa. Umm Ramzi, a Palestinian, told Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/du-introduces-unified-roaming-scheme.htm Dubai: Adding to the convenience of customers, du, the UAE's integrated telecom service provider, has simplified roaming charges by introducing a unified set of attractive roaming rates for the first ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/meters-of-some-taxis-yet-to-be-updated-for-extra-fare.htm Sharjah: The new starting taxi fare for passengers travelling between Sharjah and Dubai started with few glitches as the meters for many taxis were not updated for the new service. Passengers travell... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/alcatel-lucent-could-dump-mobiles-to-end-the-pain-and-halt-losses.htm Paris: The new chief executive at Alcatel-Lucent could stop the company's pain and earnings erosion by exiting the mobile networks business that has wrecked profitability since the 2006 merger. As the... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/entries-from-seven-countries-to-fight-for-best-short-film.htm Dubai: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will host its Muhr Awards for Excellence in Arab Cinema, aiming to motivate and nurture the emerging film market of the Middle East. At the awards c... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/showers-to-accompany-national-day-celebrations.htm Dubai: Rain has been forecast for Tuesday and will herald the winter season. Temperatures are expected to come down further in the coming days. The rain that has been experienced over the last week ha... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/consumer-electronics-products-are-still-flying-off-the-shelves.htm Let's not fool ourselves: everything is not hunky-dory on our side of the geographical fence. People are reluctant to splurge on extras at the movies, business class air travellers are slumming it in ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/newspaper-editor-jailed-in-nouakchott-after-being-extradited-from-dubai.htm press release Reporters Without Borders condemns the imprisonment of Abdel Fettah Ould Abeidna, the editor of the privately-owned Arabic-language weekly Al-Aqsa, yesterday in Nouakchott on a criminal... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/$130000-up-for-grabs-as-sea-dubai-watersports-festival-starts-on-tuesday.htm DUBAI - The Sea Dubai Watersports Festival will simultaneously get under way with the Dubai Shamal and the UAE National Day Watersports Parade at Mina Seyahi and the Dubai Creek on Tuesday, a Press re... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dream-jobs-in-dubai-dry-up.htm Until only a few months ago, many executives from developed economies viewed the Gulf as bolthole to ride out the global economic storm.Now the axe is falling heavily on the staff of Dubai real estate... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/emirates-airline-denies-it.htm Dubai-based airline Emirates is denying media reports it might merge with Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways or that it's the target of a partial buyout.A statement Monday by the fast-growing Emirates says t... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/young-and-old-turn-in-droves-for-uae-national-day-march.htm Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, led the National Day march at the Jumeirah Road II on Monday. Huge number of people, including students, officials and seni... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-residency-department-open-for-business-during-holidays.htm Dubai: The Department of Naturalization and Residency in Dubai will be open for business throughout the National Day and Eid Al Adha holidays from 10am until 1pm, except for Friday and Saturday, as pe... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/etisalat-announces-holiday-off-peak-rates.htm Abu Dhabi: Etisalat has announced it will be offering off-peak rates for National Day and Eid Al Adha. Off-peak rates for local and international calls will apply on December 2 and from December 7 to ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/etisalat-announces-its-festive-offers-this-december.htm Dec 1, 2008 - 08:11 - Abu Dhabi, 1 Dec. 2008 (WAM) - Marking the arrival of the National Day and the beginning of the festive season, Etisalat announced its mega festive promotion for the month of Dec... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/emirates-brings-its-own-double-decker-to-london.htm Dec 1, 2008 - 08:11 - Dubai, 1 Dec, 2008 (WAM) - From today, EK001, which departs Dubai daily at 0745hrs and arrives in London Heathrow at 1135hrs, is to be served by the giant airliner. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/sharjah-ruler-opens-new-premises-of-the-real-estate-registration-department.htm Dec 1, 2008 - 07:01 - WAM Sharjah, Dec 01st, 2008 (WAM): HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Sharjah inaugurated today the new building of the Real Esta... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/valiant-policeman-receives-medal-from-ruler-of-ajman.htm Dec 1, 2008 - 07:00 - WAM Ajman, Dec 01st, 2008 (WAM): A valiant Policeman who singlehandedly put out a fire, which could have spread creating an environmental disaster, received a citation today from... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/jumeirah-gardens-schedule-under-review.htm Meraas Development, a Dubai government-owned company, is reviewing the pace of its Dh350bn (US$95.28bn) Jumeirah Gardens City project in light of the global economic downturn, the company said today.T... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/fitch-ratings-boost-for-national-bank-of-ras-al-khaimah.htm Fitch Ratings has given the National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (Rakbank) a stable rating for the long term reflecting Fitch's view that there is an extremely high probability of support from the UAE auth... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-airport-free-zone-expansion-nears-completion.htm Dubai Airport Free Zone is showcasing its attractions at the Big 5 exhibition at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention and... Pages:(147) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-to-host-uae-defence-technology-summit.htm Dubai Airport Free Zone is showcasing its attractions at the Big 5 exhibition at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention and... Pages:(147) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/dubai-clears-debt-of-dh2.4-billion.htm Dubai Airport Free Zone is showcasing its attractions at the Big 5 exhibition at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention and... Pages:(147) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/tenders-issued-for-800km-emirates-railway-plan.htm The first phase of the rail scheme will be 573.5 kilometres in length and will serve Abu Dhabi and parts of Dubai. The second phase will be 246 kilometres and will serve other parts of Dubai, the nort... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/merrill-gives-emaar-aed3-price-target.htm With market conditions having turned for the worse, we think the focus may have to turn on cash preservation, cost rationalisation and Emaar may perhaps even have to scale back its ambitions to put t... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/emirates-to-operate-daily-flights-to-malta.htm Paul Fleri Soler, Emirates Manager for Malta and Cyprus, said: “The daily flight sustains Emirates’ commitment to Malta and Cyprus as it connects the Islands to one of the most exciting cities on ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:14:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/rulers-mark-37th-uae-national-day.htm Dubai: Members of the Supreme Council and rulers of emirates on Monday marked the 37th National Day anniversary of the UAE. In a statement to Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/ajman-ruler-releases-88-prisoners-as-goodwill-gesture.htm Ajman: Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Ajman, has ordered the release of 88 prisoners who have served half of their jail term.The gesture coincided with celebra... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/european-and-asian-stock-markets-retreat.htm London: European and Asian stock markets fell on Monday ahead of an expected lower opening on Wall Street amid renewed signs that the world economy is slowing down sharply. The FTSE 100 index of leadi... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/aig-agrees-to-sell-private-bank-to-dubai.htm Article Reprints American International Group has announced an agreement to sell AIG Private Bank Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG, to Aabar Investments PJSC, a global investment company based i... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/preparations-in-full-swing-to-host-dubai-drink-technology-expo-2008.htm Preparations are in full swing to host the first Drink expo ever specialized in Beverage technology, liquid food and mineral water in the Middle East and North Africa Region, The Dubai Drink Technolog... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/chinese-commodities-fair-in-sharjah-sees-$2.287bn-in-deals-during-its-past.htm The total trade deals during the past six editions of the Chinese Commodities Fair Sharjah have reached more the $2.287bn, reflecting the massive success of the previous editions of the show. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/nakheel-to-cover-leighton-costs-over-trump-tower-delay.htm The suspension of the $2.9 billion Dubai Trump tower project will not financially hurt the Al Habtoor Leighton Group after Nakheel agreed to cover all costs incurred to date, newswire AAP reported o... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/emaar-armani-start-work-on-milan-hotel.htm Armani Hotels and Resorts, the collaboration between Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties and Giorgio Armani, announced on Monday that construction was underway for its flagship Armani Hotel Milano ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/portugal-overwhelm-wales-in-dubai.htm Wales suffered a 24-0 Bowl semi-final defeat to Portugal at the Dubai Sevens after earlier seeing off the Arabian Gulf 26-7. On the opening day Wales lost to New Zealand and Australia. New coach Pau... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/etihad-launches-maiden-flight-to-moscow.htm Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways has launched its maiden Moscow flight from its home base at Abu Dhabi airport. Etihad will offer five flights a week to the Russian capital and will launch a new service to t... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/jumeirah-beach-road-closed-for-national-day-parade.htm Dubai: Police closed the Jumeirah Beach Road on Monday in preparation for the National Day parade. The parade is expected to start at 3:30pm. Students and participants have already gathered in the are... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/why-is-mumbai-burning.htm LOSING THE ARGUMENT -- It's all very well for us to say Islam has nothing to do with extremism, but the world finds it hard to accept this line of argument as it sees the extremists take the center-st... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/nakheel-slashes-500-jobs.htm Dubai government-owned Nakheel, developer of the Gulf trade hub's man-made palm islands, said on Sunday it had cut 500 jobs or 15 percent of its workforce as it scales back projects amid the global fi... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/saudi-king-denies-us-seeking-funds.htm Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz denied the US is seeking billions from the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia, as part of its efforts to overcome the financial... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/middle-east/dubai-news/riyadh-seeks-fair-oil-price.htm Riyadh: Saudi Arabia yesterday identified $75 (Dh275.25) a barrel as a fair price for oil, the first time in years the world's leading crude exporter has cited a price target. We see the fair p... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:51:00 +0100