Dubai

  • Dubai leader and estranged wife face legal battle in the UK

    A legal battle between the powerful, poetry-writing ruler of Dubai and his wealthy estranged wife is leading toward a showdown in a London courtroom later this month. The family division court case scheduled on July 30 pits Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum against Princess Haya, daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and…

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  • Just as there are challenges for any meaningful adventure, becoming a fashion designer in the Middle East has its peculiar problems. Aliya Tair, someone who has walked the rope from Kazakhstan to the Emirates, has some useful pieces of advice for all who would love to dare. She’s the founder of her namesake label. Having…

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  • In a move to boost tourism and trade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cabinet in Abu Dhabi has adopted a decision to grant visas for Chinese visitors upon arrival. Image: Dubai UAE prime minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum made the decision known on Sunday, according to local media. As a global…

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  • Will Smith, popularly known for his role in the television series “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”, has revealed that Dubai is his favorite city. The 47-year-old has special reasons for this choice. Image: Will Smith Willard Carroll “Will” Smith, Jr. was in the emirates for a press conference held at Vox cinemas. The location for…

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  • With the launch of its first driverless vehicles late last week, Dubai is set to take the world by storm with huge investments in the transportation sector. Mattar al-Tayer, the director general of emirate’s Road Transport Authority said: “The country aims to have a quarter of all Dubai transport automated by 2030.” Image shows Careems electric…

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  • Image shows Dubai’s driverless vehicle. We’ve all heard about Google’s driverless cars and others in that category but Dubai’s driverless bus services is the trendiest of all daily transportation systems. The futuristic Gulf-state launched this service for a month-long trial. After the first phase, Dubai hopes to expand the electric vehicles across its states. According to AFP,…

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  • Sad news that the talented Gabriel Agbonlahor, 29, may be banned for pictures of him smoking shisha pipe in Dubai that surfaced online. He traveled to the Middle East recently for vacation.

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  • Over the weekend, the Anaconda rapper Nicki Minaj had a top-class performance in Dubai and requested every attention from her crew. However, she was uncontrollably angry when she looked up and found a security guard disobeying her orders. The guard was talking on the phone while on duty.

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  • FlyDubai Crash Update.

    The Management of Flydubai is making great efforts to ensure that investigations on the recent plane crash is carried out without delay.  A more competent Flydubai team has already left Dubai to join crash investigations after travel visas were issued.

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  • Sad news! Reports from Dailymail confirms a FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 has crashed as it attempted to land at a Russian airport. 55 passengers and 7 crew members from Dubai were on-board though earlier reports said that 61 people were aboard the flight.

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