There was an attempted hijacking of a Biman Bangladesh plane bound for Dubai on Sunday, airline and aviation officials in Bangladesh said.

Qatar has allocated $2bn to attract multi-national companies to its financial centre in its latest effort to rival Dubai.

Bangladeshi media on Saturday lauded the national cricket team's spirited showing in the Asia Cup final after they went down to favourites India in a last-ball thriller in Dubai.

Nine years ago, Dubai needed a $20bn bailout from Abu Dhabi to escape a debt crisis caused by collapsing property prices.

Police came to the house and found his wife's body in a pool of blood. Following investigations, Matthew was charged with killing her.

A post-mortem report showed that she died due to accidental drowning in her hotel apartment's bath after she lost consciousness.

The 54-year-old actress, known simply as Sridevi, died on Saturday. The cause was initially reported to be cardiac arrest.

The latest volatility in global financial markets represents "necessary corrections", IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in Dubai on Sunday, in the wake of a Wall Street plunge.

Qatar's response came after UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash tried to explain the incendiary comment of a top Emirati official.

A source in the United Arab Emirates spoke after the leader of Thailand's military junta said that Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister he ousted three years ago, was in Dubai.

Fugitive former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai and may try to seek asylum in the UK, a junta source told AFP Saturday, after she ducked a legal ruling, wrong-footing the court and her supporters alike.

For Qataris affected by the diplomatic crisis, the reality of politics is stark: families divided, assets frozen and dreams put on hold.