GulfNews By: Jackson Chasen-Buckley/Arab America Contributing Writer Dubai is one of the most recognizable cities in the modern world. From towering skyscrapers to its unmatched hospitality, Dubai ranks as one of the top vacation destinations for travelers searching for a luxurious experience. Arab America has compiled a top-10 list of various facts about the city. … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer A gentle breeze blew across the sands and soothed our bodies as our driver began to manoeuver our cruiser atop the red sand dunes of the Dubai desert. Behind us were a half dozen other cruisers, all on the same tour. I was watching the cruiser behind us lose … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The night rains had freshened the air and now as with my daughter and late wife, I drove southward from Dubai, the economic heart of the United Arab Emirates. Our goal was Hatta, Dubai’s mountain resort on the border of Oman. Glancing back, I saw the sky-reaching structures of … Continued
SOURCE: BBC BY: KATE HARDIE BUCKLEY Amna Al Hashemi doesn’t like being referred to as the first female Emirati “chef patron”, a title bestowed on her by Dubai’s culinary community in recognition of her being the UAE’s first female chef to open her own restaurant. She says such a “pretentious” moniker alienates her from … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: RAZMIG BEDIRIAN A vibrant festival will bring nine days of screenings, talks and a Palestinian market to Dubai Elia Suleiman in ‘It Must Be Heaven’, which will be Palestine’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Oscars. Carole Bethuel The annual Reel Palestine film festival, running from Friday to Saturday, January … Continued
SOURCE: THE POINTS GUY BY: BEN SMITHSON I’ve flown through both Dubai (DXB) and Abu Dhabi (AUH) several times but never managed to stop properly and explore the area. Earlier this month, with the weather cooling down in the U.K., I jumped at the chance to spend some time in the United Arab Emirates where the sun … Continued
SOURCE: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BY: ZANE HENRY On first glance, Dubai may seem too OTT to be real — a billionaires’ playground erupting from the desert, funded by oil money that first began to pour into the city in the late 1960s. It’s a test bed for the imaginations of the world’s leading architects — skyscrapers … Continued
Selection is recognition that Dubai was first in Arab world to grasp the power of media SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: SAJILA SASEENDRAN Dubai: The Arab Information Ministers Council Wednesday named Dubai as the Capital of Arab Media for 2020. The announcement was made at the Council’s 50th meeting in Cairo, Dubai Media Office has tweeted. … Continued
SOURCE: TRAVEL+LEISURE BY: SARA HAMDAN You don’t usually go to the desert looking for rain. But Sharjah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, is full of surprises. At Sharjah Art Foundation, in the emirate’s capital city, I recently visited “Rain Room,” a 2012 installation by the collective Random International that has previously stopped in London and … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: NICK WEBSTER Hundreds of photos adorn the walls of Al Ustad Special Kebab, charting the gastronomic journeys of patrons past and present. The famous Bur Dubai restaurant has attracted royalty and celebrities from across the entire Middle East for more than four decades. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai … Continued
SOURCE: TRAVEL AND LEISURE BY: KATIE LOCKHART Dubai is a post-modern mecca, a sci-fi metropolis with an excess of nearly everything. Think Las Vegas by the sea, sans gambling, heavy drinking and prostitution. The United Arab Emirates has over 200 nationalities from around the world that call the desert oasis home. According to those who … Continued
SOURCE: CNN BY: KATY SCOTT (CNN) — Gold is still big business in Dubai, despite reports of a 20-year low in demand for gold jewelry in the UAE. According to the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, the emirate has cornered approximately 25% of global trade in the precious metal. Dubai isn’t shy about its love affair, plating sports cars in gold and installing vending machines dispensing … Continued
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