U.N. agencies are benefiting from their emergency response depots based at the International Humanitarian City (IHC), Dubai, to send humanitarian aid to those affected by the civil conflict in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. The conflict began when violence broke out on 11 June in the city of Osh between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks. Ethnic tension has […]
Read More →Is Google making us stupid? This week I had the opportunity to read through ‘The Shallows’, an interesting book by Nicholas Carr where he describes the weird, new, artificial digital world in which we now live in. The consequences of the mental and social transformation created by our new electronic environment are ubiquitous. The technologies […]
Read More →Under the patronage of UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City (IHC), HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, End Hunger, Walk the World UAE 2010 took place on June 4, with 1,500 […]
Read More →Dubai based photographer, Victor Romero, has received a globally recognised award for the front cover image of Impressions Dubai, one of Explorer Publishing’s best-selling photography books. Selected from thousands of photography entrants from over 85 countries, Victor Romero received first place at PX3 Prix de la Photographie. Alistair MacKenzie, CEO & Founder, Explorer Publishing, commented: […]
Read More →Sharaf Travel Services has announced that it will host the Travel Souk for the first time in Dubai, and encourages holiday makers and jetsetters to attend the event. The Travel Souk, organized by Sharaf Travel Services, will be held at the Grand Hyatt, Al Ameera Ballroom, between 3 and 8 pm on 12th June 2010. […]
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