Category: DUBAI

Highflyers | Documentary

This film is only available in North America, the UK, and Australia because of territorial licensing. Andreas Drapa used to be a regular tiler in a small town, breeding pigeons in his free time. Now, he’s Germany’s wealthiest high-class racing pigeon breeder, a millionaire, and a business partner of the rich in China and Dubai,…


Dubai to Introduce Visa Applications Via Facial Recognition

Dubai is preparing to allow its residents to apply for government documents like visas directly from their smartphones through the use of facial recognition technology. The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) is working fast to ensure it launches the service as soon as possible, Fatima Salem Al Mazroui, director of the project…


Flying Over Dubai | Simple Happiness Episode 44

Dubai is one of the most magnificent cities in the world—a United Arab Emirates city known for luxury shopping, ultramodern architecture, and a lively nightlife scene. Relax and let your worries be replaced by a stunning bird’s eye view from some of Dubai’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, from Burj Khalifa to The Palm….


Dubai Plane Finishes 13 Hour Flight to Australia With Large Hole in Side

An Emirates flight from Dubai flew for more than 13 hours to Australia with a large hole on its left side. It took off on July 1 and landed safely at night but passengers noted a surprising discovery on arrival. The Middle Eastern airline says the hole was created when one of the Airbus A380’s…


Dubai Fire Forces Evacuation of Luxury Hotel; No Injuries

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A large fire erupted at a luxury Dubai hotel on Wednesday, forcing guests and staff to leave and sending smoke over the United Arab Emirates’ tourism and trade hub. Several fire engines and police cars were deployed at the five-star Swissôtel Al Murooj hotel in downtown Dubai as dozens of people huddled…


Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Firing 800 UK Staff ‘Wholly Unacceptable’: Minister

The decision by a Dubai-owned ferry firm to fire 800 UK-based staff with no notice is “wholly unacceptable,” a UK minister has said. P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on Thursday when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice. The firm said the affected employees…


Djokovic Loses World No.1 Ranking after Dubai Quarter Final Defeat

Novak Djokovic has lost his world number one ranking after suffering a shock defeat to world number 123, Czech Jiri Vesely, in his quarter-final in Dubai on Thursday. Playing in his first tournament since being deported from Australia, Djokovic needed to get as far as the semi-finals to retain his top ranking, but went down 6-4,…


Djokovic Eager to Play Again in Dubai After Deportation From Australia

DUBAI—Novak Djokovic was looking forward to kick-starting his 2022 season in Dubai following his deportation from Australia, and said he would be the first to congratulate U.S. Open champion Danil Medvedev if the Russian ends his two-year reign at the top of the world rankings this week. The 34-year-old Serbian will play competitively on Monday…


Expo 2020 Showcases Mesmerising High-Tech Artworks

In a change from world fairs of the past, Dubai’s Expo 2020 is relying heavily on technology, rather than on physical wonders. When visitors enter different pavilions, they’re surrounded by visual displays, 3D mappings, or interactive installations. Some pavilions use art to highlight the possibilities of technology. Dubai’s Expo 2020—delayed by a year due to…


Dubai Expo Offers Close-Up of Michelangelo’s David, but Only From Neck Up

DUBAI—Expo Dubai visitors hoping to see the 3-D twin of Michelangelo’s David in all its glory at Italy’s pavilion may be disappointed as only the statue’s head is visible to the public in a display slammed by some Italian media as self-censorship. The head and neck of the six-meter-tall (20-foot-tall) reproduction of the Renaissance statue…