Apr 132012
ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal Parks Resorts is planning to build an indoor theme park in Moscow, as part of a massive sports-and-entertainment complex announced Wednesday by a Russian developer.
The 37-acre indoor park would be the first Universal Studios theme park in Europe.
Universal Parks Resorts, Read more [...]
Russia’s Inbound Tourism is a Cinderella
Tourism
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Apr 102012
The Russian inbound tourism industry has been slammed as a “disaster”, during a lively panel debate at the inaugural WTM Vision Conference – Moscow.
KMP Group President Vladimir Kantorowich labelled the inbound Russian industry as the “Cinderella of the Russian tourism industry” claiming the “government has done Read more [...]
Apr 092012
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FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi
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Frank Figliuzzi, assistant director for counterintelligence with Read more [...]
Dubai dazzles as diamond hub – Al
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Apr 082012
The United Arab Emirates is rapidly becoming a force in trade of another highly valuable commodity, diamonds.In the first half of 2011 Dubai traded $25.3bn, a 55 percent increase from the same period a year earlier. Much or Read more [...]
Mar 272012
The high-end housing market outside Moscow saw a surge in buyers' activity last year, with the number of deals rising 20 percent from a year earlier, a consulting company said Monday.
The number of deals ranged from 150 to 220 a month, with buyers' activity peaking in the first and fourth quarters, according to a survey released by IntermarkSavills.
Among the major growth Read more [...]
Mar 092012
Dubai UAE consumers today are increasingly using the internet to shop for the best deals, but when it comes to buying travel online, they are often dissatisfied.
Industry analysts said there Read more [...]
Top divers for Fina meet
Sports
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Mar 092012
Top class divers from 11 countries will participate in the fifth edition of Fina/Midea Diving World Series at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex here next weekend. While announcing the details of the event to be held on March 16 and 17, Abdulla Read more [...]
He’s still got it
Music
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Mar 052012
It's a lovely evening in LA, even if I'm not there to confirm it. But judging by the relaxed tone of Engelbert Humperdinck's voice, I am willing to believe it is.
These days Humperdinck, 75, has a lot to feel relaxed about: he still Read more [...]
Dubai International in bright 2012 start
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Feb 282012
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Dubai International started a record-breaking year with a record monthly growth in passenger numbers for the month of January as its operator Dubai Airports reported over 4.85 million passengers in the first month of the year.The strong start to the year is Read more [...]
Fur your information, Dubai’s Russian secret
Shopping
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Feb 262012
A continuous flow of tourists from Russia visits Maktoum Street every day in search of fur.
"Meha, meha", you will hear every other five metres as you walk through Al Maktoum Street. That is if you are Russian, Read more [...]
Feb 262012
A continuous flow of tourists from Russia visits Maktoum Street every day in search of fur.
"Meha, meha", you will hear every other five metres as you walk through Al Maktoum Street. That is if you are Russian, Read more [...]
Wozniacki sent packing in Dubai semis
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Feb 252012
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost in the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, falling to Julia Goerges 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Friday.The former top-ranked Dane led 4-2 in the second set before Goerges regained control to close out the match in just over Read more [...]
Dubai’s Russian secret warms Muscovite hearts
Shopping
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Feb 252012
A continuous flow of tourists from Russia visits Maktoum Street every day in search of fur.
"Meha, meha", you will hear every other five metres as you walk through Al Maktoum Street. That is if you are Russian, Read more [...]
Russia outplay Brazil for Intercontinental Cup
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Nov 272011
Dubai: Russia crushed any dreams of a Brazilian resurgence as they rode on a hat-trick from Dmitriy Shishin to hand out a 5-4 defeat to the former four-time world champions in a pulsating final of the 2011 Fifa Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup that concluded at The Walk JBR late on Saturday.
Playing second fiddle to the four-time world champions through a major part of the final Russia came to life through a dual strike from Yuri Krasheninnikov to sit comfortably Read more [...]
Nov 232011
Dubai: Reigning world champions Russia and Switzerland nearly secured their places in the semi-finals of the 2011 Fifa Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup at The Walk JBR last night.
Russia followed up their 8-1 thrashing of Nigeria on the opening day with a clinical 7-4 dismantling of bottom-placed Tahiti to record their second win in Group A. Switzerland had earlier weathered off Oman 8-2 in Group B to become the first team to make Read more [...]