Dubai, UAE – Bad officiating and jet lag were the reasons why Air21 and Coca-Cola dropped their opening day assignments at the start of the 2nd Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Basketball Tournament Thursday at the Al Nasr Sports Club in Oud Metha.

The UAE’s Presidential Affairs Ministry mourned the death of Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed al-Nahyan, who passed away on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. Funeral prayers will take place on Thursday after noon prayers at Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed …

Gulfood 2010 was inaugurated this morning (Sunday) by H.H Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, with the global food industry looking to one of the world’s largest and most influential …

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HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, and Chairman Dubai International Marine Club, is flanked by Yves Carcelle – Chairman and CEO Louis Vuitton – (right) and Saeed Harib – CEO Dubai International Marine Club – as he announces Dubai will host the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

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International human rights body Amnesty International has said that the acquittal of Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, by a UAE court was “very questionable.” Sheikh Issa was charged with …

Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has issued a new law merging the Dubai Press Club, Falcon and Associates, and Dubai Media Affairs Office (Dubai Brand) into a new single media unit that is annexed to the Ruler’s Court, Wam has reported.

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Dubai Press Club, Falcon & Associates and Brand Dubai, public-relations companies that work for Dubai’s government, will report to the new office, headed by Ahmad Abdullah al- Sheikh, according to an e-mailed statement today.

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Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum opened the world’s tallest tower Monday. It won’t be the world’s fullest. The occupancy rate at Burj Dubai may reach 75% this year, with office leasi…

Sheikh Mohammed said that the tower, formerly Burj Dubai, was renamed after Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed, president of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, and that it “reflected greatness.” And it is a great achievement; the building – now …