Thunder Snow rewrote the history books when he became the first horse to win the $12 million Dubai World Cup (Group 1), the richest and most prestigious race in the world, twice in a row. No horse in 24 runnings of the 2,000 metre dirt race has...
New penal code imposes death penalty for rape, adultery, sodomy, robbery and introduces public flogging.
The report highlighted that Dubai has dominated global FDI rankings throughout 2018, followed by London, Paris, Dublin and Singapore, as the leading city globally in foreign direct investment, FDI, in 2018. [Wired by: DubaiCityGuide.com - A Cyber Gear Company]
The close of the latest funding round ($12M in 2018 and $8M in 2019) marks an important milestone for the company, which has tripled its annual revenue on a yearly basis over the last three years and now tops $28 million in total funding. [Wired by: DubaiCityGuide.com - A Cyber Gear Company]
Former UN human rights chief posed with royal but critics say princess is held against her will
Mary Robinson, the former UN high commissioner for human rights, has come under fire for claiming that an Emirati princess campaigners say is being held against her will is “in the loving care of her family”.
The former Irish president made the comments after the 33-year-old’s family released pictures showing her in Dubai with Robinson, claiming they rebut allegations that she was taken home against her will.
Related: Family of Emirati princess release pictures to rebut 'false' abduction allegations
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Norway's team for the Special Olympics opening in Abu Dhabi on 14th March are aiming "to perform at their best, like More...
Look. You know about this Authonomy website for aspiring writers, yes? I'm on it, and so is Alexander McNabb, Mr Fake Plastic Souks. He's a great writer, and he's got this really great, outrageously funny book called Space. For the last two or three weeks it has been in the Top 5 of the Editor's Desk. This means you get a proper review from a HarperCollins editor, and maybe even a publishing contract. But only if you're in the Top 5 at midnight tomorrow (31st Oct).
Sheikha Latifa, a daughter of Dubai's ruler, appeared in a YouTube video in March announcing she was about to flee the UAE. Concern is growing over her whereabouts and wellbeing after reports she was forcibly returned
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It is impossible to know whether this post at Al-Emirati.com on the victims of the recent Air India disaster is intended to be some appalling attempt at humour or satire, but by every single measure it is absolutely beyond the pale:
Not really. Not only do I not care if the victims "rest in peace" but it seems to me that they are, rather, resting in pieces!
I am of course talking about flight IX 812 from Dubai to Balglapour (or some other hell hole, they're all the same) that recently crashed (click here)
I know I know. Mean, blah blah. The way I see it is as follows. The UAE is (about) 50% Indians, Something that I, and 90% of all other Emaratis see as a bad thing.
This plane, carrying Indians who live and work here, means that 160 indians that clog up the roads, cause accidents, fail code inspections at Indian restaurants, speak like this guy, and are a general drag on the security of the UAE, wont be coming back. That is a very GOOD thing!
I can only pray that this happens every week!
Sadly, we'll probably have 160 new VISAs for 160 new Indians issued in 3 hours... And the authority in charge of this will flaunt that, as if it's a good thing.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is reportedly planning a second baby shower in the UK. The 37-year-old royal is currently More...
Israel is depriving millions of Palestinians of access to a regular supply of clean water while stripping their land of minerals “in an apparent act of pillage”, a United Nations human rights investigator said yesterday. Michael Lynk, UN special...
Eleven Arab nations were brought together by the UAE at the opening day of the Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi yesterday to form the first ever Arab Space Coordination Group, which will soon launch its first satellite into orbit. Shaikh Mohammad...
