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Ban on older than 20 years vehicles lifted

President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan today deferred until further notice enforcement of the ministerial resolution no 535 for 2008 on ban...

Emaar Middle East launches Enterprise Resource Planning system to optimize project...

New system to strengthen sales & financial management and growth plans Emaar Middle East, the business subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC focused on various...

Logistica launches new website

Logistica (Al Rai Logistica Company), a leading niche market logistics provider based out of Kuwait and operating in 6 countries, has re-launched its website...

My Country My Loving Mother

Etisalat today announced its support for an animated video featuring a song titled ''My Country My Loving Mother'' on the occasion of the...

Public Sector to observe national day, Eid Al Adha from 2...

Federal ministries, department and entities will remain closed from 2nd December 2008 (4th Zul Hija 1429) up to 11th December 2008 (13th Zul Hija...

Foreign investors purchase AED 728.7 million worth of shares on DFM...

Value of shares bought by institutional investors reaches AED 354.5 million during last week, and value of shares sold reached AED 455.1...

Record breaking fireworks display in Abu Dhabi for the 37th National...

On 2nd December, the world's largest and record breaking Fireworks Display will light up Abu Dhabi's night sky, thanks to a line up of...

Leasing commercial outlets at stations of Dubai Metro Red & Green...

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) launched the project of leasing commercial outlets at 47 Dubai Metro Stations of both the Red &...

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein at GEMS World Academy’s Heritage...

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, graced the Heritage Day, organised by GEMS World Academy today in celebration of the UAE National Day, by her presence.

‘I Love Emirates’ Campaign launched

The General Secretariat of Municipalities will launch from Nov. 27- March, campaign titled: "I Love Emirates" to mark the 37th national day anniversary celebrations,...

Six banks control 60 pc of assets in UAE

Emirates NBD alone holds 20pc Six large banks in the UAE control close to 60 per cent of the total assets held by the country's...

Public holiday for private sector on UAE’s 37th National Day

The private sector will have next Tuesday, 2nd of December, a day off on the occasion of the UAE's 37th national day, according to...

DAMAC puts on hold expansion plans

Focus on Dubai Projects Property developer Damac have announced profits of Dh500 million for the first nine months of this year, reported Gulf News...

Initiatives aiming at stabilizing market prices discussed

H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, chaired in his office today the fifth meeting of the economic coordination and cooperation...

Property sales in Dubai and Abu Dhabi stand still

Real estate Industry shrinks Property Consultants loose jobs Property sales in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have come to a near standstill, according to real estate industry...

“Rumours abound and this is one of many”

Suggestions have emerged over the past few days that the United Arab Emirates carriers could be considering tighter forms of co-operation. Rumors between Emirates...

The Big 5 begins

The Big 5, the Middle East's leading trade fair for the construction industry, kicked off on Sunday (23) . The worsening of the international financial...

Gold sales surge 56% in the UAE on lower prices

The UAE gold sales increased by 56% in the third quarter of the year to reach AED4.3 billion (US$1.17 billion) compared to AED2.8 billion...