http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-14198-united-arab-emirates/topic-rss.do United Arab Emirates RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23753480-sheikhs-to-fund-boris-island-airport-in-the-thames-estuary.do Boris Johnson’s plan to build an airport on platforms in the Thames estuary is being backed by money from oil-rich countries in the Gulf 2009-10-07T07:59:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23750052-x-factors-crew-held-at-airport.do An X Factor camera crew was stopped and held in Dubai as they flew in with a group of finalists to work with mentor Dannii Minogue 2009-09-29T10:58:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/cricket/article-23745966-andrew-flintoff-to-coach-uae.do Andrew Flintoff will help coach the United Arab Emirates national team during his rehabilitation from knee surgery, the all-rounder's agent has confirmed 2009-09-18T10:02:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23735884-british-museum-caught-up-in-human-rights-row.do British Museum urged to 'take a stand' over the rights of migrant workers in the oil-rich desert sheikdom of Abu Dhabi 2009-08-24T07:12:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23729095-home-office-spends-13000-to-fly-in-ex-pat-police-adviser.do 2009-08-06T12:53:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23725820-spyware-woes-for-blackberry-in-uae.do Mobile phone users are accustomed to rogue emails and text messages, claiming to be from their phone company, but actually containing nasty software from a nefarious third party. What they’re not so used to is getting nasty stuff from the phone company itself.. 2009-07-30T05:45:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23723492-everton-reject-middle-east-takeover-reports.do Everton have formally disassociated themselves with claims they are about to be taken over by a Middle East consortium 2009-07-23T14:35:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23721633-middlesbrough-turn-down-afonso-alves-approach.do Middlesbrough have rejected an offer of around £3million for record signing Afonso Alves 2009-07-20T10:56:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23716800-what-about-the-workers-immigrants-pose-dilemma.do A shopping mall in the desert city of Al Ain has banned male construction workers at evenings and weekends after wealthy customers complained about them staring at women. Labourers are allowed to enter Al Bawadi Mall during weekdays, but only through a side entrance 2009-07-08T06:33:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23714056-oil-producer-is-going-green-for-a-good-reason.do Abu Dhabi is taking the green shoots of recovery a step further, winning the race to host the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). Abu Dhabi hopes it will add fuel to its Masdar project - a $15 billion (£9 billion) green city designed by Sir Norman Foster 2009-07-01T06:28:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23708698-richer-than-you-ranked-below-the-philippines.do The guys at index company MSCI Barra said the UAE is not fit to call itself an emerging market, let alone a developed one 2009-06-17T10:48:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23700723-billionaire-set-for-takeover-at-portsmouth.do <b>Football:</b> Portsmouth have accepted a bid from billionaire Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim to buy the club. 2009-05-28T08:32:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23699729-davids-load-their-slings-to-take-on-the-goliaths.do Challenger brands, I learned this week, are upstart companies snapping at the heels of established rivals. Virgin Atlantic taking on British Airways is the textbook example of a successful challenger (while Virgin Cola's lame assault on Coke and Pepsi is a popular case study for the opposite reason) 2009-05-27T08:05:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23682601-some-green-shoots-in-the-desert.do There are tentative signs that banks in the UAE are recovering from the credit crunch. Early results from the first-quarter earnings season paint a cautiously optimistic picture 2009-04-29T06:09:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23679121-seething-at-sneers-from-the-tourist-bus.do 2009-04-22T08:28:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23660615-after-the-bubble-the-dirty-linen.do Three British defendants have emerged at the centre of an alleged plot to swindle half a billion dollars from a leading bank in Dubai 2009-03-11T09:14:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23649820-ailing-dubai-seeks-14bn-bonds-lifeline.do <strong>Economics: </strong> The Dubai government, nearing bankruptcy since the property boom that has driven its growth hit the wall, is heading to the bond markets to try to raise $20 billion to pay down a big chunk of debt due this year 2009-02-23T08:41:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23645625-tv-threat-if-its-not-anyone-for-tennis.do Sport has played a key role in establishing Dubai as the Middle East kingpin for tourism and business 2009-02-18T09:14:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23643407-israeli-tennis-star-barred-from-uae.do The top official of women's tennis has reprimanded the United Arab Emirates for blocking an Israeli from playing in a tournament in Dubai 2009-02-16T11:18:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23634271-a-minnow-thats-put-on-weight-heading.do 2009-02-04T09:05:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23624128-heading-home-lost-cap-in-hand.do 2009-01-21T08:56:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23618915-bouncing-towards-a-jails-boom.do 2009-01-14T09:03:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23608760-market-report-bargain-hunters-boost-the-footsie.do Bears in the stock market were feeling the squeeze in a market place desperately short of stock 2008-12-29T09:42:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23596317-england-cricket-stars-demand-last-ditch-veto-on-india-tour.do England's cricketers have agreed to fly out to Abu Dhabi on their way back to India but will have the final say on whether to abandon the tour 2008-12-03T09:25:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23592703-mortgage-boost-from-abu-dhabi.do <strong>Property:</strong> Abu Dhabi is set to launch a new mortgage lender to revive the housing market as liquidity dries up during the credit crisis 2008-11-26T10:02:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23582871-jara-jets-in-to-spice-up-new-desert-campaign.do The final season at Nad Al Sheba racecourse begins as racing in the United Arab Emirates resumes 2008-11-06T09:22:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23578336-club-killer-who-fled-to-us-set-to-freed-within-months.do A teenager who killed a man with one punch outside a Mayfair nightclub and then fled to Los Angeles will be free in less than three months 2008-10-27T13:58:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23565870-quintain-seeks-wembley-tie-up.do <b>Property: </b>Regeneration specialist Quintain Estates says it was in talks with Arab investors about selling a stake in its Wembley City project 2008-10-07T15:42:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23549591-tests-clear-couple-of-dubai-beach-sex-says-lawyer.do Tests have failed to prove a British man and woman had illegal sex on a Dubai beach, their lawyer says 2008-09-02T13:07:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/article-23387195-the-burger-kings-of-london.do While Prince Charles calls for a Big Mac ban, burgers are appearing on some of the smartest menus in town. Charles Campion picks the best burger joints in town. 2007-02-28T14:09:08Z