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Emirates Celebrates One Year Of Operations To Basra (2 February 2012)
Emirates celebrated its first full year of operations to Basra today, marking the occasion with a celebratory cake for the station’s employees.

Dubai Islamic Bank Announces 2011 Net Profit Of AED 1.01 Billion (2 February 2012)
Islamic Bank (DIB) announced today its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2011, demonstrating sustained growth across the bank’s core operations.

’Flash Mob’ Strikes Bawadi Mall, Astounds Shoppers And Visitors (2 February 2012)
Visitors to Bawadi Mall, the largest shopping mall in Al Ain, were in for a great thrill when a group of 800 students from AJ Group of Schools as well as public took over the entrance area and performed a three-minute Flash Mob dance.

RTA Adds More Nol Card Selling Outlets As New Agents Appointed (2 February 2012)
"The new selling outlets will be subject to the same terms & conditions applicable to other selling outlets since the initial offering of Nol cards; which include a stipulation of maintaining a unified price at all existing and new selling outlets.

London Business School Attracts Highest Ever Number Of Female Students On Executive MBA (Dubai) Programme (2 February 2012)
Almost a quarter of the new class enrolled on London Business School’s Executive MBA (Dubai) programme are female, the highest proportion ever seen at the School’s Dubai Centre.

Golf In Dubai Have Lauded Dubai Police’s Role In Providing Logistical Support To The Omega Dubai Desert Classic That Gets Under Way At The Emirates Golf Club From February 9 To 12 (1 February 2012)
"Dubai Police are a source of pride for people living in the emirate. Their vast experience in managing events of this magnitude will be crucial to the staging of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic," said Mohamed Juma Buamaim, vice chairman and CEO of Golf in Dubai after a meeting with senior Dubai Poli

Dubai Maritime City Authority Adopts Best Practices To Increase Safety And Security Of Cruise Ships (1 February 2012)
DMCA further revealed that it is intensifying maritime inspections to ensure that cruise ships comply with maritime standards and to create awareness among ship owners and cruise operators about the need to improve the performance of cruise ships according to best practices in the industry.

Inaugural ’Design Days Dubai’ To Flag Off In March 2012 With Unprecedented Showcase Of Limited Edition Collectibles (1 February 2012)
Design Days Dubai, the Middle East and South Asia’s first fair dedicated to collectible and limited edition design, will take place in Dubai in March 2012.

Emirates Broadens Its African Network With Lusaka And Harare Launch (1 February 2012)
Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has extended its reach into Africa with the launch of a new linked service to Lusaka and Harare.

Dubaisat-2 Project Passes Key Tests To Ensure It Withstands Rigours Of Space (1 February 2012)
Engineers from the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) announced that the DubaiSat-2 project has completed a crucial stage in the design phase, with the qualification model (QM) passing a series of rigorous tests.

Noor Takaful Named Takaful Insurer Of The Year In The MENA Region (1 February 2012)
For the second time in a month, Noor Takaful, the Islamic insurance arm of Noor Investment Group, has been named the leading Takaful operator in the region, picking up the Takaful Insurer of the Year award at the 2012 MENA Insurance Awards.

FlexTrade Connects To Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange (1 February 2012)
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) announced that FlexTrade Systems, a global firm in broker-neutral multi-asset algorithmic trading systems has become an approved Independent Software Vendor (ISV) on the Exchange.

Emirates Enhances Its Chauffeur-Drive Service In Dubai (1 February 2012)
Enhancing its premium travel offering, Emirates has now introduced a new fleet of 46 Mercedes E200 cars as a part of its Chauffeur-drive service for its First Class passengers, to and from Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International airport.

DIFC and Luxembourg for Finance discuss potential collaboration to develop the financial services industry in the GCC (31 January 2012)
The Dubai International Financial Centre, the financial and business hub connecting the region’s emerging markets with the developed markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas, hosted ’Luxembourg & Dubai, a partnership for financial services’.

Etisalat further reduces GCC roaming rates by up to 26% (31 January 2012)
As good piece of news for travelers to any of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Etisalat announced today that it has reduced its GCC roaming tariffs to as low as AED1.

UAE witnesses strong demand for vocational courses in aviation, hospitality, fashion, nursing, teaching, creative arts and public service (31 January 2012)
GETEX 2012 has announced that it is expanding the focus of the "Occupational Education" segment to complement ongoing initiatives by the UAE Government geared at broadening the career prospects and developing specialized and industry-ready courses for UAE students.

First Mercure Hotel in Dubai Opens (31 January 2012)
Accor, one of the leading hotel operators in the Middle East, is expanding its Mercure brand in the region with the opening of Mercure Gold Hotel Al Mina Road Dubai, on 1st of January 2012, under a franchise agreement.

Snow Penguins Debut At Ski Dubai As Part Of Unique (31 January 2012)
Ski Dubai, the region’s premiere indoor ski resort, has welcomed a colony of Gentoo and King snow penguins and is inviting guests to make their own "Peng-Friends", through a unique one-on-one encounter with these fun, loveable birds.

New Dimensions, Dilemmas and Debates (30 January 2012)
Ever wanted to know how to access the unused 80 per cent of your brain capacity? Or wondered just how those 33 Chilean miners survived 69 days trapped underground following the Copiapó mine collapse? You can discover the answers to these questions and much more at BOLDtalks™/ 2012.

S4k Are Ready To Rock With Romeo (30 January 2012)
They return with an exciting musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet as a prelude to the movie version being planned. It will be at DUCTAC for eight performances from February 20 - 23. Shows are at 8.45 and 11.45 am each day.

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