Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival

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Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival

March 10th, 2010

DUBAI: The Dubai Mall, world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosted a record five million visitors in the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival Jan 28 to Feb 28, WAM news agency reported.

Emaar Malls Group, one of the sponsors of Dubai Shopping Festival 2010, reported positive results across its key retail properties, including Dubai Marina Mall, Souk Al Bahar and Gold and Diamond Park, with record sales during the month-long shopping and entertainment extravaganza.

For every 300 United Arab Emirates dirhams spent at the malls, shoppers received a voucher for the chance to win a luxury vacation to one of the world's fashion capitals: London, Milan, Tokyo and Paris, and a draw to win a Mercedes C-Class, the report said Tuesday.

Five lucky winners were awarded "Fly from one fashion capital to another" in the last of the weekly draws held March 1. Each winner received a pair of return tickets to the fashion capital plus five-days/four nights accommodation near the fashion district.

An additional draw was held March 1 for the Mercedes C-Class by Al Ain Class Motors, which also showcased 11 of the world's most luxury cars at The Dubai Mall during the festival.

Nasser Rafi, CEO of Emaar Malls Group, said the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival and The Dubai Mall's record visitors have set a new record-setting benchmark for retail, highlighting the role played by the festival in promoting tourism in Dubai.

The Dubai Mall has 1,200 retail outlets, including 160 food and beverage outlets.

Source: www.businessweek.com

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Driver denies bribing immigration officer to gain entry into UAE

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Driver denies bribing immigration officer to gain entry into UAE

March 10th, 2010

Dubai: A truck driver has denied bribing an immigration inspector and claimed that he thought he was paying a penalty for violating the Naturalisation and Residency Law, a court heard on Tuesday.

Prosecutors charged the 25-year-old Pakistani truck driver with offering a Dh950-bribe to an inspector at the Department of Residency and Foreigners' Affairs at the Hatta border check-point to allow him enter the country illegally.

"I am innocent. I didn't bribe him. I paid him money considering that I was paying my fines for violating the Naturalisation and Residency Law," the suspect, M.I., argued as he defended himself before the Dubai Court of First Instance.

According to the charges sheet, the defendant offered the bribe to the Emirati inspector after the latter informed M.I. that he was banned from entering the country for violating the Naturalisation and Residency Law.

"While I was on duty at the Hatta border checkpoint, the suspect came to the counter wanting to enter the UAE… When I informed him that he was banned from entering the country, he... begged me to help him," the inspector told the court.

"He said he was willing to pay money. However, I told him it was impossible to allow him to enter because he was blacklisted," the inspector added.

"He insisted on paying me money to allow him enter. My superiors asked me to accept his offer… he offered me around Dh950 in Omani currency," the inspector told prosecutors during questioning.

Records said the defendant was arrested in a sting operation. A verdict will be heard next week.

Source: gulfnews.com

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