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Dubai Mercantile Exchange: Record two billion barrels traded since launch

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that cumulative trading of its benchmark DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) has exceeded...

LinkedIn reached 100 million users

LinkedIn has announced that it has reached 100 million users and counting. It took LinkedIn six years to reach 50 million users, but it only...

RERA audits 70% of real estate projects

Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department, announced it has completed receipt of financial statements for 70%...

Abu Dhabi Yacht Show sails

The third Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS) is attracting huge crowds as the luxurious and exclusive three day event gets underway at the Yas...

Airlines are hiring

Airlines in the UAE have started hiring again. With the overall job market showing improvement, there appears to be an increase in hiring...

Burj Khalifa bags ‘Award of the Year’

Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, has won the award of the year for the best construction project in the Gulf Cooperation...

Introducing Amazon Appstore for Android

Customers Can Try Apps Before They Buy with New Test Drive Feature Angry Birds Rio for Android Available Exclusively in the Amazon Appstore--Free for a...

Twitter celebrates 5th Birthday

To celebrate its fifth birthday, Twitter has launched a new website and a video featuring some of its most prominent users. Five years ago, co-founder...

Google fined $142,000 in France

// The data privacy regulator in France has fined Google $141,670 USD for gathering data from private Wi-Fi networks while collecting imagery for Google...

Emirates and Meydan Group team to build Meydan Heights

Meydan Group today announced the signing of a significant purchase agreement with Emirates Airline for a new gated community of 528 townhouses called Meydan...

The Address Dubai Mall hosts 3rd annual Wedding Fair

The Address Dubai Mall, the five star premium hotel adjoining The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, is hosting the annual...

Cisco launches new wireless router for UAE homes

Cisco introduces the Linksys E4200, the latest and most advanced member of the Linksys E-series family offering network speeds of up to 450Mbps and...

Google says Gmail being blocked in China

Google said on Monday the Chinese government is interfering with its Gmail services in China, making it difficult for users to gain access to...

Cyber Gear launches designer web site for Mega Mall

Cyber Gear has designed a 'state-of-the-art' interactive web site for Mega Mall at www.megamall.ae. The site provides comprehensive information about all Mega Mall shopping...

Roots Steel International Co. Ltd acquires two Bank of Sharjah subsidiaries

Roots Steel International Co. Ltd (Roots Steel Group), a leading Saudi Arabia-based manufacturer of pre-engineered metal building systems, announced today the acquisition of two...

Careers UAE to attract more national employees

// Reflecting a corporate commitment to increase Emiratization levels in the organisation, Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (Dubal) will again participate in the 11th annual...

Dubai Lynx 2011: Advertisers to discuss Creativity

// The UAE Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) announced today that it will be holding a panel discussion on “Creativity: What is...

The National Newspaper to distribute Ultratravel magazine

Abu Dhabi Media has been granted the publishing contract for the Middle East edition of the renowned Ultratravel magazine, to be distributed free-of-charge alongside...