Dubai, Feb 29 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has formally launched a campaign as part of its bid to host the 2020 World Expo, the largest rotating exposition in the world. Under the theme 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future', the 2020 World Expo in Dubai will serve as a global hub for ideas and a springboard for creativity, said Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of the committee for hosting the expo
Sharjah, Feb 28 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Tuesday met US Ambassador to UAE Michael H.
Dubai, Feb 25 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina lost to the American pair of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in straight sets in the doubles final of the Dubai Duty Free Women's Tennis Championships here Saturday.
Dubai, Feb 25 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina edged out Shuai Peng of China and Chinese Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh to book a place in the doubles final of the Dubai Duty Free Women's Tennis Championships. The second seeded Indo-Russian pair took an hour and 40 minutes to beat their opponents in the super tie-break, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (13/11) here late Friday night
Dubai, Feb 24 (IANS) India's football coach Savio Medeira blamed lapses in defence for the 1-5 trouncing in the Oman friendly in Muscat Thursday. The Indian squad reached Dubai Friday for the preparatory camp for the AFC Challenge Cup.
Dubai, Feb 23 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina entered the women's doubles semifinals of the Dubai Open tennis event Thursday, defeating Maria-Jose Matrinez Sanchez and Shahar Peer. The second seeds got the better of the Spanish-Israeli combine 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 in the quarterfinals, which was their first match of the tournament after getting a bye in the opening round
Dubai, Feb 21 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' Vice President Mohammed Bin Rashid and Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail V.
Dubai, Feb 20 (IANS/WAM) Middle East and Brazilian companies have signed deals worth worth $65.3 million during the just-concluded Brazilian Trade Mission to the Middle East 2012, it was announced Monday.
Dubai, Feb 20 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Monday that leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was never cleared for his alleged involvement in match-fixing for Essex in English county cricket. In a joint statement, the ICC, PCB and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said categorically denied giving a clearance certificate as claimed by Kaneria
Dubai, Feb 17 (IANS/WAM) The monthly inflation rate in emirate of Dubai dropped 0.94 percent in January as compared to the previous month. Inflation of food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 3.18 percent, housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels 2.19 percent, miscellaneous goods and services 0.72 percent, according to the monthly report issued by Dubai Statistics Centre
