DUBAI // About 1,000 residents of luxury waterfront apartments on the Palm Jumeirah have been prevented from using their beach because of a dispute between developers. People living in Shoreline apartment buildings Al Haseer 7 and Al Nabat 8 say they have been caught in the middle of a...

Her sentence was upheld after losing her appeal. The Dubai Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld 10-year jail and deportation given to a businesswoman who murdered her inebriated lover while he was sleeping.The 34-year-old Russian woman was found guilty again of stabbing her lover to death...

To be a good place to shop, a city first needs a wide selection of things to buy, according to The Economist. If you want to do some last-minute holiday shopping, don't go anywhere else - stay in Dubai. Because the city tops the list of "best cities for last-minute Christmas shopping,"...

Court-appointed panel says defendant has ‘antisocial personality disorder with alcohol dependence’ Dubai: Nidal Eisa Abdullah, the man on death row for kidnapping, raping and killing eight-year-old Obaida Sedqi on May 20 has “antisocial personality disorder with alcohol dependence”, but...

Pinarayi Vijayan is on his first official visit to UAE since taking office Sharjah: Pinarayi Vijayan, the chief minister of the South Indian state of Kerala, officially inaugurated the building of the new Sharjah Indian School on Thursday evening. After touring the school building in...

The hi-octane feat saw a Hotels.com bed, based on a modified Ford Mustang GT, traveling at almost 84 miles per hour. Not content with just offering fast hotel reservations on mobile and desktop, accommodation expert Hotels.com set a new Guinness World Record for the World's Fastest Bed in...

Dubai’s hospitality market was the top performer in November 2016 in the Middle East and North Africa region, representing the highest occupancy at 89.5 per cent and highest revenue per average room (RevPAR) of $250, said a EY report. Compared to last year, Dubai witnessed a positive increase...

New multi-storey car park plan comes as airport operator awards 10-year contract to Saudi's Mawgif A new 3,000-space multi-storey car park will be build at Terminal 1 at Dubai International Airport to help support passenger growth at the aviation hub The car park will be built by...

Dubai: Ras Al Khaimah’s property development space gets a major year-end boost with Emaar coming on board for a high-end hotel and serviced apartment venture. The project, which also involves an upscale retail precinct, will be located on the man-made offshore location, Al Marjan Island....

Dubai: Dubai’s Dh47.3 billion budget for 2017, approved by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, targets boosting infrastructure spending in line with the targets of Strategic Plan 2021. The total budget allocation...