If you are the type of person who likes to explore a country’s “authentic” culture, traveling to Dubai can be a bit dizzying. Everywhere you turn, there is another mall or shopping center. There’s the …
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F1 – Abu Dhabi, FP1: Verstappen tops first practice
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen topped the opening practice session of Formula 1’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by almost half a second. Verstappen …
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Matthew Hedges: University staff’s Dubai campus boycott
City University London and Bradford University which also have campuses in Dubai told BBC News that they had had no issues with boycotts by staff or students. Exeter, London Business School, Middlesex …
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Dubai property market should find its own solution for oversupply
In recent weeks, there appears to have been a plethora of commentary suggesting that the government should take measures to halt the supply of real estate. This has contributed to a flood of …
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen on top in opening practice session
ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen topped the times ahead of his Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in Friday’s opening practice ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman, who appeared …
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F1 news – Max Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in Abu Dhabi practice
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in first practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday but five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton made sure everyone knew who …
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Middle East ‘Shark Tank’ pilot to spotlight start-up potential launches in Dubai
The UAE’s commercial capital of Dubai launched the pilot of “Equity Room” Wednesday, a Middle Eastern version of “Shark Tank.” Entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to a panel of five “sharks” — …
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Abu Dhabi GP: Thursday’s press conference
Q: (Walter Koster – Saarbruecker Zeitung) Lewis, I want to remind you politely of your promise you have given two years ago, same place, here in the FIA press conference in Abu Dhabi. Quote: ‘In ten y…
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Dubai and RAK partner to improve electricity and water efficiency
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Ras Al Khaimah Municipality have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on electricity and water efficiency in the two Emirates, and share …
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News Daily: Fresh hope in UAE case and Brexit latest
There are signs of hope this morning for Matthew Hedges, the British PhD student jailed for life earlier this week for spying in the United Arab Emirates. His sentencing prompted widespread shock and …
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Indians, Pakistanis most interested in UAE property investments
RELATED ARTICLES: dubizzle reveals Abu Dhabi real estate trends in 2017 | UAE: Dubizzle reveals property trends for Q2 2015 | Dubizzle announces new authentification initaitive | Commercial property m…
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Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE
LONDON (Reuters) – The wife of a British academic jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati authorities on Thursday to review her husband’s life sentence and set him free. The Gulf …
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UAE jails Briton for life for spying, UK assails ‘unacceptable’ ruling
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A UAE court sentenced a British academic to life in prison on charges of spying for the British government on Wednesday, in a move Britain said would have serious diplomatic cons…
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Wife of UK scholar jailed for life in UAE blames London
But Dubai’s apparent attempt to put the dispute behind it came … in July but only began to speak out about the case after Hedges’s family went public with news of his arrest in early October. The sc…
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Matthew Hedges jailed: Wife says UK ‘doing everything’ to free academic from UAE
He told Sky News: “We see absolutely no evidence for any of the charges laid against him. “We’re very concerned for his welfare. “The UAE is supposed to be a friend and ally of Britain’s.
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UAE tourist destination with sun, fun and adventure
Tourist inflow to the UAE continues with the Northern Emirates increasing their role in attracting more foreign tourists with the key focus on culture, heritage, adventure and three S’s – Sun, Sand an…
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Qatar Quarrel Plays Out in Battle Over UAE Banks
… A proxy war between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar is being played out at banks in the UAE which have Qatari shareholders, weighing on their business and raising questions about their future. …
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