Sources: Khaleej Times
The Czech Republic reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a woman in Liberec who had been in Namibia. She had passed through South Africa and Dubai on her flight to the Czech Republic. 2021-11-27
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
It is announced that the Afghanistan pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai will remain closed to visitors due to the Taliban takeover of the country. 2021-10-1
Dubai holds an opening ceremony to kick off the Expo 2020 event after it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 192 countries will be participating in the event. This will be the first world's fair to be held in the Middle East. 2021-09-30
Visitors to the upcoming Expo 2020 event in Dubai will not be required to show proof of vaccination or be tested for COVID-19. 2021-09-10
Uganda reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is a 36-year-old Ugandan male who recently arrived in the country on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Dubai. 2020-03-21
Tajikistan announces that it will participate in the Expo 2020 in Dubai. 2018-04-20
Dubai says that it will continue with its Mall of the World project, despite the financial pressures created by falling oil prices. 2016-02-9
A fire breaks out at a residential highrise, the Tamweel Tower in the Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, UAE. 2012-11-18
The Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure ever built, opens to the public in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 2010-01-4