World news about “Dubai United Arab Emirates” published by euronews.
Camel milk not just for desert How do you like your coffee? At select cafes in Dubai, you get camel’s milk. And its producers are taking it global. Although less known lately, camel’s… 01/04/2013
Qantas-Emirates alliance approved Australia’s competition regulator has granted final approval to an partnership between struggling national flag carrier Qantas and Emirates. The arrangement… 27/03/2013
Skyscraper on fire in Dubai – nocomment Tamweel Tower in Dubai has been evacuated after fire engulfed part of the 34-storey building in the early hours of Sunday November 18 morning. 18/11/2012
Qantas hopes for turnaround with Emirates alliance Australia’s struggling Qantas Airways has agreed to a 10-year alliance with Dubai’s Emirates, a key step in efforts to turn around its loss-making… 06/09/2012
Football: Kick-starting education Football tops most lists as the most popular sport in the world today. So this week in Learning World we take a look at how the beautiful game can be used as… 08/06/2012
Dubai does debt deal Dubai Holding, the investment group owned by the emirate’s ruler, has reached an agreement with creditors to delay repayment of 1.9 billion euros worth of… 05/04/2012
Crisis opens new doors for tourism Many tourists have had a tough decision to make recently. Do they confirm their holiday destination, even if it is experiencing economic or political… 09/03/2012
Dubai Airshow opens with a mega contract for Boeing Day one of this year’s Dubai Airshow and there’s already been a record breaking order made. Emirates airline has signed up for 50 of Boeings 777 jetliners… 14/11/2011
euronews talks to DAS Managing DirectorEuronews: “Two weeks after the Dubai Airshow it will be the 40th anniversary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). How is the Dubai Airshow affected by… 11/11/2011
Maradona touches down in Dubai Diego Maradona touched down in Dubai late on Wednesday night ready for his stint as coach of Al Wasl. The 50-year-old former Argentina boss was welcomed at… 04/08/2011
New Year celebrations get underway to welcome in 2013Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square was the traditional setting for Moscow’s celebrations as the Russian capital welcomed in the new year. Firework displays… 31/12/2012
Introducing Internet control by governmentsBinding rules that would give governments legal control over how the Internet works are under consideration in Dubai this week. The World Conference on… 04/12/2012
Couple jailed for having sex in Dubai taxiA court in Dubai has jailed a British woman and an Irish man for three months for having sex in taxi. The case is the latest in which Westerners have… 22/11/2012
UAE names the region’s first female metro driverA 28-year-old woman has become the first female metro driver in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East. Mariam Al Safar, a native Emirati, will be… 30/01/2012
Back in the Day: Dubai’s Burj becomes the world’s biggest buildingJanuary 4, 2010 Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest building, is officially opened. Standing at 829.84 metres (2,723 feet) tall is rises around 183… 03/01/2012
US cargo plane crashes in DubaiAt least two people have been killed in a US cargo plane crash in Dubai. The aircraft, believed to have been operated by parcel carrier, UPS, is said to… 03/09/2010
Poland set to extradite suspected Israeli spyA suspected Israeli spy wanted in connection with the killing of a Hamas leader is to be extradited from Poland to Germany. An appeals court in Warsaw… 06/08/2010
Dubai World meets lenders againStruggling state firm Dubai World has held another meeting with the 73 banks to which it owes over 11 billion euros. The company – whose operations include… 22/07/2010
Germany and Israel in tug of war over Dubai suspectBoth Israel and Germany are fighting to get their hands on a suspected Mossad agent arrested in Poland. The man in question, named in the media as Uri… 13/06/2010
Eight survivors in Indian air disasterAmid the shock of an air disaster in India, there is amazement that eight of the 166 people on board survived. An Air India Express plane from Dubai crashed… 22/05/2010
Deadly plane crash in southern IndiaAn Air India Express plane from Dubai has crashed in southern India, killing at least 158 people. Rescuers have pulled eight people alive from the wreckage… 22/05/2010
Dubai World seeks debt restructureDubai World, the state-owned conglomerate, has reached a deal in principle to restructure its 19 billion euro debt. The deal that involves no new financial… 20/05/2010
Dubai’s hibernating property sectorDubai, the Persian Gulf Emirate dazzlingly in debt, is struggling to preserve its reputation as a dynamic business and property hub. With workers from its… 02/04/2010
Government billions revive confidence in DubaiThere is renewed optimism over Dubai’s ability to get the debt monkey off its back. The emirate’s government has announced it is to support its investment… 25/03/2010
UK-Israeli relations sink over forged passportsThe diplomatic fallout from January’s killing of a Hamas military commander in a Dubai hotel room continues to injure relations between the UK and… 24/03/2010
UK confirms expulsion of Israeli diplomatBritain has confirmed it has expelled an Israeli diplomat. This over the use of forged British passports by suspected killers of a Hamas commander in… 23/03/2010
Britain to expel Israeli diplomat – media reportsThe United Kingdom is to expel an Israeli diplomat in protest at the use of forged British passports in an assassination in Dubai, according to … 23/03/2010
Hamas man was drugged before murder says DubaiHamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was drugged before being suffocated in his hotel room in Dubai, according to police there. Israel’s Mossad spy agency is… 28/02/2010
Dubai seeks suspects in Hamas official’s killingPolice in Dubai have identified 15 more suspects connected to the killing of Hamas commander, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. The new names join a list of at least 26… 25/02/2010
Focus on Israel after Dubai murderOn the 20th of January 2010, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh checked in at the Al Bustan Rotana hotel in Dubai. He had landed the night before and planned to meet an… 22/02/2010
Israeli PM implicated in Dubai spy hitIsrael’s prime minister has been implicated in the murder of a Hamas leader in Dubai last month. British and Israeli media are reporting that Benjamin… 21/02/2010
Interpol red notices on 11 Hamas murder suspectsInterpol has issued formal notices for the arrest of 11 people wanted in connection with the assassination of a Hamas commander at a hotel in Dubai… 18/02/2010
Ireland demands Israeli explanation over fake passportsIreland has joined the UK in summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain how fake passports were used by the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander. Mahmoud… 18/02/2010
Hamas threatens revenge for assassinationHamas is threatening to avenge the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – a veteran militant allegedly murdered by an Israeli intelligence hit-squad in… 18/02/2010
Israeli hit squad stole identities for Hamas killingA number of Israelis have claimed their identities have been stolen by the hit squad responsible for the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai. Seven of the… 17/02/2010
Hit squad suspected of Dubai assassination Police in Dubai have released video footage of an alleged international hit squad they believe assassinated a top Hamas official last month. Eleven people… 16/02/2010
Dubai World ‘to ask for debt freeze’The state-linked and heavily indebted conglomerate Dubai World is reportedly about to officially ask its creditors for a temporary freeze on repaying 16… 10/02/2010
World’s tallest building opens in DubaiBreathtaking, spectacular and all the glitz and glamour imaginable were on offer as Dubai officially showed off the world’s tallest building. Measuring 828… 05/01/2010
The world’s tallest structure opens in DubaiA last hurrah or a new dawn? Whatever your take on Dubai’s debt crisis the ceremony to mark the opening of the world’s tallest building in the Gulf Emirate… 04/01/2010
Dubai – a debt laden cityscapeDubai is a gleaming cityscape of towering skyscrapers. In the 1950’s Dubai was just a sleepy port on the Persian Gulf. But in recent times it has become a… 04/01/2010
World’s biggest skyscraper opens high over DubaiIt boasts the highest swimming pool; the highest restaurant and – bizarrely enough – the highest fountain to be found above ground anywhere in the… 04/01/2010
Superscraper “Burj Dubai” set to break recordsThe world’s tallest building is to be opened today in Dubai in a celebration of Man’s architectural ingenuity. The exact height of the superscraper – known… 04/01/2010
Dubai disappoints on debtDebt-ridden conglomerate Dubai World has disappointed its creditors by making little progress on securing standstill on its 15 billion euros of debt. At a… 21/12/2009
Markets: 14th DecemberEuropean shares finished higher. It was their third consecutive session of gains. Banks were the strongest performers after Abu Dhabi bailing out Dubai… 14/12/2009
Abu Dhabi bails out neighbour DubaiThe troubled finances of Dubai have been given a 10 billion-dollar boost from neighbouring Abu Dhabi. While Abu Dhabi’s oil revenues mean its pockets… 14/12/2009
Dubai government won’t help Dubai WorldShares on Dubai’s stock exchange tumbled on word that the country’s government will not sell any of its directly owned assets to help the heavily indebted… 07/12/2009
Markets rise on data, reassurance from DubaiFrankfurt, Milan and Brussels were Europe’s three star markets today, putting on over 2.5 percent, and all the others did well, too, recording healthy gains… 01/12/2009
European markets hold firm in wake of Dubai debt crisisThe Dubai market posted its biggest one-day fall in more than a year while Abu Dhabi recorded its largest ever drop, on the first day of trading since the… 30/11/2009
Stock market tumbles in debt-ridden DubaiDubai’s stock market has slumped on the first day of trading since news of its debt crisis broke. The emirate’s equity benchmark closed down 7.3 percent… 30/11/2009
Investors brace for United Arab Emirates stock fallInvestors are braced for a 10 % fall in the United Arab Emirate stocks as the market reopens for the first time since Dubai called for a delay in repaying… 30/11/2009
Is Dubai debt iceberg or drop in the ocean?Just how important is the debt crisis in Dubai? There are differing opinions among economic analysts, some saying the Gulf state may just be the tip of an… 27/11/2009
Markets hit by Dubai debt crisisConcern about exposure to Dubai’s debt crisis is putting a squeeze on global markets, with stocks falling in Asia and European markets opening lower… 27/11/2009
Boom turns to bust in DubaiBoom times are definitely over in Dubai it seems, with the news Dubai World, the nation’s flagship conglomerate, is seeking a debt standstill from creditors… 26/11/2009
