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Depa is renowned for completing the interior design and fit-out of such famous landmarks as the world's tallest building, the 828 metre Burj Khalifa hotel in Dubai. (Getty Images

Burj Khalifa fit-out firm to launch UK operation

Renowned for completing the interior design and fit-out of such famous landmarks as the world’s tallest building, the 828 metre Burj Khalifa hotel in Dubai, and the Four Seasons hotel in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, Depa said it is now aiming to enhance its position in the European market.

Depa CEO Paul Austin

UAE interiors giant Depa launches UK operation

One of the world’s largest interiors contractors has launched a UK operation based in Middlesbrough. The contractor is renown for completing the interior design and fit-out of famous landmarks including the world’s tallest building, the 828 metre Burj Khalifa hotel in Dubai, and the Four Seasons hotel in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.

Dubai

Urban art flourishes in Dubai’s dusty industrial zone

A dusty industrial zone in flashy Dubai has become an unlikely home for a flourishing underground art scene that has grown even as the emirate’s fortunes declined, curbing appetites for extravagant pieces. Al Quoz, home to stark warehouses and a huge cement factory in the shadow of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, is a far cry from the glitz and glamour that has come to be associated with Dubai.

Rental rates for one-bedroom apartments in Business Bay average around AED55,000 ($14,974) per annum

Dubai’s Business Bay struggling to attract tenants, says report

The 64 million sq ft Business Bay is set to become home to about 191,000 people across 240 towers when completed. “The location they are in right now gave them such a favourable rate it is actually cheaper to rent than to fit out a new office so we said we will wait for a couple of years,” Lufti said.

Dubai Aquarium

Definitely Dubai

The Mall Dubai – Aquarium Son & Lumiere Water Fountain display and Burj Khalifa tower

Carie Lemack's mother, Judy Larocque, was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11, the first aircraft to hit the World Trade Center.  Pawan Singh / The National

A voice for victims of terror

To promote the group’s work, Ms Lemack helped produce the documentary Killing in the Name, which was screened at the Pavilion in Downtown Burj Khalifa last month.

Attractions such as the aquarium in Dubai Mall have turned the emirate into a leading shopping destination.  Nicole Hill / The National

Dubai the world’s hottest shopping spot

The emirate’s malls now attract more international brands than the boulevards of Paris and the avenues of New York, a survey has found. Sharing the top spot with London, Dubai now has more than half of the world’s international brands, and combined with Abu Dhabi, makes the UAE the second-biggest retail market in the world, just behind the UK.

Part of inaugurating Dubai Customs¡¯ establishment at KidZania

Dubai Customs opens establishment at Kidzania

Dubai Customs launched its new establishment in KidZania at the Dubai Mall on Wednesday 6 April 2011 under the auspices of His Excellency Ahmed Butti Ahmed, Executive Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Authority, and Director General of Dubai Customs.

Noah Larkin, 7, from Orlando, takes a tour of the Burj Khalifa. Noah, who has stage 4 brain cancer, had one wish - to visit the world's tallest tower. Sammy Dallal / The National

Burj Khalifa dream fulfilled for brain cancer boy Noah

With a beaming smile, Noah Larkin savoured every moment of his big day at the Burj Khalifa as he was given the rare opportunity to go up to the tower’s 154th floor – 30 storeys higher than the public observation deck. “I loved it, it was awesome,” said the boy from Orlando, Florida.

Burj Khalifa developer Emaar closes quarter on the up

Burj Khalifa developer Emaar closes quarter on the up

A turbulent quarter for the Middle East saw UAE stocks falling, but a strong rally this month limited the losses for Dubai’s listed companies as traders started to see the emirate as a clear beneficiary of the region’s troubles.