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Emirates airline, the biggest buyer of the "superjumbo" Airbus A380, said Wednesday it is considering increasing its order for the double-decker plane despite delays on existing orders.
Visitors will have to wait until early next year for the opening of the world's tallest building in Dubai.
Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday drew a link between extremism and lack of opportunity in the Middle East, telling students in the region that suicide bombers are driven by a feeling they have more to gain in the afterlife than now.
Anthony Kim says he will not be going to the Dubai World Championship to compete for the $7.5 million bonus pool, even though the American has easily qualified.
The ruler of Dubai has taken part in a high-level meeting to discuss the Gulf emirate's possible bid for the 2020 Olympics.
This Gulf boomtown has set its sights on becoming the first Arab city to host the Olympics with a committee meeting Monday to consider a possible bid for the 2020 games.
Cargo handler DP World says trade volumes appear to be stabilizing after suffering their worst slump in decades because of the economic downturn.
The head of private equity giant Blackstone Group said Wednesday the industry's worst days have passed as he confirmed plans to cash in on up to eight of the firm's companies "in the near future."
There was a time when Dubai's annual property fair was a gilded stage for the ruling sheik to unveil his latest, anything-goes dreams: the world's tallest towers, canals in the desert and artificial islands in the sea. As this year's fair begins Monday, the global recession has sharply downsized those visions and taken much of the boomtown bravado from the city-state's CEO-style ruler.
The developer building the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai says cladding work on the shiny silver-colored tower's outside is complete.
Dubai opened the Arabian Peninsula's first metro system Wednesday, hoping to capture the world's spotlight on the catchy date of 9/9/09 — whether the sleek system is fully ready to go or not.
Port operator DP World said Thursday its profit slumped by about a third in the first half of the year as it weathered a "very challenging operating environment" spurred by the drop in global trade.
Lee Westwood says prize money from the lucrative "Race to Dubai" on the European Tour has been reduced by 25 percent because of the economy.
Cargo handler DP World said Thursday business at its ports dropped 10 percent in the first half of 2009 as the shipping industry struggles through its worst slump in memory because of the global recession.
Dubai has been selected to host the 2013 swimming world championships.
The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is weighing plans to open the British ocean liner as a floating hotel elsewhere in the Middle East or Africa rather than in the struggling Persian Gulf sheikdom.
The Dubai developer behind the world's tallest building plans to merge with three rivals owned by the sheikdom's ruler, in a consolidation aimed at better coping with a global meltdown fueled weakness in the one-time Arab boomtown's real estate sector.
Paris Hilton said she studied the culture of Dubai and promised the Middle East version of her reality show will steer clear of the drinking and the swearing it had in Los Angeles and London.
The first golf course Tiger Woods is designing might not be the first to open.
Dubai is synonymous with glitz and excess — but can the Middle Eastern hotspot handle the likes of Paris Hilton?
A British couple was convicted of adultery in Dubai and given two months in jail Tuesday, several months after a separate British couple was sentenced to prison for having sex on a beach in this glitzy Gulf sheikdom.
The Dubai Tennis Championships will pay a record $300,000 fine for the United Arab Emirates' refusal to grant a visa to Israeli player Shahar Peer.
The WTA Tour Board rejected an appeal by organizers of the Dubai Tennis Championships of a record $300,000 fine and other penalties stemming from the United Arab Emirates' decision to deny a visa to Israeli player Shahar Peer.
DP World, one of Dubai's most global companies, said Sunday its main government-owned shareholder is in talks to possibly sell a minority stake in the port operator to a Middle East private equity firm.
Rihanna has shelved plans for a concert later this month in Dubai because the timing was "inappropriate," a Middle East concert promoter said Tuesday.
Pakistan seeks US trade, not aid, says ministerDUBAI: Pakistan plans to send an official delegation to the United States in mid-November to attract investment in a bid to revive its economy following a series of militant attacks, a senior official said on Sunday.
French find prehistoric dugong worship siteFrench archaeologists have discovered the oldest known place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an island just north of Dubai, two research centers said Thursday. The sanctuary is believed to date back to 3,500 to 3,200 years BC.
Sheik Chic: Dubai's New Metro Is Fit for a King, But Will Locals Ride It? It is the longest automated metro system in the world, complete with luxury compartments, Wi-Fi and air conditioning. But will Dubai succeed in luring sheiks out of their cars in an emirate where gasoline only costs 25 cents a liter?
"Let it out!" Let out your creativity: Dubai is once again inviting talents across the world to submit a piece of work they think deserve recognition.
Venus Williams gets award from ADL Tennis star Venus Williams received an award from the Anti-Defamation League for opposing the exclusion from play of an Israeli tennis player.
Recession fails to dent flow of remittance into Kerala banksThiruvananthapuram: Recession is a good time for banks in Kerala as the flow of remittance is increasing.
As Dubai's Glitter Fades, Foreigners See Dark SideDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Herve Jaubert, a French spy who left espionage to make leisure submarines for the wealthy, was riding high
Sordid reality behind Dubai's gilded facade - TimesConstruction halted, westerners jailed for adultery - but prostitutes do well
Architect Richard Best Donates 100k Of His $1 Million Prize From A UAE Real Estate TV Reality ShowAmerican architect Richard Best, winner of "The Hydra Executives," an Apprentice-style real-estate reality show that took place in the United Arab Emirates, donated $100,000 of his share of the $1 million cash prize to the United Nation's Intergovernmental Institution for t …
Iranian election: US pre-election polls predicted Ahmadinejad's massive 2/3 support victory"While Western news reports ... enthusiastic about Ahmadinejad's principal opponent, Mir Hossein Mousavi, our scientific sampling from across all 30 of Iran's provinces showed Ahmadinejad well ahead."
British couple jailed for having affair in DubaiA British couple was convicted of adultery in Dubai and given two months in jail Tuesday, several months after a separate British couple was sentenced to prison for having sex on a beach.
Time-Lapse Videos of Massive Change on EarthOver the past decade, the number of people on Earth shot up by more than 13 percent, to nearly 6.8 billion people.
JOurnalist fries egg on Dubai pavement in 50C heat and eats itOn a record day for May heat in Dubai, a Gulf News journalist decided to find out if it was hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement ... and promised to eat the result.
Nightmare from hell: 'This is like being in a filthy labour camp,' says adultery mother locked in Dubai jail hellA British mother being held in a Dubai prison for adultery has revealed the appalling conditions she is enduring while awaiting her fate. Sally Antia claims she is being fed food riddled with maggots and shares a toilet and poorly functioning shower with 100 other women.
University of Oklahoma cancels CIA speech over CIA-Osama Dubai meeting in July 2001On May 2 CIA agent Michael Scheuer "the long-time chief of the Bin Laden tracking center"was schedule to give a speech at the U of Oklahoma - but this was canceled after Qs re CIA-Osama Dubai meeting in July 2001.
Dubai bad for your health, expert claimsDubai is bad for your health a leading neurologist says, warning the city's hectic lifestyle is taking its toll the population.
Taking part in the Arab Administrative Development Organization Forum Dubai Customs takes great interest in social development issue Dubai – Dubai Customs has reviewed its effort in the area of social work while taking part in the First Arab Forum on Corporate Social …
World's first cloned camel unveiled in DubaiThe ambitious desert emirate of Dubai has claimed another first, this time in the science of cloning camels.
Dubai's Lesson to America: How the Middle East's Shangrai La Became a Hell on EarthDubai is a living metaphor for the neo-liberal globalized world that may be crashing -- at last -- into history. And the fall has been ugly. Excerpt:
'What lures Arroyo to Dubai?'Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay yesterday said Dubai should be one of the last countries in President Arroyo's Middle East travels if her aim, as Malacañang claims, is to secure jobs for Filipinos.
Property, liquidity hit Islamic financeDUBAI (Reuters) - Islamic banks hit by the real estate downturn face a crisis that could include layoffs or more rescue measures if liquidity does not improve, with some players aiming simply to survive instead of grow, leading bankers said on Monday.
Islamic banking sees light amid crisisIslamic finance is slowing as the global financial crisis hits its hubs in Malaysia and the Gulf, but the sector now has a chance to move on to Western economies seeking to boost their financial centres.
300,000 foreigners are essentially enslaved in Dubai"As soon as he arrived at Dubai airport, his passport was taken from him by his construction company. He has not seen it since.
I was once friends with a lesser-known Jujitsu master, who lived in East London. He was famous in the local community, not because of his fighting, but because he made his students engage in seemingly pointless exercises that were a waste of time and energy.
MGM Mirage facing crucial CityCenter paymentMGM Mirage is facing increased pressure over its massive CityCenter development, amid questions about whether it will make a $220 million project payment.
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