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DNO International ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas company, announced today that it has signed an amended concession agreement with the Government of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, RAK Gas LLC and Dahan Petroleum Ltd ("Dahan") granting Dahan exploration rights to certain outlying areas of the Saleh concession in exchange for Dahan covering the cost of DNO International's and RAK Gas' participation in such exploration program.  

One of the world’s biggest and best supported football clubs, Real Madrid,  today  revealed  more details of its ambitious plan about the world’s first ‘sportainment’ destination on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK).

Following an unveiling in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium last week, the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, was joined in the Northern emirate by Real President, Florentino Perez, where the two leaders outlined more of their vision for the island and the role it will play in tourism development in RAK.
 

Ras Al Khaimah: Jazirat Al Hamra or the Red Island, an important historical landmark in the emirate with forts and old buildings, has been restored and opened to the public.

Visitors to Ras Al Khaimah exceeded the emirate’s target of 800,000 during 2011, boosted by a surge of German tourists and hitting a new record for the UAE’s most northern emirate.

The sweeping changes brought about by the Arab Spring have not dented business confidence in the region as top business leaders and policy makers attending the Global Arab Business Meeting (GABM) in Ras Al Khaimah shared an optimistic outlook on the region’s ability to emerge stronger on the economic front.

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, inaugurated the capacity expansion at the manufacturing facility of Arc International, the world leader in tableware, by commissioning a new furnace which will double the production capacity of the RAK factory at a function held here Sunday evening.

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, received at the Al Dhait Palace here a business delegation from the State of Espirito Santo in Brazil, headed by Neucimar Fraga, Mayor of the city of Vila Velha.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah, today opened the branch of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development to help develop local enterprises in the

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, attended the graduation ceremony of the 2011 Class of the Ras Al Khaimah English Speaking School (RAKESS) at the school premises on Thursday night.