(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) The Abu Dhabi Federal Criminal Court of First Instance on Tuesday sentenced 10 pirates to life imprisonment followed by deportation after they were found guilty of hijacking … (read the full story…)
State news agency WAM says the federal criminal court of first instance in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday found the men guilty of charges related to the hijacking of bulk carrier MV Arrilah-1 last year. The … (read more here…)
A UAE court jailed 10 pirates for life on Tuesday after they were convicted of hijacking a ship east of Oman in the Arabian Sea last year, state news agency WAM reported. The life sentence, which equates … (read more here…)
The American special effects company that brought the "Transformers" movies to life and recently wowed concertgoers with a performing hologram of late rapper Tupac Shakur is setting up a studio in oil-rich Abu Dhabi. (read the story…)
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) The story of 65-year-old Jawaid Qureshi and his struggle for survival are not ordinary. Having worked at the Ministry of Health for over 30 years, he was diagnosed with a … (read more here…)
Using my cellphone to check e-mail while traveling internationally has always made life easier – until my last trip, that is. I returned from a relaxing weekend to find $1,000 of extra charges on my phone … (get the story…)
As these pictures show, the emirate is almost unrecognisable in its former life as a fishing settlement, long before the Gulf states struck liquid gold with the discovery of oil. (read the story…) – BUSINESS
(MENAFN) Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) is set to form a joint business with Samsung Life Insurance, which aims at extending its footprint throughout the emerging markets, Financial Times … (read the story…) – BUSINESS
Architects in Dubai are all geared up to build a partially submerged hotel, complete with underwater rooms offering views of life below the surface of the sea. (read more here…)
Abu Dhabi: Sultan Juma Al Shamsi, a representative from Ajman, demanded that the government make Friday sermons more relevant to the day-to-day life of people and current local and international … (read more here…)
