Most people visiting Abu Dhabi expect to see sand dunes and blue waters of the bay there. But they are quite surprised to find there a well-developed city, where modernity is combined with history. 1. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a great mosque located near the city center.

In Dubai, the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai competition ended with a convincing victory in which the Russian team won. Thus, our compatriots retained their champion title, deserved last year. In the final, the Russians fought with the Brazilian team and won with a score of 7: 4.

TODAY, EVERYBODY TREASURES TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TO VISIT ALL THE NECESSARY PROCEDURES AND TO LOOK AT THE TOP LEVEL. BUT SOMETIMES IN OUR LIFE EVENTS HAPPEN FOR WHICH IT NEEDS TO BE PREPARED IN A SPECIAL WAY. On the night table at Alin Marcadet, CEO of Anne Sémonin, among the jars of cosmetics, of course, there are most Anne Sémonin creams and masks.

The official language is Arabic. But the vast majority of the population speaks excellent English. Hindi and Urdu are also widely used. Most of the shopkeepers, hotel and telephone network employees speak English, and you can often hear Russian. Will the country's guests feel comfortable without knowledge of English?

When yellow and red leaves fall in the gardens covered by the fire of autumn, the leading jewelry houses of the world try to turn back the clock and recreate all the charm of a blossoming summer garden. The famous French jewelry house Van Cleef and Arpels presented its new collection, called Les Jardines, in which the craftsmen surprisingly managed to convey in the jewelry with diamonds and precious stones all the graphic arts of traditional French palace garden and park ensembles, the elegance and tranquility of Japanese gardens, splendor and shade Italian patios and the majesty of English gardens.

COMING YEAR 2011 ON THE EASTERN CALENDAR - THE YEAR OF THE WHITE "METAL" RABBIT (ON ANOTHER VERSION OF THE CAT). As if it were not, this year will surely bring a lot of good luck and happiness. There are hardly any years in real life when all the signs of the zodiac can boast of a carefree and trouble-free existence.

Dubai Mall breaks another record: a giant shopping center has opened another 200 new stores. More than 30% of shops, restaurants and food outlets are open today to the general public in a shopping center. In the next few weeks, Dubai Mall executives plan to operate around 1,200 stores in the mall.

According to Frederick Barden, senior vice president of Emirates Holidays, the cruise sector is now the most promising segment of the travel industry, whose revenue, according to experts, has recently grown by 20 percent, despite the global economic crisis. Emirates Holidays is likely to enter into agreements with individual cruise companies on the basis of the contracts that Emirates Holidays usually sign with hotels.

Text: Nikolai Gudalov The architectural appearance of the United Arab Emirates at first glance almost does not distinguish them from the world's largest cities, built up with skyscrapers made of glass and concrete. However, the attentive tourist in the UAE will not leave the feeling that he, even without seeing the local old buildings (which, unfortunately, very few have survived), is still located in the Arab east.

Dubai - all year round. Difficult, but possible ... So say the participants in the tourism market of Russia and their Emirate colleagues. From June 6 to 10, 2008, the second annual summer conference "Dubai - an all-weather destination" was held in Dubai under the patronage of the Department of Tourism and Commercial Marketing of the Government of Dubai (DTKM).

Emirates Airlines warns people flying from Dubai to the upcoming Eid al-Adha about the need to arrive at the airport in advance due to the influx of passengers on holidays. Busiest times at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport are expected this Friday, August 9th. Almost 100 thousand passengers will pass through the terminal on this day.

London-based designer Susan Hunter unveiled a collection of her handmade bags in Dubai. With the advent of summer, the wardrobe acquired light silhouettes, bright and light colors and delicate patterns. Accordingly, accessories for such clothes should be selected especially carefully. Bags from Susan Hunter will come in handy, significantly enrich and complement the summer wardrobe.