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Arab Fashion Week introduces 'ready-couture'

The 3rd edition of Arab Fashion Week (AFW) has come to a close in Dubai.

Sci-Tech

More than a mirage: tropical biodome opens in Dubai

Boasting hundreds of species of tropical flora, fauna and wildlife, The Green Planet has opened in Dubai.

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'Domino Drop Shot' world record broken in Dubai

A bar in Dubai has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai removes doors separating civil servants' offices

Dubai’s ruler has followed up a surprise visit to government buildings by ordering office doors be removed.

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Cult

Doors open to Dubai's new opera house

Dubai Opera, the purpose built multi-format performing arts theatre is well set to become Middle East's premiere arts centre.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai officials fired after Sheikh finds empty desks during snap inspection

It was an unfortunate day to be late into the office.

United Arab Emirates

'Jump! Jump! Jump! Leave your bags behind!' - Chaos inside crashed Dubai plane

Amateur video footage from on board a crashed Emirates Boeing 777 reveal passengers' panic as the scramble to escape the flaming jet.

United Arab Emirates

Passengers dramatic escape as plane bursts into flames at Dubai airport

A plane crash-landed at Dubai Airport on Wednesday, immediately bursting into flames.

United Arab Emirates

Firefighter dies while battling blaze after Emirates airline crash-lands in Dubai

A firefighter has died while fighting a blaze after an Emirates Airlines plane burst into flames after it crash-landed at Dubai International Airport.

United Arab Emirates

Emirates Airlines CEO issues statement after plane crash-lands

Dubai International Airport has been closed until further notice after an Emirates flight crash landed and burst into flames.

United Arab Emirates

Ramadan for foreigners - as explained in the UAE

Ramadan is well underway, one of the most important periods on the Islamic calendar.

Economy

Tough times for tourism in the Middle East

These are difficult times for the travel and tourism industry in the Middle East. Euronews speaks with the tourism heads of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan at the Arabian Travel Market trade show.

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Flashy cars take over Dubai for Gulf Car Festival

More than 300 custom-made cars were on display at the latest edition of the“Gulf Car Festival in Dubai”:http://carculture.ae/gulf-car-festival-2016/

United Arab Emirates

Dubai plans tower even higher than Burj Khalifa

United Arab Emirates

Flydubai crash could have been pilot error - investigators

Russian investigators have said pilot error could be to blame for the crash of a Flydubai passenger flight in March, but added the conditions and

Russia

FlyDubai flight recorders may not yield much information

Aviation experts say it could take weeks to decode the severely damaged voice and cockpit recorders

Russia

FlyDubai flight recorders "badly damaged" could take weeks to decode

Russia's airline regulator said that the flight recorders from a passenger jet which crashed in southern Russia killing all 62 aboard are badly damaged.

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'Our company is in deep shock': Flydubai reacts to Russia plane crash

At a news conference in Dubai the first thoughts of Flydubai airline executives were for the victims of Saturday’s plane crash in southern Russia

Russia

Families of Russian plane crash victims comforted at Rostov airport

As news of the plane crash in southern Russia emerged on Saturday morning, local residents in Rostov-on-Don came to the airport to lay flowers and

Russia

Russia plane crash: Flydubai says 'too early' to determine cause

Aviation experts are investigating what caused a passenger jet to crash as it tried to land in southern Russia, killing all 62 people on board. Most