2. Sports
Cricket
Cricket is followed by Dubai's large community of
Indians and Pakistanis alongside the residents from other
cricket playing nations (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England,
Australia and South Africa). In 2005, the International
Cricket Council (ICC) moved its headquarters from
London to Dubai. The city has hosted several Pakistan
matches and two new grass grounds are being
developed in Dubai Sports City
63. Politics
Politics of the United Arab Emirates takes place in
a framework of a federal, presidential, elected
monarchy. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a
federation of seven constitutional monarchies: the
Emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras
al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain.
The ruler of Abu Dhabi is President of the United
Arab Emirates, the head of state, and the ruler of
Dubai is the Prime Minister of the United Arab
Emirates, the head of government.
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
65. Culture – Dress Code
There are legal guidelines as to what is not acceptable.
Dress codes for Women
1. Public places the dress code applies to includes malls,
markets, cinemas, on the street, on the road in your
car, super markets, public areas of hotels etc.
2. You can wear what you want in your home.
3. Round pools or at the beach bikinis or swimsuits must be
worn- topless bathing is not allowed.
Dress codes for Men
1. Bare chests are not allowed in public
2. Shorts should be to the knee
3. Swimwear should not be worn away
from a pool or beach
Acceptable
dress in UAE
77. Food
1. Stuffed Camel - It is also mentioned in Guiness Book of
World Records as one of the biggest dishes served in
this world.
2. Al Harees - Al Harees is a famous dish of UAE with
highly exotic taste.
3. Shawarma - It can be made with lamb or chicken.
Different restaurants serve this dish in different manner
4. Al Machboos - Important ingredients are rice, meat,
onion and dried lemon (Loomy).
5. Hummus - It is not actually a dish, rather it is a famous
dip made from chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice, tahini
paste, salt and garlic.
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100. Dubai Marina
This is one of the big projects going down at the moment. I think there are
40 odd towers being built side by side, with another 40 on the other side of
the main road you see there. Everything on a massive scale.
Dubai Marina
This is one of the big projects going down at the moment.
There are 40 odd towers being built side by side, with another
40 on the other side of the main road you see there. Everything
on a massive scale.