Dubai Informer

Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as the ruler of Dubai, has ordered the release of 427 prisoners serving terms at the correctional and punitive institutions in the emirate. The amnesty is granted to mark the Eid Al Adha and [...]

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, everything prepared and the videocamera fully charged we headed to Deira City Center, parked the car [...]

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of flydubai, unveiled a new era in Middle East aviation today when he revealed the first of flydubai’s 50 Boeing 737-800 Next-Generation aircraft. flydubai is Dubai’s first low cost carrier and aims to make travel a little less complex, a little less stressful and a little [...]

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 was revealed by UAE Minister of Labour HE Saqr Ghobash during an impromptu speech at [...]

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 hall’ meeting, as the event is being dubbed, will take place on Sheikh Mohammed’s official [...]

In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai has ordered the cancellation of all forms of celeberations marking the new year in Dubai emirate. According to Sheikh Mohammed’s order, Dubai emirate will mark the New Year with a sombre tone [...]

A jersey worn by United Arab Emirates Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at a world endurance championship fetched 16 million dirham at an auction on Thursday. The auction was to raise funds for Dubai Cares, an initiative to help educate needy children worldwide. The initiative launched by [...]

A World Economic Forum on the Middle East wraps up on Sunday after highlighting the need for education to strengthen competitiveness and amid calls to support an Arab plan for peace with Israel. United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum announced a 10-billion-dollar education fund to bridge what he called a wide [...]

Dubai Expects Liverpool Bid to Win, al-Ansari Says (Update1) Dubai International Capital LLC, which has been in talks with Liverpool Football Club for almost two months, still expects to buy the soccer team even after Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett made an approach, said Sameer al-Ansari, Dubai International’s executive chairman. “I understand he offered 5,000 [...]