Emirate developer was in the "Guinness Book of Records" with a good purpose
The Emirate’s company Sorouh, the largest developer of the capital's emirate of Abu Dhabi, hit the Guinness Book of Records yesterday, deploying the largest poster in the world on Dubai land.
A vinyl poster measuring 200 by 100 meters and an area of 20,000 square meters. m, was deployed on the site next to the Dubai hotel Hyatt Regency. So far, on the poster, which is perfectly visible from the windows of the planes departing from Dubai International Airport and flying to it, as well as the hotel windows, there is only an advertisement for Sorouh. But soon, all of its gigantic area will be covered with photographs of participants in the Sorouh Faces charity, aimed at helping the emirate's Red Crescent branch.
For several months, Sorouh will collect photos from everyone who wants to the data bank of the site www.sorouhfaces.com. In total, it is breaded to put 1 million photos on the poster. For each photograph, Sorouh will pay $ 1 in favor of the Red Crescent from its own budget, which should replenish the charity’s reserves by $ 1 million as a result. The funds raised as a result of the campaign will be used to build houses for needy categories of UAE citizens. A certificate of recognition for Sorouh's achievement of a world record was awarded yesterday by a representative of the Guinness Book of Records at a ceremony in Dubai.
The Sorouh poster was the first project of AD-AIR, which offered commercial entities to advertise on banners and posters targeted at people traveling by air. In the coming months, such giants will appear in other countries of the world.
Taxi service reorganized in Emirate of Abu Dhabi
A taxi service is being introduced throughout Abu Dhabi, which will operate at new rates. Passenger service will be provided by a group of seven companies, each of which will have more than 1000 cars.
The fare for a taxi will consist of a payment for landing in the amount of AED 2.60 and the 10th Dubai Air Show About 40,000 professionals from all over the world will attend the Dubai Air Show, which opens on November 11th. The organizers of the exhibition intend to limit the contingent of its visitors exclusively to experts and responsible persons engaged in the field of military and civil aviation and space exploration. Held by the Dubai Civil Aviation Department and the UAE Ministry of Defense once every two years with the traditional participation of Russia, the exhibition will be launched for the 10th time. It will end on November 15th. About 900 enterprises from 50 countries will show their celestial technology in the emirate. Among the new exhibitors, its organizers call Afghanistan, Luxembourg, the Philippines, Ethiopia. 65 fils per kilometer. In luxury cars, the landing fee will be 3 dirhams.
5 thousand taxis will work in the capital. Drivers hired by the group of companies will pass driving exams. Cars will be marked with scallops on the roofs and will change the white-golden color that has become familiar to “lead”, gray.
10th Dubai Air Show
About 40 thousand specialists from all over the world will visit the Dubai air show, which opens on November 11. The organizers of the exhibition intend to limit the contingent of its visitors exclusively to experts and responsible persons engaged in the field of military and civil aviation and space exploration. Held by the Dubai Civil Aviation Department and the UAE Ministry of Defense once every two years with the traditional participation of Russia, the exhibition will be launched for the 10th time. It will end on November 15th. About 900 enterprises from 50 countries will show their celestial technology in the emirate. Among the new exhibitors, its organizers call Afghanistan, Luxembourg, the Philippines, Ethiopia. According to the emirate newspaper Al-Ittihad, official invitations to visit the exhibition, which will be the largest and most representative in its history, have been sent to the ministries of defense, air force commanders, transport ministers, and heads of civil aviation enterprises in almost 80 countries.
The current Dubai Aerospace Exhibition, which is one of the three largest air shows in the world, will be held at the Expo Center of Dubai International Airport for the last time. The growth of the cabin required its transfer from an extremely busy airport to a new location.
The 11th Dubai Air Show will receive guests in 2009 at the new Jebel Ali Airport, 40 kilometers from Dubai. The new air gate of the country will be among the five best airports in the world. The construction of the airport will cost $ 8 billion.
The new airport in Jebel Ali received the official name
The new airport under construction in Dubai’s Jebel Ali district was officially named Al Maktoum International Airport.
Al-Maktoum International Airport, named after the ruling family of Dubai, will become the central link in the new economic district - the Dubai Aviation City, which, in addition to the airport, will include free economic zones and traditional economy zones. Dubai Aviation Campus will be led by the Aviation Campus Office, wholly owned by the Dubai government.
The relevant decree was signed by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He also decided to establish the Dubai Airport Authority, which will operate the Dubai International Airport, Al Maktoum International Airport and other airports within the country and beyond. The new agency will replace the existing Department of Civil Aviation of Dubai.
Another innovation is the opening of the Office for Air Navigation, which will be responsible for controlling Dubai's airspace and the work of air traffic control services. According to Sheikh Mohammed, new global changes are expected in the emirate’s aviation sector in the next few months.
UAE Ministry of Labor seriously takes up expatriates working in the country on visit visas
The UAE Ministry of Labor and Employment has tightened sanctions against people working in the country on visit visas and employers giving them this opportunity. Raids of inspection commissions by companies and enterprises were included in the list of routine affairs of the ministry. The rules are known to everyone: they can be read on the visa itself - "the holder of this visa does not have the right to work in the country." In case of violation of immigration and labor law, the holder of the visa will be expelled from the country without the right to employment within one year. The employer, in turn, will be required to pay a large fine to the state. More serious measures are provided for malicious violators.
According to Khumaid bin Demas, an assistant to the UAE's Deputy Minister of Labor and Employment, "tougher sanctions are aimed at ensuring that employers comply with labor laws and respect the rights of people working for them. It is known that those working on visit visas are not socially protected and do not have voting rights "
"Even those who came to the country on a visit visa and entered into an employment contract during the term of their validity should not start working for the company until they receive a work permit from the Ministry of Labor. No employer has the right to force an employee to go against the law." - he added. The decision to tighten sanctions was made after thousands of companies were convicted of labor and immigration laws as a result of raids by the Ministry of Labor.
Russia repays UAE debt
Russia paid the United Arab Emirates (UAE) US $ 562.62 million of Soviet debt. The debt was repaid at the expense of the stabilization fund.
Debt arose in 1991, when the USSR took a loan from the UAE. Russia sent the money received through it to finance the so-called critical imports, as well as to service the external public debt.
In the period from 1996 to 2006, Russia supplied its products to the UAE to partially repay the debt, and on November 2, 2007, it repaid the debt completely in Dubai.
Floating mosques will appear in Dubai
Floating mosques, which may appear on the Dubai-made man-made island Palm Jebel Ali, will be the first experience in the history of Islam of moving away from the traditional architecture of religious buildings.
The revolutionary architectural solution was proposed by the Danish architect Coen Altois and is now being considered by Nakheel as the general developer of Palma. Previously, Altois has already carried out similar projects, becoming the author of the concept and design of a floating church for the Dutch Amsterdam, as well as a series of amphibian houses.
According to the project, the building of the floating mosque, decorated with traditional arched windows, will have a flat roof with minarets and several transparent plastic columns on the roof, which will broadcast sunlight into the main hall. The mosque building is planned to be placed on pontoon blocks, which will keep it afloat.
The Danish architect’s floating mosque was inspired by a poem written by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It says: "Take wisdom from the wise / Not everyone who saddled a horse is a jockey / Only those with the gift of providence can draw on water / Great people are created for great things."
Creative Director Altthuis said that Nakheel liked the project, but the representative of the developer was brief, saying only that the project was being considered. According to the emirate newspaper Emirates Today, scholars from Islam have not yet made a unified decision on the correctness of changing the architectural tradition.
Emirate airline EmiratEs will sell part of its shares on the open market
Emirates airline Emirates, the largest in the Middle East and one of the most successful in the world, intends to issue a free share of its shares.
According to experts, Emirates today "costs" from US $ 20 to US $ 30 billion.
Emirates’s intention to go "into the people" was announced by its chairman and president of the DGA of Dubai, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, emphasizing that the first public offering (IPO) is already included in the corporate strategy plan. Details will be announced later.
Emirates statement was released nine days after the international port operator DP World announced the placement of 20% of the shares on the Dubai Stock Exchange in November this year. DP World will be the first state-owned company in Dubai to offer its shares in open bidding.
Emirates, which has 110 aircraft in its fleet, is not only one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, but also one of the most profitable: over the past three years, Emirates profit has increased annually by more than 10%.
Sotheby's magnificent jewels auction items arrived in Dubai for just one day
The oldest auction house in the world, Sotheby's, together with HSBC Bank, held a preliminary show in Dubai of lots of its famous Magnificent Jewels auctions, which will soon be held in Geneva and New York. Visitors were given a little more than half a day to admire the unique jewelry.
Sotheby's, the world leader in auction sales of jewelry, brought to Dubai several interesting and unique lots that were presented to the public at the Dubai hotel The One & Only Royal Mirage.
Among the exhibits of the exhibition are three unique lots of the Magnificent Jewels auction in New York, which will be held on December 4: a single-row pearl necklace with diamonds and a pearl pendant with diamonds from 1950 Cartier, as well as a pair of white pearl clips with diamonds from 1957 Van Cleef & Arpels, which 1987 was purchased by Calvin Klein at the legendary Geneva auction of jewelry owned by the Duchess of Windsor.
According to experts, the total cost of three lots ranges from US $ 2,200,000 to 3,100,000. The exhibition also features a platinum ring with diamonds from the Harry Winston Liberator II collection, with an estimated value of US $ 350,000 - 450,000, and a pendant with a yellow diamond of 50 , 40 carats, with an estimated cost of US $ 1,750,000 - 2,000,000. The high status of a very short time event is confirmed by the declared presence of David Bennett, chairman of the European and Middle Eastern branch of Sotheby's, and four senior specialists of the auction house.
UAE and Uzbekistan take a “blessed step”
The UAE and Uzbekistan laid the legal basis for the development of bilateral economic cooperation and agreed to increase cooperation in the field of culture.
During the visit of the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, to Tashkent, an agreement was signed on the promotion and protection of investments, an agreement on avoiding double taxation and a memorandum of understanding on political consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs.
The first agreement opens up broad prospects for the exchange of investments between the two countries, encourages state and individual initiatives in the field of economy and trade, lays the foundation for the settlement of disputes on a legal basis.
Thanks to the second document, government departments and official carriers of both countries are exempted from income tax, and the tax on income from individual shares acquired in both countries is reduced by 5 percent.
The UAE and Uzbekistan will coordinate their actions in the international arena. Muhammad Al Maktoum's book My Look will be translated into Uzbek, which outlines the positions of the emirate statesman on economic and political development. Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev called the visit of the Emirate Vice President to Uzbekistan "a blessed step on the road of building bridges of economic, investment and cultural cooperation between the two friendly peoples."
UAE exchange points increase service fee for money transfer
Starting November 1 of this year, all emirates of the Emirates will charge a service fee of 15 dirhams ($ 4) for the transfer of funds abroad and within the country.
The decision to increase the amount of the fee is motivated by the need to cover all the increasing costs of exchange offices for the rental of premises and the salary of employees. The management of a large emirate exchange network UAE Exchange in its defense said that it did not revise the amount of fees for the past 23 years.
At the moment, the amount of the fee depends on the country and region where the transfer is sent. Exchange offices charge different fees for transfers: Al Rostamani, for example, collects an average of 13 drx ($ 3.6), Alukkas Exchange - 10 drx ($ 2.8) each. From November 1, the fee will be one.
Local banks charge from 45 to 75 drx ($ 12.5 to $ 21) for a similar transaction.
In Dubai, a ban on smoking in public catering
Since November 18, a ban has been introduced in Dubai on smoking in the premises of restaurants and cafes, including serving shisha. The Dubai Municipality has announced the start of the second phase of a program to introduce restrictions on smoking in public places. Following the malls where the ban is already in force, smokers will no longer be allowed to enjoy the bad habit in public catering. The ban will only apply to indoor smoking.
The decision was made at a meeting in the UAE's Ministry of Health, with the assistance of representatives from the Dubai Police, the Dubai Department of Public Health and Medical Services, the Department of Islam and Afkaf, the Dubai Department of Economic Development and the Dubai Committee for Roads and Transport.
In the near future, the Municipality will launch a massive campaign aimed at informing the population of Dubai and guests of the emirate about the ban on smoking in common areas.
