Dubai to have Quran-theme park next year

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:20

Aiming to highlight the `miracles` of the Quran, Dubai authorities are building a theme park that will have 51 of the total 54 plants cited in the holy book.

Qaeda-inspired group claims Egypt attacks - monitoring service

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 13:00

An al Qaeda-inspired group in Egypt has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks in Cairo that killed six people on the eve of the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak, according to a US-based monitoring service.

Team India maintains number two spot in Test rankings

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 00:09

India continued to hold its number two spot behind South Africa in the latest ICC Test rankings issued here Monday.

Meet the Iranian man who hasn`t bathed in 60 years

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 18:16

An 80-year-old Iranian man may have set a `stinky` new world record - he has not taken a bath in 60 years because he believes cleanliness brings him sickness.

Indian jailed for molesting maid in Dubai

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 16:39

A 26-year-old Indian been jailed for three months for molesting a maid in the lift of an apartment building here.

Sunanda Pushkar had spat with UAE journalist

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 08:34

Indian Minister of State for Human Resources Shashi Tharoor`s wife Sunanda Pushkar had an ugly spat with a journalist in Dubai earlier this month.

Indian sentenced to death for murdering compatriot in Dubai

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 21:14

A 28-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to death by a court here for strangulating his compatriot to death and dumping his body in the garbage in a box.

Dubai sets new world record in fireworks display

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:58

Dubai has set a new world record for the largest fireworks display by firing 479,651 shells in just six minutes on the New Year`s Eve, breaking an earlier Guinness World Record achieved by Kuwait in 2012.

Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘lungi dance’ with Mammootty, Mohanlal

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 09:23

Shah Rukh Khan has not just impressed megastar Rajinikanth by dedicating the ‘lungi dance’ song from his film ‘Chennai Express’ to him, but has even made superstars from Malayalam cinema shake a leg with him.

2nd Test, Day 2: Mahela Jayawardene's ton puts Sri Lanka on top against Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 22:34

Mahela Jayawardene, batting with three stitches in his left hand, ignored the pain to complete his 32nd test hundred and put Sri Lanka firmly in the driving seat in the second test against Pakistan in Dubai on Thursday.

Buy a luxury apartment, get swanky car free!

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 17:11

In an enticing offering, a real estate developer here is handing out a Lamborghini, BMW or a Mini Cooper on select luxury property units sold during the Dubai Shopping Festival.

American held in UAE over video to be released

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 05:23

An American who`s been held in the United Arab Emirates for nine months in connection with a satirical online video about youth culture in Dubai was expected to be released soon, the US State Department said.