Palm Jumeirah may well be one of the most sought-after addresses in Dubai, and when there is collaboration between a fantastic interior designer and a discerning client, the result is a resounding success for one particular home there.

For the last 15 years, I’ve been heartbroken. And the culprits, unsurprisingly, are certain carmakers. The main offender is Lancia, one of the greatest engineering companies of all time, the same marque that used to solve every problem with a blueprint and a spanner. Whenever things went wrong — the car didn’t sell, company assets [...]

Dubai: Prices of essential foodstuffs are expected to fall by 20 to 30 per cent in March following an agreement between suppliers and the Ministry of Economy to keep rising food prices in check, according to a ministry official. The ministry will not raise the price of bread despite repeated requests by bakers because it [...]

Dubai: Export restrictions and increased production of biofuels could worsen the global food crisis, Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has warned. “Clearly those that impose these restrictions have a logic, they do not wish to see their own populations starve. So the question then is, ‘What alternative policies could allow them [...]

Dubai: Investors are less likely to try selling their property in Dubai as the gap between asking price and achieved value widened further in the past 12 months. The 10 per cent differential between asking and achieved prices during the fourth quarter of 2009 is now estimated at 15 per cent, according to newly released [...]

Dubai: An American visitor, who mistook anti-narcotics officers for Taliban members, faces nine years in jail after a court convicted him on different drugs charges. The Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday sentenced the 27-year-old American to four years in jail for possessing hashish for personal consumption. Presiding Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad [...]

Dubai: An Indian worker faces six months in jail for hugging and kissing a 9-year-old schoolgirl against her will. The Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday convicted the 41-year-old worker V.K. of sexually molesting his compatriot girl in a building’s elevator in Naif. Presiding Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad said the accused will [...]

Dubai: Al Jazeera over the next few days will make “much more shocking” revelations about negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and Israel as well as other regional players, according to a producer working closely on the Palestine Papers. Search the Palestine Papers Laila Al Arian told dailyuae that the revelations that the Palestinian Authority was [...]

Dubai: As many as 3,100 students from the primary wing of Delhi Private School (DPS) Sharjah are gearing up to present a unique event tomorrow to mark the school’s tenth anniversary. The event will be presided over by none other than the former Indian President Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam. Dr Abdul Kalam, India’s official environment [...]

Dubai: In order to control the burgeoning number of obese children in the UAE, social attitudes must change first, a senior community doctor said. “In our society, there is an exaggerated focus on feeding children, regardless of their nutritional requirements,” said Dr Mariam Mattar, general manager of Community Development Authority. She was speaking at the [...]