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Do you think Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS 2009) will Click even if there is economic crisis?

giftsdubai — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:03:40 +0000

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Dubai Surprises – Guide to Dubai, UAE & Beyond
Special Feature: Dubai Summer Surprises 2009 (DSS 2009)
Dubai Festivities 2009

Modhesh WHO?!

giftsdubai — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:37:19 +0000

Who is Modhesh?

A full pledge ambassador of Dubai Summer Surprises, Modhesh lights up the city with jolly smiles.

He is 7 years old now!

See Modhesh Photo here!

2 Days Earlier Launch – Microsoft “Bing” Search Engine Goes Live

giftsdubai — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:13:19 +0000

Wait a minute, am I seeing the second “Google” in the name of Bing? This is my initial reaction the first time I encountered Microsoft’s Bing search engine.

The web result lay-out is similar to that of Google – with slight improvement such as further site information highlights on “mouse-over” through the resulting sites. Sponsored links on top and right navigation is similar to that of Google.

Stop Smoking in Support of “World No Tobacco Day”

giftsdubai — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:39:56 +0000

Ministry of Health and Dubai Healthcare are launching a campaign called “World No Tobacco Day” on May 31st 2009. This is to catch the attention of all the people in the Emirates about the dangers of smoking.

Dubai Health Care City also has a program and a competition called ‘Quit and Win”. This will start on 31st May, helping the smokers how to quit smoking over the period of 30days.

Are you ready to fly?

giftsdubai — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:57:02 +0000

In this time of economic crisis, pockets are tighter and a lot of people are trying to find ways in saving those hard earn pennies.

So, are you ready to fly without hurting your pocket? Below affordable options to check out:
From Dubai Airport
Dubai’s low cost solution had been unveiled through flydubai that is aimed at catering the Middle East, GCC, India and network expansion at a later stage to Iran, Eastern Europe and North & East Africa.
The target date of operation as below:
· June 1st 2009 – daily return flights between Dubai and Beirut, Lebanon
· June 2nd 2009 – daily return flights between Dubai and Amman, Jordan
· June 8th 2009 – daily return flights between Dubai and Damascus, Syria
· June 9th 2009 – daily return flights between Dubai and Alexandria, Egypt
The baggage allowance is upto 10kg per passenger. Other services are offered at an additional charge should the passenger wish to opt for it.
The aircraft of flydubai is Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft that could cater upto 189 passengers.

Join the growing UAE community at Dubai Surprises!

giftsdubai — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:12:20 +0000

The DS UAE portal had been further improved:

-Update your profile with photos
-Review your articles through “My Profile” section
-Join groups
-Form your own groups
-Post in Bulletin Boards!

Current Groups:
Dubai’ites
Abu Dhabi’ers
Speed Monsters
Environmentalists
Pet Masters
Art-tis-tics
Book Lovers
Chocoholics

Go to Groups at Dubai Surprises Directly

The UAE Community – The Strive for Quality at Dubai Surprises UAE Community Portal

Why join Dubai Surprises community?

The DS community is focused on being an information resource of those who deem to find real information concerning the UAE community — not just from the media, but from real people living a normal life here, as we do.

We strive to continuously improve the portal with current improvements such as user profile, connecting with other users, group formations, forum boards, article submissions, ratings and more. Further improvements are continuous to enable the whole community to interact in a pleasant way.

The DS community is a portal for the UAE — for those who seek quality — quality in people, feedback, information, groups and more.

Who should join Dubai Surprises community?

We encourage those who could provide helpful information to other community members to join us. By registering at DS, posting helpful articles, information and know-how, giving comments and feedbacks, connecting with other users and engaging in community issues, you are in return contributing to the betterment of this society — a society that is diverse, multi-cultural, non-judgemental, non-superficial.

If you share the same vision of creating a community that is diverse, multi-cultural, upto-date and open to learning and sharing your knowledge, then the DS Community is here for you.

UAE’s Very First Swine Flu Case had been Confirmed

giftsdubai — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:35:07 +0000

Following our report last Thursday concerning the first suspected swine flu case in the UAE has now been confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

The passenger from Toronto, Canada is now being treated in one of the hospitals in the UAE.

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Eating Out – How about an added spit to your food?

giftsdubai — Sun, 24 May 2009 10:07:17 +0000

Recently, a Ras Al Khaimah-based baker was found to have been spitting on loaves of bread before baking them that led to an arrest and closed down of the bakery.

In an internal source, one issue also came up to us with regards to a well-known seafood restaurant in a high end mall in Dubai – having an almost 1 inch thick dirt mixed with oil and other substances in the kitchen floor with cockroaches running around the place, fishes lying down (probably for tomorrow’s dishes).

Disgusting, you might say – and it is indeed.

More often than not, as most people in the city are busy in their everyday life that eating out and ordering food becomes the norm. You will find almost all range to suit your budget from fast food restaurants to Michelin star restaurant.

It’s fine, for as long as you are 100% sure that your food is done properly, but what about a spit you don’t know or a cockroach that had a taste share of your food?

Disgusting.

UAE’s First Suspected Swine Flu Case

giftsdubai — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:31:12 +0000

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The very first suspected case of Swine Flu had been announced by the Ministry of Health through WAM yesterday evening, Thursday, 21st of May 2009.

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Lebanese Pop Star Suzanne Tamim Murder Case

giftsdubai — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:48:28 +0000

The murder case of the Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim had been put to rest as the two defendants found guilty and sentenced to death by the Cairo Criminal Court this morning, Thursday, 21st of May 2009.

In July 28th of last year (2008), the stabbed body of the Lebanese singer was found in her luxury apartment at Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) in Dubai Marina.
The Egyptian business tycoon Hesham Talaat Mustafa had been accused of initiating the murder through the retired policeman Mohseen Al Sukkari in return for US$ two million (US$ 2M).