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Ellie Holman was locked up for three days in prison with her 4-year-old daughter.
'Drink not a factor': Mother deported from Dubai Airport on expired passport
No drink-related charges raised, as mother is deported from UAE.
Passenger arrested on Emirates flight for ordering glass of wine
A British mother faces prison for drinking a glass of wine on a flight out of London.
Travel the world tax-free: Emirates seeks staff in NZ
Could this be you? Staff must live in Dubai, accommodation is free, pay from $950 a week.
UAE minister's unlikely connection to NZ
Andrew Little says his family has an unlikely connection to the UAE.
Woman kicked off flight over period pain
Couple ordered off plane minutes before take-off after she was overheard by air hostess.
Dubai opens floating burger joint
It will deliver high-end hamburgers to yacht drivers, jet skiers and paddle boarders.
Tourist facing jail for touching man's hip in Dubai
A UK man who was just trying to avoid spilling his drink could face three years in jail.
Double standard? INZ staff paid $4 an hour
Immigration officers sent to work offshore are being paid as low as $4 an hour.
British woman jailed for consensual sex
British woman, Pakistani man jailed for having affair while on a trip to Dubai.
Filthy rich: $1m bathtubs anyone?
For the filthy rich looking to soak up a bit of luxury, this might just be the thing.
Everything's awesome at Legoland Dubai
Lego has expanded its empire into the Dubai desert with its latest theme park.
Horses fetch $58m at Karaka Premier sale
A record $30 million was spent on horses at yesterday's Karaka bloodstock auctions.
Sheikh comes shopping for NZ bloodstock
New Zealand's thoroughbred horses have caught the attention of one of the world's most powerful men.
Tourist 'gang-raped' in Dubai faces jail
A British tourist allegedly gang-raped in Dubai faces a prison sentence and needs $42,200 for legal fees after police accused her of having "extra-marital sex".
Watch: iPhone7 dropped off tallest tower
Have you ever wondered what happens to an iPhone when it's dropped from the tallest tower in the world?
Dubai opens largest indoor theme park
The 140,000-square-metre adventure park is one of two major theme parks opening this year in Dubai.
A man in terminal decline
Graham Reid spends 24 hours in Dubai International's famously huge and busy terminals.
The world's first hotel with a rainforest
Dubai's new rainforest hotel will make for a unique guest experience.
Plane crash survivor wins $1m lottery
A survivor of the Dubai plane crash may be the luckiest man in the world after he won a $1 million lottery just six days later.
Dubai: Souks you, sir
Christopher Adams runs into an alarming situation in a Middle Eastern market.
Courier service sold to Aramex for $125m
The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of the courier service, Fastway, to the Dubai-based logistics group, Aramex, for just over $125 million.
The whole place was in panic
New Year partygoers escaped an inferno in a 63-storey Dubai hotel yesterday.
Dubai: A taste of the desert
Josh Emett dines out in Dubai and discovers the best creme brulee he has tasted.
Technical problem diverts Qantas flight
A Qantas flight from Dubai to Sydney was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Perth due to an issue with one of its fuel pumps.
Sky's the limit for ex-council worker
The kiwi who headed the project to build the world's tallest tower has moved on - to work on the world's tallest new tower.
Dubai: Stop at the top of the world
Once upon a time Patricia Greig had the good fortune of a luxury stopover in Dubai.
Dubai: The view from Concourse A
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Dubai gives its blessing to going green
Dubai is on a mission to cut power and water use as the rising costs of fuel and desalination threaten future growth.