Ras Al Khaimah opens new schools
Ras Al Khaimah will have five new public schools and a kindergarten at the beginning of the new academic year. The new schools have been built to cater for the growing educational needs in Ras Al Khaimah. Abdullah Hammad, Director of the Ras Al Khaimah Education Zone confirmed that around 40,000 students are expected to [...]
Specialist dhows in Ras Al Khaimah
Mohammed Abdullah Bahaji owns of one of the oldest dhow workshops in Ras Al Khaimah . He has been in the field of dhow making for more than 50 years and he specialises in making big dhows called booms. A dhow is a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails but is [...]
Mitsubishi Corporation enters fleet leasing business in Turkey
The Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited have agreed to make a 45% investment in Ekim Turizm Ticaret Ve Sanayi A.S. (Intercity), the first and leading fleet leasing company in Turkey . The company has the largest market share of the fleet leasing business in Turkey. The new partners expect to [...]
Turkish novelist Pamuk releases new novel
The Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006 was awarded to Orhan Pamuk from Turkey . The world-famous Turkish novelist has recently released his latest novel "Masumiyet Muzesi", (the Museum of Innocence). Pamuk worked for five years on the "Museum of Innocence", which he said was a flamboyant romance. The focus of the story is an [...]
Spike Lee targets Dubai for movie funding
Hollywood movie maker Spike Lee is looking to Dubai to help fund future films. Lee will come to Dubai in November to build connections and source finance for his movies. "Film-makers need to go anywhere they can to get money," Lee said. The maverick producer-director says with the US suffering from the credit crunch, people [...]

















