Dubai
Crime
Emirates Flights at Athens Airport Disrupted After CIA Terror Alert
Two Emirates flights from Athens airport were disrupted on Thursday evening after a CIA alert received by Greek authorities.
A U.S.-bound Emirates plane made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport "El. Venizelos". Another flight was grounded.
The CIA's information referred...
events
Flying Car Completes First Flight in Public
The electric flying car XPENG X2 conducted its first public flight at Skydive Dubai on October 10th.
XPENG X2 is under XPENG AEROHT, the largest flying car company in Asia, an affiliate of XPENG. They displayed its first flight after...
Technology
Drones That Make Rain: New Technology to Combat Drought in UAE
Scientists in the United Arab Emirates have developed drone technology that releases an electric charge inside of clouds to create rain. The technology is used to combat drought and severely hot climate.
The UAE is implementing this technology across cities...
Greece
Emirates Resumes Athens-Dubai Flights
Emirates has announced the resumption of its Athens-Dubai route as of July 15 after months of no flights due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
The UAE state owned airline will also be offering flights between six other cities in the month...
Greek News
Tsitsipas Moves Into Semifinals of Dubai Tennis Championship
Greek tennis superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas continued his successful path in this year's Dubai Tennis Championship, this time beating Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff by a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday.
The top Greek tennis player thus qualified for the semifinals...
Greek news
Tsitsipas Beats Pablo Carreño, Advances to Round of 16 in Dubai Open
Greek tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Spain's Pablo Carreño handily, by a score of 7-6, 6-1, in Dubai on Tuesday.
The winning match for Tsitsipas capped off the round of 32, with the young Greek tennis phenom now advancing to...
Greek Food
Greek Coffee Empire Expands to China and United Arab Emirates
Coffee Island, one of the largest specialty coffee chains in Greece, which recently expanded its international presence with its first store in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now setting its sights on the huge Chinese market.
The company from...
Business
Unique Taxi Service Offers Customers a Side of Greek Philoxenia with Their Ride
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By Sylvia Klimaki
Philoxenia is the Greek word synonymous with "hospitality" (it is literally translated as “friend to a stranger”) but it has a deeper, more profound meaning. In the ancient Greek world, showing love and friendship to your guest...
Greek news
Tsitsipas Beats Monfils To Reach Dubai Final
Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas beat his French rival Gael Monfils in the Dubai ATP 500 semifinals on Friday.
The Greek player won with a score of 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 and will be going through to the finals of the...
Greece
Greek Man Completes Dubai Desert Ultramarathon
Marios Giannakou is a young runner from the city of Drama in Macedonia, Greece. His extraordinary story of perseverance, as he transformed himself from a smoker into an ultra-fit runner, can serve as an inspiration to all.
He was the...