Media
Newspapers
International
International newspapers and magazines can be found in bookshops, supermarkets and hotels. They’re pretty expensive and usually a couple of days old.
Local
English-language newspapers include:
- 7 Days
- XPRESS
- Gulf News
- Gulf Today
Radio
English-language local radio stations include:
- Dubai FM (92.0 FM)
- Channel 4 FM (104.8 FM)
- Emirates 1 FM (100.5 FM)
- Emirates 2 FM
Television
Most hotels offer a satellite TV package that includes a sports channel, movie channel and BBC World.
Reader Comments / Additional Information
BBC Good Food Middle East has recently launched providing a mix of UK & local content and brings the price down from Dhs 45 to Dhs 25.
From May 21 2007, British newspapers The Times and The Sunday Times will be printed and published in Dubai on the same day as the UK editions. The Times will cost Dhs 7 and the Sunday Times Dhs 15.
If you buy an international magazine here you may find that the censors have read it before you and images deemed offensive (naked ladies etc.) have been printed over.
Thanks Stan. We've added XPRESS to our list of newspapers.
Al Nisr Publishing are set to launch a new twice-weekly newspaper on March 15. It will be called Xpress. The company also publishes the Gulf News.
Virgin Radio have signed a preliminary agreement with the Arab Media Group to launch a radio station in Dubai.