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Dubai dreams of flying taxis darting among its skyscrapers
Putting more passengers in the air could free its already clogged highways and burnish the city's cutting-edge image.
Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra is in Dubai says Prime Minister Prayut
Yingluck has been sentenced in absentia to 5 years in prison.
Watch Dubai's world first self-flying taxi drone make successful maiden flight
Premier voyage of pilotless aircraft makes futuristic transport closer to reality.
Briton faces jail in Dubai after flipping middle finger in road rage incident
Jamil Mukadam could spend six months in prison after getting into an argument with another driver.
Dubai's world-first self-flying taxis: New images take look inside automated aircraft
Aerial taxi test flights are due to take off this year - here's what they'll look like.
Dubai fire: Blaze rips through Torch Tower skyscraper
Officials say the residential skyscraper has been "successfully evacuated".
British newspaper editor in Dubai, Francis Matthew, 'accidentally killed wife' says police
The 60-year-old has been charged with the death of his wife Jane.
Gulf News editor Francis Matthew held on suspicion of wife's killing in Dubai
Gulf News editor Francis Matthew has been in custody for almost a week.
Aspiring flight attendant from Perth claims Emirates fired her for falling down stairs
Ciara Burke, 23, quit her previous job as a nurse after she received an invite to join the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.
Billionaire Sheikh steps in to save tiny village hall in Cornwall due to special connection
A wealthy Emir leapt to the aid of a Cornish village due to its historical link to his lifetime passion.
Flying drone taxi service to begin Dubai trial this year
German company Volocopter will test its 62mph VC200 aircraft until 2020.
Does South African President Jacob Zuma own a $25m Dubai palace?
President has denied allegations that the wealthy Gupta family have bought him a mansion in the UAE.
Prepare for takeoff: The flying car 'gold rush' is on its way
Dubai and Singapore plan to get autonomous taxi drones off the ground sooner than you think.
Virgin passengers removed from Dubai-Heathrow flight following bomb threat
Customers on flight VS401 'temporarily disembarked the aircraft for additional security checks'.
Dubai becomes first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font
UAE officials are urging government entities to adopt it in all official correspondence.
Alleged mastermind of tax scam who duped Americans of $300m arrested in India
Sagar Thakkar also known as Shaggy, who was on the run for the last six month, was held at the Mumbai airport.
Meet the Canadian teacher who helped Inuit kids choose life
Maggie MacDonnell won $1m for her work with indigenous communities in northern Canada.
Australia tightens security checks for travellers flying from 3 Middle Eastern countries
The new measures will be adopted from 6 April.
Britain and US urged to act as Dubai arrests dissident Ahmed Mansoor in midnight raid
Mansoor was arrested for 'using social media to defame the UAE' and for 'promoting sectarian hatred.'
Dubai authorities detain seven members of the Olympic refugee team at airport
The African athletes had been invited to speak at a conference attended by Sheikh Mohammed.
World's best hotel room? First ever rotating skyscraper to be built in Dubai by 2020
Room with a view: Turnable tower allowing residents to spin their apartments gets green light.
Elon Musk jokes 'I'm not an alien' while discussing how to contact extraterrestrials
SpaceX boss says 'super intelligent' AI will be like aliens landing on Earth.
Jeremy Clarkson's head is bigger than ever as his face is beamed onto the Burj Khalifa
The first series of The Grand Tour climaxes in Dubai with a typically bombastic Clarkson stunt.
Google Earth's stunning time-lapses show the growth of cities over three decades
From London's East End to Botswana's Shashe Dam, we've been changing the landscape.
British woman arrested for 'extra-marital sex' after reporting Dubai gang rape sees case dropped
UAE prosecutors say they halted the case after studies of mobile phone footage proved consent.
British woman 'gang-raped' in Dubai now faces jail for having extra-marital sex
Woman claims she was attacked by two UK tourists but faces potential charge under UAE law.
Hyperloop One gets $50m cash injection from Dubai port
Elon Musk's 800mph Hyperloop train takes another step closer to reality.
President Robert Mugabe teases that he has died and was 'resurrected'
Zimbabwe opposition leaders in violent protests against ageing president.
UK citizen arrested in Dubai over Facebook post asking for blankets for Afghan refugee children
Scott Richards, 42, held under laws only allowing fundraising for charities registered in the UAE.
Dubai plans to open a £230m Hilton hotel with a tropical rainforest
The Rosemont Hotel & Residences will open in 2018, and will be managed by Hilton Worldwide.