We waited with bated breath as our tour guide at the House of Pearls, Obaidullah, pricked open an oyster and gently peeled it apart to reveal its silken innards. His fingers moved through the fleshy ...

Dubai, May 6, 2007: The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced today, the launch of "Pearls of Dubai", an integrated pearl centre that will include a pearl farm, interpretative concept and a ...

Emirati Abdullah al-Suwaidi open oysters to look for pearls at the Suwaidi’s pearl farm, off the coast of al-Rams in the northern emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. Courtesy: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images ...

Titled Pearl Diving, the book includes a compilation of interviews with old pearl divers and UAE nationals on their experiences of diving in the UAE. The data, supported by authentic photographs, was ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Abdulla al-Suwaidi dreamed of reviving a long-lost part of Middle Eastern culture when he seeded his first oyster with a tiny bead and placed it in the warm waters of the Gulf in ...

The tallest building in the world sparkled today on the occasion of Eid Al Etihad. The Burj Khalifa put on a whole show today. Visitors could see the history of the UAE - all 54 years of the nation - ...

Noted guitarist Jason Carter, known for hits like You Shine, is all set to put together an ambitious documentary on the music of the Emirati pearl divers. The musician-turned-filmmaker is planning to ...