Dubai: Souks you, sir
Christopher Adams runs into an alarming situation in a Middle Eastern market.
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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
In Dubai, Peter Calder looks on enviously as the well-heeled browse among $12,000 bottles of wine.
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.
Dubai: Into the frying pan
James Lane limbers up for a gastronomic adventure with a long-overdue massage.
Uncovering Dubai's cultural heart
James Lane goes in search of ostentatious Dubai's subtle side.
Dubai's new airport opens
It has the airport code DWC - Dubai World Central. But are the city-state's ambitions for its new airport a little too high-flying?
I'm free to go, says jailed rape victim
The Norwegian woman at the centre of a Dubai rape claim dispute says officials have dropped her 16-month sentence for sex outside of marriage.
Top 5 Dubai destinations
There is more to see in Dubai than the world’s tallest building, largest shopping malls and indoor ski fields. Situated conveniently between New Zealand and Europe, Dubai makes an excellent stopover, but it’s also a cool destination in its own right.
Top 5 Dubai destinations
There is more to see in Dubai than the world’s tallest building, largest shopping malls and indoor ski fields. Situated conveniently between New Zealand and Europe, Dubai makes an excellent stopover, but it’s also a cool destination in its own right.
Dubai develops world's largest mall
Dubai, famed for its mega-projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis, has announced a new development to open the world's biggest mall and a park larger than London's Hyde Park.
Behind the glitz of Dubai's spectacular facades
Bigger, taller, glitzier - it's how they do things in Dubai, and little problems like a property crash aren't being allowed to dampen the mood. Chris Barton reports.
Love tryst Kiwi gets out of jail
The Kiwi at the centre of a fiery love triangle has been freed from a Dubai prison cell.