Archive for Articles – Community & Government

Dubai and UAE residents to benefit from using video emails

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
| Categories : Articles - Business & Professional Services, Articles - Community & Government
Dubai and UAE residents to benefit from using video emails

Dubai and UAE residents  can use video emails instead of text emails, to communicate with their friends, relatives and families internationally. This creates a lasting impression and helps recipients of the video emails to understand better the message that is being communicated. Using Video Email is simple. No experience is necessary. You record it, you send it, everybody loves It! [...]

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Dubai bus routes F31, F5, X92, 47, F4, F3, F10, changed

Monday, September 6th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government, Articles - Travel in Dubai
Mohammad Masoud Janahi.

On Sept 10th, the Public Transport Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) will modify the path of the Dubai Metro Stations Feeder Route (F31) to start off Dubai Internet City metro station, instead of Mall of the Emirates metro station, to cover TECOM Greens and Meadows Residential districts in addition to other districts in Dubai [...]

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The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) issued 4,101 licences in second quarter of 2010

Monday, August 30th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government
The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) issued 4,101 licences in second quarter of 2010

The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) issued 4,101 licences for several types of businesses in Dubai in the second quarter of 2010, recording a 42 per cent increase compared to the second quarter of 2009. A majority of the licences was issued in the commercial sector (3,094) followed by the professional sector (914), and [...]

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Dubai Taxi Corporation launches new vehicles to serve special needs

Saturday, August 28th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government, Articles - Travel in Dubai
Dubai Taxi Corporation launches new vehicles to serve special needs

The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), member in the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has launched two brand new vehicles for serving special needs and introduced structural improvements on others currently in service to cope with the modern requirements of serving this category. The launch was made in a ceremony held last Thursday at Heritage Village, [...]

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RTA adjusts evening parking timings in Dubai during Ramadan

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government, Articles - Travel in Dubai
Maitha Bin Adea.

The Traffic & Roads Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has opted to modify the timing of using the paid public parking zones in the evening session during the holy month of Ramadan to become from 07:00 pm to 12:00 am (midnight), while maintaining the timing of the morning session unchanged i.e. from 08:00 am [...]

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Dubai International Arbitration Centre partners with Cornell University

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government
Dubai International Arbitration Centre partners with Cornell University

The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, entered into a partnership agreement with the Institute of Conflict Resolution at Cornell University (ILR) based in New York, USA, for a hands-on exchange of cutting edge expertise between the University’s academicians and the Centre’s institutional case management expertise in [...]

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Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group appoints Board of Directors

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government
Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group appoints Board of Directors

Following a successful meeting of its Board of Directors, the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group today announced the members of its managing committee for the year 2010-2012. The election of the new members follows the Group’s 13th Annual General Meeting, held last month. Anan Fakhreddin was elected as the new Chairman of the Board of [...]

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Dubai Quality Group (DQG) and Dnata renew strategic partnership

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government
Dubai Quality Group (DQG) and Dnata renew strategic partnership

Dubai Quality Group “DQG” today renewed its strategic partnership with “Dnata”, a subsidiary of Emirates Group, at the meeting held between the two sides at Dnata head office in Dubai. Mr. Ismail Al Banna, the executive vice president of Dnata, said, “In Dnata, we endeavor to apply the highest international quality standards to all the [...]

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Dubai Country Club to reopen soon in DUBAILAND, behind the Arabian Ranches

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government
Dubai Country Club to reopen soon in DUBAILAND, behind the Arabian Ranches

The Dubai Country Club, the family-oriented, “Not for Profit” Members club is soon to reopen its doors. Located in DUBAILAND® directly behind the Arabian Ranches the club is offering great value pre-opening memberships to residents new and old. In the years since its closure to make way for a private development, the Dubai Country Club [...]

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RTA inaugurates 5 new bus routes in Dubai, and streamlines other routes from June 1st

Monday, June 7th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government
Mohammed Abu Baker Al Hashimi

Essa Abdul-Rahman Al Dossari, CEO of Public Transport Agency of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), stated that the Agency inaugurated 5 new bus routes in Dubai, and broadened & merged other routes as of June 1st. Al Dossari confirmed that the launch of these routes came as a result of elaborate studies and extensive site [...]

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The Land Department releases detailed guidelines to implement Dubai Strata Law

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government, Articles - Real Estate & Construction
The Land Department releases detailed guidelines to implement Dubai Strata Law

The Land Department today released detailed Guidelines implementing Dubai’s ‘Strata Law’. The move introduces a new regulatory framework which redefines the rights, responsibilities and obligations of all parties to jointly owned properties such apartments, commercial units and masterplanned communities. Implementation of the Guidelines begins today and the effect will be to immediately transform the nature [...]

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Dubai Chamber shares best management practices with the business community

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government
Dubai Chamber shares best management practices with the business community

In line with its strategic objectives of creating a favorable business environment and supporting the development of business , Dubai Chamber of commerce and Industry organized a roundtable discussion entitled “Cultivating your Growing Business: Best Management Practices in the Transitioning Period.” The roundtable aimed at raising awareness on best business management practices and initiating a [...]

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du launches its One World Plan making international calls more affordable in the UAE

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Community & Government, Articles - Computers & Technology
du launches its One World Plan making international calls more affordable in the UAE

Revolutionising international calling in the UAE, du announced the launch of its One World Plan making international calls simpler, easier and more affordable for customers. The innovative new plan, aims to facilitate international calling for du customers by providing a single flat rate for international calls to over 190 destinations, while making calls more affordable. [...]

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