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Dubai's Emirates announces new superjumbo flights to Hong Kong from October

The Dubai-Bangkok-Hong Kong service will see all first class and some business class seats stripped from the huge aircraft to make room for more economy seats

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What a $21,635 first class airplane seat looks like

A FEW DAYS AGO CASEY NEISTAT was upgraded to first class on his Emirates flight from Dubai to NYC. Here’s what happened.

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Dubai and Saudi Arabia towers in time war to be world's tallest

The race to the top has just gotten tighter, with two rising mega-towers in the Middle East battling to become the world's tallest.

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Inside the world's first Bollywood theme park

In Dubai, a city where more is always more and bigger is most certainly better, two brand new theme parks are vying for the hearts of visitors.

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Huawei, Dubai Int'l Airport partner for modular data center

China ICT giant Huawei and Dubai Airports, the government-controlled holding company of Dubai International Airport, said on Monday they agreed to build the world's first "Tier III certified Modular Data Centre Complex (MDCC)" at the biggest civil aviation hub in the Middle East.

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Uber faces pressure in Dubai as regulator signs deal with rival

Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] is under pressure in Dubai, one of the Middle East's major markets, after the emirate's transport regulator signed an agreement with local rival Careem and warned other such firms that they must do the same.

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Dubai says opens world's first functioning 3D-printed office

Dubai has opened what it said was the world's first functioning 3D-printed office building, part of a drive by the Gulf's main tourism and business hub to develop technology that cuts costs and saves time.

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World shrinks for New Zealand with inaugural 17-hour Dubai flight

The United Arab Emirates flagship carrier is preparing for what will reportedly be the world's longest long-haul commercial flight when it takes off from Auckland to Dubai Wednesday.

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China's "Belt and Road" initiatives to strengthen Dubai's role in Mideast

​The China-proposed "Belt and Road" initiatives will reinforce Dubai's role as trade and logistics hub in the region, a senior economic official said on Sunday.

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India's Modi praises India-UAE ties ahead of visit

​Ahead of his two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Gulf state and India were "top priority for each other" and the rise of Dubai as a global economic and trade hub was "remarkable and visionary."

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Dubai moves higher in global city visitors ranking

​The Gulf Arab emirate ranked fourth, up from the fifth last year, in this year's global destination cities index by credit card provider Mastercard on Wednesday, Dubai daily Emirates 24/7 reported.

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Chinese firms, tourists fuel UAE events industry

​Growing number of firms and tourists coming from China is a blessing for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which emerged as a hotspot for corporate events, concerts and entertainment shows, experts said here Tuesday at the ongoing Middle East Event Show.

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China poised to be largest export market for GCC countries by 2020

​Asian countries, China and India in particular, are poised to become the biggest trading partners of the six Arab oil states of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, said a report released on Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Dubai-based Falcon and Associates.

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Confucius Institute greatly contributes to China-UAE cultural exchange

The Confucius Institute at the University of Dubai (CIUD) has made substantial contribution to the cultural exchange between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a scholar has said.

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Dubai shows interest for investments in Albanian maritime transport

​Various companies from Dubai have expressed interest Tuesday for investments in Albanian Durres Port and Shengjin Port.

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Lady Gaga performs in Mideast first ever

Lady Gaga kicked off her "AreRave: The Artpop Ball" world tour performance in Dubai at Meydan Racecourse with tens of thousands of her "little monsters" inspired on Wednesday evening.

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155-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton on display in Dubai Mall

The biggest shopping center in the Middle East Dubai Mall opened on Monday the permanent exposition of a 155 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton, dating from the late Jurassic Period.