Watch The New Year’s Eve Celebration Via Live Stream on YouTube from Downtown Dubai with EMAAR

Users from around the world can experience the festive occasion, lake performance, live orchestra, fireworks, light show and more via YouTube

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 31st of December, 2012 – Users from around the globe can now watch the festive New Year’s Eve celebrations from Downtown Dubai on YouTube via live-stream; courtesy of EMAAR.

Downtown Dubai will be abuzz with excitement for the entire family this New Year’s Eve. Hundreds of families will head to the venue starting 8 p.m. local Dubai time to take part in the year’s biggest event in the UAE.

“With 90% of users in the UAE viewing YouTube as an entertainment platform, this live stream of the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Downtown Dubai by Emaar is is another way that we are bringing culturally relevant and timely content to users across the Middle East”, stated Tarek Abdalla, Google’s head of marketing in the Gulf region.

Viewers of the live stream on YouTube can experience the event in all its wonder and excitement with the ability to view the various celebrations, firework & light shows, a live orchestra performance, a dazzling lake show and more.

Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Managing Director, Emaar Properties, said “Every year when we plan the festivities for New Year we set ourselves an ambitious target – to make it the most watched spectacle on Earth. This year, we have the largest array of events – all scaled up in terms of creative excellence and artistic brilliance.”

Users can watch the live stream on Downtown Dubai’s YouTube channel by visiting www.youtube.com/DowntownDubai

About Emaar Properties PJSC:
Emaar Properties PJSC, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is a global property developer with a significant presence in key emerging markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. In addition to building residential and commercial properties, the company also has proven competencies in shopping malls & retail, hospitality & leisure and financial services sectors. Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, are some of Emaar’s trophy developments.

Emaar is redefining the cultural scene of the city with Dubai Modern Art Museum & Opera House District in Downtown Dubai, to feature the city’s first opera house and several design galleries. The company is also partnering in implementing Mohammed Bin Rashid City, a new city within Dubai, announced recently by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Among the various components of the new development is the Cultural Crossing, connecting Mohamed Bin Rashid City with Downtown Dubai, which is envisaged to be the largest area for arts in the region.

Emaar has launched a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Dawahi Development, a next-generation developer of ‘value housing’ projects within full-service community developments. Dawahi Development will develop ‘value homes’ at attractive price points in key emerging markets across the Middle East & North Africa region, while also creating robust employment and business opportunities for the local population.

In Saudi Arabia, Emaar is developing King Abdullah Economic City, the region’s largest private sector-led project in Saudi Arabia, featuring a Sea Port, Central Business District, Industrial Zone, Educational Zone, Residential Communities and Resort District. www.emaar.com.

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