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Dubai plan to license personal trainers
The Dubai Sports Council (DSC) is considering plans to regulate the Emirate's thriving fitness industry that would require all personal trainers to have a licence. A DSC spokesman last…
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China Celebrates Shanghai World Expo Opening
China has celebrated the opening of the Shanghai World Expo, a celebration of global culture, drawing exhibits from all over the world in specially designed pavilions. The Expo, which…
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Saudi officials close ‘illegal’ women’s fitness centre
Saudi Arabian health officials have closed down an "illegal" womenâs fitness centre attached to a hospital in Jeddah. Gyms or fitness clubs for women are illegal in the…
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Children’s Theatre Thrives in Dubai
Theatre Works! has now opened to offer Dubai's young inhabitants a creative outlet with the aim of developing each student's individuality and unique potential at the Dubai…
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Dubai Mall reopens after aquarium leak
Evacuated after its massive aquarium sprung a leak, the Dubai Mall has re-opened. However, a glass tunnel that goes through the gigantic aquarium is still closed for the public as a…
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Major Congress on the Creation, Development and Management of Museums in the Middle East
A major Congress on the creation, development and management of museums in the Middle East is to be held in Abu Dhabi in June. The Future Museum Congress will run from 7th to 9th June and…
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Les Mills Releases ‘Future of Fitness’ Research
The fitness industry and the people who earn their livings in it cannot afford to be complacent about their place in the future, according to new research. 'The Future of Fitness'…
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Qatar to host 2011 Pan Arab Games
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees has awarded QOC the right to host the 12th Pan-Arab Games 2011. The agreement will be signed in Muscat…
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