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And the home crowd roared

The Dubai Gold Cup - The World's richest horse race. Sheikh Mohammed's conviction about his plans for hosting the World Cup were watered down on the Saturday it...Read more

The Tastes of the world in Dubai

Food and drink Emirati style. The position of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates at the cross roads of East and West means that it has benefit ted from many inf...Read more

Discovering A Cultural Delight

The Juma Al-Majid Centre for Culture and Heritage is one of Dubai's best kept secretsRead more

Time For A Sound Alternative

It's time for a change in 'popular' Arab music. Julia Wheeler looks at what's 'popular' in Arab musicRead more

Actions Speak Louder than Words

International sign language helps us communicate in the GulfRead more

Kangaroo Plastics; a Pride in Production

There are plenty of things in this life that we take for granted: things that we never really think about, but which make our lives just that little bit easier ...Read more

Twenty-five Years of the United Arab Emirates: A Vision of Union

Our vision of history is coloured by our own past and our current perspective, often making events, especially when it comes to relatively recent history, appea...Read more

25 years of the UAE: A Day to Remember

Independence day remembered. The proclamation of the new state; a decisive and proud moment. A new era begins; the United Arab Emirates starts its lifeRead more

Growing with the UAE, 25 Years Remembered

An interview with Mr. Khalaf Al Habtoor. Al Habtoor Engineering and Enterprises was born just after the signing of the federation in 1971 and was one of the fir...Read more

25 years of the United Arab Emirates: Coming of Age Together

The changing faces of Dubai. Just as the Arab Emirates became united, so a whole generation of Emiratis came of age. In the December 1971, Obaid Ali bin Butti w...Read more