Author: Dubai News Staff
The Dubai Run 2024 has now entered the Guinness World Records as the largest free community event that was held with 280000 participants. The event that took place on Sunday, 24th November, was the last one of the Dubai Fitness Challenge whose purpose is to make the residents of the emirate more active and proceed with physical activities throughout the year. The Dubai Run was its fourth edition, which had thousands of people run along the Sheikh Zayed Road passing through some of the city’s landmarks. The event offered two routes: trail that measures 5km and the second that…
His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, met Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, during the visit to the Icons of Porsche Festival at the Dubai Design District (d3). The meeting had the following attendees: Helal Saeed Almarri, Director-General of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, and Manfred Bräunl, CEO of Porsche Middle East and Africa. It emphasized Dubai’s role as a center is for automotive innovation and luxury. Sheikh Mansoor visited the festival, which had an exhibition of Porsche’s innovative technologies, advanced automotive solutions, vintage models, high-performance sports cars, and…
Dubai Airports in coordination with the GDRFA is stamping passport with a special logo of the marvellous leadership of the founders of the UAE; Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. This campaign is part of the #ZayedAndRashid campaign that aims at honoring visionaries who set the groundwork to achieving the success story the UAE boasts of today. A Tribute to Legacy Created by Brand Dubai, an initiative of Dubai Media Office, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the #ZayedAndRashid focuses on the tribute to…
While it will still be some time until the Etihad Rail passenger train hits the tracks,. the company recently unveiled some of the luxurious features of the train in a bid to preview the business class seating of the train. Reported through the official company’s social media, the preview offers a glimpse of those luxurious compartments that might revolutionize travel across the Emirates. Specification of the Business Class The business class cabin shown on the video is equipped with eight luxurious seats wrapped in cream-colored leather and structured in two rows of fourSeats. The designing looks more like the…
ADX has signed a big direct deal on its integrated system involving IHC shares. With transaction value crossing AED149 million, the deal highlights the ongoing activity across the Emirate’s financial markets. The transaction consisted in the simultaneous purchase and sale of 360,000 IHC shares at AED414 each. Such direct deals as this one do not take place through the normal electronic bidding and trading and orders and therefore do not affect the company closing share price or even the index price. They do not affect the day’s high or low, or the 52-week high or low either. This move shows…
Salik toll gate operator in Dubai has disclosed a whopping AED 822 million of net profit for the first nine months of the year 2024 proving a significant duties of the city’s transport framework. Compared with the same period of last year, it gains 6.2% of Revenue and the figures highlighted again the importance of the commuting solutions for the community. Revenue Composition and Particulars The various activity profits comprise toll usage, fines, and tag activation fees among others thereby causing a massive increase in the level of profit. It is worth to note that the fines have contributed AED…
In the recent ULTRAs 2024 Awards, the Dubai-based airline, Emirates, was named the “Best Airline in the World”. On an online global poll, Emirates was selected by over 12,000 luxury, international and frequent travelers to beat 91 other airlines and clinch the event’s grand title in London. The innovation in service and quality products and tendencies of offering value-added services meanings of passengers increased the airline’s reputation among thousands of passengers of the whole world. Various awards achieved by Emirates in the current financial year over 20 aviation awards, wins for inflight entertainment and Premium Economy Class. The organisers…
Dubai regains the position it held in the same index last year becoming the leading city in the Middle East and North Africa according to the 2024 Global City Index by Brand Finance. Internationally, Dubai rose to the fifth position with the results of 86/100, leaving behind reputed cities as Singapore, Los Angeles, Sydney, San Francisco, and Amsterdam. Dubai’s success, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai says, can be credited to the thinking of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Primer Minister of UAE, and the framework…
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has revealed that the Dubai Metro will operate longer hours on Sunday 10 November due to the cycling event known as the Dubai Ride that is a portion of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. Both the Red and Green Metro Lines will operate from 3:from 00 am to midnight on Sunday during which time residents and guests get an added privilege of five extra hours with this service. The additional metro timings are also to easePTS of Dubai Ride event by enabling cyclists to arrive at the start points in Dubai Mall and Dubai World…
The creative wing of the Government of Dubai Media Office , Brand Dubai, has unveiled the 11th version of the Flag Garden at Jumeirah Beach, Umm Suqeim 2 . This year’s show, under the #ZayedAndRashid theme, commemorates the UAE’s founding fathers, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. A garden of UAE flags numbering 11,600 that was arranged in portraits of these giant leaders shows the important roles they played in the nation’s development. The 2024 Flag Garden is an incredible 75 meters in length and stands at 104 meters tall, making the 2024…