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Dubai
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Man Faces Two Years In Dubai Prison For Criticising Dog Grooming Business In Google Review
11 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
An Irish man is staring down a potential two-year sentence in Dubai – all for daring to post a less-than-flattering review of a dog grooming business from his homeland.
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NY Student Jailed In Dubai For A Year After Touching Airport Security
07 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos’ six-hour layover in Dubai ended up becoming a months-on-end stay in a local prison.
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Luxury Carmakers Are Racing Into The ‘Branded Residences’ Market
03 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Designers can effortlessly incorporate a brand’s identity into both the façade and inside of a building by utilising distinctive designs, which are unachievable for fashion labels, hotel chains, or jewellers.
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South Africa’s Top Envoy To Dubai Recalled After Allegedly Running A Visa Scam
26 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Consul-General Tsepo Lebona is accused of corruption, including wangling diplomatic status for his son, after whistleblowers alerted Home Affairs and the International Relations Department.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
10 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Duane Vermeulen snapped up by Bok management, Greek islands face water crisis, Saudi to pay SA pilgrims over R14.5 million compensation, John Hlophe elected to JSC, and mountaineer’s body found 22 years after going missing in Peru.
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A Close Look At Dubai’s Abandoned Artificial Islands Made for Millionaires [Video]
14 Jun 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Optimism and cold hard cash can only go so far; Dubai may truly be the ‘Icarus’ of contemporary man-made development.
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Dubai Is Drowning After A Year’s Worth Of Rain Falls In One Day [Video]
17 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nearly 100 mm of rain fell in just 12 hours on Tuesday, partly thanks to the UAE’s cloud seeding operations.
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Friday Morning Spice
01 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Red Bull boss reacts after WhatsApp texts to female colleague leaked, South Africa’s 2G and 3G switch-off, eThekwini refuse workers go on the rampage, U.S. spacecraft on the moon finally sends home the money shot, and South Africans can now become qualified pothole fixers.
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Have Some Cash Squirreled Away After December? Then This R3 Billion Penthouse With Cryogenic Room And Private Mini Golf Course Is For You
09 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Anyone actively searching for a new penthouse will tell you how hard it is to find both good views and a cryogenic room in this housing market.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
03 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Fans frustrated over ‘shoddy’ Cricket World Cup ticketing, South Africa greenlights TotalEnergies’ Cape Coast offshore drilling project, Microplastics in clouds, and The dumbest things people have done to secure a rental.
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Holy Ship! One Of The Longest Ships In The World, Queen Mary 2, Makes Appearance In Durban Harbour
04 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Durban laid out the red carpet for the ‘modest’ boat.
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WATCH: Racing Pilot Lands Plane On Helipad On Top Off Dubai Tower [Video]
17 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Whenever you see a car, bike, or flying machine with the Red Bull logo on it you know something batshit crazy is about to happen.
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‘An Ode To Geometry’ – Dubai’s New Mega Hotel
22 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
“We were asked to dream big on this project. To create something unique and iconic for Dubai—and when I look at it now, I’m amazed by the audacity of the whole undertaking.”
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‘Flying Car’ Takes To The Sky In Dubai [Video]
14 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The X2, a two-seater electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has been designed for low-altitude city trips.
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‘Beyond Sad’ – They Reckon SA’s Stand At The Dubai Expo 2020 Is The Worst Of All The Countries [Video]
02 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Social media was very critical of our stand after images and video emerged, but our government has hit back with “claims it is an excellent showcase of the country’s value proposition”.
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Some Familiar Names Top Tripadvisor’s List Of Most Popular World Destinations
20 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2022: The Best of the Best Destinations is here, and brings us all its top-reviewed hotspots from the dry to the tropical.
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Record-Breaking Black Diamond Likely Came From Space
18 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Not only does this rare black diamond have a creation story involving space matter, but it also has mystical numerical significance.
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The World’s Most Exclusive Hotel In Dubai Is Offering Tours To Non-Guests Now [Videos]
13 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Burj Al Arab, one of the world’s most exclusive hotels with seven stars, is offering a tour for non-guests at 14 times less than the cost of a night stay.
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Ad That Put Flight Attendant On Top Of 830-Metre Building Is Legit [Videos]
10 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
On top of the world’s tallest building, the “bravest woman on the planet” stood for the highest advert ever filmed.
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World’s Highest Infinity Pool Is A Thing Of Beauty [Images+Videos]
18 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Swim in the infinity pool that has a Guinness World Record, which is in the building that also has a record for having the tallest skybridge, all while looking at views of the world’s tallest ferris wheel.
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Munich Is Not Pleased With Dubai’s ‘Oktoberfest’ Plans
03 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The original Oktoberfest organisers are making it very clear that they want nothing to do with the plans to hold a rival event in Dubai.
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Disturbing Story Behind The Disappearance Of A Dubai Princess [Videos]
17 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Friends of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum managed to smuggle her a phone, through which she sent videos from prison before all communication ceased.
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Jabs, Jets, And Luxury Accommodation: The Super-Rich Are Taking ‘Vaccine Vacations’
20 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
For a substantial amount of money, you can skip the queue and jet off to another country for your COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Luxury Hotels In Dubai Are Getting Silly Now
01 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Atlantis, The Palm hotel in Dubai, has long been the pinnacle of luxury. Now it’s getting a sister hotel that could surpass it.
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Dubai’s Latest Luxury Development Is An Architectural Masterpiece [Images]
20 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
This massive luxury development opening soon in Dubai boasts, amongst other things, a large number of floating swimming pools.
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The World’s Most Famous Helipad Celebrates 20 Years Of Stunts, Celebrities, And Parties [Video]
02 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The Burj al Arab, complete with its famous helipad, was the first step in Dubai’s journey to becoming a prime destination for the global elite.
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Concierges Dish The Dirt On Craziest Requests They’ve Had From Mega-Rich Guests
21 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Dubai attracts a wealthy clientele, who expect their every need and want to be taken care of. Meet the people who make that happen.
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They’re Building A Luxury ‘Europe’ In Dubai And It’s Next Level [Images]
23 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If you want to experience Europe, you can ‘visit’ six different countries in a matter of days by visiting Dubai’s $5 billion project.
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Obviously Dubai’s Police Force Are Doing Hoverbike Training [Video]
12 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Dubai is determined to become as futuristic as possible, with the Dubai police training crews to ride Hoversurf’s S3 2019 Hoverbike.
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This Woman’s Face Launched A Billion-Dollar Empire
24 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Makeup mogul Huda Kattan is one of the poster-children of the beauty industry, having a billion-dollar empire launched off the back of Instagram.
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