UAE jails two over Dubai killing of Chechen commander
Mon, 12/04/10 – 16:17 | No Comment

A court in Dubai has jailed two men – an Iranian and a Tajik – for 25 years over their role in the assassination last year of a Chechen commander.
Sulim Yamadayev, a rival of Chechen …

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Dubai in crisis: the questions and answers
Fri, 27/11/09 – 22:24 | No Comment

Q. Where did Dubai go wrong? I thought it was in the “oil-rich Gulf”?
A. Dubai is part of the United Arab Emirates, seven city-states which have separate ruling families, separate budgets, but security, immigration and …

FTSE 100 rebounds as Dubai jitters ease
Fri, 27/11/09 – 22:16 | No Comment

The index of leading shares closed up 51.6 – or 1pc – at 5245.73, partly reversing Thursday’s 3.2pc drop, sharp losses at the start of trading, and plunging prices on Wall Street as US investors …

Dubai knew debt would ‘hit markets’
Fri, 27/11/09 – 22:12 | No Comment

Debt-burdened Dubai has insisted that it took into account the effect its bid to delay paying creditors would have on world markets.
But it offered no specifics and did little to ease worries that hit trading …

Dubai Is Big Player In Cruise Market
Thu, 12/11/09 – 23:44 | No Comment

Dubai: Port Rashid, Dubai’s thriving international anchoring berth for cruise ships, has emerged as an important hub for this particular tourism industry over the past years. Not only is the historic ocean liner Queen Elizabeth …

Monkeyface In Dubai Ding Dong
Mon, 5/10/09 – 21:01 | No Comment

So Ian Brown had to abandon his set half way through his seminal hit, Foooooools Gold, because his security got the wrong end of the stick. The video footage is not ‘alf bad and shows ol Monkeyface strutting his stuff, well lifting one leg then the other in some sort of rhythmic fashion, before he has to cut short his ‘thing’.

And The Goal Posts Have Moved Again
Mon, 17/08/09 – 9:28 | No Comment

As my last post indicated I am currently in the situation of trying to sort out payment issues on an apartment I bought off plan a few years back.  After having some difficulty in paying …

Sheikh Maktoum Buys Six Horses For $5.5 Million
Tue, 11/08/09 – 20:43 | No Comment
Sheikh Maktoum Buys Six Horses For $5.5 Million

Who said there is a credit crunch? The Dubai market may be suffering , ex-pats may be leaving Dubai to go home , Amlak may shut up shop and stopped lending but Sheikh Maktoum can …

Robin Hood Of Dubai Gives Your Junk A New Home
Mon, 10/08/09 – 21:22 | No Comment
Robin Hood Of Dubai Gives Your Junk A New Home

There is no hiding from it there are some people in Dubai who have and then their are the ones who have not, in the case of Dubai most of the have nots are the …

What Is Dubai’s National Dish?
Sun, 9/08/09 – 21:21 | 2 Comments
What Is Dubai’s National Dish?

Found this rather interesting article which talks about the “Mcdonaldisation” of world cuisine and highlights some recent interest in camels milk and date products.
This got me thinking about the national dish of the UAE / …

Dubai: A Brief Overview
Fri, 7/08/09 – 21:41 | No Comment
Dubai: A Brief Overview

Be it deserts, beaches or mountains, Dubai has it all. With its dazzling gold markets, Dubai is also nicknamed as the city of gold. Dubai has retained its traditional values and it still has …