World class swimming returns to Dubai with an exciting line-up of Olympic and world champions ready to compete at the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 on October 4-5 at the Hamdan Sports Complex. The Swimming […]
Al Forsan International Sports Resort plays host to the world-renowned 6th Asian Shotgun Championship, governed by the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC), from November 1 to 9. The Championship is open to all ASC member federations. […]
Affordability remained the centre of discussions at the recently concluded Cityscape Global real estate exhibition in Dubai and the city’s rental market reflected just that in August 2016. In terms of yields, Dubai’s apartment rental […]
Saudi police arrested a local man and his wife after they seized with them nearly 30 kg of hashish and 600,000 drug pills. Newspapers said police stopped the couple while on their way home in […]
Etihad Airways is to deploy a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on one of its twice-daily scheduled flights between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, with effect from 30 October 2016. The upgrade from a single aisle Airbus A321 […]
The region’s biggest ever retail extravaganza for consumer IT and electronics starts at 11am tomorrow (Saturday) when GITEX Shopper 2016 opens its doors to welcome visitors at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Unrivalled prices […]
Ras Al Khaimah is gearing up to host next month’s penultimate event on the 2016 European Challenge Tour at the spectacular lagoon-wrapped, Par 72 Al Hamra Golf Club. Sponsored by the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism […]
He was crossing the road A 41-year-old Japanese man died in Sharjah after he was run over by a car, whose driver fled the scene without trying to help the victim. Police said the Japanese […]
Hotels in the Middle East reported mixed August 2016 results, while hotels in Africa posted mostly flat results in the three key performance metrics when reported in U.S. dollar constant currency, according to data from […]
Ali Saleh Alshunnar recently beat his brother’s record as youngest Emirati to climb Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, at only 15 years old. Standing at 5,895 metres above sea level, Kilimanjaro is the highest free […]