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Prime Minister Visits Moscow
Prime Minister of Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Al Maktoum, is visiting Moscow in order to increase interest and business activity of Russian traveler in UAE. The high profile visit is expected to increase areas of engagement between Russia and the UAE. Prominent citizens say that the UAE is already a popular tourist destination for Russians. The executive director of Imex Real Estate Company, Artur Kobozev said many investors in the United Arab Emirates are from Russia. Due to the current global economic slowdown more Russians are looking for new investment opportunities.
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Bei Hai Park
Beijing, China
Beihai is Chinese for “northern sea” and the park is named for the manmade lake that covers most of its 170 acres. It is more than a thousand years old, dating back to the Liao Dynasty in the tenth century. Successive dynasties modified and renovated it into the park we see today. It was part of the Forbidden City until 1925, when the last emperor abdicated. The park has been open to the publi...
Auckland Art Gallery
Auckland, New Zealand
Hours: Daily 10am-5pm Location: Wellesley and Kitchener sts Phone: 09/307-7700, 09/309-0831 for recorded information ...
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Located at the mouth of the Ciliwung river, this market area bustles with activities related to the sea. The Museum Bahari situated at the harbor, is housed in restored Dutch warehouses dating back to the first trading post of the Dutch East Indies. Address: Jl. Pasar Ikan 1 Jakarta, Java 14440 Indonesia Tel: 62-021-669-3406 Address: Sunda Kelapa Harbor Old Batavia Jakarta, Java ...
Ka'aba, Hajr-e-Aswad, Hatim and the Maqaam-e-Ibrahim
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Thought to be initially built by the angels, then by Adam (AS). Destroyed in the flood of Noah, it was rebuilt by Abraham (AS) on the orders of Allah. It became a symbol of power in the times before the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). It was believed who so ever had control of the Ka'aba would have the right to rule over the other tribes in Makkah. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) solved this by having the vari...