Specialists in Sharjah were able to save her eyesight in a micro-invasive surgery that lasted an hour
This figure equals the operation’s first full year of sales in 1984.
It recorded 54 per cent higher than the former record day set last year at the same time.
Sales from the 130,000-plus transactions represents a massive 582 per cent increase above the average daily sales for the year.
A special 25 per cent discount offer to mark the operation’s Silver jubilee resulted in a massive spending spree at
“The anniversary discount offer, which began with Dubai Duty Free’s 20th anniversary in 2003 proved to be so popular with travellers, some of whom book their flights in order to shop on that day,” said Dubai Duty Free Managing Director, Colm McLoughlin.
Many elated travellers took advantage of the discount offer.
The Millennium Millionaire draw in Series 91 was conducted along with the 25th anniversary celebrations that saw a Greek national, Christos Vouzounerakis, who purchased a ticket from the Internet on October 20, declared the winner.
Among those who witnessed this were Loughlin accompanied by George Horan the Deputy director of DDF along with other senior officials.
A presentation of $1 million was also made to the Millennium Millionaire in Series 90, Diederick J. Opperman, followed by the announcement of three new winners in the Finest Surprise Promotion draw namely — Khalid Alshaer, winning a Jaguar XK8 150 Coupe, Ashutosh Chaudhary, winner of a luxurious Bentley Continental, and Akiko Watanabe, winning a Harley Davidson. A presentation was also made to an earlier car winner, Jasem Behbehani, who won a BMW 750Li Black.
Dubai Duty Free’s employees enjoyed the Anniversary celebrations with a special Staff Finest Surprise draw which resulted in a total of Dhs130,000 being won by staff.
Dubai Duty Free currently employs almost 3,700 staff and of the original 100 staff, 59 remain in active service.
Specialists in Sharjah were able to save her eyesight in a micro-invasive surgery that lasted an hour
The two leaders reviewed various aspects of the longstanding bilateral ties, particularly in the fields of trade and investment
President Sheikh Mohamed and Joe Biden emphasised plans to deepen cooperation on space exploration, clean energy and artificial intelligence
As bombs rained down, families loaded cars, vans and trucks with belongings and people, sometimes multiple generations in one vehicle
The Met Department forecasts generally fair weather, with partly cloudy conditions at times
Studies indicate that approximately 28.2% of schoolgoing children and 34.7% of adolescents in the UAE are classified as overweight or obese
The consistent rise in rentals over the past three years has boosted property owners’ income
The athlete's proactive approach includes a balanced diet and carefully regulating his insulin pump to prevent drops in blood sugar during training