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Patrick Michael

A Typical Day at Emirates Identity Authority, Al Barsha Centre

A Typical Day at Emirates Identity Authority, Al Barsha Centre

DUBAI - Getting the much-coveted mandatory national ID card is no easy task, as I found out when I set out to get one before the deadline.

Doubling UAE broadband speed can raise GDP by $690m

Doubling UAE broadband speed can raise GDP by $690m

DUBAI - New research, released by Swedish telecommunications major Ericsson,

Emirates’ Seattle service to open up new trade horizon

Emirates’ Seattle service to open up new trade horizon

SEATTLE - WE ARE somewhere over the North Pole cruising at an altitude of 34,000ft on a Boeing 777-300ER.

Big cheers as 1,000th 777 sports Emirates livery

Big cheers as 1,000th 777 sports Emirates livery

SEATTLE - Some aircraft turn into milestones in aerial history marking a special era. The DC-3. The Comet. The Boeing 707. The A 300. The 747 Big top. The fly by wire A320 family. The digitally designed 777.

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust

For many a long-time resident in Dubai, The Metropolitan Hotel on Shaikh Zayed Road has been the place that defined his or her weekend.

Shining the spotlight on investigative journalism

Shining the spotlight on investigative journalism

Former Boston Globe journalist Matt Carroll on why you can't put a price tag on old school reportage - and why it is the way to go.

Koreas: Oscillating between guns and roses

Koreas: Oscillating between guns and roses

The De-Militarised Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula is a living testimony of everything that went horribly wrong with conflicts of the last century and everything that could go tragically wrong at this militarised border if the two sides don't reunite

Dubai quizzers to host BrainBuster challenge

Dubai quizzers to host BrainBuster challenge

Quiz enthusiasts to take on a host of competitors from around the world

Foul language are just words. Famine is a crime: Geldof

Foul language are just words. Famine is a crime: Geldof

Rock and pop no longer hold the central cultural pillar in today's society. That has been replaced by social media, says the 'Man of Peace'

Emirates lands in Taipei

Emirates lands in Taipei

Airline offers first non-stop connection between Taipei and the Middle East