Director General of Dubai Customs Ahmed Mahboob Musabih said Dubai Customs has dealt with 21 million passengers’ items of luggage for 11.8 passengers on board 89,000 flights arriving into Dubai International Airport in the first half of 2019. During his tour of terminals 1,2, and 3 of Dubai International Airport, Director of Dubai Customs said […]

Olympic Champion and World Record Holder, Cameron Van Der Burgh, and Emirati Swimming Legend Saeed Al Jasmi are confirmed as the 2019 Ambassadors for the UAE’s leading family swimming festival – the Daman DXB SwimFest, presented by JA The Resort. The Daman DXB SwimFest was hugely successful last year with over 1,000 swimmers taking part. […]

The Dubai Free Zones Council (DFZ Council) held its 13th meeting, headed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the DFZ Council, to review the progress in developing a comprehensive geo-economic map of Dubai that seeks to position the emirate as a leading destination for investment and business set-up. The Council […]

City Centre malls took the shopper experience to new heights this week as they curated the world’s first ever street-side fashion show, available to watch on Google Street View. The digitised catwalk show provided a uniquely engrossing way for shoppers to discover the recently launched Autumn/Winter 19 fashion collection, encouraging them to stay true to […]

International Institute for Tolerance (IIT), under the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, on Tuesday launched the World Tolerance Network (WTN) and Tolerance Decathlon, as part of its 2019-2022 strategic plan to strengthen UAE’s efforts to promote global peace and stability. The two initiatives were launched at a Press Conference held at IIT’s headquarters on Tuesday […]

COLORS Live bring India’s two most versatile and popular stand-up comedians, Abish Mathew and Rohan Joshi to Dubai for a laughathon ride on Thursday, 7th November 2019 at RajMahal Theatre, Bollywood Parks, Dubai. The audiences are sure to have a cracking time at the Colors Comedy Night as the multi-talented comedy duo come together to […]

There is a fantastic line up of events for residents and visitors this November, with Dubai set to welcome world-class international performances for live music fans across the city. With a variety of concerts at Dubai’s many trendsetting venues, visitors are able to purchase tickets through Dubai Calendar’s App and website Kicking off November’s jam-packed calendar […]

Glory Xavier and Yasser Refai will rub shoulders with the top 50 players on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai at this year’s DP World Tour Championship Rolex Pro-Am after being crowned the leading man and woman at the Luckiest Ball on Earth Grand Final. Some of the UAE’s best amateur golfers were present at […]

DP World PLC handled 17.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in 3Q2019, with gross container volumes growing by 1.1 % year-on-year on a like-for-like basis. On a nine-month basis, like-for-like gross container volumes grew by +0.7% year-on-a year to 53.5 million TEU. Jebel Ali (UAE) handled 3.6 million […]

Expo 2020 Dubai has announced a collaboration with the Swedish-based Gapminder Foundation to turn Expo 2020 visitors into global champions for change. The news comes as Expo 2020 marks the one year countdown to The World’s Greatest Show of human brilliance and achievement. Anna and Ola Rosling will work with Expo 2020 Dubai to create […]

Poetic Strokes is set to host the much anticipated film screening and panel discussion of “Salam” on Wednesday 30th of October at the Novo Cinema’s in Ibn Batutta Mall, Dubai. Salam is a feature length documentary about Pakistan’s great forgotten genius: Nobel Prize winning physicist, Abdus Salam. Directed by Anand Kamalakar and produced by Zakir […]