Khaleej Times journalists spread across the emirates bring you live updates of the New Year celebrations in the UAE.

Leaders took to Twitter just hours before the UAE welcomes 2019.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has received the More…

Tokyo: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo court on Monday extended his detention through to January 11, local media reported. The decision, reported by public broadcaster NHK and local news agency Jiji Press, comes after Japanese prosecutors re-arrested Ghosn for fresh allegations on December 21, […]

Staff Report Dubai Investors seemed to be looking for safe haven in Dubai’s real estate sector, with Dh19 billion worth of sales — for property as well as plots — being recorded between December 17 to 30. More than Dh1 billion worth of daily transactions were taking place during this time, with the peak coming […]

Dubai airline says more than 180,000 travellers are expected to make their way to Terminal 3 facilities from January 1-5

Investigators found a defective metal bracket on the jet bridge that collapsed and injured six people at Baltimore- More…

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is cracking down on executives who avoid paying taxes in France as part of efforts to quell ‘yellow vests’ protesters. The French government is scrutinising the tax situation of business leaders and will take measures to force them to pay their taxes in France if necessary, Budget Minister Gerald […]

Dubai airline says it operated over 192,000 flights, with its fleet of 274 aircraft travelling more than 908 million km

Carlos Ghosn was tired. At 64 years old, the chairman of an auto empire that spanned several continents and included Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi wasn’t bouncing back from jet lag the way he used to. Melatonin wasn’t working anymore, and he had bouts of insomnia, phoning his children in the middle of the night or […]