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Dubai passenger traffic increased by 16.3% to 21.9 million year to...

Dubai International, the world’s second busiest airport for international passenger traffic, has registered nine straight months of double-digit growth, said a report. The airport...

Low-income UAE nationals in Dubai relieved from high electricity and water...

Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai,...

Dubai Shopping Festival opens today

The 16th Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) begins this evening at the Dubai Creek Park. The annual event, which was launched in 1996, has grown into...

‘Eid in Dubai’ festivities begin on the November 16th as Eid...

‘Eid in Dubai’, organized by the Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment, is set to kick off festivities to mark Eid Al Adha...

Salary hike: 7% for Emiratis, 5% for expats

UAE Nationals will receive seven per cent, while expatriate employees will receive five per cent salary increase, based on their excellent performance under...

Emirates, Qantas alliance will result in routing European flights through Dubai

More job openings at Emirates airline and the Dubai airports  Australia's Qantas Airways is on the brink of an alliance with Emirates to revive its...

Mall Walkers of Dubai

Dubai’s debt doesn’t stop Middle East’s monster projects

The debt problems besetting Dubai's property sector have not affected the go-ahead for the region's largest aluminium, cabling and renewable energy projects, all centred...

H H Sheikh Mohammed crowned winner of Royal Ascot

 UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was crowned today winner of the Gold...

UAE amends terms for key lending facility

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has amended the terms of its liquidity facility for banks, curbing the state's ability to convert the...

Money markets lose faith in Dubai

Dubai has long been known as a symbol of extravagance and a city where money could buy anything, but a daunting economic recession has...

World’s Largest Flower Garden Opened in Dubai

Dubai is the epicenter of new, huge developments and super projects where the traditional and modern exist in perfect harmony. The region’s latest...

Watch 2012 Summer Olympics in London LIVE

Follow the Official Olympic Channel of the International Olympics Committee. Live streaming of the London 2012 Olympic Games will begin in 64 territories on July...

What does the Gulf want from Copenhagen?

As the Copenhagen Summit looks to make new agreements on Climate Change, what sort of agreement do countries of the Gulf want?

A model for democracy in the Gulf

The parliamentary elections held on Saturday in Kuwait - as well as yielding the country's first elected female MPs - have also been described...

Falling Oil Prices Hit the Middle East

What a difference a year makes. Last July the price of oil was at a record high close to 150 dollars a barrel. Today...

New Dubai Design District to be adjacent to Business Bay

Dubai strengthens position as a Centre for Fashion, Design and Luxury The Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,...

Lack of Tsunami Warning System in UAE

A strong earthquake in Indonesia shook the island of Java on Monday morning. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, was recorded at...