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ദുബൈ സഫാരിയില്‍ പുതിയ അതിഥികള്‍

ലോക കാഴ്ചകളുടെ വന്യസൗന്ദര്യവുമായി ദുബൈ സഫാരിയില്‍ പുതിയ അതിഥികള്‍ എത്തി. 175 കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളുടെ ഉള്‍പ്പെടെ 30 ഇനം മൃഗങ്ങളാണ് സഫാരിയിലെ താരങ്ങള്‍. ആഫ്രിക്കന്‍ മലനിരകളില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള കരിങ്കുരങ്ങുകള്‍, പിരിയന്‍ കൊമ്പുകളുള്ള 22 കറുത്ത കൃഷ്ണമൃഗങ്ങള്‍, മൂന്ന് അറേബ്യന്‍ ചെന്നായ്ക്കള്‍, വടക്കന്‍ അമേരിക്കന്‍ ഇനമായ പുള്ളികളോടു കൂടിയ 12 പാമ്പുകള്‍, രണ്ടു നൈല്‍ മുതലകള്‍, അഞ്ച് ഈജിപ്ഷ്യന്‍ വവ്വാലുകള്‍, വുഡ് ഡക്ക്, 24 ആഫ്രിക്കന്‍ ആമകള്‍, വെള്ള സിംഹങ്ങള്‍, കാട്ടുപോത്ത് കൂറ്റന്‍ കൊമ്പുള്ള കാട്ടാടുകള്‍ എന്നിവയാണ് പുതിയ അതിഥികള്‍. […]

Dubai Airports welcomes inaugural SaudiGulf flight

Dubai Airports welcomed the inaugural flight of SaudiGulf Airlines at Dubai International’s (DXB) Terminal 1 with a traditional water salute followed by a cake cutting ceremony. SaudiGulf will operate double daily flights between the Saudi capital of Riyadh and Dubai. Riyadh is among the top ten city destinations for DXB in terms of traffic with […]

Dubai Culture launches eighth edition of ‘Live Our Heritage Festival’

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, launched the eight edition of the ‘Live Our Heritage Festival’ in the Global Village under ‘An Eye on Emirati Cultural Heritage’ theme. Running until 7th April 2018, the festival offers Global Village visitors a chance to enjoy an action-packed […]

Smart pedestrian signals in 15 new locations

  The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has widened the scope of the Smart Pedestrian Signals Project in Dubai to cover 15 new locations after a successful trail debut on Al Saadah Street. The project is part of RTA’s efforts to realize the objectives of the Smart City initiative. The Smart Pedestrian Signals technology […]

VR Park opens in Dubai

Emaar Entertainment, the leisure and entertainment subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has opened VR Park, Dubai’s latest and most exciting attraction, at The Dubai Mall. Blurring the lines between perception and reality, VR Park combines Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (VR), providing unforgettable rides, journeys and games in an unbelievable two-storey attraction. Through partnerships with some of […]

Passenger traffic at Dubai Airport reaches 7.9 million in Jan

Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) exceeded 7.9 million in January, according to the traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. DXB welcomed a total of 7,960,146 passengers in January, a small reduction of 1 per cent compared to 8,037,008 recorded in January 2017 when passenger volumes were boosted due to Chinese New Year which fell […]

Dubai celebrates National Day of Kuwait

A large number of Kuwaiti nationals and people from many other nationalities participated in grand celebrations held in Dubai marking Kuwait’s National Day on 25 February. The celebrations featured concerts by Miami Band from Kuwait and singer Bader AlShaibi, a culinary session by famous Kuwaiti chef, Jameela Al Lenqawi, an appearance by popular Kuwaiti foodie […]

UAE to host conference on wetlands in October

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Ramsar Convention Secretariat have signed an agreement to host a major conference on wetlands in October in Dubai in October. The ‘Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13)’ will be hosted in cooperation with Dubai Municipality, the official […]

UAE: Rainy, dusty weather until Friday

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said the weather is expected to be frequently partly cloudy with different formations of clouds moving from central Saudi Arabia towards Dubai, in the coming days. It has also alerted the citizens to take precautions while driving in rainy conditions and poor visibility due to blowing sand or dust […]

Dubai gears up for Gulfood 2018

Dubai to host the 2018 edition of Gulfood, an annual food and beverage trade event, at Dubai World Trade Centre from 18 to 22 February 2018. Over 5,000 exhibitors are expected this year across 8 primary market sectors such as beverages, dairy, fats and oil, health and wellness, pulses, grains, cereals, meat and poultry, world […]

Dubai to launch world’s first ‘MasterChef’ restaurant

The First Group has signed a landmark deal with global content powerhouse Endemol Shine Group to bring the world’s first MasterChef, the TV Experience restaurant to Dubai. The restaurant will be launched in The First Group’s forthcoming Wyndham West Bay Dubai Marina Hotel, which is scheduled to open in the second half of 2018. Based on […]

Burj Khalifa invites artists to showcase on its LED facade

Burj Khalifa in Dubai is inviting artists to showcase their work on its brand-new LED facade, which has been the centre of attraction of the ‘Light Up 2018’ Downtown Dubai spectacle. Designers and artists can compete by presenting their proposals and have their work displayed on the new facade. Artists from any nationality can submit […]

Dubai Tour back on track

The Dubai Tour, Dubai’s biggest cycling race, is back from 6-10 February, for its fifth edition. The race will see teams of cyclists from all over the world flocking to Dubai to take part. There will be five days of races that will see them cycling more than 850 km all over the UAE – […]

Dubai breaks world record for largest cup of hot tea

Dubai breaks another world record by making “the largest cup of hot tea”. The “tea cup” has a height of 3.66 metres, a top inner diameter of 1.42 metres, and is capable of holding a volume of 5,000 litres. A total of 120 chefs participated in the challenge at Global Village on Thursday. 155 kilograms […]

New urban destination ‘The Yard’ opens in Dubai

The Yard, a new urban space opens at Al Khawaneej area in Dubai. The Yard was open to public on January 25, 2018. Encompassing Last Exit D89, the trendy hipster food truck, which launched in 2017 as an initial phase, The Yard features minimalistc, contemporary design to suit the urban needs. The Yard is billed […]