Dubai Informer

Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, a UAE royal, died on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. The Presidential Affairs Ministry has declared three days for official mourning starting on Wednesday. “The ministry expressed profound sorrow over the demise of Sheikh Mubarak and extended solace to the bereaved family. May Almighty God rest his soul in peace,” [...]

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 [...]

Dubai is planning to bid to host the 2020 Olympics. The first meeting to discuss the bid will be held on Monday. The talks will be chaired by Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, news agency WAM reported. Other cities that have expressed an interest in bidding for the 2020 Olympics [...]

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 [...]

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 pool and tooled around town in a red Lamborghini. He had two Hummers. He vacationed [...]

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 [...]

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

The second phase of a Dh4.5 billion light rail project for some of Dubai’s most congested areas has been postponed, according to a senior official. Abdul Redha abu al Hassan, director of planning and development at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said yesterday that the second phase of the Al Sufouh tram system had been [...]

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 [...]

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 stations are playing the Quranic verses as a sign of mourning. The body of the [...]

With only 47 days to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 kicks off in Dubai, event organisers are confident that the eagerly awaited three-day showpiece will set new standards on and off the pitch. Over 100,000 people packed into the purpose-built ‘The Sevens’ for the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens in November and the magnificent venue [...]

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 [...]

Severe tremors were felt in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and other parts of the emirates at around 3.08pm local time forcing people to flee from homes and office. First tremor reports were received from people located in parts of Deira and Bur Dubai, Captain Sultan Al Merri, Dubai Police Operations Room, Duty Officer told Gulf News. [...]

In a country peppered with vast shopping centres offering unique attractions and world-class brand names, The Dubai Mall is set to raise the bar – locally and internationally. Due to open next month at Downtown Dubai, its size alone is likely to catapult it into the top flight of retail destinations around the world. And [...]

Rotana Hotels, the Middle East’s largest hospitality management company, has three glamorous, new Dubai openings scheduled for the first quarter of 2008; Rose Rotana Suites, the tallest all-suites hotel in the world; Media Rotana Hotel and Amwaj Rotana Resort, the hotel company’s first resort in Dubai. The Rose Rotana Suites, a soaring 72 floor tower [...]

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 [...]

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has begun selling Salik toll system tags in 287 outlets in Dubai: 180 Emarat petrol stations, 70 EPPCO/ENOC stations, and 37 branches of Dubai Islamic Bank. Motorists who will use Sheikh Zayed Road where the toll gates are located, at Garhoud Bridge and near the Mall of the Emirates, must [...]

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 [...]

The Rosy Blue Masters 2007 was inaugurated on Thursday, May 10, by His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Held under the Royal Patronage of HH Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, President of Dubai Ladies Club [...]