UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars

Hope became the first of three spacecraft to arrive at the Red Planet this month after China and the US also launched missions in July

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Dubai's Route 2020 metro extension to start operating on January 1

The initial phase will cover four stations - Jebel Ali, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens and Al Furjan

Lifestyle, EXPO 2020Steven Leckie20 December 2020metro Dubai, Dubai Metro, metro station Dubai, Expo 2020 Dubai, EXPO 2020 UAEComment

Address Hotels + Resorts opens first beachfront property

77-floor twin towers, connected with the world's tallest inhabited skybridge

Property, LifestyleSteven Leckie18 December 2020The Address Beach Resort The Address JBR, luxury hotels, Jumeirah Hotels, luxury residential property dubai, luxury property in DubaiComment

Tourists visiting Dubai can get a free stay at a five-star hotel

Fly with Emirates for a free night's stay

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Madinat Jumeirah Living on track for handover

Flagship 3.85mln square feet project in central Madinat Jumeirah district broke ground in 2019 - apartments selling from AED 1.22m

Property, LifestyleSteven Leckie13 December 2020Madinat Jumeirah LivingMadinat Jumeirah, Madinat Jumeirah Living, Burj Al Arab, Property Watch, property in Dubai, holiday homes in Dubai, holiday rentals in Dubai, holiday letting in Dubai, Dubai holiday homes, short term let Dubai, investing in Dubai, Dubai investComment

$680mln Dorchester Dubai project 60% completed

Bringing a landmark of opulence to the banks of the Dubai Canal

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Israeli tourists flock to Dubai for Hanukkah. 'Emirati people are very hospitable to us,' says rabbi.

'I felt safer there than walking in the streets of Paris or London'

Lifestyle, OpinionSteven Leckie12 December 2020israel UAE relations, tourism visa, tourism, Dubai tourists, UAE tourism, Dubai tourism, israelComment

The Address Beach Resort JBR

Dubai's Address Beach Resort to open in December 2020

Property, LifestyleSteven Leckie11 December 2020The Address Five hotel and residences, Dubai hotels, Jumeirah Hotels, luxury hotelsComment

Address Beach Resort to open in December 2020

The huge building has two 77-floor towers, connected by the tallest inhabited skybridge in the world.

Property, LifestyleSteven Leckie24 November 2020The Address Jumeirah BeachDubai hotels, The Address JBR, Jumeirah Beach, Jumeirah HotelsComment

Dubai and Abu Dhabi become more affordable

Dubai and Abu Dhabi became more affordable as the cost of living declined due to a drop in oil prices and deflationary pressure.

Opinion, Property, Lifestyle, BusinessSteven Leckie19 November 2020Dubai prices, cost of living, UAE economy, Dubai cost of living, Abu Dhabi cost of livingComment

A new British school is coming to Dubai

The Royal Grammar School Guilford is opening in 2021

Education, LifestyleSteven Leckie14 November 2020Tilal al Ghafthe royal grammer school guildford, Dubai schools, British education in Dubai, education in the UAE, Tilal Al Ghaf, RGS Guildford DubaiComment

Popularity of co-living, co-working spaces revealed amid coronavirus lifestyle switch

Plans already in place to double the size of UNA project at Town Square development

Property, LifestyleSteven Leckie10 November 2020UNAProperty development in Dubai, property investment in Dubai, Town Square Dubai, Town Square, Nshama Town Square, collective, co-livingComment

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