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Emirates celebrates arrival of first A380

Emirates ushered in a new era of aviation Tuesday when its first A380 touched down in Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman...

The Address Hotels & Resorts unveils recruitment strategy to hire and...

The Address Hotels & Resorts, Emaar Hospitality Group LLC’s own premium five-star brand, has unveiled its recruitment strategy to drive its up-and-coming properties in...

Majority of the satellite TV channels in the Arab World have...

During April 2008, the Arab Advisors Group examined 377 FTA satellite TV channels broadcasting on Arabsat, Nilesat, and Noorsat satellite systems (i.e. targeting the...

Compiling of unified property data nationwide discussed

Setting up of the unified property data across the country, has been discussed recently in Dubai at Lands and Properties Department in order...

Attractions of Al Gharbia

Madinat Zayed The unofficial capital of Al Gharbia, Madinat Zayed is a booming township rich in traditional architecture and surrounded by lush farms, which are...

Emirates unveils new environment programme

On the eve of taking delivery of its first eco-efficient Airbus A380, Emirates unveiled Thursday a series of new initiatives to further improve...

Sharjah’s Museums

The cultural capital of the UAE No trip to Sharjah is complete without exploring its many fascinating and interactive museums. Whatever the age or...

Dubal publishes first sustainability report

Demonstrating its commitment to responsible corporate citizenship, Dubai Aluminum Company Limited (Dubal) - the world's seventh largest producer of high quality primary Aluminum...

Compliance with midday break hits record rates

Average compliance with the midday break given to outdoor workers from 12:30 to 3:00 pm were 99.6 per cent in Abu Dhabi, 98...

Innovative new treatment for diabetics available in UAE

An innovative new treatment for people suffering Type 2 diabetes is now available in the UAE, where one in five people suffer from the...

Region’s TV ad rates hold steady

In one its latest reports, the Arab Advisors Group has shown that despite the drop in Arab satellite TV ad rates between 2004-05, the...

Nakheel begins reclamation of Mina Rashid

The first call to the Seaway, a Boskalis trailer suction hopper dredger vessel, to initiate the reclamation of Mina Rashid on Tuesday 15 July,...

Modern Dance group at the Malls

Town Centre, a member of Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG), hosted the Modern Dance Group as part of DSS 2008 activities on July 19....

Price index for building materials

The statistics section at the Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) is planning to issue general price index for basic building materials similar to...

First impressions last

There is an evolutionary reason why we all make snap judgments. Our primitive ancestors needed to size up a situation quickly and decide if...

Five new hypermarkets to be build across Dubai

Nakheel  has announced the creation of HyperCorp LLC - a joint venture company with the Auchan group, one of the world's largest food retailing...

Mohammed Bin Rashid Media College established in Dubai

A new media college named The Mohammed Bin Rashid Media College has been launched here today. The college, which seeks to develop a new...

The master plan for Oqyana World First revised

With the final master plan in hand, it's action station as the $5 billion Qqyana World First gets set to launch its construction program...