Travelling back in time… To the place where it all began. It’s been more than a few decades, but Dubai’s old town stands firm ...

On the shores of Dubai Creek, Deira and Bur Dubai (Old Dubai) are the city’s historic center. It wasn’t until the 1960s that Dubai began to grow into the megacity it is today, but it existed ...

But the city’s roots stretch deeper, and to far humbler beginnings. Sipping chai from a street vendor’s vat and inhaling spices in a warren of souks: these are the joys of ‘Old Dubai ...

but her favorite itinerary is Dubai’s “old town,” a group of small neighborhoods around Dubai Creek where the city began and Badran spent her childhood. “I think it has a very unique ...

The history buffs among you will know that the UAE’s largest city was at one point a small fishing village in the desert. It is fascinating to look at old Dubai in pictures and see just how much the ...

The four gloriously sunny days I spent in this glittering city — 38C at the beginning of October — will be tough to beat. What many visitors do not know is that Dubai boasts a charming Old ...

Dubai: When nine-year-old Adele Shestovskaya was asked where in ... The Finnish child, who is battling kidney cancer, had long admired the city’s awe-inspiring skyline and sun-soaked beaches ...

Stores in Old Dubai Souk. - Rebecca Cairns/CNN But many of the stores are closed or boarded up. One of the city’s two Hindu temples, located a stone’s throw from these alleyways, was closed in ...