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Dubai lit fest

Fancy popping along to the Festival of Literature? Of course you do, here's on and when?

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Fancy popping along to the Festival of Literature? Of course you do, here's on and when?

Life after lost?

It's possibly the most confusing series ever to hit our screens. We try to unravel Lost…

International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Time Out looks at the health of Arab literature and investigates the contenders for the 'Arab Booker Prize'

Faux-pas-free travel

Fancy seeing the world but afraid of making gaffes?

Let's picnic!

Pack your checked rug and get making those sandwiches, it's picnic time...

Pet show at Dubai Festival City

Don't deny it, we all like looking at funny pictures of pets. Get a load of these...

Swimming with dolphins

Time Out took a trip to Atlantis to meet the dolphins. We think we made friends…

Fadwa al-Qasem

A new anthology of short stories about Middle Eastern cities hopes to convey the region’s true spirit to the West

Are the beaches clean?

Is it safe to swim off Dubai's beaches? Time Out puts on a swimming costume and goes in search of safe surf

Marriage counselling in Dubai

Pre-marriage counselling aims to tackle spiralling divorce rates in the UAE. Should all couples make an appointment?

Dubai Pet Show

Dubai's best pets will go head-to-head for the trophies on offer at the Pedigree & Whiskas Dubai Pet Show

Dubai Big Bus Tour

All aboard the shopping bus! We hop on the Big Bus to take in the best sights, and shops, in Dubai

Slaughter at Festival City

Best-selling crime fiction writer Karin Slaughter will be appearing at EAIFL this month. Time Out catches up with her

15 more Valentine's ideas

Whether you’re rich, poor, cash-conscious or a tightwad, with our Valentine’s planner you’ll find something for you

Battlestar Galactica

As a new season of Battlestar Galactica starts on Showseries, Time Out speaks to star Katee Sackhoff

Long distance relationships

Hundreds of thousands of Dubai residents are currently in long distance relationships. We ask if they really work

Zighy Bay

Time Out handglides into Oman’s Six Senses resort at Zighy Bay to discover eco-aware luxury and goats

Debt in Dubai

What happens next if you leave Dubai – and your debts – behind? Time Out investigates

Celebrate good times

Dubai Shopping Festival is about way more than discounts. Time Out rounds up the best DSF events

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Arty flicks launches
Nov 23

First UAE arthouse cinema opens in Dubai Mall

Weighty issue
Nov 23

'Worrying' diabetes tests raise doubt on UAE's health

Dubai road deaths drop
Nov 23

Fewer drivers killed on Dubai roads last year

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