ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi will open a $1 billion indoor Warner Bros. amusement park this July. Officials made the announcement on Wednesday at the Warner Bros. World park. It was built by the Abu Dhabi government-owned Miral Asset ... ( read original story ...)
UAE rights activist Ahmed Mansoor put on trial in Abu Dhabi
The trial of an Emirati human rights activist, who was arrested after falling foul of the country's cybercrime laws, has started in the UAE's capital, Abu Dhabi. Ahmed Mansoor was arrested on March 20 last year after authorities accused him of using his ... ( read original story ...)
QE2 relaunched as floating hotel in Dubai
These are external links and will open in a new window The QE2 has opened its doors as a luxury floating hotel in Dubai. The former Cunard liner is docked permanently at Mina Rashid where it was converted into a five-star hotel over the past three years. ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi, Dubai growth forecast to remain steady at 3%
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UAE- DBWC witnesses 15.7% growth in total membership during Q1 2018
DUBAI, 17th April, 2018 (WAM) -- The Dubai Business Women Council, DBWC, has disclosed that its total membership has increased by 15.7 percent during the Q1 of 2018. The increase in membership brings the total number of DBWC members up to 684, which ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomatic leaks: UAE dissatisfied with Saudi policies
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) is working on breaking up Saudi Arabia, leaked documents obtained by Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar revealed. Al Akhbar said that the leaked documents contained secret diplomatic briefings sent by UAE and ... ( read original story ...)
UAE shuts Mogadishu hospital amid tension with Somali government
Sheikh Zayed Hospital treated mainly poor and displaced people in Mogadishu for free. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended operations at a hospital it ran in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, amid growing bilateral tensions. The Mogadishu-based ... ( read original story ...)
Famed Queen Elizabeth 2 ship now a floating hotel in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Britain’s famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship will finally open as a floating luxury hotel moored off Dubai, nearly a decade after completing its last ocean voyage. It’s been another long trip for the ship known as the QE2 ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai ruler’s daughter mysteriously vanishes after attempt to escape father’s clutches, ex-spy says
The daughter of Dubai’s powerful ruler mysteriously vanished last month after she attempted to escape the clutches of her overbearing father, a former French spy said Monday. Herve Jaubert told the Associated Press he helped Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed ... ( read original story ...)
UAE studying plans to allow transit passengers ‘day out in the city’
DUBAI: The UAE government is drawing up plans that will allow transit passengers “a day out in the city,” state news agency WAM reported. The UAE Cabinet has created a working group, led by the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship ... ( read original story ...)