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The Dark Side Of Dubai – Only For Foreigners?

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)

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New Dubai Visa Law Out

A new resolution issued by Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan states that foreign ... (Continue reading)

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Get A Refund For Your Dubai Property

If you have invested in a development in Dubai that has since been cancelled by the emirate’s property regulators, don’t despair – new rules have been announced that will ensure investors receive a full refund. All cash paid by buyers on... (Continue reading)

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Minimum Standards For Labour Camps In Dubai

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)

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Dubai Code Of Conduct Full Version

Dubai’s New Code of Conduct – this is the full text version. The “Rules of Conduct in Dubai” were prepared by the Executive Council under the direction of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoom, Crown Prince and Chairman of... (Continue reading)

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Should Locals Be Safe From Getting Fired?

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)

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Sammy Leaves Dubai

A 13ft whale shark that has spent weeks as the star attraction in a huge tank in the lobby of a luxury hotel is to be freed after a campaign that included protest songs and the setting up of a... (Continue reading)

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Nakheel Reports Phenomenal Sales

Nakheel, a Dubai World company and one of the world’s largest and most innovative real estate developers, today announced that 2008 sales to date are showing a threefold increase on 2007’s full-year figures. Nakheel’s portfolio, conservatively valued at US$80 billion. Till... (Continue reading)

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Better Get Your UAE ID Card Soon

All expats living in the UAE have a stark choice: obtain a national Identity Card or face deportation. GulfNews Residents living in the UAE who don’t have the new cards by the end of 2010 will be considered illegal. And their employers... (Continue reading)

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New Zealand Top At Dubai Rugby Sevens

New Zealand has won the opening round of the International Rugby Board’s World Series Sevens in Dubai. The defending champions beat Fiji 31-21 in the final early this morning (NZ time), making the most of a period when Fiji’s Emosi Vucago... (Continue reading)

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Escrow Account – Safer Property Investment

Payments towards ‘off plan’ property purchases in Dubai will be protected in specially managed accounts after a law was issued this week by Dubai Government. The eagerly-awaited ‘Law No. 8 concerning Guarantee Accounts of Real Estate Development in the Emirate of... (Continue reading)

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Land Prices In Dubai Increased Again

Dubai Land Department reports that land prices went up by nearly 64 per cent, the department’s price index reveals that 2006 was a bumper year for land purchases in Dubai. However all may not be what it seems with analysts... (Continue reading)

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Dubai Rents Capped

The Dubai government has capped the annual rent increase at a maximum of seven per cent on all rental properties as of January 1. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler... (Continue reading)

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Ramadan Begins Today

Ramadan Begins Today

(Information courtesy: Gulf News – reported today) Abu Dhabi: The Ramadan Crescent Sighting Committee announced that today is the first day of Ramadan. This announcement came in a communiqué released by the committee after its meeting yesterday in the Sharia Judicial... (Continue reading)

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