By David DeMaria/Arab America Contributing Writer The Arabian Gulf League launched a new season with four matches on Friday, the first of which saw Al Wahda easily handle Hatta 6- 0 at Al Nahyan Stadium in the Emirati Capital of Abu Dhabi Slovenian forward Tim Matavz scored a goal in the 5th minute to open … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a group of seven emirates established in 1971 with each emirate having its own laws, governing body, internal affairs, and control over its economy. The group of emirates is governed by a Supreme Council and Federal National Council with members from each emirate. … Continued
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
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