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Get Ready For Amazon Prime Day — July 11 & 12, 2023

Historically, the two-day sale offers some of the best deals of the year, especially on Amazon-branded products.

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10 months ago

June 21, 2023

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Are you ready to snap up a selection of bargains from one of the biggest sale events of the year? If you have cash burning a hole in your wallet and can’t wait for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, get ready for Amazon Prime Day, taking place on July 11 and 12.

The huge sale by the world’s most popular eCommerce platform kicks off at 11:00 in the UAE (10:00 in Saudi Arabia) on Tuesday, July 11, with huge discounts offered to Amazon Prime members on a wide range of products.

We have yet to hear details about what will be on sale, but based on past Prime Days, Amazon’s own range of devices are likely to see the largest discounts. Last year, Amazon began offering great deals on Echo speakers, Alexa-enabled devices, and Eero routers in late June, so keep a close eye out for bargains as we countdown to the main event.

In addition to physical products, we’re expecting discounts on Prime Video and Amazon Music Unlimited subscriptions, plus invite-only deals allowing Prime members to sign up in advance for offers that are expected to sell out.

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As well as Amazon-branded products, the two-day sale will offer steep discounts on a wide range of electronics, including 4K TVs, robot vacuums, headphones, laptops, and much more. Although readers are probably most interested in grabbing a tech bargain, there will also likely be plenty of great deals to be had on homeware, toys, beauty products, and most other product categories.

Prime Day will be available to Prime members in 25 countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, in the MENA region.

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Dubai Gives Go Ahead For $35 Billion Al Maktoum Airport Expansion

The project will include a new passenger terminal, helping the emirate achieve its goal of operating the world’s largest airport by 2050.

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7 hours ago

April 29, 2024

Nour Nasir

dubai gives go ahead for $35 billion al maktoum airport expansion

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On Sunday, April 28th, Dubai’s HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum gave the go-ahead to a major expansion project for Al Maktoum Airport (DWC).

The development will add a new passenger terminal to DWC, marking a major step in the emirate’s goal to transform the global transport hub into the world’s largest airport by 2050.

The construction project is valued at a massive $34.8 billion (AED128 billion), and is necessary to accommodate the projected surge in air travel over the coming years.

The DWC expansion plans were reportedly shelved in 2019. However, the project regained traction under the airport operating company Dubai Airports, who manage both Dubai International Airport (DXB) and DWC.

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“HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed the strategic plan of the #Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects and approved designs for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be the largest in the world when fully operational,” announced the Dubai government on X, noting that the new terminal will increase annual capacity to over 260 million passengers.

Under the comprehensive development plans, Al Maktoum Airport will surpass the scale of Dubai International Airport by fivefold. Eventually, all of Dubai International’s operations will be moved to the new site.

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Dubai Airport CEO Paul Griffiths has emphasized the need for a new facility as DXB airport approaches its maximum annual capacity of 120 million passengers, explaining that the new development will transform airport operations.

“We are not planning an airport that has terminals. We’re going to completely change the business model for airports, make them far more intimate, and get rid of all the legacy processes that we’ve had to subject our customers to for far too long,” Griffiths stated.