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All about perfume inside the Al Shindagha Museum.

Seven highlights of Dubai beyond the glitzy skyscrapers

There’s plenty of traditional culture to experience in this stopover favourite. You just need to know where to look.

  • Jenny Hewett

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SIRO’s garden pool … a Bali-style oasis.

I stayed at the world’s first urban fitness resort (and ate too much)

This affordable futuristic fitness stay is redefining the ultimate Dubai stopover.

  • Jenny Hewett
Emirates first class on the Boeing 777 feature floor-to-ceiling walls and sliding doors.

Emirates’ ‘Mercedes-Benz’ first class finally arrives in Australia

Almost eight years after they were originally unveiled, Emirates’ Mercedes-Benz-inspired first class suites have finally touched down in Australia.

  • Craig Platt
Service is surprisingly good for an economy class flight.

Economy class doesn’t get much better than on this refurbished A380

If you have to fly long-haul and can’t afford the pointy end, this airline will at least leave you feeling human upon arrival.

  • Carrie Hutchinson
After you’ve ticked off Dubai’s “big” things, spice markets and gardens await.

There’s more to Dubai than big buildings, if you know where to look

There is a cultural richness to Dubai, if you can tear yourself away from the glitz of the skyscrapers and shopping malls.

  • Shona Hendley
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WiseTech billionaire parties in Dubai with man who fled the country

Richard White and his wife Zena Nasser celebrated with Mark Merhi, who left Australia after his real estate firm collapsed owing $80 million.

  • Max Mason and Kate McClymont
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Hotel Atlantis The Royal, Dubai.

The verdict on the world’s first ‘ultra-luxury resort’

Beyonce was reportedly paid $36 million to perform at the opening of this hotel. She would be happy with how it turned out.

  • Damien Woolnough
One for football fans of all ages … Real Madrid World Dubai.

‘The world’s greatest football club’ launches its own theme park

Real Madrid World in Dubai spans six hectares, the equivalent of six football pitches, and features more than 40 experiences and rides.

  • Julietta Jameson
With business class seats arranged 1-2-1, rather than 2-3-2, all passengers have aisle access

First look: Emirates’ new jet throws down challenge to Qantas

The airline’s first Airbus A350 raises the bar for all classes – even economy – and puts a challenge to Qantas for its version of the same plane.

  • John Arlidge
Kazem Hamad.

He’s one of Australia’s most wanted criminals. This is why he’s untouchable

Police suspect Kazem Hamad is directing the Melbourne tobacco war firebombings, shootings and drug trafficking from Iraq. We reveal why they can’t bring him back to face justice.

  • Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola

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