Dubai, United Arab Emirates News

A United Boeing 777-200, registration N782UA performing flight UA-976 from Washington Dulles,DC to Dubai , was climbing out of Dulles Airport's runway 30 when the crew reported upon contacting departure that they had taken a couple of bird strikes and wanted to stop the climb at 3000 feet.

Al-Futtaim is one of the biggest names in Dubai and, increasingly, the wider Middle East's retail, automotive and property development sectors.

T he $3 billion in aid that the United Arab Emirates pledged for Egypt in 2011 will "take time" to be transferred, the UAE Finance Minister and Dubai Deputy Ruler said on Friday.

A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the issuer credit rating of "bbb" and the financial strength rating of 'B++' of United Arab Emirates-based Dubai Insurance Company PSC .

Mumbai: May 24, 2013 Ashwin Srinivasan, son of the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India , made some startling revelations about Gurunath Meiyappan 's tryst with bookies and opened a can of worms about his family.

AUSTRALIAN businessman Matthew Joyce has formally lodged an appeal against his being sentenced to 10 years jail in the United Arab Emirates for a property deal that went sour.

IFF, one of the global leaders for the creation of fragrances and flavors, will be present on Beauty World Middle East, to present a collection of new fragrance creations, developed by Mr Dominique Ropion, VP Perfumer at IFF, specifically for the Middle-Eastern market.

Tempo Holidays is offering three nights' accommodation in Dubai from just NZ$70* per person twin share for travellers with return Emirates flights to the city.

Branson, in remarks last week during a trip to Dubai, said the first public Virgin Galactic flight would happen Dec.

A strike by low-wage workers at Arabtec - the construction giant building the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, a branch campus of New York University and a series of other megaprojects - has ended after police entered labour camps and immigration services issued a series of deportation notices.

KUWAIT CITY, May 22: flydubai began flights to Salalah, in the Sultanate of Oman yesterday bringing its operational network to 60 destinations.

A doctor imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates on a manslaughter charge has spoken of his joy and relief at being home.

The wife of Australian businessman Matthew Joyce says the 10-year jail sentence and $25 million fine handed down by a Dubai court is effectively a life term.

The recently opened Dubai Energy and Water Authority's Sustainable Building in Dubai has been awarded LEED Platinum status, becoming the largest public sector building in the world to achieve that status and set a new standard in sustainable building construction.

DAVID Roe's snooker career in the Middle East has taken another big step forward as he officially takes over as the national coach for the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.

After dark, thrill seekers addicted to speed turn the roads of Hong Kong into their personal race track.

A Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EBP performing flight EK-358 from Dubai to Jakarta with 374 passengers, was enroute at FL350 about 30nm southwest of Singapore at approximately 22:45L when the crew decided to divert to Singapore after the aircraft had encountered turbulence causing injuries to 10 passengers and 3 cabin crew.

Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" has launched a new promotional offer, giving its customers a chance to get a discount of AED 20 on the steam Wash for their vehicles, at any service station that provides this service.

RTS Realtime Systems Group , a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced plans to open its newest data center in Dubai, the first Middle East site in its global data center network.

WAM Western Region, 22nd May 2013 -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, has credited the role the UAE Armed Forces were playing in defending the homeland and protecting its achievements, made under the guidance of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.