Dubai

UAE's VP issues decrees reorganising state firms

His Higness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued several new decrees reorganising a number of government-run companies and appointing top officials...

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Punjab opens up for global investment in Dubai

The Punjab, despite being ravaged by militancy in the past, has now emerged as one of the most progressive states in India and is opening up for "global investment," according to state Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal. Badal,...

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Saudi Set for Asia Crude Benchmark

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia is all but certain to adopt the Dubai Mercantile Exchange's Oman crude oil futures contract as its benchmark one day, oil traders say. Now the main question is when, not if, it makes the switch.

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Dubai Media City Honours Ibda'a Student Awards 2009 Winners

DUBAI - Dubai Media City, or DMC, the region's leading media hub and a member of TECOM Investments, hosted the eighth Ibda'a Student Awards at a ceremony, honouring the winners of 12 categories from over 2,400 submissions,...

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Road work delay jams Deira

Gulf News Dubai Motorists in Deira face heavy traffic congestion especially during peak morning and evening hours due to delays in the completion of the second phase of the Al Ittihad Road Improvement Project. Long queues of...

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Emirates partners with new Senegal Airlines

DAKAR, Nov 20, 2009 (AFP) - Senegal Airlines, due to begin flights in 2010, has joined in "strategic, technical and commercial partnership" with Dubai's Emirates, the largest Middle East carrier, a press release said Friday....

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A Walk to Remember

DUBAI — A white-haired man runs his fingers through the yellow beads of a rosary in one hand, sipping tea with the other. It is 7.30pm and the chaos of life fails to permeate the gates of The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence...

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Woman Jailed in Proxy Blood Test Case

DUBAI - A 51-year-old woman visitor was on Thursday awarded three months in jail after the Court of First Instance found her guilty of attempting to undergo blood test at a Dubai Municipality clinic on behalf of her friend.

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UPDATE 1-Golf-Westwood in control as McIlroy flags late on

DUBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A flawless round of 66 by Lee Westwood, and late mistakes by his young Race to Dubai rival Rory McIlroy, gave the Englishman a considerable advantage with one round to go in the Dubai World Championship.

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Dubai reshuffles board of state investment unit

DUBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The ruler of Dubai has reshuffled the board of the Investment Corporation of Dubai, the state conglomerate that owns Emirates airlines, naming two of his sons as directors, a decree posted on his...

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