Dubai Airshow to be held in November

October 6th, 2009 DUBAI - The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, and the visiting Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor discussed bilateral ties between the UAE and India here Tuesday. Sheikh Hamdan expressed satisfaction over the economic relations between the two countries and said the two countries enjoy their historic and long-standing relations, WAM news agency reported.

October 3rd, 2009 DUBAI - The launch of the Emirates Energy Award for sustainable energy use has been announced here, WAM News agency reported Saturday. Saeed Al Tayer, CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Chairman of the Emirates Energy Award, said: "The importance of this award lies in the daily indications of energy consumption rate in all forms which increased continuously and reflects negatively on our environment, economy and the implementation of development plans and programs in the country." "We expect that this year's award will attract more participants and include new effective and innovative strategies in the management and rational use of energy," he added.

October 1st, 2009 World's tallest tower moves closer to completionDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The developer building the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai says cladding work on the shiny silver-colored tower's outside is complete. Completion of the aluminum and glass facade marks a key milestone for Emaar Properties, which is racing to meet a self-imposed deadline to have the Burj Dubai complete by the end of the year.

September 22nd, 2009 DUBAI - A record 97,527 passengers used the Dubai Metro on the first day of Eid holidays Sunday, WAM news agency reported Tuesday citing statistics released by the Dubai Road Transport Authority (RTA) Rail Agency. Aysha Al Busmait, director of RTA's Customer Service Centres Department, said the "Musanada Team" (Support) formed by the department was available at the metro stations and has been providing support and guidance to the public in the use of metro services.

August 26th, 2009 NICOSIA - The Government-owned conglomerate Dubai World owed 59 billion dollars in debts at the end of 2008, its property subsidiary Nakheel said in a financial exchange filing to NASDAQ Dubai. This represents a big part of the Dubai Government debt, believe to amount to 80 billion dollars.

August 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD/DUBAI - Sources close to Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf have revealed that he may consider seizing power again, only a year after a marathon 9-year innings at the helm. "Musharraf is planning a return to power.

July 24th, 2009 DUBAI - The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched a campaign to encourage customers to use modern communications technology and e-payment solutions, WAM news agency reported Friday. Saeed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority said that DEWA has taken measures to facilitate the use of e-payment solutions by using state of the art computers to help customers register with the e-payment service.

July 13th, 2009 DUBAI - The next edition of the Dubai Airshow, considered as the fastest growing airshow in the world, will feature some top brands in the aerospace industry this time, the organisers have said. Airbus with the EADS group will join the Dubai-based international airline Emirates during the biennial show, for which a new exhibition area has been developed to accommodate the unprecedented number of participants and visitors, WAM news agency reported.

July 12th, 2009 DUBAI - Customs officials at the Dubai International Airport have foiled two bids of smuggling narcotics into the country and arrested two Asian passengers who concealed 80 capsules of heroin in their stomach, the WAM news agency reported Sunday. The first attempt was aborted when officials at the airport forced a suspicious looking passenger to go through the body scan machine and found him hiding 50 capsules of the contraband drug.

July 6th, 2009 DUBAI - The Dubai Airshow 2009 will be held Nov 15-19 this year, WAM news agency reported Monday. The event, organised by the government of Dubai in collaboration with the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is a major aerospace event in the Middle East.

May 11th, 2009 Dubai's Nakheel says it received government fundsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Dubai developer behind the city's manmade islands says it has received a portion of government funds aimed at reviving the Mideast financial hub's ailing economy. The state-owned developer Nakheel said in an e-mailed statement Monday that it has "benefited from an injection of capital" from a $10 billion batch of bonds issued by Dubai.

February 27th, 2009 DUBAI - The wildcard pair of India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi lost in the first round at the Dubai tennis championship but not before two furiously fought sets 6-7(4),5-7 against Czech Martin Damm and Swede Robert Lindstedt. Damm and Lindstedt next meet Italian Simone Bolelli and Croat Ivo Karlovic in the quarter-final.

February 26th, 2009 DUBAI - India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas stormed into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-1 win over wild cards Hamoud Abbas and Mahmoud-Nader Al Baloushi of UAE. This was the second seeded Indo-Bahamian pair's 50th win as they look to defend the title they won last year.

February 16th, 2009 DUBAI - India's Sania Mirza made a second round exit from Dubai Tennis Championships, going down in straight sets to World No. 24 Kaia Kanepi of Estonia here Tuesday.

February 16th, 2009 DUBAI - India's Sania Mirza carried her good form in the Dubai Tennis Championships, overpowering Russian Ekaterina Makarova 7-5, 6-2. Sania, who was given a wildcard in the tournament, was backed by a large Indian community here as she recovered from an early drop of serve by breaking Makarova in the eighth game and dominating from there on.