Monthly Archives: May 2009
UAE anti-trafficking report documents progress
The UAE made rapid strides in combatting human trafficking in 2008, which is reflected in the number of registered cases doubling over the previous...
Festival Frenzy
Thousands of visitors thronged The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, on Friday (May 29, 2009), to mark the closing of...
Bargains on Books
The annual Bargains on Books is back with a bang. Over one million books will go on sale at unbelievable discounts at this year's...
UAE quits Single Currency
And then there were four. As we reported on last week's programme, the UAE has pulled out of plans for a Gulf Single Currency....
OPEC holds production levels
OPEC has decided not to cut output, despite record levels of crude in inventories and weak demand forecasts, with some cartel members believed to...
Foreign investors purchase AED 1.803 bn worth of shares on DFM...
Dubai Financial Market announced today that the value of shares bought by foreign investors, or non-UAE nationals, during last week (May 24 - May...
14 dazzling performances of The Dubai Fountain daily
Weekends attract large crowds to The Dubai Mall Waterfront Promenade
The Dubai Mall Waterfront Promenade attracts thousands of visitors daily for the dazzling performances of...
Pioneering Early-Learning Centre opens in UAE
The world-renowned and innovative approach to early childhood education, known as the Reggio Emilia Approach, has arrived in the UAE with the opening of...
What people like at The Dubai Mall
We asked visitors from all over the world what they like most about The Dubai Mall.
Al Fajer – Ebony & Ivory – Ordered to Pay 500...
News broadcast on 21st May 2009 about Dubai based property developer Al Fajer and their Ebony and Ivory project.
Have you been affected by the...
The A-Z of Economic Recovery
While financial experts around the world talk of economic recovery, many of us remain boggled by all the jargon.
But apparently it's as easy as...
Global Investments Roundup
BofA fast tracks TARP Payback; Brazil unemployment reverses in April; Taiwan GDP falls 10.24%; Dollar swoons against Euro, Yen; GM and UAW reach tentative...
Emirates Airline net profit down 72 pc in FY’09
Emirates Airlines, the Middle East's largest air-carrier, has reported a 72 per cent decline in its net profit at 1.49 billion dirhams ($406 million)...
Malicious SMS rumours about short in supply of medicines and blood...
The Ministry of Health today warned members of the public against heeding malicious SMS rumours about short in supply of medicines and blood in...
Nakheel offers discounts between 10 and 30 per cent on selected...
Nakheel is offering customers discounts of between 10 per cent and 30 per cent on some of its projects to encourage them to pay...
Dubai Community Development Authority
The Dubai Community Development Authority is charged with bringing social development to the Emirate of Dubai. This new initiative is under the leadership of...
UAE will not be party to GCC monetray union agreement
The UAE has decided not to take part in the proposed monetary union agreement between the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, an official...













