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Two entertainment centers that are part of the Dubai theme park complex - Legoland Dubai and Legoland Water Park - launched a new tariff for residents of the UAE and other Gulf countries, which can be used from September 1. UAE residents can purchase a one-day ticket for 165 dirhams ($ 44.9) online or at the entrance upon presentation of a valid Emirates ID.

The Sharjah Office for Commerce and Tourism Development (SCTDA) announced that the Emirate’s neighboring Dubai hotels and hotel apartments have been visited by 1,318,748 guests in the first 9 months of this year, who spent a total of 2,943,106 nights in Sharjah. These data allow us to judge a 19 percent increase in the indicator relative to the same period of 2015.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai, passed Law No. 14 of 2016 on the establishment of the Muhammad bin Rashid Library in Dubai, as well as Directive No. 36 of 2016 on the formation of the board of directors for the Fund of the new Library. The library aims to become the largest in the Arab world.

In Abu Dhabi, three young men and a girl were detained for seven days for further investigation for publishing video clips on YouTube. The detainees were charged with misuse of information technologies that violate public order. Allegedly, the videos contained materials that were contrary to the laws of the country.

Dubai has long been recognized as the world capital of shopping. Today, to the delight of all shopaholics in the city, another world achievement was demonstrated. In Dubai, presented the largest shopping cart in the world, this achievement was even recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The biggest shopping cart in the world can be called a work of art.

Dubai is known for its love of family traditions. Of course, this cannot but affect the various world achievements recorded in this country. So, at the current World Swimming Championships, all four brothers from the Al-Jasmi family: Obeid, Saeed, Bakhit and Faisal (all UAE citizens) set an atypical world record, becoming the only national swimming team to take part in the relay races, which consist entirely of siblings.

Dubai theme parks Dubai Parks and Resorts has announced the Lionsgate zone, which will soon be open to the public. It includes the world's first rides inspired by the Hunger Games blockbusters. The main slide, the Capitol Bullet Train, will take guests along the famous route from District 12 to the Capitol.

Representatives of the developer Damac Properties reported that in the period from August to November 2016 he signed 15 construction contracts for a total of 1.26 billion dirhams ($ 343 million). They also confirmed that work on his key projects in Dubai, Akoya and Akoya Oxygen, is ongoing.

Dubai, UAE. On December 6, in Abu Dhabi, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov was received by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Muhammad bin Zaed Al Nahyan, met with the National Security Advisor of the United Arab Emirates Tahnun bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Deputy Secretary General of the UAE High Security Council Ali Al Shamsi.

In the next 30 years, the number of people with diabetes in the Middle East will double. Doctors from the UAE today lead the fight against the global epidemic. Such data were made at a conference held by the Imperial College London Diabetes Center (ICLDC) in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, June 22. It is estimated that one in five emirates today has diabetes, a disease that can cause other serious health problems, including heart disease.

Dubai's famous flower garden, Dubai Miracle Garden, has received the Guinness Book of Records certificate for the construction of the world's largest flower installation. We are talking about the composition in the form of an A380 aircraft from Emirates airline, over which more than 200 people worked for 180 days. Abdel Nasser Rahhal, the co-founder and creator of Dubai Miracle Garden, received a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records International Committee at a ceremony held in Dubai on December 2, 2016 to mark the 45th UAE National Day.

In connection with the tragic death of the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Turkey Andrei Karlov as a result of the terrorist attack in Ankara, condolences were opened at the Russian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Russian Consulate General in Dubai. According to the Russian Emirates Publishing House, an entry in the book of condolences can be left on December 21 and 22 from 10:00 to 13:00 in the building of the Consulate General of Russia in Dubai.

Dubai, UAE. The Government of the United Arab Emirates begins the verification of all foreign workers located in the territory of the state for a criminal record. This was announced by Sakr Gobash Said Gobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization of the UAE, at a meeting of the Federal National Council.

Dubai, UAE. Emirates Airline, the UAE's national carrier, has opened paid access to branded first and business class lounges at Dubai International Airport. So, a 4-hour stay will cost the “novice” passengers of the airline 720 dirhams and 360, respectively (US $ 200 - 100).

Dubai, UAE. Forecasters at the UAE National Center for Meteorology and Seismology urge drivers to be vigilant on the roads due to low visibility caused by strong winds. In the coming days, both by the coast and in the interior of the country, poor weather conditions and strong crosswind are expected.

On June 24, 2019, the ceremony of signing the Protocol on amending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the mutual cancellation of visas for holders of diplomatic, official and special passports was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai, UAE. 6.04 million international tourists visited the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2019, the UAE Central Bank report said. The increase in tourist flow compared to the same period last year amounted to 1.8%. It is noted that Dubai received 4.75 million tourists, and the capital of the UAE - 1.28 million.

Dubai, UAE. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UAE sent condolences in connection with the murder of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Turkey the night before, on December 19, to the family of the deceased, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Russian government. The agency also condemned the terrorist attack on the diplomatic worker and reaffirmed his commitment to renounce violence and terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

Dubai, UAE. The first school in the world to teach the traditions of falconry, its standards and ethics, has opened in the oasis city of Al Ain. The institution is named after Mohammed bin Zayed (Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces). Its purpose is to preserve for future generations the heritage and history of both the Emirates and the entire Arabian Peninsula.

Dubai, UAE. Restaurants of the Jumeirah Restaurant Group network invite all Orthodox Christians to celebrate Christmas - on January 6 and 7. In the Arboretum restaurant two consecutive evenings - seafood nights (295 dirhams per person, from 19.00 to 23.00). Christmas evenings will also be celebrated at Hanaaya and Latitude restaurants.