It's now largely forgotten that in the early 1900s, nearly a third of the Arabian Peninsula was under British India.

Everywhere that he went in the Gulf - Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman - he found expected traces of British India. "The Raj maintains here a slightly phantasmal sway," wrote Holden, "a situation rich in ...

Everywhere that he went in the Gulf - Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman - he found expected traces of British India. "The Raj maintains here a slightly phantasmal sway," wrote Holden, "a situation rich in ...

75 years after Partition: These maps show how the British split India. The hastily drawn border, known as the Radcliffe Line, attempted to carve out two nations along religious lines—but sparked ...

British teenager Marcus Fakana jailed in Dubai over sex with girl, 17, pleads for clemency. The 19-year-old has written to the UAE government asking to be released ...

An air conditioning failure on a British Airways flight saw passengers stuck in hot cabin for two hours. The passengers were stuck inside the sweltering cabin for two hours in Dubai.

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Middle East News: Dubai welcomes Eid Al Adha 2025 travellers with a unique 'Eid in Dubai' passport stamp, enhancing the cultural experience at Dubai Airports. Over 80,000 stamps issued celebrate ...

Dubai gold rate show no signs of dropping 'shopper-friendly' levels - for now. UAE gold trade hopes for Eid buying from Saudis, tourists to make up for poor May sales .

As we also see in the June 3 news report, the British Raj had quoted 20,000 people dead with 10,000 survivors — later government reports would show that 30,000 people died.