Dhanusha Gokulan

DUBAI - Geraldine Bedell has no further fuel to add to the fire; a pacified Margaret Atwood will join via video link-up, and Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature (EAIFL) is putting behind a controversy that had the world rushing to condemn the organisers for a “censorship” issue that now turns out be a non-issue, after all.

DUBAI - Online recruitment agencies in UAE have reported an increase in the influx of jobseekers from the United States and European countries.

DUBAI - Quilts with images of brightly coloured, inverted flying geese and upturned giant dahlias are getting a lot of attention from women art lovers at the second International Quilt Show.

SHARJAH - Lady Mary Wortely Montagu (1667- 1745) clad in a gorgeous gold Turkish dress, with pearls and feathers adorning her hair, as an African Moor looks on holding an umbrella, is a painting by British artist Jonathan Richardson.

DUBAI - The 14th edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF 2009) came to a close on Sunday with a glitzy event at the Four Seasons Hotel Golf Course.

Thrill seekers who are under the impression that paragliding and bungee jumping is the end of all sky adventures better head towards the Al Marmoom Desert reserve for some serious sky adventures.

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DUBAI - India is eager to set up a strong market for handicraft products in the UAE because of the large number of Western tourists visiting the country.

DUBAI - Many employees of ARY Digital, a popular Pakistani TV channel with its head office based in Dubai Media City, are reportedly frustrated as a result of non-payment of salaries for the last three months.

DUBAI - Fancy celebrating the Swiss National Day skiing and snowboarding in Dubai? Expatriates, who enjoy skiing in their home countries, can relish the same moments at Ski Dubai on their respective National Day.

DUBAI - In a bid to attract more tourists from the UAE to India, ëIncredible Indiaí-branded buses will soon hit the streets of Dubai.