News and commentary about Dubai and the UAE

UAE torture video trial

The Abu Dhabi Sheikh at the center of the UAE torture video is going on trial Read more…

Abu Dhabi GP 2010 date

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 date has been changed to 14 November 2009, making the Abu Dhabi race the final GP of the season, Read more…

Abu Dhabi rent cap 2010

The rent cap for Abu Dhabi remains at 5%, and the maximum contract period has been increased from four to five years Read more…

Etihad Hyderabad flights

Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi, UAE (AUH airport) to Hyderabad, India (HYD) have started according to a press release 03 November 2009.

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Etihad Tokyo Nagoya

Etihad Airways will start flights from UAE to Japan in 2010 with Nagoya and Tokyo as the first Read more…

NBAD Abu Dhabi Grand Prix sponsorship

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) will sponsor the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 race and the Yas Marina Circuit for the next 3 years, from 2009-2011. Read more…

Abu Dhabi GP2

Ahead of the first ever Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, will be an Abu Dhabi GP2 race, Read more…

Abu Dhabi F1 delay

The Yas Marina Circuit where the first Abu Dhabi F1 is scheduled to be held in November 2009, is suffering from rumours of construction delays. Read more…

Sheikh Issa arrested

Sheikh Issa of the Abu Dhabi royal family, is being investigated by the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution Office in relation to video footage of alleged torture, and has been suspended from official duties (he may not have had any anyway), detained (arrested?), and banned from leaving the UAE. Read more…

UAE torture video detention

Apparently Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the alleged torturer in the now infamous UAE torture video story (although not reported on by the UAE press themselves), has been detained. Read more…