Dubai Chronicle

Emirates Takes Home 2013 ‘World’s Best Airline’ Award

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:17:28 +0000

Cementing its place as one of the world’s leading international airlines, Emirates has today been awarded the highly coveted ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards. In addition to winning ‘World’s Best Airline’ Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; ‘Best Middle East Airline’ and for a record [...]

Etihad Airways Airways again tops Skytrax First Class Awards

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:58:08 +0000

Etihad Airways has swept the Skytrax World Airline Awards’ First Class category, receiving all three awards, for the second year in a row. The Abu Dhabi-based airline took home the coveted title of Best First Class for the fourth consecutive year, as well as taking home top honours for Best First Class Seats and Best [...]

Pre-orders for PS 4 Outnumber Pre-orders for Xbox One

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:45:01 +0000

Microsoft and Sony are known as two of the leading brands on the gaming market. Both of the companies will launch their latest consoles before the winter holiday season this year. Consumers are already showing great interest in the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. Pre-orders for the both devices are running out on Amazon.com. [...]

Dubai Hotels Reduce Rates during the Summer Season

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:37:09 +0000

Due to the extremely hot weather with temperatures in Dubai reaching 50 degrees Celsius, tourist season is expected to see a downfall during the summer months. In order to attract more customers, most of the Dubai hotels have reduced their room rates by up to 30 percent of their usual value in January. The average [...]

Ramadan Etiquette Workshops to Educate Expats

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:02:56 +0000

Ramadan is considered to be the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. A month in which Muslims around the world not only fast but celebrate this special time by showing humility, spending time with loved ones and giving the most of themselves as a means of charity. However Ramadan is a sensitive time when one [...]

Obesity Officially Recognized as Disease

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:14 +0000

In the middle of global obesity epidemic, the American Medical Association voted on a new, official definition for it – now obesity is officially a disease. What was always seen as a lifestyle choice, will be now addressed and managed as a disease in the United States, a fact which will impact the healthcare policy, [...]

Arab Fashion Finds Place on International Runways

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:50 +0000

The fashion of the Arab world is characterized with its unique culture and traditions. But although designers from the Middle East have been getting a lot of attention lately, Arab fashion is still missing exposure to international runways and fashion events. In the rare cases in which fashion weeks include something from the region, it [...]

Global Gold Demand Reinforced by Asian Consumers

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:06:45 +0000

The World Gold Council published a market update recently, which examines the effect of the recent fall in the gold price. The report also provides new consumer perspectives in India and China on gold price expectations and future purchasing intentions. Gold-backed ETFs, which have accounted for 6.5% of global gold demand over the last three years, [...]

Apple Said to Release Cooler iPhone by Year End

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:32:36 +0000

Apple is said to introduce a smartphone that has a new cooling system. The company is expected to unveil a liquid-cooled iPhone by the end of this year. In addition, Apple will not be the only one to turn to this technology. Market leaders like Samsung and HTC may be also considering the option. The [...]

Rents in Dubai Marina Decrease due to Plentiful Supply

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:01:53 +0000

As forecasts predicted, during the first quarter of 2013, both rental and sale prices in Dubai advanced to higher levels. Although property prices are still lower than those seen during the real estate market boom of a few years ago, they still continue to rise. Nevertheless, there are always exceptions. One area in Dubai registered [...]

Dubai Property Developer Charges Investors to Attend Auctions

Editor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:02:17 +0000

Nakheel, one of the biggest property developers in Dubai, choose to make investors at auctions pay to receive the right to bid. A recent auction was held on June 17th for a number of plots and villas, located in the company’s master development in Jumeirah Park. Real or speculative interest in this particular residential development apparently [...]