2nd December, 2012
Celebrating UAE’s glory
With UAE celebrating its 41st National Day on Sunday, December 02, 2012, Dawn.com gives you a glance of the country, its buildings and attractions.
1st May, 2012
World Trade Center becomes highest NY tower
New York's skyline got a new king after World Trade Center tower, built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers, crept above the venerable Empire State Building.
8th December, 2011
Tom Cruise undisputed star of Dubai film festival
DUBAI: Actor Tom Cruise was the undisputed star on the red carpet at the opening of the Dubai Film Festival, sharing the limelight with Bollywood…
2nd December, 2011
“Dubai’s collective soul is matchless”
On the 40th anniversary of the UAE, writer Pranay Gupte talks to Dawn.com about his experience in the gulf state and his new book, ‘Dubai.’
13th July, 2011
UAE’s mission impossible: Cooling the desert
DUBAI: Ali’s air conditioning quietly cools his spacious Dubai apartment around the clock and all year round, even when he is away on holiday. With…
10th May, 2011
Asian man jumps to death from world’s tallest building
DUBAI: An unidentified Asian man jumped to his death on Tuesday from the 147th floor of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, slamming into…
29th March, 2011
“Spiderman” climbs world’s tallest building in Dubai
DUBAI: A French daredevil urban climber on Monday scaled the world’s tallest building, the 828-metre (2,717-foot) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, fighting winds that delayed his…
1st March, 2011
Tokyo reaching new heights
The new tower, Tokyo Sky Tree becomes the world’s tallest freestanding broadcast tower after reaching the height of 1,971 feet (601 meters) at 1:29 pm…