Dubai, United Arab Emirates News

A strike by low-wage workers at Arabtec - the construction giant building the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, a branch campus of New York University and a series of other megaprojects - has ended after police entered labour camps and immigration services issued a series of deportation notices.

KUWAIT CITY, May 22: flydubai began flights to Salalah, in the Sultanate of Oman yesterday bringing its operational network to 60 destinations.

A doctor imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates on a manslaughter charge has spoken of his joy and relief at being home.

The wife of Australian businessman Matthew Joyce says the 10-year jail sentence and $25 million fine handed down by a Dubai court is effectively a life term.

The recently opened Dubai Energy and Water Authority's Sustainable Building in Dubai has been awarded LEED Platinum status, becoming the largest public sector building in the world to achieve that status and set a new standard in sustainable building construction.

DAVID Roe's snooker career in the Middle East has taken another big step forward as he officially takes over as the national coach for the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.

After dark, thrill seekers addicted to speed turn the roads of Hong Kong into their personal race track.

A Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EBP performing flight EK-358 from Dubai to Jakarta with 374 passengers, was enroute at FL350 about 30nm southwest of Singapore at approximately 22:45L when the crew decided to divert to Singapore after the aircraft had encountered turbulence causing injuries to 10 passengers and 3 cabin crew.

Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" has launched a new promotional offer, giving its customers a chance to get a discount of AED 20 on the steam Wash for their vehicles, at any service station that provides this service.

RTS Realtime Systems Group , a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced plans to open its newest data center in Dubai, the first Middle East site in its global data center network.

WAM Western Region, 22nd May 2013 -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, has credited the role the UAE Armed Forces were playing in defending the homeland and protecting its achievements, made under the guidance of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

A delegation from Swiss Re visited Al Habtoor Group on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 and met the senior executives of Al Habtoor Group for an introductory meeting.

Customs officials in United Arab Emirates have seized hundreds of elephant tusks shipped from Africa marked as furniture, the Ministry of Environment and Water said.

A new centre for reviving, promoting and safeguarding the local traditional and cultural heritage will come to life in Dubai under the instructions of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council.

The International Festivals and Events Association , the world's leading events trade association, has crowned Dubai as 'IFEA World Festival and Event City 2012' in the cities category with a population of more than one million.

Doha Bank is earmarking US$12 billion for lending to high-potential clients in the Gulf Cooperation Council between Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, where the bank has it full operations branches, Qatar News Agency reported.

The novel SARS-like virus that's been infecting people who have been in the Middle East or those who have been in contact with recent travelers to the region, has killed a 66-year-old Tunisian man following a visit to Saudi Arabia.

Building on its position and efforts to set new standards for the provision of integrated and interactive learning platforms, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University celebrated the launch of its new e-book club in a special ceremony recently held at its campus and attended by the university's department heads, faculty members and staff.

Arabtec, Dubai's largest construction firm, said on Tuesday the delivery of projects was unaffected by what it called a partial labour stoppage, adding it was working with authorities in the United Arab Emirates to resolve the issue.

The QE 20 Index ended down 0.30% to 9,036.95 points Tuesday. Barwa Real Estate closed unchanged at QR25.80. Barwa said in a statement that the Dubai International Arbitration Centre April issued a new ruling for case no.968/2012 and it came out in favor of Barwa terminating the previous ruling.