The Asian driver was 55 years old. He overloaded his truck with construction materials and was speeding at the Dubai Bypass road today. Then, at around 1pm, his truck was nearly hitting the road barrier. The driver tried to avoid this ... (Continue reading)
A Pinoy woman who allegedly betrayed people with promises of work visas and flats has been arrested after residents complained to the police. The Philippina, M.C.K., allegedly charged her victims a fee by promising to help them obtain work visas.... (Continue reading)
Residents of Al Qusais were in shock over the gruesome rape and murder of a four-year-old Pakistani boy inside the toilet of a mosque where his father prays regularly. The parents of Mousa – who was found dead on November... (Continue reading)
More than Dh400,000 was raised on Friday at a charity walk to raise funds for those affected by the natural disasters in the Philippines. The Filipino community was out in full force at the early morning Safa Park event — the Giothon... (Continue reading)
After Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially opened the Dubai Metro on the 9th of September 2009 the Dubai Informer team was excited to test it on its own. We decided Friday would be a good day. Friday morning,... (Continue reading)
Dramatic falls in advertising budgets around the world have led to speculation of certain mediums filling others’ shoes, as businesses look to cheaper alternatives. In the UAE, as the Dubai Metro prepares for its initial opening, there is speculation that radio... (Continue reading)
A chain of convenience stores has pulled back from putting retail outlets on the Dubai Metro train line after the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) could not guarantee opening dates for all its stations. Last Minute convenience stores won the bid... (Continue reading)
Ramadan Kareem to all Dubai Informer fans and all the Muslims in the world. Ramadan 2009 in Dubai will start on Saturday – August 22, the Dubai Ramadan prayer times 2009 can be seen here: Ramadan: The ninth month of the Islamic (lunar)... (Continue reading)
More than 800 police personnel were deployed to arrest a gang that stole Dh4 million last week from a vehicle belonging to a security company which provides cash management services, a senior police official said. Brigadier Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, head of... (Continue reading)
Jittery investors went on a selling spree on the UAE markets on Monday, as both the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) general index and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) index falling considerably. In Dubai, real estate stocks led the slide, as... (Continue reading)
With exactly a month to go before the public swarms through the ticket gates of the new Metro, the stations and track alongside Sheikh Zayed Road are a hive of activity aimed at ensure everything is ready for the big day.... (Continue reading)
Herve Jaubert, a French spy who left espionage to make leisure submarines for the wealthy, was riding high. bankrolled by Dubai World, a government-owned conglomerate, he built a submarine workshop on the Persian Gulf, lived rent-free in a villa with a... (Continue reading)
Commuters sweltering in frustration while they make their way on public transportation between Dubai and Ajman should find relief in a new water taxi service. Ajman Municipality said yesterday it would launch the first inter-emirate water taxi service, in conjunction with... (Continue reading)
A new resolution issued by Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan states that foreign ... (Continue reading)
The office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is to impose new minimum standards across all labour camp accommodation in the Emirate, Construction Week can reveal. The move... (Continue reading)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced he will be holding an online question and answer session with residents and the media in a week’s time. The online ‘town... (Continue reading)
A Chechen man was shot dead in Dubai on Saturday, in what police said appeared to be an assassination.”It looks like an assassination,” Dubai police Chief Dhahi Khalfan told the state news agency WAM. Suleyman Madov, born in 1973, had been... (Continue reading)
Shaikh Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum passed away on Monday. The palace of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is mourning the death of Shaikh Ahmad, WAM reported. Local radio... (Continue reading)
Stars including David and Victoria Beckham, Michael Jackson and Brad Pitt are losing £80,000 A WEEK as their luxury Dubai villas crash in value. Celebs who bought the properties in their droves over the last few years have seen prices halve,... (Continue reading)
The UAE government is thinking about (or has already put in place?) a law that will prohibit private companies from firing UAE nationals from their jobs. Of course this does not count if the employee does something wrong and that’s the... (Continue reading)