Dubai is a city that loves superlatives: world's tallest skyscraper (Burj Khalifa), world's largest indoor ski resort (Ski Dubai), or world's fastest police force (who drive Bugatti Veyrons), to name a few. Now, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates will carry the distinction of yet another .....

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"I want to extend my warmest appreciation and gratitude to Sheikh Hamdan for his gracious patronage of the event."

Being the first woman ever to swim the entire length of the River Thames in London - all 162km - was not enough for Saudi dentist and humanitarian, Dr Mariam .....

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Dubai has requested India to give unrestricted access to airports in the Northeast for its airlines, Emirates and flyDubai. This is the first time that any country has sought an open sky policy for only a specific part of India.

"We are keen to have our airlines operating to the North East .....

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In Sex and the City, Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda, as they hurtle from one broken relationship to another (by choice or circumstance), maintain they will never fall out of love with the "city". New York. Which somehow feeds them emotionally. and though there may be breaking points that .....

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Dubai's hospitality market has emerged as the top Mena performer in January 2017, representing the highest occupancy at 85.7 per cent and highest revenue per average room (RevPAR) of $246, over three times the average RevPAR recorded in other Mena cities.

According to the January 2017 Mena .....

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Away from your regular trip to the mall and movie night, Dubai is a city that can offer diverse underground activities.

Here are some places in Dubai that are worth trying:

1. Al Qudra Lake

Located in Saih Al Salam desert and Bab Al Shams, Al Qudra Lake is comprised of .....

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Free legal consultations are set to be made available by the Dubai Courts to 1,000 clients this year at an estimated cost of Dh3 million. The free consultations will be provided by 81 accredited law firms in Dubai, under the supervision of a group of volunteer lawyers.

The new initiative falls .....

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The Dubai World Cup, formerly the world's richest horse race, takes place today. But spectators at the Meydan Racecourse won't actually be having a flutter. Because gambling is illegal in the emirate. Here are 10 more things that might surprise you:

1. You'll probably only meet one 'local' .....

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The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector at Dubai's Department of Economic Development (DED) ordered the closure of 8,894 social networking accounts that were used to peddle counterfeit goods in 2016.

The crackdown was part of protecting trademarks and eliminating .....

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Celebrities have been the mainstay for some of the biggest beauty brands that have relied heavily on A-listers to be the face of their seasonal campaigns. Be it Julia Roberts for Lancôme or Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for L'Oreal, celebrities have had a key role in influencing the beauty .....

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ValuStrat recently released their February 2017 figures for the Dubai residential VPI (ValuStrat Price Index) and mentioned that even though some affordable and mid-end locations were witnessing price uplifts, however, overall residential prices were almost 14 per cent below their 2014 peak. This .....

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These are the laws and customs you need to know about ahead of your trip to Dubai.

A UK tourist allegedly gang raped in Dubai is reportedly facing jail for 'having sex outside of marriage' - while two suspects were allowed to fly back to Birmingham Airport.

The 25-year-old woman reportedly .....

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Rather than pay up employee housing allowances in one go, many companies in Dubai are spreading it out in monthly installments.

For tenants, it has become another useful tool in their negotiations with landlords to bring down rental payments, according to a first quarter update on the property .....

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Well, if we are to believe Careem, the home-grown Dubai-based ride-hailing app, this might happen soon after it announced that the company will be "sponsoring cloud seeding across the UAE as it's proven to be so good for business."

"Over the past few weeks the company has seen a huge rise in .....

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Traditional abras are no longer confined to Dubai Creek and the Dubai Canal. Now you can enjoy one of Dubai's signature traditions in the city's new hangout - Dubai Creek Harbour.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in coordination with Emaar Properties, has started the operation of the .....

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A new set of trains with new features and greater capacity will join Dubai Metro to serve the existing two lines, as well as the still-under-construction Route 2020, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Saturday.

Joining the 79 trains that currently serve the red and green .....

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In a city renowned for its flashy sports cars, Dubai has set a Guinness World Record for the "fastest police car in service".

The Bugatti Veyron has a top speed of 407kmh, 1,000-horse-power, a 16-cylinder engine and goes from 0 to 97kmh in just 2.5 sec.

The car was acquired by Dubai police .....

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A New York-based firm is proposing that Dubai be the site of a futuristic, asteroid-suspended skyscraper that orbits around the world.

The speculative Analemma Tower - which is being proposed by the Clouds Architecture Office - is designed to be suspended downward on an asteroid orbiting .....

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Exclusive video shows the Canadian icon chatting animatedly to a female admirer – who caught his attention.

He then cooled off in the pool – taking conversation with him as friends gathered around.

The star shielded his eyes from the dazzling desert sunshine with a pair of classic aviator .....

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Here are a few reasons for investors to consider committing to the Dubai real estate sector:

Expo 2020 is coming to Dubai

Dubai is hosting the next World Expo in October 2020. The Expo will attract approximately 25 million visitors from 180 nations. The announcement of the Expo in Dubai has .....

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Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, has inaugurated the Meteorological Radar Project, which was launched by the municipality in the field of geodetic survey.

The project is implemented as part of the development of the early warning system for weather forecasting and .....

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There is a golden bridge in Dubai skies and you can walk over it by the end of the year!

A senior Dubai Municipality official on Sunday confirmed to Gulf News that the Dubai Frame, the 150 metre-high, 193 metre-long golden tower featuring a glass bridge in Zabeel Park, will be open before the .....

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On his first trip to Dubai, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson recalls getting off a plane wearing a traditional Muslim cap and robes, carrying a Quran and expecting to find a society strictly governed by conservative mores.

He was in for a surprise.

This is “a party place, a .....

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Few cities on earth can compete with Dubai for sheer verticality. Once a forgettable port alongside the emptiness of the Arabian desert, its pale sands have proved fertile ground for all manner of skyscrapers.

They rise as if conjured by an obsession with Las Vegas and a jones for altitude. The .....

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The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has inked an agreement with Nasser Al Razooqi Trading Group whereby the DTC would rent out 119 smart school buses to support the Group in this vital field; enabling the serving of two private schools. These buses will be fitted .....

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Charmed by the state-of-the-art glass covered building, an Arab tourist approached Al Muraqqabat Police Station thinking it was a hotel. He wanted to book two rooms for a month when a cop has politely told him: "Sorry sir, this is not a hotel; this is a police station," to the surprise of the .....

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VICKY Pattison cheers herself up with a beach break in Dubai after being snubbed by TV bosses for the second time in a week.

In the latest blow the I’m A Celebrity star is being dropped from spin-off show Extra Camp.

Vicky is being dropped from spin-off show Extra Camp

It comes days .....

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Apart from super cars, skyscrapers and more gold than you could possibly imagine, Dubai is also known as the home of luxury yachts.

Dubai is one of the few cities where residents and tourists indulge themselves in a day out at the sea. However, this can be an expensive affair. But now, there is .....

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The massive rain and turbulent weather had clogged streets and cancelled events on the weekend, but Dubai Municipality team were on roll.

He said the Dubai Horse Race arena was also cleaned to facilitate the prestigious Dubai World Cup.

"All these streets have been cleaned of accumulated .....

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As camera technology and editing techniques continue to improve, photographers are able to capture incredibly detailed snaps. From staggering landscapes to shots of the night sky, the number of gigapixel images being released is on the rise, including the stunning shot of Dubai you see here. Shot .....

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, was briefed on the plans for the Al Wasl Plaza which will comprise the central hub of the Expo 2020 site.

The Al Wasl Plaza will link the main sections of the 4.38-square kilometre site in Dubai South.

Sheikh Mohammed was .....

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Emirates President Tim Clark said Wednesday he believed the airline's home airport in Dubai was as safe as any other in Asia, Europe or the Americas.

Speaking to CNNMoney a day after the U.S. banned passengers from bringing laptops and other large electronic devices on some flights from the .....

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Make your departure worthwhile

Here is a fact: Everybody around Dubai loves travelling and flying. That is why it's obvious that the Dubai airport is catered towards the convenience of every traveler. There's a wide selection of brands for shopping at Dubai Duty Free and chairs are a dime .....

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Residents and tourists can borrow books to read next time they head to the beach.

Dubai Municipality inaugurated its first library on Kite Beach in Umm Suqeim on Thursday to allow beachgoers to unwind with a book while soaking up the sun with a view of Burj Al Arab.

Mariam Ahmed Bin Fahed, .....

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Collectors are crowding into auction houses and art fairs, and cleaning out galleries of pieces worth hundreds of thousands of dollars each.

Countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are investing heavily in the arts and culture, building new museums and hosting .....

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Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced its participation at the Dubai Property Show – Shanghai, which will be held from the 24th to 26th March 2017 at the prestigious Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center.

DLD will participate through its investment arm – Real Estate .....

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Describing his adolescent years as young and reckless, Aarone Benj Guerrero Mariñas, feels that he examined his priorities and reinvented himself after arriving to Dubai. Now, the breadwinner of the family, his career is set right as a budding sports photographer.

"I pressed the reset button .....

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Dubai is the commercial capital of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf. But officials want to turn it into the world’s “smartest” city.

Earlier this year, Dubai announced plans to be the world’s first city to use self-flying taxis. In June, it placed the first robot police .....

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More than 16,000 motorists were fined by Dubai Police for using phones while driving in the first three months this year.

Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, director of traffic department in Dubai Police, said on Monday that the motorists using phones when driving are “paralysing their .....

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When looking for a hotel room, it is important to consider amenities. Continental breakfast, a nice pool, free Wi-Fi, copious amounts of beer, etc. But a hotel in Dubai has thought of one perk that you probably never thought to look for in a hotel: a rain forest.

Yes, you read that right. ZAS .....

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You are about to board the fastest roller coaster on the planet, the 150-mph Formula Rossa, the pride of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi theme park _ where pride, like most everything else in this desert architectural playground, comes super-sized.

But before you're launched from the confines of a .....

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A traditional water salute welcomed the first A380 arrival into Dubai World Central, the emirate’s second international airport, from South Korea.

The Koren Air flight KE9951 touched-down from Incheon International Airport to connect tourists to cruise ships in Dubai.

The flight was the first .....

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After Michael Cinco and Ezra Santos, another Filipino designer has entered Dubai’s fashion scene.

Jef Albea, who has created gowns for local celebrities like Maja Salvador, Lea Salonga, and Zsa Zsa Padilla, has opened a shop in Dubai.

According to a report by Gulf News, Albea considers .....

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Chefs Chris and Jeff Galvin have found success the old-fashioned way – through sheer talent and hard work.

The British brothers, who opened Demoiselle by Galvin in Dubai’s City Walk this past week, have built a small, family-run restaurant empire with a focus on high-quality French cuisine.

The .....

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Here's the thing - grabbing lunch in Dubai can get extremely expensive pretty fast. On average, most lunches will set you back by Dh50 and above. To put some perspective on it - that same amount can be used to top up your Nol card so you can take the Metro (or bus) for two or so days.

If you're .....

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Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager distributed over 6,600 meals at staff accommodation in Al Quoz, Dubai Investment Park and Muhaisnah. Demonstrating the company's solidarity with and appreciation for the efforts of the labourers, more than 70 .....

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Dubai is known for its skyscrapers, many of which had become a platform for daredevils arrested after grabbing their 15 minutes of fame through hair-raising acts.

Now, a listing shows the city hosts 19 “supertall” buildings out of the top 100 skyscrapers in the world. Yet it is en route to .....

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Work on the design of Dubai Tram’s phase two will begin this year as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) studies extension of the swanky rail system, Gulf News can confirm.

According to a senior RTA official, consultants have been appointed to work on the design of the tram’s next phase and .....

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The largest Catholic parish in the region will mark the 50th anniversary of its founding in April and in the process stands testament to the spirit of religious tolerance that has made its members feel at home and eager to give back to the community with a host of activities lined up for the .....

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If all goes according to schedule, you’ll soon be able to travel around Dubai in driverless passenger drones. In February, the chairman of the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority announced it would “spare no effort” to launch the EHang 184, a single-passenger autonomous aerial vehicle, by .....

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