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Things To Do This Weekend
We’re seriously spoiled for choice this weekend so rounding up our favourite events was not easy. But, here are just a few of the things that we’re looking forward to this weekend.

dining
Social by Heinz Beck at Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah
World-renowned, 3-star Michelin Chef Heinz Beck brings contemporary Italian dining to Dubai. Featuring inviting design elements and offering innovative contemporary Italian cuisine, Social by Heinz Beck offers a relaxed yet elegant atmosphere

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Burj Khalifa To Light Up For Expo 2020 At 8.20pm
It seems like yesterday when Dubai dwelled into celebrations as it won the bid to host Expo 2020. And today, we are just two years away from the actual event which is scheduled to start on 20 October, 2020 and will be held for nearly six months

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Dubai Taxi Corporation Announces New Cameras In Taxis
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has begun fitting all its cabs with surveillance cameras. The initiative, dubbed Al Yamama Initiative, will help maintain Dubai as the smartest and happiest city in the world. This aim is to ensure the

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Jumeirah Beach Hotel Reopens
The iconic wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel, which closed temporarily in May this year for a complete refurbishment, is set to reopen this weekend on Friday, 19 October. So what’s new? The hotel has undergone a modern makeover inspired by the sea

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Dubai Is The World's Most Cosmopolitan City
It’s probably not news to you that there are quite a lot of people living in Dubai. However, the actual figures are monumental. In a report this month, it has been estimated that there are approximately 3.1 million people living in the Emirate

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A Driverless Taxi Soon On Dubai Roads
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will be displaying a model of a driverless taxi at the Gitex Technology Week that begins on Sunday, 14 October. The RTA will start the test run of the first driverless taxi, designed in partnership with Dubai

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The Fireworks Are Back!
New Year's Eve celebrations in Downtown Dubai will once again feature a spectacular firework display on the iconic Burj Khalifa. Back by popular demand, the firework display on the world’s tallest building is part of the New Year’s Eve Gala

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Emirates Prepares For Capacity Cut
Emirates Airlines has confirmed on Sunday that it has already stopped taking bookings of some of its flights between April and May next year when Dubai International airport (DXB) will shut down the southern runway for upgrade works.

happenings
David Guetta Is Performing This Month
Legendary French DJ & producer, David Guetta is coming to Dubai for a night of pumping music and stunning pyrotechnics at a famous nightclub BASE in Design District on Thursday 25 October. Entry ticket prices have not been revealed as yet but

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Dubai Shopping Festival Dates Announced
It was only two months ago that the summer shopping festival, Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), came to an end and we already have another extravaganza to look forward to, as the dates of the annual Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) have been confirmed