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It is announced that around 1.5 million people have visited the Expo 2020 event in Dubai since its opening on October 1.
2021-10-25

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority announces that the Dubai Tram and Dubai Metro will be suspended until April 5 as sterilization continues in Dubai.
2020-03-29

U.S.-owned company Uber buys Dubai-based ride-sharing company Careem for $3.1 billion in order to further solidify its Middle Eastern presence.
2019-03-26

Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai is quarantined briefly after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport when 19 passengers were deemed sick and others complained of symptoms.
2018-09-5

Citing a drop in demand, the Dubai-based, United Arab Emirates-owned airline Emirates Air announces a cut in flights to five of its 12 U.S. destinations. The airline’s Dubai hub, third-busiest in the world, is a major stop for travelers in countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban, and is also one of several Middle East airports affected by a U.S. ban on tablets, laptops, and similar devices in the passenger cabin.
2017-04-19

Labour unions involving thousands of workers go on a nationwide strike, boosting the pro-democracy demonstrations occurring across the country.
2011-02-9

Demonstrations against the government, in which more than 150 people have been killed and over 4,000 injured, continue.
2011-01-30

Law enforcement authorities in the UK and the US are on high alert after suspicious packages are found on flights arriving from Yemen. A similar package is discovered in Dubai.
2010-10-29

A Polish appellate court upholds the decision of a lower court to extradite an alleged Mossad agent to Germany to face trial for forging a passport used in the slaying of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
2010-08-5