Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Clouds of smoke billowed over central Dubai on Sunday after a fire burned for several hours in a residential tower under construction near the city’s largest shopping mall. The blaze erupted around 6:30 am (0230 GMT) at the complex, which is near the …
Read More »Uganda’s place in Dubai 7s confirmed after sensational Nairobi win
Uganda’s victory in the African Rugby 7s in Nairobi has booked them a place in three major tournaments in the next six months. This includes a place at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens in December. It has now been confirmed that as African champions, the Uganda Rugby Cranes will take part in …
Read More »Dubai Tourism courts East African travelers
ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Kampala, Nairobi and the Dar es Salaam are the cities visited by a delegation from Dubai Tourism working hand in hand with key partners like Emirates, FlyDubai and Kenya Airways together with DMC’s from Dubai like Alpha Tours and a number of hotels and …
Read More »Dubai: 275 safe after Emirates plane crash lands
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | An Emirates plane with 275 people on board was involved in an accident on landing Wednesday at Dubai airport but all the passengers were evacuated safely, the government said. Footage on social media showed smoke billowing from the aircraft. “An Emirates plane coming …
Read More »Invest in Dubai for 12-14% return
By Ian Katusiime Nishat Candour is the CEO of Candour Property, a Dubai-based real estate firm which recently had a Strategic Alliance with Knight Frank Uganda. He spoke to Ian Katusiime. Tell us about your management philosophy Three things; we believe in being fun, to create a fun environment around …
Read More »A week in Dubai
By Andrew M. Mwenda I spent the first week of this month in Dubai. Now I first visited Dubai in 1996. It was, I thought then, a big city. I have since visited this desert town almost every year since 2002. But compared to today, the Dubai of 1996 was …
Read More »Dubai fees worry Victoria University parents
By Pearl Natamba Victoria University parents in Uganda are worried about raising particular fees to fly their children to Dubai where they will be studying after the University’s relationship with Buckingham, a British University ended recently. The University was forced to make several changes after Buckingham suspended the validation of …
Read More »Dubai: ITU delegates urges on freedom of expression
By Julius Businge The participants in the World Conference on International Telecommunications meeting in Dubai have overwhelmingly supported the importance of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirming the right of all people to freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to hold opinions without interference …
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