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Dubai's Expo opens, bringing first World Fair to the Mideast

Named Expo 2020, the event was postponed by a year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus last year

India to showcase its achievements, diversity at Dubai Expo: Officials

The Expo 2020 Dubai kicks off on October 1

India emerges as Dubai's second biggest trade partner after China

Saudi Arabia came fourth with 30.5 billion dirham up 26 per cent from H1 2020, followed by Switzerland at 24.8 billion dirham

Dubai turns page on Covid-19 with hottest jobs market in two years

A turnaround in employment took hold this summer and spread as looser travel restrictions revived business

IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals' Rabada, Nortje, Dwarshuis arrive in Dubai

Delhi Capitals' fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje from South Africa and Ben Dwarshuis from Australia arrived at the team hotel in Dubai on Wednesday

India leads Dubai Airport's passenger traffic recovery after Covid pandemic

This is despite travel restrictions

Dubai's busy airport sees passenger traffic decline 40% in 2021

There are signs of looming uncertainty, with the airport yet to to hire back any of the 5,000 employees it furloughed during the devastation of the pandemic last year.

IPL: Defending champions Mumbai Indians look to land in Dubai on Friday

The 14th season, which was postponed in May this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume on September 19 in Dubai

Expo 2020: India's big plans for the Dubai gala that begins in October

The country is among the exposition's most prominent participants with a four-storey permanent building - its only such exhibition anywhere in the world

Fiery explosion erupts on container ship at major global port in Dubai

A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world's largest ports late Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of United Arab Emirates

Dubai lures Wall Street jet-setters as events business rebounds

Dubai is moving full-speed ahead with in-person events on the back of fewer travel restrictions and one of the world's most-connected airports

Dawn of roaring twenties seen as Dubai's luxury home sales soar

The business hub's pattern mirrors other global cities, says Knight Frank

Dubai sovereign wealth fund posts $5.1 billion loss amid pandemic

This highlights the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on the company's vast assets

Emirates posts first loss in three decades as coronavirus slams travel

The company received a capital injection of 11.3 billion dirhams ($3.1 billion) from its owner, the government of Dubai.

Bhagat, Joshi to lead India challenge at Dubai Para Badminton International

Reigning men's and women's world champions Pramod Bhagat and Manasi Joshi will spearhead India's challenge at the third Dubai Para Badminton International Championships

Dubai expects population to surge by 76% over the next two decades

Dubai aims to boost its beach capacity by 400 per cent and more than double hotels and green spaces in the desert metropolis

Saudi pressures global firms to move to Riyadh as it challenges Dubai

From the start of 2024, the Saudi government and state-backed institutions will stop signing contracts with foreign firms that base their Middle East headquarters in any other country in the region

Dubai closes bars, limits activities after coronavirus cases spike

Dubai announced Monday it would close all bars and pubs for the entire month of February and limit other activities after a spike in coronavirus cases followed New Year's Eve celebrations

Dubai set to introduce facial recognition system on public transport

The emirate already operates a biometric system using facial recognition at its international airport

Covid-19 positive Indian teachers in Dubai take classes while in quarantine

Two Dubai-based Indian teachers were conducting online classes from their respective quarantine centres after they were tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the media reported on Tuesday