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...
19 Apr, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
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...
03 Nov, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
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...
10 Oct, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
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.
06 May, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
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...
21 Jan, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
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...
23 Nov, 2020, 07.33 PM IST
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...
19 Nov, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
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 ...
11 Nov, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
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...
07 Nov, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
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...
22 Oct, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
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...
06 Aug, 2017, 09.25 AM IST
- Flying cows to the desert is one Qatari's way to beat the Saudis
Showdown between Qatar and its neighbors has prompted one Qatari businessman to fly 4,000 cows to the Gulf desert in an act of resistance.
13 Jun, 2017, 08.51 PM IST
- Mirage in the desert
Dubai looks like a desert mirage built to rival the sheen and glitz of Las Vegas.
01 Dec, 2009, 02.52 AM IST