On 19 December the Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Turkey, H.E. Mr. Andrey Karlov, was killed in the result of the terrorist attack...

On January 4, 2017 for the first time in the UAE, the musician, poet and composer Leonid Agutin will perform with the «Esperanto» band in the New Year Tent of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

On January 6 & 7, 2017 the Grand Russian Christmas Celebration will take place at Al Falak Ballroom, hotel Burj Al Arab.

On November 3, 2016 the concert of one of the leading Russian musicians and songwriter Zemfira will be held in Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

“Your meeting has a very substantial agenda. This is due, of course, to the escalation in many problems that the Middle East and North Africa have faced of late. State institutions have weakened in a number of countries, socioeconomic difficulties have increased, and there has been an upsurge in extremism and religious intolerance..."

"There is no place for double standards when it comes to combatting terrorism. No less than universal joint efforts are needed to form a broad counter-terrorism front, as President Vladimir Putin proposed at this podium one year ago.

Attention: The tourist visa application process for the citizens of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Stateless (refugees) takes not less than 20 working days (approximately 30 calendar days)!

On March 26-27, the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky held a working visit to Dubai, where he had few meetings with the representatives of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and local airlines, including Flydubai.

On March 24,016 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin received Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed Al Nahyan at the Kremlin. Russia’s delegation at the talks included Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, Energy Minister Alexander Novak, First Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Andrei Boitsov, and General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev.

Today, on March 19, 2016 “Flydubai” Boeing 737-800 plane from Dubai crashed at about 03:40 Moscow time (00:40 GMT) in the Southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 62 people aboard, including 4 children, 7 crew. According to the preliminary information, the nationalities of the deceased passengers include 44 Russians, 8 Ukrainians, 2 Indians and 1 Uzbekistani. Crew members nationalities are: 2 Spanish, 1 Russian, 1 Kyrgyz, 1 Cypriot, 1 Seychelles and 1 Columbian. The airplane crashed on a repeated landing attempt at the city’s airport. The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai and Northern Emirates express their deepest condolences to the families and friends who lost their loved ones in this tragedy.