United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

FIFA Club World Cup final: Real Madrid favourites as key players retur

Brazilian side Gremio are the underdogs going into Saturday night's final in Abu Dhabi, but head coach Renato Gaucho says his side are up to the challenge.

15/12/2017

United Arab Emirates

UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack

Civilians get caught up in fighting between former allies in Yemen's civil war

03/12/2017

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates sets its sights on Mars

"Arabs were pioneers in sciences hundreds of years ago - why can't we do it again?": the UAE Space Agency hopes to set up the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars by 2117, one hundred years from now.

14/11/2017

United Arab Emirates

Emirates sign 13 billion euro deal for 40 Boeing jets

Emirates sign a 13 billion euro deal with Boeing at the Dubai Air Show to buy 40 of their 787-10 Dreamliner jets, turning down an agreement to buy from Airbus

12/11/2017

United Arab Emirates

Sold out opening day for the Louvre Abu Dhabi

The opening day of the Louvre Abu Dhabi was sold out as visitors flocked to see over 900 works of art housed under its honeycombed dome.

11/11/2017

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi celebrates the opening of the Louvre museum

French President Emmanuel Macron was the guest of honour at the event

10/11/2017

United Arab Emirates

French president opens Louvre Abu Dhabi

French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte joined Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and Dubai's ruler at the official opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

08/11/2017

Cult

Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors

It's taken ten years but the Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally open. It sits under a honeycombed dome of eight layers of Arab-style geometric shapes and draws in the lapping waters of the Persian Gulf.

07/11/2017

Sport

Natalie Powell is Britain's first ever female world No1 judoka

Natalie Powell of Great Britain defeated two strong dutch women en route to the gold medal at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

28/10/2017

Sport

Frank De Wit enjoys a golden moment at Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam

Frank De Wit takes his second Grand Slam of the year at Abu Dhabi Judo tournament

27/10/2017

Sport

Charline Van Snick as good as gold at Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam

On the first day of action at the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam Belgium’s Charline Van Snick beat Brazil’s Erika Miranda as she took her first ever Grand Slam gold…

26/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

Dubai's ruler overturns conviction of Briton who 'touched man in bar'

Jamie Harron had been sentenced to three months in prison.

23/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

Indecency charges against Briton Jamie Harron dropped after intervention by the prime minister and ruler of Dubai

The charges gainst a 27-year-old Scot, accused of indecency for allegedly touching a man's hip in a bar in Dubai have been dropped

23/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

Tourist faces jail after touching man in Dubai bar

The tourist was arrested for public indecency after touching a man to avoid spilling a drink on him.

09/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

UAE brings life on Mars to Earth with giant space city

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels will design the largest space simulation city ever built

30/09/2017

Green News

World's longest zip line to open in the UAE

The UAE has an ambitious plan to become the adventure hub of the Middle East and break a new Guinness World Record.

28/08/2017

No Comment

A second fire engulfs Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper

For the second time in two years a fire has ripped through Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper, one of the world's tallest residential towers.

04/08/2017

United Arab Emirates

Fire engulfs Dubai's 'Torch' skyscraper for second time

The incident may revive questions about the safety of materials used on the exteriors of high-rise buildings across the world.

04/08/2017

Culture news

Dubai celebrates budding fashion talent

Budding fashion talents have been showcasing their designs in Dubai. Held in one of the world’s largest shopping malls, the Vogue Fashion Dubai

27/07/2017

United Arab Emirates

Dubai dogs get own air-conditioned park and pool

It appears a dog's life isn't so bad after all. At least in Dubai, where an indoor dog park claiming to be the world's biggest opened last April.

27/07/2017

Sport

Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei killed in training accident

12/07/2017

World

Reform or face isolation, UAE minister tells Qatar

Qatar must change or face isolation, a government minister from the United Arab Emirates has told Euronews.

09/06/2017

Europe News

Trump tells NATO members to pay their share

25/05/2017

United Arab Emirates

In a land of no democracy the font is self-expression

Dubai has a microsoft designed font for self expression

01/05/2017

Economy

US travel and laptop bans spark concern among Gulf airlines

The US government's travel and laptop bans have been a major talking point at this year's Arabian Travel Market.

27/04/2017

Economy

Middle East set to be tourism hotspot

The Arabian Travel Market is showcasing the region the World Tourism Organisation says is set to become a tourist hotspot.

26/04/2017