The Dubai Expat Diaries

Dubai Book Club is proud to announce September’s Group Book Talk and the chosen book for discussion is ‘Eleven Minutes’ by Paulo Coelho. If you’ve read this book already or are planning to, then now is the best time with paperback copies being sold at Dhs. 35/- each at Magrudy’s Bookstore! Come and share your [...]

This concept has been around for a long time but was effectively brought into the spotlight by email forwards in 2005. There are various versions of this email, some of which advocate false information. For a complete list of email forwards and evaluation of hoaxes, visit this site. In summary, paramedics advocate that “ICE” or one [...]

The Gulf News website deserves praise on its constant progress into a world-class news portal. The latest upgrade / version of the site was launched in July 2006, with multiple photos in stories and improved sections and comment options. Read more about the website and its history here: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Media/10061070.html

Gulf News reports: In future the roads could be a little bit calmer as taxis are going to be fitted with devices that will limit their maximum speed to 120 km per hour. As reported in Gulf News, about 6,000 taxis in Dubai will get the devices within the next three months.  The discussion now [...]