According to rumours, the UAE's press is swiftly becoming a bastion of free speech. Why then, is the UAE still ranked below Yemen on the Press Freedom Index? Much has improved in the past 2 decades, but the UAE still ranks an astonishingly dismal 137th in the world on respected free-speech organisation Reporters Sans Frontiers' Press

The Arab Health Exhibition & Congress is the largest healthcare exhibition in the Middle East, and the second largest in the

Dates: DSF 2010 - January 28 to February 28 DSS 2010 - June 17 to August 7 The DSF Office has announced dates for the 2010 edition of Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises as it presents a preview of DSF 2010 to a global audience at the World Travel Market 2009, which begins today (November 9),

Venue: Madinat Jumirah, Dubai The Dubai International Film Festival, the foremost event in Dubai’s cultural calendar, today announced the dates for its sixth edition, to run from December 9 to 16, 2009. Abdulhamid Juma, DIFF’s Chairman, stated: “Our fifth edition was a milestone for us, and we are thrilled that there was such an enthusiastic response to

The 'Middle East International Motor Show is also known as the Dubai International Motor Show, the single largest international automotive event in the

“The largest and most comprehensive B2B Halal Expo in the Middle East for the US$ 2.1 trillion Global Halal Industry.” Visiting Halal Expo 2009 – Dubai Endorsed by Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Halal Expo 2009 - Dubai will feature top quality Halal products and services from 10 industry clusters including Halal F&B, Halal Hospitality, Halal

It is forbidden to import narcotics, pork products & pornographic material. This may even include medical journals/publications, fashion magazines (such as Vogue, etc.) that features pictures of women's busts or wearing lingerie. Videos/DVDs are subject to scrutiny and may be censored or confiscated. Import of any Israeli products, reading material, etc. is forbidden. Visitors that have previously travelled

Dubai hotel sector will witness considerable boost during the fourth quarter of the year, or early 2010, after suffering major decline in average hotel room rates during the first half of the year, the hotel industry executives revealed. The Middle East was the last to bear the fallout of the global economic downturn, than rest of

According to the Federal Residency Law, the residence permit granted to a foreigner will be invalid if the period of his/her stay outside the UAE exceeds six months. Staying outside the UAE for more than six months will henceforth, result in automatic cancellation of residence visas and expatriates will then have to obtain new visas to