Derek Baldwin
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United Arab Emirates
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‘I sold vegetables in Kerala. Now I own 24 grocery stores’
Mohammad Basheer has come a long way from his childhood in a Kerala fishing village → Read More
Dubai airport celebrates one billionth passenger
Nine-year-old passenger from Miami, Florida, greeted by celebration → Read More
Why foreigners feel at home in the UAE
On the occasion of 47th National Day, expats say oasis of calm is home to a ‘big family’ → Read More
Video: Rare waterspout spotted off RAK
National Centre of Meteorology posts video of massive funnel cloud hovering over water on Tuesday → Read More
Abu Dhabi beach closed after whale shark sighting
Al Bahar beach in Abu Dhabi set to reopen on Friday following advisory not to approach creature → Read More
Dove-eating Grey Heron spotted at Al Qudra Lake, Dubai
Wildlife specialist Dr Mohammad Ali Reza Khan says it s unusual behaviour for migrating heron → Read More
The British envoy who put UAE on world map
Julian Walker who died aged 89 earlier this month etched his legacy drawing first official Trucial States maps → Read More
Dubai population to double by 2027
On World Population Day Dubai s population has surpassed 3 million people one-third of UAE s 9 3 million → Read More
High summer heat expected on weekend
Temperature will continue to rise until Sunday when there will be a slight drop → Read More
Brace for ‘very hot’ days ahead: Forecasters
High temperatures and humidity will bring summer heat in full measure → Read More
Trial run for UAE iceberg project in 2019
Emirati businessman says vessels will attempt 12 000-km journey from Antarctica to Fujairah in 2020 → Read More
40,000 expats set to celebrate Canada Day
Canada celebrates its 151st birthday marking its modern-day founding as a nation in 1867 → Read More
UAE climbs 12 spots in world peace rankings
Emirates making progress to become 45th most peaceful country global index reports → Read More
Canada travel authorisation good for five years
UAE ministry releases more details about Canada s visa waiver for Emiratis → Read More
Canada lifts travel visa restrictions on Emiratis
But Emiratis must still file an electronic travel authorisation to be screened before travelling → Read More
Cyclone Mekunu to cause scattered showers in UAE
Storm is expected to weaken into a tropical depression after it makes landfall in Oman early on Saturday → Read More
Divorce battle: Superyacht’s fate in hands of Dubai courts
Lawyers square off in appeal hearing seeking Luna s release from Dubai port → Read More
Divorce battle: Superyacht’s fate in hands of DIFC Courts
Lawyers square off in appeal hearing seeking Luna s release from Dubai port → Read More
UAE expats fuel India remittance growth
World Bank report comes in wake of Indians accounting for Dh14 8b of Dh43b remitted from UAE in fourth quarter of 2017 → Read More
QE2 to open as Dubai’s newest hotel next week
New owner Port Customs and Free Zone Corporation PCFC issues invitations for soft opening next Wednesday → Read More