If you have some one in Dubai and you wish to talk to him/her. Do you know how to call Dubai? You may want to know what is Dubai area code as well. Lets say you are in USA and you want to make a call to Sharjah, you may try the step by step on how to make long distance call to Dubai below:

1. Dubai UAE code is 971
2. Then add ’4′ for Dubai, ’6′ for Sharjah, ’50′ or ’55′ for mobile.
3. Lastly put in the phone number that you want to dial.

Example:
00971 – 4 for dubai landline
00971 – 50 for etisalat mobile
00971- 55 for du mobile

If its a Land Number:
U.A.E. Country Code: 971
Dubai City Code: 4
Local Number: Seven Digits
So it will be:
Calling from overseas: 00 971 4 Then the number
Calling from the UAE: 04 Then the number
Calling from Dubai: The number

If its a Mobile number:
U.A.E. Country Code: 971
Mobile Code: 50
Mobile Number: Seven Digits
Calling from overseas: 00 971 50 then the number
Calling from the UAE: 050 then the number

Hopefully this information will help you on how to call to Dubai as well as how to make long distance to Dubai from oversea.

dubai 100 meter electronic advertisement wall

Even global economic facing a downturn, but Dubai does not change it pursue for “high” spirit, following the construction of the tallest buildings in the world – The Burj Dubai Tower, Dubai announced that it would build a commercial building which will embedded the world’s largest electronic billboards on it’s wall. The electronic board estimated about 100 meters tall. Upon completion, the advertising billboards are able to see even as far as 1.6 kilometers away.

It is reported that the building of this billboard is construct by a United Arab Emirates company. It comprised of 33-storey, use of broadcast advertising LED display. Designers are studying the design of electronic wall as they need to figure out how to make the billboards not blocking the natural light coming into the office.

Some people worry that if the billboard is selling underwear ads, may distract the car drivers and resulting in traffic accidents. But it is believed this kind of thinking is purely imaginary, as Dubai is an Islamic country, there are strict restrictions on the body expose.

According to a survey conducted by Statistics Center of Dubai in 2006, about 85% of Dubai population was made of expatriates. Majority of them lives in rental units. That leaves them solely on landlord’s mercy. Rising rents have long been the biggest worry for these expatriates, with rents getting doubled and tripled in no time. This relation between tenants and landlords became more tensed with issues like landlords vehemently asking tenants to vacate house without any prior notice. Dubai Government first reacted by putting rental caps and now a new law signed by His Highness Sheikh Mohamad bin Rashid Al Maktoum on 26th November 2007 has been introduced. Read on to see what kind of changes it will make.

Tenant’s Point of View:

Tenants are relieved in many ways by this particular law. For instance

• Addressing the issue of abnormal raise in rents, this law prevents any increase or amendment made in tenancy contract for first two years.

• Decided rent will include the usage of utilities like car parking or swimming pools. Landlord must provide the property in sound quality.

• Article 16 of this law puts the responsibility of property maintenance on landlord. But very next article states that landlord shall not make any change which will affect the tenant benefit in any way.

• The landlord cannot force tenants to leave before the expiry of contract with exceptions like tenants failing to pay rent value or if tenant starts using the property for some immoral purpose, etc.

• If the reason disclosed for eviction is possible collapse of property, because of its poor condition, landlord must provide a technical report confirmed by Dubai Municipality.

• Another noteworthy clause of this law is that if landlord restores the property for his/her own use on expiry of contract, he/she cannot rent the property to anyone else for one year. If it happens, the tenants can take legal action against him.

• Tenants should keep in mind that only those contracts are valid which are in written form and registered with RERA.

Dubai Landlord’s Perspective:

• Landlords will be restricted to decided rent at the time of contract for two years. Keeping this in mind they can decide a reasonable rent, taking into account factors like inflation rate and time value of money.

• After two years, rent can be modified. If both parties cannot settle on revised amount, this dispute will be forwarded to judicial committee, who will then decide the amount of rent.

• This law is not valid for hotel establishments and any accommodation provided to employees from their companies.

• The landlords are entitled to receive rent value on agreed dates.

• Tenants cannot make any changes to property without landlord’s consent.

• All taxes due to Government will be paid by tenants.

This new law would definitely keep a check on alarmingly increasing tenant problems. However there are some flaws, which will be dealt with, in near future hopefully.