DUBAI — A life-size electric Santa Claus sways his hips back and forth outside a grocery store on Rigga Street in Dubai. It's Christmastime across this desert metropolis. Shops, malls and hotel ...

In Deira, ordinary parking spaces have been transformed into bustling night markets, drawing crowds from across Dubai. Far more than a shopping or dining destination, these markets have become a ...

Filipinos living in Dubai often mark Christmas without relatives, who are back home in the Philippines. Many also work through the holiday but still manage to find joy and community. Like millions who ...

People leave a grocery store with Christmas decorations on Rigga Street in Dubai. Many Filipinos working in Dubai call this area home. (Nino Consorte for NPR) DUBAI — A life-size electric Santa Claus ...

Filipino workers come to the United Arab Emirates seeking opportunity and to support relatives back home. Christmas isn't a UAE holiday, so many... Filipino workers in Dubai gather to celebrate ...