Read more Dubai stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4140/dubai.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-22T15:58:12http://www.newser.com/story/83582/now-sexting-lands-dubai-travelers-in-prison.htmlDubai has lowered the boom—again—on travelers whose behavior runs afoul of the nation's strict morality laws by sentencing a couple to 3 months in prison for sexting. The flirty texts indicated the Indian pair, who work for Emirates airlines, intended to "commit sin," according to court documents. The...http://www.newser.com/story/83582/now-sexting-lands-dubai-travelers-in-prison.html2010-03-18T07:37:43http://www.newser.com/story/83246/dubai-jails-tourists-for-kissing.htmlA British couple have been sentenced to a month in prison in Dubai after a local woman complained when they kissed in a beachfront restaurant. "We kissed each other on the cheek as a greeting, nothing more,” Ayman Najafi, 24, told the Dubai Appeal Court yesterday. He called the case...http://www.newser.com/story/83246/dubai-jails-tourists-for-kissing.html2010-03-15T11:38:00http://www.newser.com/story/81849/visitors-flee-as-dubai-shark-tank-cracks.htmlA Dubai aquarium and shopping mall were evacuated yesterday when a mammoth shark tank cracked and gushed water in downtown Dubai. The 2.5 million gallon tank, promoted as an "indoor ocean," holds some 33,000 sea creatures, including hundreds of sharks. Workers carrying life jackets rushed to the scene,...http://www.newser.com/story/81849/visitors-flee-as-dubai-shark-tank-cracks.html2010-02-26T07:47:00http://www.newser.com/story/80643/ambassador-to-dubai-annuls-marriage-to-bearded-wife.htmlAn Arab country's ambassador to Dubai had his marriage annulled after discovering he'd accidentally married a bearded, cross-eyed woman. The ambassador says his bride-to-be's face had been covered by a niqab throughout their courtship and he only discovered the beard when he went to kiss her at their wedding. He...http://www.newser.com/story/80643/ambassador-to-dubai-annuls-marriage-to-bearded-wife.html2010-02-11T14:08:33http://www.newser.com/story/80398/elevator-horror-sparked-tallest-building-shutdown.htmlThe mysterious sudden shutdown of the world's tallest building in Dubai this week occurred after panicky elevator passengers were stuck between floors for close to an hour, new reports have revealed. People on the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa tower heard a crash and breaking glass Sunday, and dust...http://www.newser.com/story/80398/elevator-horror-sparked-tallest-building-shutdown.html2010-02-10T11:00:53http://www.newser.com/story/77444/dubai-fetes-tallest-building.htmlThe Burj Khalifa Bin Zayed, the tallest building in the world, opened today with an extravagant ceremony involving 10,000 fireworks. The 2,717-foot, 160-story tower—originally the Burj Dubai, and renamed in honor of the president of the UAE—is expected to boost revenue for developer Emaar Properties by...http://www.newser.com/story/77444/dubai-fetes-tallest-building.html2010-01-04T22:07:00http://www.newser.com/story/77317/dubai-preps-for-opening-of-worlds-tallest-building.htmlSix years in the making, the Burj Dubai skyscraper opens Monday with the United Arab Emirates' fortunes in flux and the boom times that launched the world's tallest building a distant memory. Designed by American Adrian Smith, the Burj Dubai—the name means simply "Dubai Tower"—is 2,683 feet...http://www.newser.com/story/77317/dubai-preps-for-opening-of-worlds-tallest-building.html2010-01-01T21:27:45http://www.newser.com/story/76142/dow-up-30-on-dubai-rescue.htmlStocks posted solid gains off the news that Abu Dhabi had given Dubai $10 billion to head off its credit woes, soothing worries of a sovereign default, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 29.55 points to close at 10,501.05. The Nasdaq gained 21.79, closing...http://www.newser.com/story/76142/dow-up-30-on-dubai-rescue.html2009-12-14T21:10:20http://www.newser.com/story/76075/abu-dhabi-sinks-10b-into-dubai.htmlDubai markets soared today on news that the troubled sheikdom has received $10 billion in financing from neighbor Abu Dhabi. The funds come just in time for $4.1 billion to repay an Islamic bond of Dubai World's real estate arm, Nakheel, which matures today. The remaining money will be...http://www.newser.com/story/76075/abu-dhabi-sinks-10b-into-dubai.html2009-12-14T12:01:44