Author: Dubai News Staff
A 40-year-old woman who had been living in Dubai unlawfully for 24 and odd years has finally became a legal residents through the UAE Amnesty Visa 2018 program. Implemented in some emirates by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, this program allows those who wish to bring their violations into conformity to do so without having to pay a penalty. A Life of Challenges The calamity that befall this woman started when the man who provided her with a roof over her head, and other basic necessities in life died. Her mother had very little…
Nutri-Mark, which requires every food establishment to use specific labels for different food products, will be adopted in Abu Dhabi in June 2025 in a bid to combat ever-rising obesity levels. The new product-ranking system that debuted at the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition will initially categorize foods by grade A, the highest in nutritional content, to E, with other categories planned for inclusion in the future. What is Nutri-Mark? The Nutri-Mark labels will first be placed on dairy products, oils, beverages, baked goods, children’s foods. Companies will have to conform within six months ; labels will be renewed on…
In response to this, the official announcement has major flag carrier Emirates revealing that it will be launching the Airbus A350 for the first time in January next year. The first aircraft of this airline’s A350 order, A6-EXA, was received in Dubai from Toulouse Production Centre on the 25th of November, 2024 earlier and is in final fitting at Emirates Engineering. The first route to be served by the A350 is Dubai – Edinburgh, Scotland; eight more routes are to be added shortly. Emirates has already included Bahrain Kuwait and Muscat in the Middle East, Mumbai and Ahmedabad in…
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…