TOP 50 COMPANIES (UAE)1. Dubai Refreshments Company – Pepsi and Consumables2. National Corp. for Tourism & Hotels (NCTH) – Services3. National General Insurance Company – Insurance4. Tamweel – Banks5. Abu Dhabi Aviation Co. (ADAVIATION) – Services6. Sudan Telecommunication Co. (SUDATEL) - Telecom7. International Fish Farming Co. (ASMAK) – Consumer Foods8. Arkan Building Materials Co. Industry – Industrial9. Emirates Food stuff & Mineral Water Co (AGTHIA) – Consumer Foods10. Union Properties – Real Estate & Construction – INTERIOR DESIGN11. Ajman Bank – Banks12. Amlak Finance – Banks13. Drake & Scull – Real Estate and Construction14. Commercial Bank International – Banks15. Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) – Services16. Abu Dhabi National Insurance Co. (ADNIC) – Insurance17. Deyaar Development Company – Real Estate & Construction18. Invest Bank – Banks19. Sharjah Islamic Bank – Banks20. National Marine Dredging Co (NMDC) – Construction & Dredging21. Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (JULPHAR) – Pharmaceuticals Industrial22. Emirates Islamic Bank Industry – Banks23. Bank of Sharjah – Banks24. National Bank of Umm al Quwain – Banks25. Dana Gas Co. – Energy26. Aramex – Transport27. Dubai Investment Company – Investment and Financial Services28. United Arab Bank – Banks29. Oman Insurance Company – Insurance30. Sorouh Real Estate Co – Real Estate31. Arabtec Holding – Real Estate & Construction32. Air Arabia – Transport33. Al Dar Properties Co (ALDAR) – Real Estate34. National Bank of Fujairah – Banks35. Commercial Bank of Dubai – Banks36. National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) – Banks37. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) – Banks38. Union National Bank (UNB) – Banks39. Dubai Islamic Bank – Banks40. Dubai Financial Company – Investment and Financial Services41. Abu Dhabi National Energy Co – Energy42. Mashreq Bank – Banks43. Emirates NBD – Banks44. Du – Telecommunication45. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) – Banks

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46. Emaar Properties – Real Estate & Construction47. First Gulf Bank – Banks48. DP World – Transport49. National Bank of Abu Dhabi – Banks50. Etisalat - Telecommunication

TOP COMPANIES (DUBAI)1. Global Investment House – Investment & Financial Services2. Takaful House – Insurance3. Gulf Mineral Water & Processing Industrial Company (GULFA) – Consumer Food4. Arab Insurance Group (AIB) – Insurance5. National Real Estate Company – Real Estate & Construction6. United Kaipara Dairies Company – Consumables7. United Food Companies – Consumables8. Gulf Finance House – Banking9. Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company – Insurance10. National Industries Group – Industrial11. Dubai National Insurance and Reinsurance Company – Insurance12. Dubai Insurance Company – Insurance13. Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Company – Insurance14. National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed)15. Alliance Insurance Company – Insurance16. Arab Orient Insurance Company - Insurance17. The Public Warehousing Company – Transport18. Gulf Navigation Holding Company – Transport19. Al Firdous Holding Company - Services20. Emirates Investment Bank – Banking21. Islamic Arab Insurance Company – Insurance22. Gulf General Investments Company – Financial & Investment Services23. Shuaa Capital – Investment & Financial Services24. DEPA – Real Estate 25. National General Insurance Company – Insurance26. National Cement Company – Industrial27. Al Saqr National Insurance Company – Insurance28. Amlak Finance – Banking

GROUP OF COMPANIES

Al Abbar Group Tel: 04-333-1362

Glazing contractor & specialist in engineering, manufacturing, & installation of architectural buildingenvelopes in the Middle East; comprises Al Abbar Aluminium, AAG, Al Abbar Stainless Steel Co, AlAbbar Coatings etc; based in DubaiBusiness Groups Aluminium Glass Coatings Engineering

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2Al Abbas Group Tel: 04-352-1000

Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group dealing in office automation products, computers and office products, watches, perfumes, gift articles, furniture and furnishings, travel and tourism, computer education and training,household goods, system electronics etcBusiness Groups Office Equipment Furniture Travel Companies Medical Equipment Sports Equipment

3Al Badie GroupCompany dealing in earthmoving equipment and spare parts, defence equipment, power and desalination equipment, water treatment chemicals, heat exchangers, drilling tools, telecommunication equipment, construction, underwater services, travel, etcBusiness Groups Earth Moving Equipment Electrical Equipment Construction Travel Companies Builders

4Al Bawardi Enterprises LLC Tel: 02-681-5957

Business group with interests in marine services, networking, application service provision, software training, construction, oilfield services, interiors, advertising, health care equipment, learning solutions, etcBusiness Groups Oilfield Services Medical Equipment

5Al Fahim Group Tel: 02-656-7000

10th Street, Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, UAE MapBusiness group based in Abu Dhabi with interests in automobile distribution, hotels, real estate, travel and oilfield services; agent for Bosch automotive spare parts, workshop equipment and power toolsBusiness Groups Auto Dealers Hotels Builders Travel Companies Oilfield Services Travel Companies

6Al Habtoor Group Tel: 04-394-1444 - 2857551

Business group with interests in engineering, automobile sales and distribution, hotels, real estate, education, catering and entertainmentBusiness Groups Engineering Hotels

7Al Hamed Enterprises Tel: 02-667-5555

Business group based in Abu Dhabi; has interests in oil and gas, power and water generation, water treatment, telecommunications, civil engineering, security systems, recruiting, insurance broking, English language teaching, travel, car rentals, etcBusiness Groups Business Facilitators Security Systems Jobs Insurance Construction Travel Companies

8Al Mansoori Group of CompaniesOne of the leading business groups in the Middle East; headed by HE Mr Sultan Al Mansoori, UAE transport minister; has interests in interior design, aviation, technology, IT, security systems, food, advertising, trading etc; based in DubaiBusiness Groups

9Al Mazroui Group of Companies Tel: 02-672-9988

138 Baniyas Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE Map

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Business group with interests in trading, engineering products, oil field supplies & services, safety & security, international freight forwarding, industrial maintenance, electro-mechanical contracting, software, hotel and hospital catering, etcBusiness Groups Trading Coatings Engineering Logistics IT Hardware

10Al Rostamani Group Tel: 04-428-7777

Burj Dubai Square Bldg 2, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group with interests in automobiles, heavy vehicles, spare parts & services, travel-related products, foreign exchange, real estate, land development, products related to the building industry, infrastructure development, telecom etcBusiness Groups Telecommunications Construction Auto Dealers Distributors Logistics

11Al Sayegh Brothers Trading Company Tel: 04-266-3200

Business group based in Dubai; engaged in marketing and distribution of products and services in electronics, technical supplies, medical supplies, household and healthcare products, software, advertising and consultancy servicesBusiness Groups Consumer Electronics Personal Care Products Communication Products

12Al-Futtaim Group of Companies Tel: 04-217-7777

Major business group divided into five divisions: automotive, electronics, retail, finance services, real estate; represents brands like Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Volvo, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge; National, Panasonic, Technics; also present in insuranceBusiness Groups

13Albwardy Investment Tel: 04-351-1333

Holding company for a group of companies in the areas of food, distribution and logistics, industrial construction and engineering, leisure and lifestyle; runs Spinneys Dubai LLC; Al Seer Trading Agencies; Albwardy Shipping Agency etcBusiness Groups Food Distributors Marine Equipment and Services Logistics Warehousing Construction

14Bhatia Brothers Group Tel: 04-282-5222

Dubai-based business group with interests in engineering, hotels and tourism, consumer electronics, education, cold stores etc; runs Processware Technical Training Institute, a franchisee of NIIT Ltd of IndiaBusiness Groups Engineering Consumer Electronics Software Training Industrial Supplies

15Bin Hendi Enterprises Tel: 04-222-6068

Business group with stores selling top garment brands, restaurants and coffee shops, coffee retailing, watches & jewellery, leather goods & men's accessories, furniture, trading & distribution, oilfield supplies, money transfer, and real estateBusiness Groups Retailers Garments Restaurants Jewellery Furniture Trading

16Dutco Group Tel: 04-266-0311

Hor Al Anz, Deira, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group based in Dubai; has interests in civil engineering work, earth-moving, mechanical and electrical engineering, drainage & tunnelling, dredging, survey and reclamation, pipeline engineering, information technology, telecommunications etcBusiness Groups Construction Engineering Hotels Shipping Companies Oilfield Services Logistics

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17Easa Saleh Al GurgDubai-based business group engaged in trading (tyres, cigarettes, home appliances, consumer electronics, stationery, office furniture, building materials), distribution of FMCG for Lever, tiles, manufacture of steel reinforcements etcBusiness Groups Trading Tyres Home Appliances Consumer Electronics Building Materials Coatings

18Emaar Properties PJSC Tel: 04-367-3333 DFM:EMAARBusiness group with interests in real estate (Emirates Hills, Dubai Marina, Downtown Burj Dubai), malls (The Dubai Mall), education (Raffles International School), healthcare, hotels and resortsBusiness Groups Builders

19ETA Ascon Tel: 04-271-3333

Joint venture between Al Ghurair Group of the UAE and Amana Investments of Hong Kong; activities: contracting, general trading, manufacturing, catering, maintenance & services, automotive,retail, travel & leisure, shipping, education & IT servicesBusiness Groups Engineering Construction Air-Conditioning Wood Building Materials Consumer Electronics

20Ghayasiban GroupBusiness group based in Sharjah & Lucknow (India); activities include software development, industrial measurement & control instrumentation, petroleum trading, a college in Lucknow, & a bankBusiness Groups Instrumentation Petroleum Software Firms

21GIBCA Group Tel: 06-5333-333

Sharjah-based group engaged in the manufacture of curtain walling, cast aluminium, aluminium profiles, glass reinforced composites, glass, electric & data cables, paper cups, precipitated calcium carbonate, cleaning chemicals, boulders & sand, etcBusiness Groups Aluminium Glass Chemicals Building Materials Furniture

22Juma Al Majid GroupBusiness group with interests in air conditioning, automobiles, elevators & escalators, contracting, construction, engineering, food, furniture, hotels, home appliances, investment, safety systems, manufacturing, office equipment, real estate, etcBusiness Groups Air-Conditioning Construction Engineering Food Furniture Office Equipment

23Liberty Investment Company LLC Tel: 04-282-8333

Al Garhoud Road, Dubai, UAE MapFamily business of HH Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi; holding company for a diversified group that has interests in automobile trade & related businesses, freight forwarding, hospitality, luxury limousine services, travel & tourism etcBusiness Groups

24M.A.H.Y. Khoory Group of Companies Tel: 04-266-6300

Dubai-based group that supplies industrial products: water pumps, motors, engines, generators, pressure vessels, cables, hand pressurized pumps, valves, etcBusiness Groups Industrial Supplies

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25Majid Al Futtaim Group of Companies Tel: 04-294-9999

Dubai-headquartered business group with interests in regional and community shopping centres, hypermarket development, leisure and entertainment, tourism and resort development, professional and financial servicesBusiness Groups Malls Supermarkets

26NMC Healthcare Tel: 02-633-2255

Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, UAE MapBusiness group engaged in many businesses; runs hospitals, food companies, distributes pharmaceuticals, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, fast moving consumer goods, commodities (agricultural products, cement), runs restaurants etcBusiness Groups Hospitals Restaurants Medical Equipment Food Trading Laboratory Equipment

27Oasis Investment Company LLC Tel: 04-282-1251

Holding company of the Al Shirawi Group; interests in printing, publishing, distribution of trucks, forklifts, & construction equipment, consumer electronics, manufacture of vehicle bodies, engineering, air-conditioning, steel bars, plastics, foodBusiness Groups Printing Publishers Consumer Electronics Engineering Food Materials Handling Equipment

28Saeed & Mohammed Alnaboodah Tel: 04-294-8888

Business group in Dubai with interests in four sectors: construction, commercial, investments and real estate; activities: civil engineering, mechanical electrical and plumbing, gypsum & marble, travel, etcBusiness Groups Construction Building Materials Travel Companies Investment Companies

29Salem Ahmed AlMoosa Enterprises Tel: 04-335-5333

Umm Hureir Road, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group based in Dubai; has interests in contracting & civil engineering, manufacturing of reinforced plastic, concrete, gypsum and fibrous gypsum, supplying & applying of special exterior texture coatings etcBusiness Groups Builders Plastics Building Materials

30The Bin Zayed Group Tel: 04-332-2332

Dubai-based business group engaged in construction, contracting, project management, real estate management, water treatment; trading in boats, furniture, carpets & upholstery, home appliances, white goods, health care products; and softwareBusiness Groups Property Management Construction Trading Realtors Furnishings Home Appliances

31Zainal Mohebi Group Tel: 04-396-9777

Business group in Dubai engaged in the the distribution and wholesaling of foods, shipping, aviation,travel, tourism, logistics and energy; Baqer Mohebi Establishment distributes FMCG goods and tobacco products and does institutional cateringBusiness Groups Food Travel Companies Shipping Companies Logistics Oilfield Services

32Senaat Tel: 02-614-4444

Etihad Towers, Corniche W Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE Map

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UAE's largest industrial conglomerate; has interests in energy (owns 70% of NPCC), base metals & petrochemicals (ADBIC), construction materials (owns 50% of Ducab & 51% of ARKAN), food (51% of Agthia & fully owns Al Foah), logistics etcBusiness Groups

33The Kanoo Group Tel: 04-393-3633

Business group based in Bahrain with extensive operations in the UAE; has interests in shipping, travel, machinery, logistics, property, oil and gas, power, chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activitiesBusiness Groups Shipping Companies Travel Companies Materials Handling Equipment Aviation Services Logistics

34Saeed Ahmed Lootah GroupBusiness group with both commercial and educational interests; manufactures polypropylene products, engaged in financial consultancy, trades in building products, runs schools, technical institutes etcBusiness Groups

35SBK HoldingPrivately-held global holding company of Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayan; businesses: oil & gas, petrochemicals, power generation, steel manufacturing, food, hotels, malls, private equity, banking, real estate, aviation etc; based in DubaiBusiness Groups Petroleum Power Engineering Hotels Malls Financial Services Publishers

36Abu Dhabi National Industrial Projects Co (ADNIP) Tel: 02-550-0577

Industrial investment group in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with leading global firms; subsidiaries: AbuDhabi Medical Devices Co (MEDECO), Abu Dhabi National Carpet Factory (ADNC), Abu Dhabi National Paper Mill (ADNPM), & Business Enterprises ServicesBusiness Groups Medical Products Furnishings Paper Etc Business Facilitators

37Bayer Middle East FZE Tel: 04-881-7774

Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE MapWholly-owned & fully-consolidated Middle Eastern subsidiary of Bayer AG, a global enterprise withHealthCare, MaterialScience, & CropScience subgroups, and Bayer Technology Services unit; based in the Jebel Ali Free Zone of DubaiBusiness Groups Pharmaceuticals Medical Products Plastics Pest Control Waste Management

38Fathima Group of Companies Tel: 02-443-3490

Business group in the UAE, Oman, & India, comprising Fathima Supermarkets (one of the largest supermarket chains in the UAE), Fathima Trading & Wholesale, Fathima Catering & Camp Service, Fairway Flour Mill, Al Ghazal Automatic Bakery etcBusiness Groups Supermarkets Food Personal Care Products Restaurants

39Thomsun Group of Companies Tel: 04-262-6261

Diversified business group with interests in consumer electronics trading, audio-visuals, music training, IT training and consulting, electro-mechanical products, printing and packaging, pre-press and digital printing solutions, logistics etcBusiness Groups Consumer Electronics Printing Furniture

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40Al Ahlia Group Tel: 02-641-9811

Business group in Abu Dhabi; comprises Al Ahlia General Trading Co (Pvt) Ltd, Gulf Line General Trading Co, Oilfields Development Co, La Brioche, New Smart Office Automation, Food Stuff Division, Sketchy, Al Ahlia Stores (Prisunic-France) etcBusiness Groups Food Office Equipment

41Almulla Group Tel: 04-222-1241

Almulla, Deira, Dubai, UAE MapDubai business group with interests in healthcare, hospitality, travel & tourism, retailing & real estate; brands include American Hospital Dubai, UNIMED, Monrol UAE, Abjar Hotels International,Almulla Travels & Tourism, Almulla Jewellery CoBusiness Groups

42Al Aqili Group Tel: 04-324-8000

Transnational conglomerate with operations across the UAE, GCC countries, Iran and Iraq; activities:FMCG distribution and manufacturing, mobile phone distribution and services, flooring and office furniture, trading of petroleum products etcBusiness Groups Distributors

43Al Batha Group Tel: 06-572-4066

One of the largest private business groups in the UAE; based in Sharjah; has interests in automobiles,pharmaceuticals, contracting, manufacturing, electronics, FMCG, real estate, education etcBusiness Groups Builders Tyres

44Ali & Sons Company LLCBusiness group with interests in automobiles (dealers for Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen), engineering, oilfield supplies and services, bed linen (Italian brand Frette marketed by White Corner stores), jewellery & watches (Amwaj brand) etcBusiness Groups Auto Dealers Oilfield Supplies Oilfield Services Jewellery

45Belhoul Investment Office Tel: 04-283-1110

Al Garhoud, Dubai, UAE MapWeb site of the Belhoul Group, which has interests in hospitals, schools, pharmaceutical & medical equipment, travel & tourism agencies, construction & engineering, catering, garment manufacturing etc; based in DubaiBusiness Groups

46Lootah Group of Companies Tel: 04-285-8223

Rashidiya, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group with interests in building & construction, ready mix concrete, steel, fibre glass, aluminium, marbles, food stuffs, fabrication, bitumen, powder coating, home automation, general trading, real estate etcBusiness Groups Building Materials Construction Trading Furniture

47Sharaf Group Tel: 04-352-0555

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Business group established in 1976 by Ibrahim Sharaf and Sharafuddin Sharaf in Dubai; involved in shipping, retail fashion & electronics, travel & tourism, logistics, financial services, real estate, warehousing, IT services etcBusiness Groups Logistics Realtors Property Management

48The Bukhatir Group Tel: 06-568-7062

One of the largest business houses in the UAE, involved in construction, manufacturing, IT, shoppingmalls, education, engineering services, real estate development, sports, & TV media; based in North America, north Africa, & west & south AsiaBusiness Groups Construction Engineering Builders

49Al Farida Investment Tel: 02-665-2297

Diversified group based in Abu Dhabi; has interests in hospitality & hotels, retail, commercial & residential development & investment, engineering services, facilities management & general tradingBusiness Groups Builders

50Al Murad Group Tel: 06-746-5000

Group of companies involved in publishing, consumer, & professional photo products & services, TV programmes, broadcast of Arabic TV channel & FM radio channels in 3 languages; firms: Ajman TV, Channel 4 Radio Network, Hawk Pages etc; HQ: Al AjmanBusiness Groups Radio Television Publishers

51Bridgeway Group Tel: 04-282-2890

Business group with interests in shipping & logistics, engineering & technology, real estate, trading & marketing, & education; comprises Bridgeway Shipping & Clearing Services LLC, Bridgeway Logistics Services LLC, Bridgetech Services LLC etcBusiness Groups Shipping Companies Logistics Engineering

52Darvesh Tel: 04-333-2211

Family-run business group with HQ in Dubai, & presence in Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, & Russia; involved in 3 areas -- industries (Novaa Industries, Elegant Industries), trading (Abou Nabil, Mega Star), & technologies (Darvesh Technologies)Business Groups Furniture Building Materials Fire Protection

53Delma Emirates Group Tel: 800-33562

Business group in Abu Dhabi whose core activity is infrastructure construction; has interests in trading, investment, manufacturing and technology; companies include Capital Survey, Delma Transport, ATECO, Wateco, Delma EngineeringBusiness Groups Construction Engineering

54Emirates Associated Business Group (EABG) Tel: 02-665-8844

Sawari Tower I, Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi, UAE MapBusiness group with 30,000 employees across the Middle East; has interests in information & communication technologies, industrial contracting & engineering, general trading & logistics, oil and gas services, building materials etcBusiness Groups

55Gulf Petrochem FZC Tel: 06-526-3773

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Business group engaged in oil trading & bunkering, oil refining, grease manufacturing, oil storage terminals, bitumen manufacturing, & shipping & logistics activities in South Asia, Far East Asia, Africa, & Europe; headquartered in SharjahBusiness Groups Petroleum Lubricants Building Materials Logistics

56Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG) Tel: 04-426-4666

Dubai Outlet City, Dubai Al Ain Road, Dubai, UAE MapDiversified business group; activities include real estate, turnkey construction, engineering products & factories, shopping malls, cement, printing, plastic manufacturing, logistics, mining, fuel trading etcBusiness Groups

57Al Rama International Traders Tel: 04-333-4949

Business group with interests in building materials, wood & joinery, structural steel & chemicals; its 3M division sells auto film & window film; has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi & OmanBusiness Groups Building Materials Chemicals

58Al Yousuf LLC Tel: 04-339-0000

Dubai business group with interests in car rentals, used cars, green roof systems, computer hardware/software/ networking, IT distribution, consumer electronics, white goods, elevators & escalators, fitness equipment, boats etcBusiness Groups

59Ittihad International Investment LLC Tel: 02-658-1888

Private holding and multi-disciplinary conglomerate, engaged in investing in manufacturing, contracting, and trading & services sectors; subsidiaries: National Cement Factory LLC, Union Rebar Factory LLC etc; headquartered in Abu DhabiBusiness Groups Investment Companies

60Platinum Corporation FZE Tel: 04-434-0999

Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group with interests in international trading (rice, fertilisers, frozen seafood, building materials), automobiles (exclusive dealerships for prime global brands), manufacturing (plastics, textiles, rice milling) etcBusiness Groups

61Al Najma Al Fareeda International Group Tel: 04-295-4961

Business group, headquartered in Dubai; comprises Greenway, Al Fareeda Building Maintenance & Security, Al Fareeda Building Cleaning & Pest Control, Al Fareeda Super Travels, Ibrahim Obaid etc providing facilities management, recruitment services etcBusiness Groups Cleaning Pest Control Property Services Property Management

62Landmark Zenath Group Tel: 04-220-8181

Business house based in Dubai; has interests in real estate, hospitality, restaurants, engineering & construction, trading, & media throughout the Middle East & India; firms: Zenath Real Estate, ELCON, Prime Esskay, Hello FM etcBusiness Groups Hotels Engineering Construction Radio

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63RP Group of Companies Tel: 04-438-9580

Business group with a presence in 7+ countries; has interests in healthcare, construction, travel & tourism, education, & retail sectors through 20 group firms (NSH, Gulf Asia Contracting, Gulf Asia Construction etc); offices: Dubai & BahrainBusiness Groups Hotels Construction

64Saif Belhasa Group of Companies (SBGC) Tel: 04-324-3335

Business group comprising 23+ establishments (Belhasa Advertising, Belhasa Car Rental etc) relatedto transportation, travel & tourism, retail, real estate, advertising, fashion, metal, steel, & building materials industries; headquartered in DubaiBusiness Groups Vehicle Rentals Building Materials Travel Companies Driving Schools

65A.W. Rostamani Holdings Co (LLC) Tel: 04-295-5053

Business group based in Dubai; has interests in automobile retailing (Arabian Automobile), luminaires & lighting control equipment (Lumina), logistics, real estate (Al Rostamani), IT & business consulting (Shift Technologies) etcBusiness Groups Auto Dealers Logistics Lighting Products Builders IT Support Interiors

66Abdul Rahman M. Sharif Group (ARMS)Business group in Dubai with interests in engineering, marine services, architecture, drafting and drawing, construction, real estate etc; group companies include Gulf Span Contracting Est, Energy Systems Engines, UNASCO, DULSCO etcBusiness Groups Construction Realtors

67Al Bustan Group of Companies Tel: 06-531-3332

Bustan Towers, Sharjah, UAE MapBusiness group based in Sharjah; group companies include Al Bustan International Co LLC, Gulf Center for Foodstuffs, KD Foods, Nice Home Real Estate, Perfect Solution Building Construction CoLLC, & Spot Light Lighting & CeramicBusiness Groups Food Builders

68Al Ghurair Group Tel: 04-262-3377

Deira, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group with interests in three main lines of business: real estate and shopping malls, manufacturing (packaging solutions and aluminium), and investmentsBusiness Groups

69Al Hanoo Holding Company Tel: 06-575-1075

Corniche Street, Sharjah, UAE MapBusiness group whose main interests are in property development; based in Sharjah; projects include Nujoom Islands City; also has interests in contracting, gas & electricity networks installation, agriculture, trading & other sectorsBusiness Groups Builders

70Al Mulla GroupBusiness group based in Fujairah with interests in trading and contracting, automobiles, marine engineering, paper manufacture, etc

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Business Groups Paper Etc

71Al Nasser Holdings Tel: 02-639-1100

Business Group based in Abu Dhabi; site has details about its subsidiaries: Abdulla Nasser & Associates, Amalgamated National Diversified Offshore Co, Al Mansoori Specialised Engineering, Al Mansoori Specialised Services, Gulf Polymers etcBusiness Groups

72Al Nasser Industrial Enterprises LLC (ANIE)Diversified business group based in Abu Dhabi; has interests in steel, structural fabrication & rolling,PE rotomoulding, SMC panel production, biodegradable oil spill absorbents, transformers, polymers etcBusiness Groups Steel Electrical Equipment Building Materials Chemicals

73Al Reyami Group Tel: 04-336-4666

Business group based in Dubai; activities include office furnishings, general trading, construction equipment rental, shipping, furniture, electrical trading, travel & tourism, contracting, glass & aluminium products etcBusiness Groups Engineering Materials Handling Equipment Interiors

74Al Safeer Group of Companies Tel: 06-5325-353

Diversified conglomerate with interests in retailing, furniture, real estate, manufacturing and trading, across the GCC; operates Safeer Malls in Al Ain, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah & on the Dubai-Sharjah highway and Century Mall in DubaiBusiness Groups

75Al-Fajer Enterprises Tel: 04-319-9330

Dubai-based group of companies involved in construction, manufacturing, designing, travel, tourism,cargo handling, information services, & trading; comprises Al Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading, Al Fajer Establishment etcBusiness Groups Logistics Construction

76ASB International FZE Tel: 04-881-4208

Dubai-based group whose main interests are in wooden pallets, cable drums and boxes; group companies include Anoop Singh Bahra Trading (distributors of building materials like PVC flooring, tiles etc), Timber Market FZE (timber exporters)Business Groups Wood Building Materials Industrial Supplies

77Bin Sagar GroupBusiness group whose activities include general trading, healthcare, travel & tourism, exclusive gift/watch items etc; based in Abu Dhabi; distributes medical equipment, runs gift stores, has a travel agency, makes HDPE woven bags etcBusiness Groups Medical Equipment Travel Companies Gifts Packaging

78Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons Group of Companies Tel: 02-558-4800

Business group based in Abu Dhabi; has interests in civil engineering, real estate, heavy equipment, hydraulics and fluid power products, air-conditioning, infotech, travel & tourismBusiness Groups Construction

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79Dodsal GroupMultinational conglomerate based in Dubai with interests in engineering and construction (pipelines, oil & gas facilities, process plants, power generation), infrastructure development, quick service restaurants and tradingBusiness Groups Engineering Construction

80Ebtikar Investment Co LLCDubai-based company with interests in oil & gas, electric & power service, general trading, pharmaceuticals & medical, automobile dealerships, water & sewage, contracting, communication & ITBusiness Groups Oilfield Services Electrical Equipment Trading Waste Management Construction

81Galadhari Brothers Group Tel: 04-338-8800

Dubai business group with interests in automobiles (sole distributor of Mazda vehicles in the UAE), trucks & heavy equipment, printing & publishing, ice cream, engineering, hotels, real estate, computer trading, travel & tourism & cinema hallsBusiness Groups Auto Dealers Heavy Equipment Engineering

82Geebee Group of Companies Tel: 04-353-4055

Business group with interests in garments, plastics, building materials, steel & heavy machinery, wholesale textile trading & chemicals; companies include Geebee Trading, Eterna Plastic Manufacturing, Kaycee Trading etcBusiness Groups

83I & M Galadari Group Tel: 04-331-1022

Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group whose activities include real estate development, agencies for overseas companies, gems and jewellery, automobiles and transport; completed projects include City of Arabia and Mall of ArabiaBusiness Groups Builders Driving Schools Jewellery Kitchen Equipment

84Index Group Tel: 04-355-0888

Al Khaleej Center, Bur Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group based in Dubai; has interests in real estate, management consultancy, education consultancy, document clearing, restaurants (Tandoori Inn, Silver Inn), internet cafes (Star Net Café) etcBusiness Groups Restaurants

85J Al Serkal Group Tel: 04-286-9559

Dubai group that has over 30 companies, including Hemyan General Contracting, Classic Design & Interiors, New Line (trading), Integrated Security System, JSC Construction Company, Akshar Star (stone products), Sabai Airlines etcBusiness Groups Construction Interiors Industrial Supplies Security Systems Building Materials

86Jaleel Group Tel: 04-333-9191

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Business founded by M.V. Kunhumohamed in 1972 in Dubai, with branches across the UAE; wholesale dealers of 5,000 products imported from India, Italy etc; also runs J-Mart supermarkets, IT& packaging firms, Del Credere agency etcBusiness Groups Distributors Supermarkets Packaging

87Kampac Group Tel: 04-329-7371

Global business group set up in 1988 to engage in oil trading (gas oil, fuel, marine gas, jet fuel, bitumen, crude), telecom, hospitality, entertainment, metals & minerals, agricultural products & flowers trading; has offices in Bur Dubai & Jebel AliBusiness Groups

88Khoie Group Tel: 04-338-4845

Dubai-based business group with interests in property investments, real estate (Al Noor Towers in Ajman), construction (Khoie Power LLC), trading in building materials and interior designing materials, home and commercial automation etcBusiness Groups Builders Construction Building Materials Automation

89Knotika Holding FZE Tel: 04-303-9999

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE MapGroup of interconnected businesses (Knotika Marine Mall, Marine Store, Boatshows, Publishing, SeaSchool, Channel, Marinas, and Island) serving & developing the leisure marine industry in the GCCBusiness Groups Marine Equipment and Services

90Mostafa Bin Abdullatif Holding LLC Tel: 04-353-4192

Al Souk Street, Dubai, UAE MapDubai-based business group engaged in exclusive representation/distribution of structured cabling systems for computer/data networks and electric supply; Braun AG products; tobacco products, mainly Rothmans of Pall Mall; and real estateBusiness Groups Electrical Accessories

91Nama Tel: 02-634-1433

Local business group in Abu Dhabi serving oil and gas, power, water, and industrial sectors in the UAE; services: engineering, project management, construction, equipment supply, repair, market research, funding, business consultancy etcBusiness Groups Construction Engineering

92Nasser Abdulla Lootah GroupBusiness group based in Dubai with interests in travel and tours, cargo, logistics, distribution, horse breeding, shipping, mineral water, animal husbandry, hotel and furnished apartments, hospitality and agriculture, water well drilling, etcBusiness Groups Travel Companies Logistics Water Hotels

93National Holding Tel: 02-657-7000

Business group based in Abu Dhabi with interests in investments, industry, property, general trading and oil & gas; major shareholder of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), involved in real estate development, cables, textiles, steel, general trading etcBusiness Groups Investment Companies Builders Petroleum Gas

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94Rashid Bin Mehran (RMB) Group Tel: 04-883-3951

Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE MapBusiness group based in Dubai; group companies include Global Transformers & Switchgear, Utico, Bin Mehran Readymix Concrete, Emirates Wet Pipes, RMB General Contracting & Transport, Sharjah National Crumb & Rubber Industries etcBusiness Groups

95Regency Group Tel: 04-341-0105

Business group with interests in malls (Quality & Grand supermarkets, Easy Mart), healthcare (Med-Care Hospitals, with 60 beds), property management, media & advertising (Dubai Outdoor Media), import/ export & general trading; Dubai-basedBusiness Groups

96Royal GroupConglomerate of 30 medium to large companies specialising in various industries such as media, realestate, financing, manufacturing, trading, services, landscaping, construction and technology; based in Abu DhabiBusiness Groups

97Safario Group of Companies Tel: 04-266-4081

Dubai-based group of companies comprising Safario Trading Co. L.L.C (distributes Sapphire brand air conditioner products), Safario Cooling Factory LLC (manufactures condenser & evaporator coils etc), & Safario A/C MaintenanceBusiness Groups Air-Conditioning

98Seastar Group of Companies Tel: 04-324-0766

Business group in Dubai, engaged in marine engineering, engineering, facilities management & MEP, and distributing Dream Multimedia electronics & international brands of LED lighting, LED home fixtures, & auto accessories etcBusiness Groups Marine Equipment and Services Engineering Property Management Lighting Products

99Signature Growth Capital Partners Tel: 04-342-5901

Al Hudaiba Awards Buildings, Dubai, UAE MapInvestment holding company with a clear focus on emerging markets across select sectors; creates value through sourcing, innovative structuring and initial strategic investmentBusiness Groups Investment Companies Property Management Realtors

100Sultan Group Investment LLC Tel: 04-294-2333

Business group based in Dubai; activities include engineering & construction, real estate, healthcare, IT, furniture & accessories & fashion retail, food & beverages, hospitality etcBusiness Groups Construction Builders Medical Services Furniture

101The KEF Company Tel: 04-437-3000

Family-owned business in Dubai, investing in the infrastructure, healthcare, education, hospitality, metals, sports, & agricultural sectors in the UAE (Dubai, Sharjah) & India (Bangalore)Business Groups Builders

102Thumbay Group Tel: 06-743-1333

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Business group with interests in logging, forestry, plantations, saw milling, real estate, transport, turnkey projects, healthcare, education, ship building and exports; based in AjmanBusiness Groups Wood

103Tricon Group of Companies Tel: 02-626-2773

Business group based in Abu Dhabi & Dubai, with multinational companies in UAE, Oman, USA, Singapore, & Portugal; involved in general contracting, real estate, waste, & facilities management, water treatment, interior decoration etcBusiness Groups

104Union International Holdings Group Tel: 07-222-0777

Business incubator and holding company based in Ras Al Khaimah; interests range from port management, quarrying, ship repairs, stevedoring, logistics management, to real estate, trading and travelBusiness Groups Shipping Companies Construction Travel Companies

105Universal Group Tel: 02-633-5331

Business group based in Abu Dhabi; has interests in electrical equipment, trading, trucking, real estate, car rental (Europcar), installing & maintaining diesel engines, building services, sheet metal ductwork etcBusiness Groups Electrical Equipment Truckers Construction Engineering Vehicle Rentals

106Future Enterprises Tel: 04-295-9000

Group of companies (Future Motors, Future Group Interior, Future Group Design, and Future Emirates Real Estate) set up by Omar M. Bin Dhaher in DubaiBusiness Groups Realtors

MALLS, MALL MANAGEMENT/LEASING OFFICES

ABU DHABI MALLS

9712 BMC shopping mall (under construction) - Mohamed Bin Zayed City, Mussafah,in the center of the 9712BMC development (971 is the country code for the UAE, 2 is thearea code for Abu Dhabi), 100,000 sq m (1.1m sq ft), developer Manazel, 350 shops,food court, hypermarket, kids play area, etc, hotel next door for hardcore shoppers.

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Planned opening 2010 (don't hold your breath). Update December 2011 - renamed as theCapital Mall? See below for more information ...

Abu Dhabi City Center (planned, name not confirmed) - Majid Al Futtaim Group(MAF) is reportedly planning a large mall in Abu Dhabi worth about AED 3 billion (26March 2012 news reports).

Abu Dhabi Mall, in tourist club area next to the Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers. Has fourfloors with 200+ shops, 40+ food outlets with the usual McDonald's and Starbucks,Cineplex cinemas and Abu Dhabi Co-op Hypermarket. Open 1000-2200 (to 2300 onThursdays) except Fridays 1530-2200. Hypermarket 0800-midnight, some restaurantsopen till 2300 or 0200. Tel +971-2-6454858 (customer service) or try +971-2-6457733,web www.abudhabi-mall.com. First opened 15 April 2001, total area 200,000 sq meters.Largest shopping mall in Abu Dhabi as of December 2006. Retail shops includeCellucom, Grand Stores, Jashanmal, PAN Emirates furniture, Paris Gallery, Salam Studiophotography and Salam Stores, Virgin Megastores.

Abu Dhabi Marina Mall - see Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Plaza - not a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi but a $1 billion mixed usecomplex being built in Astana, Kazakhstan by Aldar Properties / Aldar EuroAsia fromJuly 2009 to September 2013 (Khazakstan Today 12 June 2009).

Al Raha Mall (Raha Mall) - on Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway next to Al Raha Beach VillaComplex, tel +971-2-5561181. Open mid 2007? Area 350,000 sq ft (35,000 sq meters)includes hypermarket, food court, about 100 retail shops and a family amusement center.Run by EMKE group associate (or subsidiary) Line Investments & Property LLC.

Al Wahda Mall (Al Wahdah / Al Wehda Mall / maybe Al Wadha Mall) - shopping mallopened 31 May 2007 on Airport Rd near the Al Wahda Sports and Cultural Club.

o 01 Sep 2012 - 200 new stores opening in mall expansion, including AmericanEagle Outfitters, Bath & Body Works, Bershka, BHS, Calvin Klein, DorothyPerkins, Gant, George (budget clothing), H&M, Jules, M&Co (Scottish fashionstore), Miss Selfridge, New Look, Pepe Jeans, Piazza Italia, Pottery Barn Kids,Pull & Bear, Reiss, Tezenis, Virgin Megastore. Also a cinema complex, fitnesscenter, more restaurants and other food and beverage outlets.

o Has a Lulu hypermarket (open 0800-2300) and a Magrudy's bookshop.o Opening hours 1000-2200, food court to 2300.o Total area apparently 1.5 million sq ft (about 150,000 sq m) with 150 shops.

Expansion plans to add an extension of 47,000 sq meters of leasable space foranother 220 shops by 2010 (or 2012 after delays) (currently has 37,000 sq m).Visitor traffic about 25,000-28,000 on weekdays and 35,000-40,000 per day onweekends (The National 19 November 2010).

o Website www.alwahda-mall.com, not www.alwahdamall.com (spam) orwww.alwahdamall.org (under construction). Website has telephone +971-2-

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4466622, fax +971-2-4455522 but July 2007 advertisement as tel +971-2-4437070 and fax +971-2-4437171.

o Operated by EMKE group (Line Investments & Property LLC). General Managerof Al Wahda Mall is Mohammed Nauman Thakur (19 Nov 2010 information).

o Al Wahda Mall expansion expected to open Q3 2012. Area of expansion about 1.7million sq ft (150,000 sq m?) with 250 shops, cinema, restaurants, health club.

Arzanah shopping mall (name unconfirmed) - under construction as part of the 1.4m sqmeter Arzanah development near the Sheikh Zayed Mosque. Developers Majid AlFuttaim (MAF) (withdrew mid-2010 due to size reduction of site - The National 06 Oct2010), and Capitala (a joint venture between Mubadala Development in Abu Dhabi, andCapitaLand, in Singapore).

Baniyas Mall - see Bawabat Al Sharq Mall

Bawabat Al Sharq Mall - part of the AED 3 billion Bawabat Al Sharq development,Bani Yas City near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Bawabat Al Sharq Mall is ashopping mall with area of 148,000 sq meters (1.59 million sq ft) on 2 levels, GLA of70,000 sq m GLA, and over 2000 parking spaces. Facilities include 339 retail outlets,a Carrefour hypermarket (8,800 sq m), 16 or 22 cholesterol stands in the food court,restaurants, Wanasa Land family entertainment center, Souk Al Megnas traditional soukarea, and cinema complex (Grand Cinemas, 4 screens, 1200 seats). Developer / owner isBaniyas Investment and Development Company (BID), the investment subsidiary of BaniYas Sports Club. Expected completion date is end of 2010 according to March 2009 pressrelease (update, delayed to Aug 2011). Website www.bawabatalsharq.ae.

o 03 October 2009 press release: Carrefour Hypermarket will be anchor tenant witharea of 8,800 sq m, mall opening December 2010 (update - delayed to Nov 2011).Mall area 70,000 sq m on 2 floors with 339 outlets, and 22 food outlets. Carparking spaces 2,245, WANASA Family Entertainment Center, Grand Cinemas.Interior design by Saunders Global (Australia).

o Update 12 April 2011 (press release): Bawabat Al Sharq Mall 75% leased.Tenants include Landmark Group (5,757 sq m), MH Alshaya Group (4,111 sq m),Liwa Group (2,273 sq m), Carrefour Hypermarket, WANASA FamilyEntertainment Centre, Grand Cinemas. Associated or included traditional souq -the Souk Al Megnas, area 4,500 sq m with coffee shops and restaurants, falconryand hawking collections shops, traditional clothing, jewellery, Arabic perfumes,souvenir shops. Mall opening ceremony scheduled for August 2011. Total of 313retail shops with 70,000 sq meters GLA. Built-up area 148,000 sq m according towebsite www.bawabatalsharq.ae. Tel 800-2264927 (toll-free in UAE).

Capital Mall, Mohammed Bin Zayed City - expected to open in Q1 2012 (or delayeduntil later in 2012), developer Manazel Real Estate. Project value AED 1.1 billion, part ofthe "9712 Capital" development. Mall on 3 floors with 60,000 square meters of retailspace, 278 stores, restaurants, cafes; first Geant Hypermarket in Abu Dhabi (area 7,200sq m), and entertainment venues.

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Central Fish & Vegetable Market, New Airport Road, scheduled to open November2009 but maybe 2010 is more likely? GLA 1.8 million sq feet on 5 levels, parking for2200-3000 cars, fish and meat shops on the ground floor, other shops on upper floors,seafood and specialty restaurants. Developer and manager Line Investments & PropertyLLC (EMKE Group). Renamed Mushrif Mall?

Central Market Abu Dhabi (and Emporium Mall?) - an Aldar development, threetowers, a couple of hotels, and a traditional style souq themed shopping area (soukopening date 01 July 2010). Location off the Corniche, between the 2nd St (AirportRoad) and 3rd St. Old souq on the same site burnt down in 2003. Websitewww.centralmarket.ae.

Dalma Mall, in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) on the way to Mussafah /Mussaffah. Dalma Mall under construction, scheduled opening of Phase I by April 2009(delayed to Q3 2009, then to Q2 2010 but some shops might open in March 2010) costingAED 3 billion. GLA of about 150,000 sq meters (about 1.5m sq ft), total area of 250,000sq m, 7000 car parks, large Carrefour supermarket (13,500 sq m), 560 shops, 14 screencinema complex, children's nurseries, food court, children's play area, etc. Phase one(120,000 sq m) construction is the ground and first floor, phase two (30,000 sq m) for thesecond floor. Or Phase I is for shops, cinema, food, entertainment on 3 levels (G, 1, 2),phase II is a 5 star hotel and other recreational facilities to be announced. List of shopsincludes BHS, CenterPoint, Home Center, ICA Harbour, Marks and Spencer, Toys 'r' Us,Zara. General Manager Mark Adams (announced 13 October 2009). Websitewww.dalmamall.ae, tel +971-2-6814399 (CB Richard Ellis) if you want to rent shopspace.

Deerfields Town Square (Deerfields Townsquare, Deer Fields Shopping Center,Deerfields Townsquare Shopping Centre (DTSSC)) (open 2011 ... delayed to 2012 ...May 2013 ... to 2013 Q4 or 2014 Q1 ...). Project value AED 1 billion, a medium sizedmixed use retail, commercial, and residential development with a "Classical Victorian"theme (or not - was redesigned in 2010), location Al Bahia - Al Shahama (New Shahama,Old Shahamah, also near Al Rahba, Al Raha, Al Reef, Khalifa City, MBZ City, Mussafah,Yas Island). About 200 shops including a 10,000 sq meter (107,000 sq meter) Carrefourhypermarket. Total built up area of the project is 3.2 million square feet (300,000 sqmeters), although that might have changed to 220,000 sq meters (both figures stated in 29June 2009 press release). Developer Mubarak and Brother Property and FinancialInvestments (Mubarak Brothers Investment, MBI), lead consultants MR Group, leaddesign consultants RMJM, architects Petroff Partnership Architects, retail consultantColliers International, other consortium members include Talbot ConsultantsInternational Inc. General Manager of Deerfields Town Square is Banu Tas. Launched in2008 by Al Fahim Group subsidiary at Cityscape Abu Dhabi. Original press releases saidexpected opening in 2010 but 29 June 2009 press release announcing groundbreakingsays second quarter of 2011 opening date. Website www.deerfieldstownsquare.com.Contact tel Abu Dhabi +971-2-4443522 or Dubai +971-4-3315033. Update 26 April 2011(press release):

o Opening date delayed to Q4 2012 (... then to late 2013 ...), located in Al Bahiya(Al Bahia) district, project value AED 700m (was AED 1 billion).

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o Carrefour Deerfields hypermarket opening date 28 Sep 2013. Area of supermarketis 6,700 m². Other stores opening from Q3 2013 to Q1 2014.

o Jones Lang LaSalle - retail and leasing consultants.o Gross Leasable Area 808,000 sq ft (80,000 sq m) (reduced from 130,000 sq m in

original plans), about 200 stores (or 160 stores, or 180 stores according to 28 Sep2013 press release), divided as 40% retail, 24% anchor tenants (includingDeerfields Carrefour), 18% entertainment, 14% food & beverage, 4% for serviceoutlets. As of April 2011, mall has 34% leased to retail tenants. As of May 2012,mall is 50% leased.

o Target footfall of 10 million visitors per year.o Shops and facilities include Carrefour, Centrepoint, Grand Cinemas, Landmark

Group (Babyshop, Emax, Home Centre, Splash), food court, family and children'sentertainment area.

o General manager of Deerfields Town Square is Banu Tas (20 May 2012 news).o 28 Sep 2013 (Saturday) - Carrefour at Deerfields Townsquare opening date.

Hypermarket area 6,700 sq meters. Other shops in Deerfields Townsquareexpected to open during the last quarter of 2013 and first quarter of 2014. Mall isabout 80% leased as of Sep 2013.

o Official website is www.deerfieldstownsquare.com (not available when checkedOct 2013).

Emporium Mall - opening in 2012? See Central Market.

Khalidiya Mall (Al Khalidiya Mall / Al Khalideeya Mall / Al Khalediya Mall) underconstruction Dec 2006, early 2007 opening was planned but that ended up being January2008. In Al Khalidiya area, 86,000 sq m (about 800,000 square feet) with 160 shops and ahypermarket. Run by EMKE group (Line Investments and Property LLC). Websitewww.khalidiyahmall.com (with music to drive you batty ... not available when checkedin May 2011), tel +971-2-6354000

Khalidiya Shopping Center - not the same as the Khalidiya Mall, tel +971-2-6679999

Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre and Gold Centre (MZSC), tel +971-2-6318555. Has200+ retail shops and 60+ gold and jewellery shops so it's also the largest shopping centerin Abu Dhabi (along with Abu Dhabi Mall). Has an Abu Dhabi Homes R Us, Daiso (awell-known Japanese shop), and an Abu Dhabi Co-operative Society supermarket.Website is not www.mzshoppingcentre.com (spam) as listed in some sources, andwww.mzsc.ae gives a parking page (Dec 2006). Expansion plans for 2007 to increasenumber of shops to 400. Run by EMKE Group (Line Investments & Property LLC).Update 16 October 2011 - expansion officially opened (a new Lulu Hypermarket and afew shops), with more shops, food court, restaurant, amusement area opening later in2011. Total area of expansion is 275,000 sq feet.

Madinat Zayed shopping center facts and figures (07 March 2012 press release) ...o Managed by Line Investment & Properties, a division of EMKE Group.o Area before expansion 660,000 sq feet (62,000 m²). Area of extension 385,000 sq

ft (36,000 m²). Total area as of March 2012 over 1 million sq feet.

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o Total number of outlets is 460, including 70 in the Gold Center, 70 new shops inthe new extension, and 320 in the original Madinat Zayed Center.

o Anchor stores include Lulu Hypermarket (new, area 120,000 sq ft), Abu DhabiCo-op Society, Homes R Us, KM Trading, Al Jazeera Group Jewellery (20 storesin the Gold Center), Salem Al Shouibi Jewellery.

o Other facilities include Wanasa Land entertainment area (12,000 sq ft), a partyhall (area 2,500 sq ft, capacity 250 people), food court (capacity 2,000 persons)with 14 fast food outlets (including De-Thali, Tanjara, Saravana Bhavan) and 5fine dining restaurants, car parking capacity 1500 vehicles.

Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi, near Emirates Palace hotel, tel +971-2-6818300. Phase Iopened March 2001 with 160 shops and 70,000 sq m of Gross Leasable Area (GLA),phase II opened in February 2006 (only a year behind schedule) with another 180 shopsand additional GLA of 45,000 sq m (apparently a bowling alley and indoor snow parkalso). There is a 10 floor Marina Mall Tower (Burj Al Marina) with a posh restaurantcalled Tiara at the top, or Columbiano cafe if you want to enjoy the view more cheaply,and a water feature at the bottom. The Marina Mall in Dubai (opened December 2008) isnot related to the Abu Dhabi Marina Mall.

Mazyad Mall, Mohammed Bin Zayed City, (between Khalifa City and Mussafah), openMarch 2009? Next to labour camp (so popular with the workers but mall restricts entry tofamilies only during weekends), website www.mazyadmall.com (unconfirmed, underconstruction June 2009). Shops include Lulu Express supermarket. Food and drinkoutlets include Applebee's Neighbourhood Grill and Bar, La Brioche cafe, McDonald's,Subway. Mall operator / owner EMKE Group. Also called Maziyat Mall.

Mushrif Mall (Mushriff Mall) Abu Dhabi - opening date August 2010? Delayed to April2011? Delayed again to mid-2011? Developer/operater EMKE Group / Line Investments& Property LLC, project cost AED 1.2 billion. Tel +971-2-6427100, location map. Area56,000 sq meters with 200 stores including a Lulu hypermarket, and a large food court.Also/previously known as the Central Fish & Vegetable Market? Location on AirportRoad. Will include an indoor water park called Oceanic. Website www.mushrifmall.com.

Paragon Bay Mall (Paragon Bay Shopping Center / Paragon Point) - Reem Island, underdevelopment by Tamouh, expected opening date in 2010 ... delayed to 2012.

Saadiyat Mall - shopping mall planned for Saadiyat Island, possibly in the CulturalDistrict. Reported 04 October 2012, no further information supplied.

Yas Mall - a large shopping center on Yas Island (under construction from about 2010 to2014), developer is Aldar Properties. Expected to be the second-largest shopping mall inthe UAE when it opens, Dubai Mall is the largest ... for now ... the Mall of Arabia mightbe bigger when or if it opens.

o Scheduled opening date 26 March 2014 (03 Jun 2013 announcement by AldarProperties) (previous announcements gave opening dates as March 2012 ... end of2012 ... Q4 2013 ... Dec 2013 ... 2014 ...).

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o GLA of 460,000 sq meters ... reduced to 300,000 ... to 250,000 ... to 235,000 sq m(latest figure 16 March 2011), 700 shops on 3 floors.

o Anchor stores include IKEA Abu Dhabi (opening date early or late 2011),and Geant Yas Island (opening end 2012 or later). Other UAE brands or franchiseholders include Alshaya (Al Shaya), Dubai Holding Group (not the same as DubaiHolding), Landmark Group (Babyshop, Emax, Home Centre, Splash), LiwaTrading, Royal Sporting House.

o Other shops include Adidas, Brooks Brothers, Nike, H&M, Zara (some of whichwill be the largest in the UAE or Middle East).

o Entertainment includes cinema complex with 16 or 20 screens.o Lead contractors are Six Construct (construction contract worth AED 2 billion /

US$577 million reported 16 October 2011, mall area 235,000 sq meters). Totalproject cost AED 7.3 billion (US$2 billion) reported in March 2012?

o Update 20 October 2011 - Aldar announced the names of 5 UAE based retailgroups which have signed up for 40% of the leasing space (Landmark Group,Dubai Holding Group, M.H. Alshaya Co, RSH (Middle East) LLC, and LiwaTrading Enterprises), retail area 235,000 sq meters, opening date Q42013.

Abu Dhabi City Center Mall - unknown, probably the same as Abu Dhabi Mall Abu Dhabi Shopping Mall - unknown, presumably the same as Abu Dhabi Mall Al Ahlia Prisunic tel +971-2-6811400 Al Falah Plaza tel +971-2-6425800 Al Hosn Plaza tel +971-2-6675555 Al Khalidiya Shopping Mall - see Khalidiya Mall. Al Muhairy Centre (Al Muhairi Center) - small mall with 20 shops in Khalidiya on Zayed

1st street opposite the Cultural Foundation, tel +971-2-6322228, webwww.almuhairycentre.com (with music!).

Al Raha Gardens Village Center - community shopping centre under construction frommid 2010 to early 2011, location between Samra and Al Mariyah areas, area 2,300 sqmeters, facilities include ATMs, community hall, gym, prayer rooms, supermarket, cafes,restaurants. List of shops includes Abela supermarket (916 sq m), Arabic restaurant,Boots The Chemist, Claire’s Accessories, Grand Optics, Jones The Grocer, ModernNational Laundry, Mothercare, Pace e Luce Ladies Salon, Pace e Luce Mens Barber, PetsDelight, Tasti D Lite, Tele Pizza, Tip Top Nail Bar, Zyng Asian Grill (press release 24August 2010).

Al Rais Shopping Center Burjeel Mall / Burjeeel Mall, developer and manager Line Investments & Property LLC

(a division of EMKE Group), open mid-2009? Dana Plaza tel +971-2-6651333 Emporium at Central Market - opening date in 2012? Etihad Towers - opening in 2012 Fotouh Al Khair Centre (Ftooh Al Khair Center / Fotooh Al Khair Center) tel +971-2-

6211133 Galleria at Sowwah Square - see The Galleria at Sowwah Square Hamdan Center tel +971-2-6328555.

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Hamed Center tel +971-2-6675550. Liwa Centre tel +971-2-6320344, revamped with re-opening in late 2007. A new Home

Center store opened in December 2007. Lulu Centre tel +971-2-6779786 Mina Hyper Market tel +971-2-6734848 Mina Mall - Mina Zayed area Raha Shopping Mall - see Al Raha Mall. Rotana Mall Safeer Mall Abu Dhabi - Al Safeer Centre & Grand Safeer Cineplex at Musaffah /

Mussaffah, near the Cambridge High School, 90,000 sq ft with supermarket, 4 cinemascreens, Jungle Bungle entertainment center. Open 18 October 2006, owned by Al SafeerGroup.

Sun and Sky Towers, Gate District, Shams Abu Dhabi, Reem Island - part of a Sorouhdevelopment scheduled for completion in 2010. Update August 2010 - Boutique shoppingmall (Boutik Mall) to open in the platform link between the two towers, in early 2011.Area 13,400 square meters on 2 floors with restaurants, cafes, and retail shops, andparking for about 500 vehicles.

The Galleria at Sowwah Square - on Sowwah Island. Developer is Gulf Related, a jointventure between Gulf Capital and Related Companies (a New York based developer)established in 2009. Construction by Mubadala Development Company, architects BenoyArchitects, interior design Elkus Manfredi. GLA of 355,000 square feet (33,000 sq m) on2 floors with 110 retail units, opening date planned for Q4 2012. Updated 24 April 2012(press release) - opening delayed to Q3 2013, brands and retail outlets will include (not acomplete list) Alexander McQueen, Aspinal of London, Balenciaga, Berluti, Bimba yLola, Bottega Veneta, Boucheron, Brioni, Bulgari, Cartier, Celine, CH Carolina Herrera,Chaumet, Christian Louboutin, Coach, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Fred Perry, Gucci,Hackett, Hugo Boss, IWC, Jimmy Choo, Kenzo, La Martina, La Senza, Lacoste,Longchamp, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Mulberry, Panerai, Paul Smith,Prada, Roger Dubuis, Sephora, Swarovski, Tory Burch, Van Cleef & Arpels, Vilebrequin.

Wahda Shopping Mall - see Al Wahda Mall Sowwah Square Yas Mall Sadiyat Mall Reef Mall The Galleria Mall Al Shamkha Deerfields Townsquare

DUBAI MALLS

Abu Hail shopping mall (under construction), Union Co-op supermarket?

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Al Ain Center - Bur Dubai, small centre with mostly computer shops upstairs,and a useful food court and internet cafe downstairs. Spinneys is connected via awalkway - park your car above Spinneys (entrance round the back).

Al Attar Shopping Mall - small center in Karama on Kuwait St, tel +971-4-3351020 or +971-4-3344455. Website might be www.alattargroup.com.

Al Barsha Mall, Al Barsha 2 - opening June 2010 ... delayed to mid-2011. UnionCo-op supermarket/hypermarket. Near Mall of the Emirates.

Al Bustan Center / Centre & Residence - turn right at Al Mulla Plaza junctionwhen travelling in Sharjah direction from Dubai. Shopping mall and apartmentsfor rent. About 100 shops, Fantasy Kingdom amusement and entertainment area(24,000 sq ft). Residential building has 640 suites, swimming pool, gym,business center, meeting rooms, and a couple of restaurants. Close to DubaiInternational Airport.

Al Furjan Villas Community Center (Al Farjan Villas) - small shopping center,area 8,700 sq meters, in the Nakheel Al Furjan Villa and Masakin Al Furjanapartment projects. Opening date planned for early 2014. Outlets willinclude Geant, Arabian Grill, Bin Sina Pharmacy, Burger King, ChampionCleaners, Chuck E Cheese, Early Learning Centre, Second Cup, Texas Chicken,Pizzaro, ladies' and gentlemen's hair salons, and a nursery.

Al Furjan Shopping Center - another shopping center announced by Nakheel,or the same as the previous one but with expanded area - reported as 30,000 sqmeters instead of 8,700 sq m (press release 26 Aug 2013).

Al Ghurair Centre or Al Ghurair City, Al Rigga Road in Deira. Open 1000-2200except Fridays 1400-2200. The first large shopping mall in Dubai (opened in1978 before the world had heard of Dubai), a cheaper place than the newer ones,has over 200 shops. Not completely self contained - some of the cafes opendirectly on to the main road for free carbon dioxide with your coffee. Al GhurairGroup borrowed AED 1.3 billion ($350m) in April 2009, the middle of a globaleconomic crisis, to finance expansion of Al Ghurair City. That's what you callbal..., er, confidence.

Al Ittihad Mall, Muhaisnah - planned opening June 2009 (no chance, maybefirst half of 2010)? Union Co-op supermarket opened April or May 2010.

Al Khaleej Centre - Bur Dubai, small centre with random shops - mostlyIT/computer related, and food court in basement, across the road from Al AinCenter. Paid parking but useful to know if you're looking for somewhere in thearea to park. Etisalat has a customer service centre in this mall.

Al Mizhar Mall - small mall with West Zone supermarket, near the AswaaqMizhar community center on the same road.

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Al Mulla Plaza - last stop before Sharjah on the DXB-SHJ highway. Known moreas a navigation aid than a place to go shopping. The first or one of the firstshopping malls in Dubai.

Al Waha Mall - see Oasis Center. Al Wahda Mall - see Abu Dhabi shopping mall directory.

Al Wasl Mall - see Zabeel Mall.

Ansar Gallery - on Salahuddin Rd in Muraqqabat area of Deira, near theSalahuddin metro station (Green Line) and Reef Mall. Opening date 04 March2012, area 80,000 sq feet. Contact tel +971-4-2500048. Owned, operated byAnsar Group (also owners of the Ansar Mall in Sharjah).

Arabian Center - tel +971-4-2845555. New (in March 2009) shopping center inMirdif / Al Mizhar, about a third the size of Mall of the Emirates, with movietheaters (open mid-2009), WorldMart hypermarket, food court, children's playarea, and even a few shops.

Arena Mall - Dubai Sports City (DSC), under development November 2008to 2010 end of 2013. GLA about 1.88 million square feet on 2 levels, with 300-340 shops, educational family entertainment centre, 12 screen cinema complex,2 food courts, a Carrefour hypermarket, family entertainment and educationcenter, 7000 car parks, direct connection to the DSC cricket stadium and indoorstadium. Opening date delayed until 2013 according to The National 10 March2010 "The opening of Arena Mall in Dubai Sports City has been postponed until2013 ..."

Aswaaq Dubai - a chain of community centers and supermarkets beingestablished in Dubai and the UAE. First Aswaaq stand-alone supermarket openedMay 2009 in Al Sufouh (area 1000 sq m). Aswaaq plans to open 40 supermarketsand 20 community centers. Other Aswaaq centers in Nad Al Hamar and Al Mizhar.Centers under construction in Al Barsha, Al Twar, Al Warqaa, Umm Suqueim.Aswaaq toll-free tel is 800-279227 (ASWAAQ).

Bawadi Mall Dubai - planned for the Bawadi development in Dubailand. Confusingfigures released but could be one of the largest shopping centers in theworld when if it gets built. Unrelated to the Bawadi Mall in Al Ain which opened in2009.

Bin Sougat Centre (BinSougat Center), Rashidiya, tel +971-4-2863000, PO Box55316. Shops open 10am-10pm Sat-Thu (some shops closed from 1-5pm), 5pm-10pm Fri (coffee shops open for lunch). Small, 2-level shopping center with aSpinneys supermarket (open 8am-11pm). First opened July 2001, expanded in2003. Shops include Ajmal Perfumes (perfumes), Costa Coffee (coffee), Damas(jewellery), Baskin Robbins (cholesterol), Dome Café (food), Etisalat (telephoneconnections), Jumbo (electronics), Pier Import (furniture and household goods),Red Earth (cosmetics), San Marco Household (stuff), Union National Bank(money).

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Boutik Malls - small shopping centers in various locations in Abu Dhabi and AlAin, developer Sorouh Real Estate.

Bur Juman Centre (BurJuman, Bur Jaman, BurJaman Center) - on the TradeCenter Road in Bur Dubai. Open 1000-2200 except Fridays 1400-2200. Expandedin 2006 from 200 to 300 shops, will also have movie theatres and morerestaurants. A more exclusive destination than MOTE, DCC and IBM. Car parkingcharges 20 dhs per hour but do not apply if you spend more than AED 100 in themall (last checked July 2009).

Century Mall Dubai - next to Al Shabab Club in Al Mamzar, 150,000 sq ft retailspace. Carrefour hypermarket, Jungle Bungle amusement center, food court.Shops include Jacky's, Damas, Giordano, Nayomi, Hang Ten and Sheetal. Ownedby Al Safeer Group, opened in 2003.

Deira City Center (Deira City Center, DCC, sometimes called 'City Center Mall'),open 1000-2200 week days and 1000-2400 weekends, opposite Dubai Creek Golf& Yacht Club. Very busy in the evenings, parking is difficult. Good selection ofshops, has a noisy food court and a Carrefour. IKEA Dubai (a Swedish furniturechain with strange product names like 'blorp', 'pnuk', and 'abba') used to be inDCC but moved to Dubai Festival City near the Garhood Bridge in 2006. BinHendi/ Bin Hendi Avenue is a large collection of luxury retail shops in DCC that openedin December 2005 and closed (mostly) in April 2009. Car parking charges afterthe Dubai Metro start date on 09 September 2009: free for first 3 hoursweekdays, 4 hours weekends. An extra hour if you've been to a movie (keep yourticket). After that, charges range from 20 dhs (weekdays) to 60 dhs (weekends)per hour. Update 09 September 2009: carparking to be free during weekendsand public holidays (at least for now).

Dragonmart (or Dragon Mart), on the Dubai-Hatta road, after Emirates Rdjunction heading in Hatta / Oman direction Hatta on the right-hand side(location). Many small shops (about 4000 with total area of 150,000 sq m, malllength is 1.2 km) selling Chinese manufactured products. Not quite the same asother shopping malls in Dubai but an interesting place to visit if you want aplastic bucket or a cheap plasma TV from China. Expansion of Dragonmartplanned with construction to start in 2012? An additional 100,000 sq meters (1million sq feet) of retail area to become available.

Dubai Mall - see 'The Dubai Mall' below.

Dubai Marina Mall - in Dubai Marina (not the same as 'Marina Mall' in AbuDhabi). With hotel and apartments, total development cost is over AED 1.4billion. Opening date 22 December 2008. Mall location on the Dubai Marinawater's edge is appealing.

Dubai Outlet Mall (DOM) - factory outlet mall on the Dubai-Al Ain Road.Opening date 22 August 2007. Lots of bargains at factory shops all under oneroof. Perhaps.

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Emirates Co-op Al Mizhar - open 2008? Large Emirates Co-op supermarketwith opening hours 0700-0200, small food court upstairs, MacDonaldsdownstairs. Some Emirates Coops in other locations have small malls also.

Grand City Mall, Al Quoz Industrial Area 4, opened July 2006. Small (75,000 sqft) low budget shopping center catering to workers living in the area. About 35shops. Includes ANTA Travel, Karama Medical Center, Better Life Pharmacy,department store, Grand City Hypermarket, money exchange, ATMs (NBAD,Standard Chartered). Operated by Regency Group.

Grand City Mall Jebel Ali (name not confirmed)? Opening date unknown(construction started April 2007?) Small (50,000 sq ft) low budget shopping forlabourers. Developers - Regency Group.

Grand Shopping Mall, Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, opened 2004. Small (40,000sq ft) low budget shopping mall with about 20 shops, targeted to the workersliving in the area. Operated by Regency Group. Includes Grand Hypermarket,money exchange, ATM (Standard Chartered).

Hamarain Shopping Centre (Hamrian / Hamriyan / Hamarayan / HamariyanCenter - in Deira, difficult to spell but has pretty lights on the outside.

Hamriyah Shopping Center - in Al Hamriyah, not the same as the HamarainCentre.

Ibn Battuta Mall (IBM) medium to large shopping mall at the Abu Dhabi end ofDubai, near Dubai Marina, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, and so on. Themed aftersome of the areas travelled through by the Arab explorer, Ibn Battuta, from the14th century. Mall is on one floor with several areas named Andalusia, China,Egypt, India, Persia, Tunisia. One of the more interesting malls in Dubai to walkthrough if you want something different from the usual window shopping. Thereare several displays depicting the history of Ibn Battuta's travels. Mall has acinema complex, Geant hypermarket, food court, restaurants and cafes, indoorbowling, and a big boat in the China section. Ibn Battuta Mall expansion plansannounced March 2009, with the mall size being doubled. Expansion plansdelayed by a year or two or more. Developer is Nakheel.

Indi! Mall (not Indi Mall, Ind Mall, or India Mall?) - Indian themed shopping mallspecialising in Indian products planned for Dubai by Halima Jarrah. Plans are fora circular two-storey building with basement parking, area of 62,345 square feet.on the ground and first floor with additional parking and storage areas in thebasement, according to the blueprint. Interior with be themed after Indian statecapitals. Ground floor will have roducts will include Indian brand name products,traditional handcrafts and heritage items, Indian bridal and normal textiles, goldand diamond jewellery, Indian cafes serving Indian coffee, 3 Bollywood styletheatres, stage for shows and performances, water fountain, displays to recreateancient India and Indian desert experiences. First floor will have Indianrestaurants, snacks and sweet shops, hypermarket, children's entertainmentzone called "Mela", Ayurveda treatment and products center, beauty saloon,Indian tourism center, Indian electronic products, large Indian style wedding andparty hall (news reports 04 April 2012). Construction schedule and locationinformation not supplied.

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J3 Mall - small boutique shopping mall on Al Wasl Road in Al Manara, acrossfrom Choithram's Umm Suqeim. Opening date probably 2011 or 2012.

Jumeirah Plaza - small shopping center near the Magrudy's Centre on JumeirahBeach Road.

Jumeira Beach Center - another small shopping center on Jumeira Beach Road,blue color with dark glass. Has a Burger King at the front.

Jumeirah Palm Island Mall - see Nakheel Mall, Palm Mall, or Palm Jumeirah Mall.

Jumeirah Park Community Center - opening date expected in Q3 2013. 20shops, 10 cafes and restaurants, area 10,600 sq m. Retail outlets include Geantsupermarket (area 2,400 sq m), The Childrens' Place, Early Learning Centre, BinSina Pharmacy, Holland and Barrett, Barakat Optical, Lily Pond, Jet Set, Nail Bar,1847, Photo Magic, Money Exchange, Champion Cleaners, Geekay Games. Foodand drink outlets include Gloria Jeans Coffee, Tim Hortons Cafe, Pizzaro, BurgerFuel, Subway, San Churro, Café de Roma, Louis Café, Louis Pastries, Menchies.Location near Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Village, Jumeirah Park, but nowherenear Jumeirah suburb.

Jumeirah Town Center - yet another small mall on Jumeirah Beach Road, sistercentre to the Mercato Mall, and within walking distance. Tel +971-4-3444161 or+971-4-3440111.

Khan Murjan - (Khan Murjan photos) underground souk, part of the Wafi Centercomplex, was due to open by end 2007 but delayed till early 2008. Based on a14th century Suq / Souq - the Khan Marjan Caravanserai in Baghdad, Iraq(renovated as a restaurant in the early 1990s, unknown what state it's in now),and with further inspiration taken from other souks around the Middle East.Consider it more of a tourist attraction than a full-on shopping center, a bit likeSouk Madinat or Souk Al Bahar, while the Wafi Mall should satiate yourpurchasing desires. Well worth a visit though.

Lamcy Plaza - large pink building on Sheikh Zayed Road near the Karama exitand opposite the American Hospital / Al Nasr Leisureland. Clothing shops alwaysseem to have sales, and the top floor location of the supermarket seems odd.High atrium has a London Tower Bridge halfway up where you can sit and havecoffee. Decent enough food court, two cinemas, parking difficult in evenings.Operated by Lals Group.

Madina Mall, Beirut Rd, Ghusais area. New mall scheduled to open in April 2011(but probably later in 2011). Over 100 shops on two floors, includes a Carrefoursupermarket.

Magrudys Center, Jumeirah Beach Road - the original Magrudy's bookshop andshoeshop, Gerard's cafe (where you may still be able to find the occasionalJumeirah Jane) and a few other small shops.

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Mall of Arabia - expected to be almost the biggest shopping mall in the worldwhen it opens with area of about 10 million sq ft (1 million square meters) - fourtimes the size of Mall of the Emirates. Expected opening date was early 2009 butrevised (in April 2009) to end of 2010 for phase I. The Dubai Mall is about100,000 sq m bigger - that difference is close to the total size of many otherlarge shopping malls already open in Dubai. With about 1400 retail outlets todistract visitors, MOA will be the entry point for the Restless Planet dinosaurpark. And if your bags are too heavy to carry home, there will be a hotel on theroof where you can park yourself and have a rest. Website www.mallofarabia.aeunder construction (January 2007).

Mall of the Emirates (MOTE or MOE) - biggest in the UAE when it opened inNovember 2005 with area about 2.4 million square feet (220,000 sq m) and 400shops, has an indoor ski field at one end along with a hotel. Parking can bedifficult at busy times (evenings and holidays). Will look small once Dubai Malland Mall of Arabia open. Car park charges apply after start date for running ofDubai Metro (09 Sep 2009) but first few hours free.

Mall of the World - part of the planned Mohammad Bin Rashid Citydevelopment (announced November 2012). Expected to be the largest mall in theworld when complete. Estimated project cost AED 10 billion? Universal Studiosinvolved in the development. Construction start date and opening date notsupplied.

Marina Mall - see 'Dubai Marina Mall' for the one in Dubai Marina, or 'MarinaMall' in the Abu Dhabi section below for the one in Abu Dhabi.

Mazaya Center - Sheikh Zayed Road near Defense Roundabout, two floors,relatively small size shopping center including a Spinneys Market, Homes R Usfurniture, Pier Import.

Mercato Mall - Jumeirah Beach Road near Dubai Zoo. Open 1000-2200 exceptFridays 1400-2200. Quaint Italian themed centre with a good Virgin store (themusic shop), a few clothing shops, Spinneys, Home Centre (closed), small foodcourt, a couple of nice restaurants with one Italian one upstairs overlooking theBeach Road, several movie theatres, and lots of cobblestoned paths. First openedin October 2002.

Mirdiff City Centre shopping mall - (01 Jun 2007 information). Plannedcompletion date is late 2009 with opening date scheduled for 16 March 2010 (28February 2010 update). A 2.6 billion Dh mall with 183,400 sq m (about 1.8m sqft) of GLA in Mirdiff district, location Emirates Road (direct access frominterchange 55) and Tripoli Street, carparking for 7,000 cars. About 430 retailoutlets, including a Carrefour hypermarket. Also 'edutainment area for kids', 10-screen multiplex cinema, and two food courts with 60 restaurants and cafes.Developer is MAF Shopping Malls.

Nakheel Mall (Palm Mall or Palm Jumeirah Mall?) - Jumeirah Palm Island.Opening date 2016 (maybe). Total of 300 stores including a Waitrosesupermarket, 9 cinema screens, 6 medical clinics (what? 6??), all on 5 floors.Parking area on 3 levels with 4,000 spaces. Other facilities include a 1,000 sq

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meter indoor garden area, a top floor viewing area looking over the PalmJumeirah Island. Also a 5-star hotel next to the mall.

Nakheel Retail Shopping Malls (a division of Nakheel Retail) - plans to build 5new shopping malls in Dubai worth AED 11 billion ($US3 bn) (announced April2008) - Palm Mall on Palm Jumeirah, Palm Mall on Palm Deira phase I, IbnBattuta Mall Phase II to double the size of the existing Ibn Battuta Mall, IndiaMart for Indian wholesale and retail shopping, Great Mall Dubai also atInternational City. Cubellis Costa International (CCI), a design firm, arepartnering with Nakheel for 2 of them - the IBM expansion and Great Mall Dubai.CCI are also designing the expansion of Dragon Mart. Myer, an Australiandepartment store, are planning to expand into Dubai through the Nakheelshopping malls. Nakheel Retail had ambitious plans to become the largest malldeveloper in the Middle East by 2012 and the largest in the world by 2018. InMarch 2009, Nakheel announced that their retail development program would bedelayed by 12 months.

Oasis Center - Sheikh Zayed Road, opened April 1999, burnt down inSeptember 2005. Reopened Sunday 29 March 2009. Sometimes called Al WahaMall.

Pak Town Dubai - concept stage only? A Pakistan themed shopping centerplanned by Halima Jarrah (developer of the Ind! Mall in Dubai), selling Pakistaniproducts including leather, textiles, wooden furniture, Pakistani food including aPunjabi Dhaaba (04 April 2012 news reports).

Palm Jumeirah shopping mall - a Nakheel Retail development on the JumeirahPalm Island, announced April 2008, opening date unknown. Same as the PalmMall or Nakheel Mall?

Palm Mall - same as the Palm Jumeirah Mall or Nakheel Mall? DeveloperNakheel. Construction beginning in 2012 ... maybe. GLA about 80,000 squaremeters on 3 floors with a rooftop plaza, and parking for 5,000 cars. Designer -RSP architects (Singapore). Update 17 Oct 2012 - area reported as 160,000 sqmeters, construction to start in 2013, opening date planned for 2014.

Palm Strip shopping mall - one of many small shopping centers (rather than ashopping mall) on Jumeirah Beach Road, opposite The One furniture shop andthe Jumeirah Mosque. Tel +971-4-3461462. Open 10am to 10pm except Fridaysopen 4pm or 5pm to 10pm.

Reef Mall

Royal Mall - small shopping mall in Al Manara due to open in 2011, renamed asthe J3 Mall.

Safeer Mall Dubai - see Century Mall Dubai for Al Mamzar, or Safeer MallSharjah for Sharjah-Dubai highway shopping center

Souk Madinat - next to the Burj Al Arab in Al Sufouh / Umm Suqueim. Part ofthe Madinat Jumeirah complex. Not really a large shopping center but worth a

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visit for the traditional styled architecture and pleasant atmosphere along the(man-made) canals.

Souk Al Bahar - at the foot of the Burj Dubai in the Downtown Dubaidevelopment. Opened December 2007. Similar to Souk Madinat with many of thesame restaurants. Also a pleasant place to stroll around but not where you'd gofor a mega-shopping expedition. Has a Spinneys supermarket downstairs.

SouqExtra! - a chain of small community shopping centers across the UAE,developed by the Lootah Group. First one opening in Ewan Residences area ofDubai October 2009

Sunset Mall - in the Sunset Development on Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeira 3.About 100 shops and restaurants with seaviews. The Sunset Mall developer,Dubai Investment Properties, is marketing it as a luxury shopping destination(which almost everywhere in Dubai does - even the Luxury Chicken Gutting andHair Cutting Saloon in the depths of Deira) but in this case, given the location onthe beach in Jumeirah, it might be a believable claim. Might be open inSeptember 2009 (delayed from April 2009) ... but as of August 2011 still notopen. Update - first shops (only one or two) open December 2011 - othersexpected to open in 2012.

The Dubai Mall - off Defense Roundabout on Sheikh Zayed Road, near the BurjDubai, finally opened in November 2008. The largest shopping mall in the worldallegedly (but some larger malls exist in China). Has 1200+ shops in a total areaof 12 million sq feet (1.1 million sq m). Actual retail space about 3.8m sq ft. TheDubai Mall includes posh restaurants, an Olympic ice-skating rink, and the largestgoldfish bowl you've ever seen. New to the UAE shops include Waitrose (a UKsupermarket, open Nov 2008), Galeries Lafayette (a French department store,open May 2009), Bloomingdales (a US department store, open Feb 2010), andHamleys (a UK toy shop, open Nov 2008). Expansion of about 1 million sq feetunderway during 2013-2014.

The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah - development announced by Nakheel 11January 2012, consisting mostly of restaurants, cafes, fountains, and someboutique shops. Location opposite the Atlantis Hotel on the Jumeirah Palm island.Initial plans include 120 restaurants, 75 shops, an extra stop on the JumeirahPalm monorail, and a nice marina promenade to walk along. Area about 135,000sq m (not clear if that is retail area or total development area). Completion datesupposedly by mid to end of 2013 (but Nakheel scheduled completion dates areoften overly optimistic by a year or two).

Times Square Center - Sheikh Zayed Road, near Mall of the Emirates (on thesame side). Opened May 2007. Small shopping mall with a large Sharif (notSharafi) electronics store (huge in fact), and the "Chill Out" Ice Lounge, or IceBar, where you sit on ice chairs, and eat and drink from plates and glasses madeof ice. They provide warm clothes so you don't end up with frostbite. No alcohol,but you don't have to worry about your ice cream melting. Other shops includeAxxezz, Bayti, Biella, Caribou Café, Chrio, Color Nail, Duxiana, Edition Limitee,Evoluzione, Extreme Freshies, InterSport, InWear, Jealous 21, Joe Bloggs,Karisma, Lamborghini Café, Mikyajy, Nayomi, The Padi, Toys R Us, Sanrio,Storage Ideas, V-moto, Watch Square.

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Wafi Centre (Wafi City Center / Wafi City Mall) - Sheikh Zayed Road nearGarhood Bridge on the Bur Dubai side of the creek. Oud Metha area. Open 1000-2200 except Fridays 1600-2200. Small when it first opened with expensive luxurygoods shops. Has expanded to around 200 shops now. Marks & Spencer (M&S,Marks & Spencers, or Marks & Sparks) have a presence, Thomson sells musicalinstruments, there's a limited foodcourt upstairs, and a music lesson instituteabove the food court. It's a quieter shopping centre than, say, MOTE. Except forThursday nights and Friday afternoons/evenings. The complex also includes aspa, health, beauty, and sports club, accommodation, a couple of fine restaurantsand bars (Wafi Rooftop is a good place to hang out), and Dubai's PlanetHollywood restaurant.

Wafi Underground Souk - see Khan Murjan above

Zabeel Mall - also called Al Wasl Mall or Al Wasel Mall? Location on Oud MethaRoad (Jadaf area, near Al Wasl sports club or Al Wasl Football Club). Zabeel Mallis or will be owned by Al Wasl Club? Or one report (Gulf News 01 Feb 2006) saidAl Wasl Club provided the land under a 30 year lease for AED 280 million, afterwhich ownership of land and buildings will go to Al Wasl Club unless a newagreement is negotiated. Developer Five Stars Real Estate or Dubai EyeInvestment Company? Owners/investors also include Grand Real Estate (Kuwait)and China Railway Company? Mall building 7 storeys high with shopping mall,hypermarket, cafes and restaurants, cinema, gold souk, mosque, 88 hotelapartments, and swimming pool? Total area 1.6 million square feet, built-up area400,000 sq ft? Tel contact seen on advertising is +971-4-3340777. Email addressmight be info@zabeelmall.ae, but website www.zabeelmall.ae not available (lastchecked July 2013). Not the same as Zabeel Plaza, a building in Karama onZabeel Road. News release August 2004 said construction to start September2004, completion and opening date in July 2006 (delayed until late 2008according to February 2006 news report). Appears to have been cancelled orabandoned in 2008?

Name Area Location Telephone Notes

Abaya Mall Mirdiff24b St near 37th St

+971-4-2515111

Next to Star International School Mirdif.

Al Ain Center Al Mankhool Mankhool Rd Computer shops, Spinneys nextdoor.

Al Diyafa Centre Al SatwaAl Diyafa Roundabout

Opposite Rydges Plaza Hotel

Al Diyafa Rd Satwa-Al Jafiliya Al Diyafa Rd Roadside shops, fast food restaurants, busy

Al Fahidi Street Al Souk Al Kabeer Al Fahidi Street Electronics shops

Al Furjan Community Center

Al Farjan Villas Opening date early 2014?

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Al Ghazal Shopping Mall Al Badaa, SatwaAl Wasl & Al Diyafah Rd

Carrefour Market

Al Hana Centre Al Jafiliya Mankhool Rd By Rydges Plaza

Al Khaleej Center Al Raffa Mankhool Rd Shopping mall, Etisalat. Choithrams opposite.

Al Manal Center Deira Naif Opposite Naif Souk

Al Mizhar Mall Al Mizhar Road 220

Al Musalla St? Ayal Nasir Al Musallah Rd Car stereos and accessories, near Hyatt Corniche

Al Muteena Plaza Muteena Al Muteena Rd

Al Nakheel Centre Deira Naif

Al Nakhal Center Naif Al Nakhal St

Al Ras area Al Ras, Deira Souks and streetside shops

Al Sabkha Deira Congested

Al Safa Center Al Safa 1 Al Wasl Rd Park n Shop supermarket

Al Thanya Shopping Center

Umm Al Sheif Thanya Rd Waitrose Umm Al Sheif, open Aug 2013?

Al Wasl Plaza Al Wasl Al Wasl Rd

Aswaaq AlMezhar Al Mizhar Road 220

Aswaaq Al Sufouh

Aswaaq Nadd Al Hamar

Aswaaq Umm Suqeim Umm Suqeim 3 By Kings Dubai

Bank StreetMankhool-Hamriya

Khalid Bin WaleedRd

Banks

Bastakiya Bastakia Al Seef Rd Art galleries and cafes, a must-see part of Dubai

Beach Park Plaza Dubai Jumeirah 2 Beach Rd Restaurants mostly

Central Perk Umm Suqeim Umm Suqeim 1 Umm Al Sheif Rd Cafe, Taco restaurant

Century Plaza Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd McDonalds breakfast, Chen One furniture

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China City Deira Naif

China Trade City Deira Naif

China Souk Deira Naif

Choithram Umm Suqeim Umm Suqeim 2 Al Wasl Rd Pharmacy

Computer StreetAl Raffa-Souk Al Kabeer

Khalid Bin WaleedRd

Computer shops

Deira Bird Market Corniche Deira Open market

Deira Fish Market Corniche Deira Open market

Deira Meat Market Corniche Deira Open market

Deira Vegetable Market Corniche Deira Open market

Discovery Gardens Community Center

Discovery Gardens

Opening date early 2014?

Dubai Marina Walk Dubai Marina Spinneys, and mostly restaurants

Dune Center Al Bada'a Al Diyafah St

Emirates Co-op Hatta HattaHatta Fort roundabout

Emirates Co-op Mizhar Oud Al Muteena 1 New in 2008

Galleria Corniche Deira Hyatt Regency Ice skating

Gold Center Al Ras, Deira Gold and jewellery shops

Gold House Al Ras, Deira Gold and jewellery shops

Gold Oasis Al Ras, Deira Gold and jewellery shops

Gold Souk Al Ras, Deira Souq area, congested

Jumeirah Beach Centre Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd Automatic, Burger King

Jumeirah Center Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd Magrudy's bookshop, Gerard's Cafe

Jumeirah Islands Village Center

Jumeirah Islands

Jumeirah Park CommunityCenter

Jumeirah Park Geant, opening date Q3 2013? Or early2014?

Jumeirah Plaza Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd RTA, House of Prose

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Landmark Plaza Deira Naif

Marks & Spencer Al Muraqqbat Salahuddin Rd Next to Toys R Us

Naif Bazaar Naif Naif Rd

Naif Plaza Deira Naif

Naif Souk Deira Naif Congested

New Gold Souk Al Mina Rd Gold shops

New West Zone Badaa Al Bada'a Al Hudaiba St Supermarket only?

New West Zone Muteena Muteena Al Mutenna St Supermarket only?

Old Souk Bur Dubai Al Souk Al KabeerOld Souk Abra Station

Palm Strip Dubai Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd Opposite Jumeirah Mosque

Plant Road Al Badaa Al Hudaiba St Near Iranian Hospital, plants and picture frames

Royal Mall Al Manara Al Wasl Rd Renamed as the J3 Mall. Opening date 2011?

Saga World Umm Suqeim 1 Beach Rd+971-4-3959071

Gifts and fashion, not Sega World Dubai

Satwa shopping area Al Badaa Al Satwa Rd Parking impossible, busy

Shindagha Carrefour Al Shindagha Carrefour hypermarket

Spice Souk Al Ras, Deira Souq area, congested

Spinneys Jumeirah Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd

Spinneys Trade Center Rd Al Mankhool Trade Center Rd Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed St

Spinneys Umm Sequim

Souk Al Kabeer Bur Dubai Souk area - roadside shops, everything

Souk Al Mussalla Souk Al Kabeer

Souk Al Wasl Deira Naif

Souk Area Bur Dubai Souk Al Kabeer Usually means the area near the creek

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Souk Madinat Jumeirah Al Sufouh 2 Madinat Jumeira Great spot for tourists

Souk Murshed Al Ras, Deira

SoukExtra Ewan Residences

Open October 2009?

Textile Souk Bur Dubai Souk area - roadside shops, cloth and tailors

The Square Al Mamzar Spinneys supermarket and not much else

The Village Mall Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd

Town Center Jumeirah 1 Beach Rd Choithrams nearby

Toys R Us Al Muraggabat Salahuddin Rd Next to Marks & Spencer

Twin Towers

Union Co-op Al Safa Jumeirah 3Safa Park Al Wasl Rd

Choithrams also

Union Co-op Karama Al Mankhool Trade Center Rd Supermarket only?

Union Co-op Muhaisnah Muhaisna 1Al Khawaneej Road

Shopping Mall

SOUQEXTRA:

LocationEmirat

eTelephon

eOpening date

Hours

Area Notes

Planne

dExpecte

dActua

l

in sqft

Abu Dhabi

end-2009

2010

Mushareif/Mushairef Ajman

2 floors, 16 stores

Rashidiah/Rashidiya

Ajman mid 2011

2 floors, 30 stores

Al Batheen/ Al Bateen

Al Ain Sep 2009

Q2 2010May 2010

80,000expanded

Al Barsha 2 Dubai mid-2008

2009 Q4 23 May

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2011

Al Muhaisnah Dubai mid-2008

2009 Q4

Al Quoz Dubai mid-2008

2009 Q410 Jul2011

Dubai World Central

Dubai

Dubai Silicon Oasis Dubai 2012 90,000

Ewan Residences Dubai mid-2008

Nov 2009

Nov 2009

Spinneys

Mirba / Merbih City Fujairah 2009 Q1

2010 11 Jul2011

80,000

Al DhaitRas Al Khaimah

2009 Q1

end-2009

100,000

Sharjah end-2009

2010

Western Region

ASWAAQ:

Al Barshaa Aswaaq planned

Al Mizhar Aswaaq+971-4-4234452

May 2009 Community shopping centre

Al Rigga Aswaaq+971-4-4234436

20 October 2009 Supermarket only

Al Sofouh Aswaaq+971-4-4234435

May 2009 Supermarket only - near DKV

Al Twar Aswaaq planned

Al Warqa'a Aswaaq 29 October 2009 Community shopping center

Mirdif Aswaaq 25 November 2009

Community shopping center

Nadd Al Hamar Aswaaq

+971-4-4234455

October 2008 Community shopping center

Umm Suqueim +971-4- September 2009 Small shopping center

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Aswaaq 4234431 upstairs

DUBAI SHOPPING MALLS GROUP

Abu Hail Centre

Al Ain Center

Al Bustan Center

Al Ghurair City

Al Khaleej Center

Al Manal Centre

Al Mulla Plaza

Burjuman Centre

Dubai Festival City

Dubai Marina Mall

Dubai Outlet Mall

Gold and Diamond Park

Hamarain Center

Holiday Center

Ibn Battuta Mall

Karama Centre

Lamcy Plaza

Madinat Jumeirah

Mall of the Emirates

Mazaya Centre

Mercato Mall

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Oasis Centre

Palm Strip Jumeirah

Reef Mall

Souk Al Bahar

The Boulevard Emirates Towers

The Dubai Mall

Times Square

Town Center Jumeirah

Wafi City

BOUTIK

Al Ghadeer (Alghadeer)

Abu Dhabi

Al RayyanaKhalifa City, Abu Dhabi

Boutik Mall Al Ain Al Ain Q3 2011

Oct 2012

85,000

Carrefour supermarket

Sun and Sky Towers

Abu Dhabi Jun 2012

13,000

Waitrose supermarket

The Gate TowersReem Island, Abu Dhabi

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2. 17 Nov - 21 Nov 2013 Dubai Airshow 2013 UAE Trade Shows

3. 18 Nov - 19 Nov 2013 The Big Entertainment Show UAE Trade Shows

4. 25 Nov - 27 Nov 2013 Gulf Maritime 2013 UAE Trade Shows

5. 10 Dec - 13 Dec 2013 Chinese Commodities Fair Sharjah UAE Trade Shows

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1. 6 Nov - 16 Nov 2013 Sharjah International Book Fair 2013 UAEFairs & Festivals

2. 20 Nov 2013 Abu Dhabi Art 2013 UAEFairs & Festivals

3. 16 Dec - 18 Dec 2013 International Autumn Trade Fair UAEFairs & Festivals

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1. 5 Dec - 7 Dec 2013 The Life & Style Show UAE

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SCHOOLS, INSTITUTES & UNIVERSITIES

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