Only 14 months in charge of Al Wasi, Diego Maradonna has been sacked for failing to win a trophy or elevate the UAE club up the table. His team finished 8th out of 12 and prompted the club's board to resign en masse last month. Despite his own skill,…
Airport security staff are always on the lookout for potential terrorist threats but finding a young baby in a suitcase was a bit different. The 5 month old had no passport or visa for the UAE and his Egyptian parents had decided to smuggle him throu…
A modest dress code is to be introduced in the United Arab Emirates sources in Abu Dhabi have announced. Revealing outfits are already frowned upon and not considered appropriate in the largely Muslim Emirates. Although this is not expected to affect…
India's most famous painter, M F Hussain has died in hospital in London. Mr Hussain, who began his career as a billboard artist, had lived in exile in Dubai since he received extensive criticism from prominent Hindus about a painting of a nude woman …
Police in Dubai have raided shops selling Chinese 'magic pens' with ink that disappears after 4 hours at most. Banks in the UAE have been warned to be on the lookout for such pens, which look the same as an ordinary pen, as authorities are concerned …
Frenchman Alain Robert, dubbed Spiderman, has climbed to the top of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, Dubai. He took six hours to reach the top of the spire which stands at 828m (2717ft) and his progress was picked out by searchlights a…
Afghanistan's national cricket team has been involved in some pre International Cricket World Cup warm up action when they defeated Canada by 5 wickets on 7 February in Dubai. Canada is taking part in the World Cup tournament in India starting in lat…