Peter Kollar has left the United Arab Emirates in the wake of a fatal hot air balloon crash which saw his pilot sentenced to a year in prison.

The blonde in a tight, low-cut evening dress slid on to a barstool next to me and began the chat: Where are you from? How long are you here? Where are you staying?"

Dubai is flashy, showy and ambitious but it's still too self-conscious, writes Stuart Dye.

Dubai police have released names and photos of an alleged 11-member European hit squad.

A critical failure of the elevator to the observation deck caused chaos on the 124th floor of the world's tallest tower.

Woods' Kiwi caddie Steve Williams doesn't deserve to be attacked in any way, or to have his career threatened.

Auckland City is one match from a showdown with Barcelona after downing United Arab Emirates champions Al Alhi in Abu Dhabi.

Burj Dubai, the world's tallest tower, will open on December 2.

As an Air India aeroplane flew at 30,000ft, passengers were witness to scuffle between the pilots and cabin crew.

A self-proclaimed millionaire motivational guru whose Ferrari sportscar was repossessed here is selling himself as a "mind nutrition expert" in Dubai.