News

• Filipinos in Dubai in mourning

  Corazon Aquino, the ex president of the Philippines, died this weekend age 76

  Dubai shopping slump

  Sales mean less profit this summer, but great for consumers

  So, you think you've got talent?

  New UAE website encourages wannabe stars to upload their efforts for a cash prize and worldwide fame

  Sex And The City in Dubai?

  Not any more. Sarah Jessica Parker and her pals were supposed to be filming here...

  Dubai satellite launched

  UAE satellite now in orbit after launching last night

  More jobs in the region

  18% more jobs advertised across GCC in June

  New Dubai website - just for men

  Boys have a new place to play, courtesy of the UAE's hot new lifestyle site

  Burj Dubai sets the date

  The world's tallest building will open on December 2

  Beggars belief

  Man arrested for begging in Dubai was staying in a five-star hotel

  Extra Beirut flights launched

  More flights to Lebanon launched for the summer

  Abu Dhabi tram news

  The capital's tram system will be up and running by 2014

  Swine Flu: The latest

  Government denies it had any plans to ask returning expats for health certificates

  Damac slated

  Disgruntled investors slam company's policies in UK documentary

  Swine Flu UAE

  New measures to curb the virus hit holidaying expats

  Metro worries

  Small malls in Dubai fear metro will put them out of business

  Telecoms battle

  Etisalat and du go head to head in wake of spyware scandal

  Shocking offence

  A man is to be deported from the UAE for shocking a camel

  Miss Moral Beauty

  Winner of the region's most unusual beauty contest announced

  New Blackberry deal

  Du set to take advantage of Etisalat spyware scandal

  Fingerprints for new visas

  New measures introduced to prevent identity fraud

  $13,000 fine for villa sharing

  Fines for landlords and tenants if rules are broken

  Mall parking deal

  Two Dubai malls offering long-term parking deals in time for Metro opening

  UAE leads region in Twitter growth

  There are more than 12,000 Twitter users in the Arab world

  Property rental prices reach three-year low

  The price of renting accommodation in Dubai continues to fall

  Orbit and Showtime merge to create super-subscription

  Pay TV providers offer greater customer choice and more channels

  Sheikh Mohammed signs up to Twitter

  Dubai ruler using Twitter to communicate with others

  Most health treatments not paid by insurance

  As many as 70 per cent of treatments not claimed on insurance

  150,000 Indians leave the Gulf

  Workers leaving the region following financial downturn

  UAE cities expensive to live in

  Dubai and Abu Dhabi have moved into the top 30 most expensive cities in the world

  Metro approved

  Dubai's Deputy Ruler thinks Metro will draw tourists