Category: Dubai
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Flydubai has announced it will start flying to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 20 September with a twice-weekly service. With the addition of flights to Samarkand, flydubai’s operations in the market will expand to two points including the capital, Tashkent. Flights to Samarkand International Airport will operate from Terminal 3 at Dubai International on Tuesdays and Fridays.…
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Dubai: Residents across the UAE reported strong tremors for a second time today after a string of earthquakes hit southern Iran in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday. Such was the intensity that several residents gathered in open areas near their homes. Others reported being woken out of their sleep by the tremors or…
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Dubai: A 53-year-old Indian expatriate from Tamil Nadu who lost his job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now considering setting up his own cafeteria after winning 500,000 Dh in the last “Mahzooz” draw. Nazeer Ali, a former HR manager out of work for a few months, tied five of six winning numbers 7-12-31-35-39-43 in…
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A container ship anchored at one of the world’s largest ports in Dubai caught fire late on Wednesday, local authorities said, after an explosion shook the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The blaze in the Middle East’s largest transhipment hub was caused by a container holding flammable material, Dubai Media Office (DMO) Director-General…
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DUBAI: As Dubai marks a year since reopening its borders to international tourists on 7th July 2020, the latest data published by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) shows the city welcomed 3.7 million overnight visitors during the 11-month period from July 2020 to May 2021. According to the data published by…
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Madam Tussauds, the world’s most famous wax museum, is coming to Dubai later this year. Dubai is already known for its manmade islands, iconic sky scrapers, and the world’s first seven-star hotel – the Burj Al Arab, and now it’s getting its own version of the popular tourist attraction Madame Tussauds. The world-famous waxwork museum…