K9 FRIENDS - PUPPIES FOR ADOPTION

Published: Gulf News 29/04/2007

Dogs appearing under this title are in a registered K9 friends shelter. All K9 dogs are vaccinated and are neutered as breeding is not advocated. K9 do not home dogs to anyone under the age of 21 years. A minimum donation will be required to cover veterinary costs. K9 dogs can be viewed on our website www.k9friends.com. Please contact K9 friends at 04-3474611 or email us at k9@emirates.net.ae.

SPIDERMAN CLIMBS ADIA

UAE: Spiderman climbs Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Tower
Att.Editors: The following item is from the Emirates News Agency (WAM) ABU DHABI,Feb. 24 (WAM)
Alain Robert or Spiderman as he is known due to his passion for climbing skyscrapers, yesterday scaled the 180-meter-high Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Tower in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It took Robert 105 minutes to climb the 36-storey building and descend back to the ground by ropes.

BURJ AL ALAM

The World Tower

To be completed by 2009

* World's first rooftop Spa * World's highest restaurant * World's highest hotel *

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THE GOLDEN DOME

455m high, 2.2 million sqm, 500,000 sqm of commercial areas and 3000 Townhouses, 1000-room 6-star Hotel, 500 Standard offices, 5000 square meter convention and sports arena, 23000-space car park and a shopping mall.

HYDROPOLIS UNDERWATER HOTEL

Currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis is the world's first luxury underwater hotel. It will include three elements: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. It is one of the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, covering an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London's Hyde Park.

SKI DUBAI - MALL OF THE EMIRATES

The recently opened Ski Dubai - Mall of the Emirates (December 2005)

is the worlds third largest indoor ski slope,

measuring 400 meters and using 6000 tons of snow.

DUBAI WATERFRONT

Dubai Waterfront

The world's largest waterfront development in the world's fastest growing city.

It will be bigger that Manhattan and Beirut and will have 250 master-planned communities

DUBAI SPORTS CITY

Dubai Sports City ’DSC’- the world’s only integrated purpose designed venue is expected to be completed by 2007. The $2 billion city will host the first Manchester United soccer school outside Europe, a golf course designed by South African Ernie Els, a David Lloyd tennis school and a Butch Harmon golf academy, the first outside North America. The city would encourage women’s participation in sports in the Gulf region, where women are traditionally excluded.The Dubai Sports City announcement comes in line with the intentions of the authority and the tourism governing body in order to transform Dubai into a centre for excellence. DSC development is being created as one of the star attractions of the mega Dhs 18 billion Dubailand project.

BURJ DUBAI

TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

Situated on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai (UAE), the Burj Dubai, currently under construction, will be completed by 2008.

The Height of Burj Dubai is being kept secret and will not be told until it is completed. According to the developers, it will be the tallest building on earth. As of November 2004, the Burj Dubai's height and floor count (originally believed to be 705 meters and 160 floors, respectively) are not final. There are rumors suggesting that the building may be as high as 900 meters.- An observation deck will be located on the 124th floor.

The building will also contain residential, commercial, hotel and entertainment facilities, including the largest shopping mall in the world.

BURJ AL ARAB

The Burj Al Arab Hotel

Acknowledged as the only 7-Star Hotel in the world!

VOTED THE "WORLD'S BEST"

Burj Al Arab, Dubai's signature landmark hotel, has been ranked the best hotel in the world in the much-respected Institutional Investor magazine's survey of the world's best hotels. It is the first hotel to debut at No.1 in this prestige award.

The spectacular sail-shaped hotel is broadly acknowledged as the world's most luxurious hotel. Rising to more than 1 000 feet from its offshore man-made island, it is also the world's tallest free-standing hotel. An all-suite hotel comprising 202 duplex suites, each is extravagantly spacious with floor to ceiling windows offering breath taking ocean view, serviced by a personal butler, and equipped with every convenience, luxury and comfort.

Truly breathtaking!