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    Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has been voted Best Festival in the region after winning the category in the Middle East Event 2013 Awards.

    The announcement was made on Wednesday night at a glittering ceremony at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai. It is a double celebration...
    published... Thursday, May 23 2013
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    The number of children killed on Dubai’s roads has dropped by more than a third in the past three years, traffic bosses revealed on Thursday.

    The Roads and Transport Authority did not release exact figures, however it said the number of fatalities of children aged under 16 was down...
    last commented... Friday, May 24 2013
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    Seven of the Egyptian citizens detained in the UAE over a case related to security met their family members who live in the UAE on Wednesday, Egyptian Ambassador Tamer Mansour said.

    Mansour said the families of other detainees were in Egypt. He praised the step taken by the UAE which, he said, has a great respect for...
    published... Thursday, May 23 2013
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    Dubai’s ambitious archipelago The World could be complete and fully functional by 2020 - if the emirate is successful in landing the World Expo.

    That is the view of master developer Nakheel, 10 years on from when it unveiled the grand plan. After five years of inactivity on the...
    published... Thursday, May 23 2013
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    A man helped a human trafficking victim escape her captors after she broke down in tears while they were alone in a bedroom, a court was told.

    The 27-year-old Nepalese man says he was walking in Naif in Dubai when he was approached by a man who asked if he wanted to have sex with...
    published... Thursday, May 23 2013
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    Nominations to recognise the capital’s heroes are flooding in, with thousands of young people coming forward to nominate outstanding citizens for the Abu Dhabi Awards 2013.

    The Abu Dhabi Awards fleet has been on the road for a month, traveling to schools and universities across the emirate to collect nominations...
    published... Thursday, May 23 2013
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    Sportsmen at the top of their game are a breed apart. UAE residents know all about the world's best, with regular visits from top competitor...
    published... Thursday, May 23 2013
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    With replicas of the Pyramids of Egypt and French landmark Eiffel Tower already slated for Dubai, the mind boggles at some of the creations developers may come up with on their World island.

    But Nakheel's Brendan Jack remembers the day the firm had to put the block on one potential purchaser's plans to build an island shaped like...
    last commented... Thursday, May 23 2013
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