Saturday, June 28, 2008

Dubai to be World’s Spa City by 2010

We love giving names to Muslim cities, as it gives that city a unique quality, so with Dubai, we’re calling it Spa City, and we’ve got a reason too. The emirate is already leading international growth in spas and Dubai’s offering is expected to soar further. The UAE investment in the wellness industry is now exceeding a stagering AE 38 billion (£5.1 Billion).


A Spa

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Dr.Mahatir’s bakery is something special, and professional

We couldn’t have been anymore proud of former prime minister Mahatir Muhammed after he made Malaysia what it is today, with beautiful twin towers cutting the Kuala Lumpur horizon to starting up a car company (Proton).  But, even after all the work this brother has done, he still can impress with his contribution to society. He recently started up with japanese business man Jiro Suzuki , a bakery and bistro company called “The Loaf.” They already have a store in Sunny Lankawi, and another to open in KL on October 2nd.

 The Loaf at the Pavillion, KL

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Dubai’s incredible twisting, turning, fliping, well maybe not fliping, tower

First comes the sail shaped tower on a man-made island, then the world’s tallest tower, now this, Dubai you’ve officially gone crazy, which is why we love going there all the time. A concept introduced by by Florentine architect David Fisher, the “Tower in motion” 68 individual floors and each of them will rotate sounds mad, but it’s true just look at the picture.

 

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Scrumptious Sweets: Satisfy your sweet tooth yet keep it halal

It only takes a simple idea to make some serious dough out of something, and the Scrumptious Sweets company was exactly one of those bright idea’s. Their basically the Halal Haribo company, well that’s what we call it. Whether you want a few cola bottles, or munch on some strawberry chew sticks, there’s something for everyone who doesn’t have diabetes. Scrumptious Sweets can be found at your local Mosque Bookshop, in the UK that is.

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Sunday, June 22, 2008

Nakheel’s Al Burj resized to 1,400 meters and renamed

Dubai based property developer Nakheel has changed the Al Burj completely, now named the Tall Tower, this mamuth of a building will soar 1.4 kilometers into the clouds. It will get built in the Jebel Ali area as the centerpiece of Ibn Battuta Mall close to the Jumeirah Lake Towers and the Jumeirah Islands. Unfortunatly they havnt given us a rendering yet, but here’s a comparison of how tall the tower will be compared to the supertall Burj Dubai, which is currently the world’s tallest tower.


Tall Tower (left) Burj Dubai (right)

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Proton’s Lotus reveals the new Exige 270E Tri-fuel.

Well what do you know, the folks at Lotus have really out done them selves this year, one way they did that was by making this revolutionary sports car. Know it may look pretty much like the previous Exige, but it’s no way the same when you look at what this beast can take. The new Exige is capable of drinking three, yes you heard it, three diffrent types of fuel. They are, Gasoline, Ethanol, and Methanol. This means you can enjoy 0-60 speeds in 3.9 seconds and still stay green. It’s stop speed reaches a stagering 158mph, that’s just as quick as a Ferrari F430! The Exige Tri-Fuel should be available by 2013.

Lotus Exige Tri-fuel (Image © Lotus)
Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Almulla Hospitalility launches World’s first Sharia compliant hotel brands

Did you ever want to go to a non-muslim country but have the convinience of having halal food at your hotel? Well know you can! Well in 2012. Dubai based Almulla Hospitality is going to be starting up it’s own chain of Hotels complient with the teaching of Islam. So that means no more only vegetarian breakfasts, no more worrying on whether your desert has a splash of sherry. Their brand names are Cliftonwood, Adham, and Wings, all suited to match with the muslim lifestyle. Almulla’s current target destinations are Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Malaysia and Thailand.



Their Logo

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Emirates to unveil its A380 cabins on 28th July


Dubai based airline Emirates, has announced that it will unveil the much anticipated cabins of the world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus A380 in Hamburg on the 28th of July. Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority say that “…as well as our luxurious onboard amenities which will provide a very high quality travel experience previously associated only with private jets.”  Let’s just hope that they give us more legroom in economy class.


A Airbus A380 in Emirates livery

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