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Abu Dhabi is betting on a $10 bn upgrade to get wealthy expats to move inAbu Dhabi is undergoing a major transformation as it invests billions into new construction projects to boost tourism, diversify its econom...- Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 yearsDubai International Airport will move to Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, costing $35 billion. Sheikh Mohammed bin ...
- After the deluge, resilience, recovery, and damage assessment in DubaiDubai recovers slowly after rains. Flight cancellations, relief efforts, and heroic deeds unfolded. UAE's tourism sector impacted. Indian e...
- Three dead amid heavy flooding caused by record rain in the UAEThree people have died in the United Arab Emirates as a result of heavy flooding caused by record-setting rains this week, officials said F...
- Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAEThe monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity alo...
- Long-banned FaceTime calls apparently working in UAEThe UAE's Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Apple also d...
- World's ultra-rich flee to Dubai to escape pandemic; desert sheikhdom's luxury home market soarsSales of Dubai's upscale properties, once slow, soared 230 per cent in the first quarter of 2021.
- Dubai halts live entertainment at hotels and restaurants amid surge in coronavirus casesBoth decisions come after months of Dubai promoting itself as the ideal pandemic-friendly vacation spot while coronavirus infections skyroc...
- UAE eases limits on foreign ownership to attract investorsThe dramatic changes come as the UAE has spent billions of dollars preparing to host some 25 million visitors for the World Expo, which was...
- Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a timeAt a highway-side restaurant in the industrial outskirts of Dubai, workers methodically assemble packaged takeout meals of biryani rice, da...
- Louis Dreyfus to sell 45% stake to Abu Dhabi wealth fundLouis Dreyfus Company, a family-owned commodities trading giant, reached the deal to sell an indirect equity stake to Abu Dhabi's ADQ, one ...
- UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedomsThe broadening of personal freedoms reflects the changing profile of a country that has sought to bill itself as a skyscraper-studded desti...
- In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plantThe construction of the $3.4 billion Hassyan plant in Dubai appears puzzling, as the United Arab Emirates hosts the headquarters of the Int...
- Toast to coast: Why the historic town of Khorfakkan is a haven for adventure loversWith a tiny population of 4,000, and none of the tangible trappings of sheikhdom, it offers a blissful antidote to the UAE’s more commercia...
- Flying cows to the desert is one Qatari's way to beat the SaudisShowdown between Qatar and its neighbors has prompted one Qatari businessman to fly 4,000 cows to the Gulf desert in an act of resistance.
- Mirage in the desertDubai looks like a desert mirage built to rival the sheen and glitz of Las Vegas.
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