IN PICS: Funeral of Suzan Tamim

Aug05, 2008; Arabianbusiness

1.Relatives of slain Lebanese singer Suzan Tamimcarry her coffin as they leave her parents' house during her funeral in Beirut. Tamim was found dead in Dubai on July 28. (Getty Images)
2.Grieving friends and relatives surround the coffin of Suzan Tamim. The popular singer came to fame in 1996 on a TV talent show. (Getty Images)
3. Her coffin is carried to its final resting place at the funeral in Beirut on August 04. Tamim released two albums and had been twice married. (Getty Images) 4. Abdul Sattar, the father of slain Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim, pictured left, mourns as he helps carry the coffin. (Getty Images)
4. Abdul Sattar, the father of slain Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim, pictured left, mourns as he helps carry the coffin. (Getty Images)

5.Khalil, centre, the brother of Suzan Tamim, and her father Abdul Sattar, right, mourn her death. (Getty Images)
6. Crowds of people gather for the funeral offer their condolences to the father of Suzan Tamim, Abdul Sattar, centre. (Getty Images)
7.A traditional Lebanese music group performs as the funeral procession of slain Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim arrives at her parents' house in Beirut. (Getty Images)
8.The car carrying the coffin of Suzan Tamim arrives at her parents' house prior to her high-profile funeral in Beirut. (Getty Images)


RIP Dear Suzan

Lebenese Singer Death In Her Jumeirah Beach Residence "JBR" Apartment

TRAGIC DEATH: Singer Suzan Tamim was

found dead in her Dubai apartment.

Monday (Jul28, 2008) was the last day in life of the young Lebanese singer Susan Tamim - 31 years old.

She was murdered in her apartment by someone who's still unknown by police.
Dubai Police said the singer was stabbed several hours before her body was discovered. (GulfNews says)
Susan had been living in her apartment in Jumeirah Beach Residence "JBR", Rimal 1 tower, 22nd floor. (The National says)

This is the first accident to happen in JBR and Susan is the first murder victim in JBR. Residents of JBR hope that this accident will be the one and only.

Jumeirah Beach Residence "JBR" residents now don't feel secure.

One New Zealander who lives in the Amwaj cluster of JBR, which is several hundred metres from Tamim’s apartment, said: “There are too many entrances for the apartments to be secure. Pretty much anyone can gain access to the building from the Marina Walk side of the development. Since this has happened, and the fact that we don’t know if this was an isolated incident against this poor woman or if the killer will strike again, I have changed how I go about my day.
“I double lock my door, park my car next to the elevator and check who’s around when I get out of my car. Speaking to my neighbours, it has got a lot of people frightened in JBR, many people are in shock.” (The National says)

RIP Susan.

Note: A group in Facebook has been created for Tamim. To join or view, please click here "RIP Susan Tamim"

The Real Sad Story About The Little Girl - 2008

At Rosary School, a big sad story happened about a little beautiful girl who was a student at that school. She was in 7th grade (which means having an age of 12).

One day, in the year of 2008, she was in the classroom attending the class as usual. As usual, except for one thing which happened at that day. The thing which made that day unusual after it happening. The thing that was unexpected by anyone.

The big thing which happened was that the teacher caught this student eating during the class, which is of course forbidden. The teacher felt annoyed and turned angry about that, so she yelled harshly at the girl: “What are you eating? And why are you eating during the class? Don’t you know that this is not allowed? Don’t you understand this? Can’t you wait till the break?”…
Couple of minutes later the girl threw up… And then she died!
Yes. Died on her desk in the classroom. She Passed away!

The parents were called to come and be present. They suggested that the father should enter the classroom while the mother could stay outside not to see her princess daughter in that case; dead.
And that’s all.
Funeral.
Parents are sad.
Friends are missing her.
And the teacher is feeling guilty & acute remorseful for her doing.

RIP sweetie..

إنا لله وانا اليه راجعون) .. لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله )
أسأل الله العلي العظيم أن يتغمد روحها ويسكنها فسيح جناته

Dubai set to open new mammoth mall; "The Dubai Mall"

One of the world's largest shopping malls is set to open on Augest 28, 2008... The Dubai Mall..


Numbers:



Total Internal Floor Area: 5.9 million square feet

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 3.77 million square feet - around size of 50 football fields put together

Children’s ‘edu-tainment’ Centre: 80,000 sq ft


No. of Stores: 1,200 stores


Restaurants: 120 food & beverage outlets


Cinemas : 22-screen cineplex, will open later as completion requires a dust-free environment

Car Park: 14,000-vehicle capacity

World Rank: 8th largest mall in the world

First Year Expected No. of Visitors to the Mall: 30 million

[theduabimall.com said]


Downtown Burj Dubai

Dubai Mall is part of Emaar Properties' $20 billion Downtown Burj Dubai development will include:

The world's tallest building the Burj Dubai, 30,000 homes, nine hotels, 6.2 acres of parkland, 19 residential towers and a 30-acre manmade lake.

[ArabianBusiness.com said]


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If interested to know more and updated details about "The Dubai Mall", please visit:

http://www.thedubaimall.com/


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Picasso Exhibition at Emirates Palace

The Arab world's first public exhibition of the works of Pablo Picasso in Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace... Starting from today, May27,2008, and running till Sep04, 2008.






( To learn more about Pablo Picasso, click here )



As mentioned in emiratespalace.com, Abu Dhabi is the second city in a nine-nation tour of the exhibition, after the launch in Madrid's Reina Sofía museum, and it is the only Middle Eastern venue on the tour.



The UAE capital exhibition being differentiated by the exclusive inclusion of 40 drawings, prints and illuminated manuscripts reminiscent of the Arab influences Picasso absorbed during his youth in Malaga.

( To learn more about the exhibition, click here )

( To learn more about the exhibition at Emirates Palace, click here )

Dubai Metro Train Test-Run - VIDEO

Dubai Metro! On The Right Track..

How happy you feel when you find your dream is becoming reality!

If we, people, felt this much of happiness when we first saw this great achivment of Dubai Metro being tested, successfully.. Then how did the crew who worked on it hardly with big efforts and high efficiency, how did they feel?!

That's really amazing! Incredible! Awsome!

Dubai Metro Since 2006 till now
The Roads and Transport Authority announced the Dubai Metro Project on March 21, 2006 with His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai inaugurated the construction work. [As in Khaleej Times]

The first testings, successfully, have been done this month .

Work will be continued and testings as well and whole project is expected to be completed by 2010. When completed, Dubai Metro will have a total of 70 kilometres of lines.

Expectations:

The total length of the Dubai Metro is expected to reach 318 km by 2020. When fully functional, the metro will be able to carry about 1.8 million passengers every day.

The lines are divided into 4,
which are[Dubai Metro]:

RED LINE (Under Construction)
The Line is 52.0 km long
Completion: 2009
Rout: Rashidiya to Jabel Ali

GREEN LINE (Under Construction)
The Line is 22.5 km long.
Completiion: 2010
Rout: Al Qusais to Al Jedaff

BLUE LINE (On Plan)
The Line will be 47.0 km long.
Completiion: 2011
Rout: Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Airport, along Emirates Road

The Purple (On Plan)
The Line will be 49.0 km long.
Completiion: 2012
Rout: Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Airport, along Al Khail Road

Note: The total cost of the project is Dh15.5 billion (USD 4.2 billion) and will be completed in a matter of 49 months time.

List of Stations:

Dubai Metro stations will be designed along the theme water and sea life, e.g. the sea shell form is preferred for its total impression, smooth roofs and a seeming light construction. Also, trains are painted this way, light blue is dominating.

Red Line:
- Jebel Ali Port Station
-Stations 2 - 5
- American University in Dubai
- Internet City Station
- Stations 8 and 9
- Souk al Nakheel Station
- Stations 11 - 17
- Burj Dubai Station
- Financial City Station
- Emirates Towers Station
- Trade Center Station
- Stations 22 - 24
- BurJuman Station
- Station 26
- al-Ittihad Square Station
- Salahuddin Station
- Stations 29 - 34
- Airport Free Zone Station

Green Line:
- Festival City Station
- Stations 2 and 3
- Health Care City Station
- Stations 5 - 7
- BurJuman Station
- Stations 9 - 13
- al-Ittihad Square Station
- Stations 15 - 16
- Dubai International Airport Terminal 1 Station
- Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 Station
- Station 21
- Rashidiya Station

Trains will be driverless and include 3 classes: the Golden Class (VIP), the Women and Children’s Class and the Silver Class (economy).

Stations will offer taxi depots and park-and-ride facilities.

HOW GREAT!