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The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here… There was a mad rush of traffic that started early in the day as residents of the city rushed to the Down Town Burj Dubai area for what promised to be an eventful and memorable day. Memorable it was… The Burj Dubai has been renamed the [...]

It’s been a tumultuous year for Dubai, talk of people leaving cars in the airport, rumors about layoffs and the international media turned the city into a ghost town with tumbleweed rolling through the city streets. The truth is, it’s been a tough year but the city is still vibrant, Burj Dubai is set for [...]

Yesterday a television station reported that Dubai Group, a unit of Dubai Holding, has sold its stake in EFG-Hermes, the Egyptian Investment Bank, for $120 Million. Rumors are rife about who the buyer may be. According to news reports on the television channel Al Arrabiya the buyers were Western investment funds who acquired the 19.1 [...]

A week ago, Dubai announced to the world that one of its largest entities, Dubai World, will be seeking a moratorium on its debt, believed to be somewhere in the range of $60 Billion. Soon after, various holidays around the world sent people home and the global markets headed south. Watching the news you would [...]

The United Arab Emirates ambassador to Thailand was Monday informed of Thai government’s concern over fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s use of Dubai to launch attacks against the government.  Phanich Wikitset, an assistant to the foreign minister, said he summoned the UAE ambassador, Ali Omran Al Shamisi, to a meeting at the Foreign Ministry [...]

The Dubai Airshow opened on a reassuring note on Sunday, with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and other aviation companies trumpeting combined orders worth several billion dollars. The announcements set an uplifting tone for a show that takes place amid a severe downturn in demand for the airlines and for the firms that supply them with aircraft and [...]

A cargo plane has crashed at UAE Sharjah airport. First report from Al Arabiya indicates several victims. The plane which crashed near the airport in the United Arab Emirates is a Boeing 707 cargo plane. As this report is written, up to 6 deaths have been registered. The plane crashed at about 16:00 GMT+4 while [...]

The official figures won’t be revealed until next week but Cityscape Dubai has been a total flop this year, according to a poll taken on the last day of the international property show. Almost 70% of respondents to an Arabian Business poll said they

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 Hakbang Buhay Walk for Life, which was buzzing with activity. People brought their friends and families [...]

For years now, poets and singers have spun their yarns to describe the ‘top of the world’ feeling… and perhaps never got it right. Now, At The Top of the world is becoming a reality, at Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, developed by Emaar Properties. One of the world’s highest public observation decks, At The [...]

The Burj Dubai’s name may translate as Dubai Tower, but the publishers of the Guinness World Records book say the structure is not a tower at all. Instead, the 818m building has the distinction of being the world’s tallest free-standing structure. The biggest “tower”? That honour goes to Toronto’s 553m CN Tower, which this week was [...]

The defense apparatus in the United Arab Emirates arrested 45 suspects, most of them Palestinian and Lebanese, after the plot to blow up Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) was uncovered. Dubai Tower, currently under construction, is the tallest building in the world. The current wave of arrests adds to the eight other suspects detained immediately after the [...]

The first impressions of Dubai Metro in High Definition – all in only 6.30 minutes. See the stations, the Metro trains inside and outside, see how it is riding in them and also see the people using Dubai Metro the first few days. Thank you for watching our Dubai Metro Video in High Definition, for rating, commenting and sharing…

Here is the map of the Dubai Metro Stations as of now. It indicates which metro stations are already open and which ones will follow later. It includes the red line of Dubai Metro and also the Green line which will start later including intersections. UPDATE – Check out the NEW version of our DUBAI METRO STATIONS MAP [...]

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 listener numbers may drop as commuters take to public transport rather than use private vehicles. [...]

Dubai’s metro rail project will cost 28 billion dirhams ($7.62 billion), or 80 percent more than originally planned, officials said on Sunday, as the emirate races to complete the high-profile work on Sept. 9. The government has positioned the massive project as central to its progressive image in the Middle East and continued to invest in [...]

Interiors of the Dubai Metro stations feature themes adopted from the four elements of nature: water, air, fire and earth. The design of the exterior of the elevated stations is a unique shell-shaped roof which invokes the heritage of pearl diving – an integral part of Dubai’s history. Key objectives of the stations’ architectural design are [...]

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 for 28 locations on the Dubai Metro, but withdrew from 18 spots on the Red [...]

Ramadan Kareem to all Dubai Informer fans and all the Muslims in the world. (Click here for the Ramadan 2010 prayer timings) 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) calendar. Sawm: The Arabic word [...]