UAE

March 13, 2013

Seal, the guy behind massive hits including ‘Killer’ and ‘Kiss From a Rose’, will perform at the after-race concert at the Dubai World Cup on March 30.
05:27 GMT

Everything you need to know about international superstar, Seal, ahead of this month's Dubai World Cup.

March 12, 2013

Dubai continues its rebound from the financial crisis with deluxe property boom
13:22 GMT

Dubai is keeping it deluxe as villas shot up in value by 20 percent last year, signaling that the local market is rebounding since the financial crisis pinched the property sector.

Bow Wow
12:22 GMT

The U.S. rapper, who has already cancelled twice on his Arab fans, is finally set for the glitzy emirate.

 Maradona revels in Al Wasl board’s resignation
10:51 GMT

Former Al Wasl coach Diego Maradona has expressed his delight at the resignation of the club’s board, which sacked him eight months ago, while hinting at his return if former chairman Marwan Bin Bayat is reinstated.

Abu Dhabi International Environment Film Festival.
07:48 GMT

The glitzy emirate takes on a different hue in honor of the International Environment Film Festival.

Bands rock out with Makshoof Music.
06:51 GMT

Makshoof Music is offering the chance for upcoming indie bands to make their mark on the emirates and the world!

Irish musician Bob Geldof attends the opening of the Maurice Lacroix Boutique on Friedrichstraße in Berlin, in February. (Photo: EPA/PAUL ZINKEN)
06:16 GMT

In what has become an annual tradition, Sir Bob Geldof is returning to Dubai's Irish Village as part of their St Patrick's Day celebrations.

March 11, 2013

Audiences will be watching to see if Nancy and Ahlam can play nice together on Arab Idol Season 2. (image courtesy of Listen Arabic)
17:18 GMT

With new talent and bombshell Judge Nancy Ajram, it seems that this season of Arab Idol will be, in one word, "epic".

Dubai's glitzy towers tell the story of a spending haven for world's big spenders
13:23 GMT

Dubai scores high as a world's richest investors' paradise again, but China is leaps and bounds ahead of the game.

Graduates in the UAE prefer the public over the private sector when looking for their first job
13:17 GMT

New Emirati graduates overwhelmingly prefer to work in the public sector where salaries are substantially higher than at private firms.

Paul Gascoigne: 'I fell off the wagon in Dubai'
13:13 GMT

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has told how he returned to drinking while in Dubai.

Author Deborah Moggach talks about the tough transition from book to film at the UAE's literature festival.
09:05 GMT

At the Emirates Airline literature Festival, author Deborah Moggach, talks about how her book became a successful movie.

Will the UAE be home to a fleet of 'civil' drones?
08:39 GMT

“Futuristic” Gulf cities, such as the UAE’s Dubai, are major targets for the civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – or drone, an industry expert revealed on Sunday.

Cher Lloyd is the latest addition to the Dubai star-set.
08:37 GMT

The winner of the British X Factor is the latest in a long list of stars set for Dubai's My Music X Festival.

The UAE's economy is the second largest in the Arab world, behind Saudi Arabia
08:13 GMT

The UAE maintained its position as the second largest Arab economy in 2012 after its gross domestic product (GDP) swelled by $23 billion in current prices, according to a US report.