A Russian tourist drowned near an Ajman beach on Monday morning after he and others in his group were swept away by waves. His body was found floating in the water a few hours later, said civil …

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Emirate says it is working to attract more tourist investment as 1.5m visit last year

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Sharjah is now cashing in on pre-Islamic settlements in the ‘caravan city’ of Maleiha, some 50km east of the city, that attracts thousands of European tourists for a three-hour visit to a third millennium tomb and 250 BC-1100 AD “palace” and fort.

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Dubai is rapidly becoming a famous tourist location – and with good reason. Classic restaurants, hotels and shopping centre are all part of the typical Dubai travel experience.

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Two desert cities half a world away — Las Vegas and Dubai — have grown from dusty outposts into tourism empires. Like Las Vegas, Dubai — an emirate located on the Arabian Peninsula — has experienced tremendous growth during the past two decades.

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Dubai airline to add flights to Italian tourist hub from March 25 to meet growing demand

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Sharjah’s only natural deep water harbour in the eastern shores of Khorfakkan is fast turning into a hot tourist destination for those who seek greenery, beach excursions and countryside tour of ‘wadis’ and ‘hajjars’.

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Abu Dhabi is chasing tourist pounds but has the time and space to avoid making the same mistakes as Dubai, says Mark Leftly, who hopes it learns from its neighbour Related Stories Energy prices: Adding fuel to the fire Throwing light on an award winning Belfast film costing £200 Niall McKenna: An artist whose business really is cooking Shop Front: Greens of Lisburn BMW X3: A whole new X Factor

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