With more than 400 major events to his credit over the past 30 years, including the 15 Olympic Games and the 50th anniversary of the Disneyland theme park, Scott Givens’ creative prowess is world-renowned. Having worked previously on UAE National Day ceremonies, the President of FiveCurrents and Executive Producer of the Expo 2020 Opening Ceremony […]
DUBAI: Several sites across the UAE, as well as the Nasdaq billboard in New York’s Times Square, will light up in yellow from this evening to celebrate the final three days until Expo 2020 Dubai’s spectacular Opening Ceremony on September 30. The illuminated buildings will include: Dubai Dubai Frame Burj Al Arab Ain Dubai Coca-Cola […]
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman will premiere exciting original music that aims to change the world’s view of the Middle East when he performs with the pioneering all-women ensemble Firdaus Orchestra on October 23 at Expo 2020 Dubai. The two-time Academy Award and double Grammy Award winner has been in Dubai since July, composing work. In […]
DUBAI: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity awaits UAE’s enthusiastic running community on November 19th as the Expo 2020 Dubai Run takes them on a scenic route through the Expo site, past 192 awe-inspiring pavilions. Registration is now open now through the PremierOnline website and will close on November 11th, or sooner if places sell out. Supported by […]
Expo 2020 Dubai has revealed details of the visitor experience at Alif – The Mobility Pavilion, where visitors will be taken on a voyage to discover how people, goods, ideas, and data are interacting in ever more complex ways. Bringing the story of global mobility to life in immersive and inspiring ways, the Mobility Pavilion […]
DUBAI: The Dubai Police General Command and Dubai Expo 2020 Office have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide policing services to visitors of the global event at four Smart Police Stations (SPS) 24/7 without human intervention. Major General Ali Ahmed Abdullah Ghanem, Director of Al Muraqqabat Police Station, and Colonel Ali Khalifa […]
DUBAI: ENOC, the Official Integrated Energy Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, has joined hands with Tashkeel, the Dubai-based multidisciplinary art and design organisation, to manifest the Group’s participation theme ‘Reimagine Energy’ in the art that speaks to the World’s Greatest Show’s visitors. This collaboration saw two leading artists, Wissam Shawkat and eL Seed, create breathtaking […]
SHARJAH: The Emirates Health Services (EHS) announced that Al Qassimi Hospital for Women & Children, in cooperation with the Visiting Consultants Program, has successfully performed 12 surgeries to treat pelvic diseases using the surgical robot within five days. With this achievement, Al Qassimi Hospital enhances its leadership at the local level as the first health […]
DUBAI: Dubai Airshow 2021 is set to host pitch competitions in partnership with major local and global aerospace entities, including Etihad Airways, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Boeing Applied Innovation. The partnerships aim to provide disruptive startups with an opportunity to showcase their innovative technologies and creative ideas, in […]
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi has significantly expanded its eco-tourism offerings with the announcement that new marine protected sites across the emirate have now been made accessible to the public. The newly unveiled areas will give residents and visitors a host of new options for exploring the emirate’s coastline and waterways, with the initiative also supporting […]
Suspended from the ceiling, an immersive installation entitled “Floating Flower Garden; Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One” was unveiled over the summer that is made up of over 13,000 living orchids. Patience. Understanding. Tranquility. This is what Tokyo-based “ultra-technologists” teamLab wants visitors to experience when they enter […]
