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Emaar Misr makes strong progress on Marassi for on-schedule completion

Structural work of villas and townhouses 80 per cent over Completed first phase of golf course Beach Clubhouse to open this summer Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E,...

Mirdif City Centre ushers in a unique concept in mall design

Residents and tourists in Dubai will experience one of the most welcoming and community-focused shopping malls in the region when Mirdif City Centre opens...

Construction cost currently between Dhs270 and Dhs350 per sq ft

Construction costs in Dubai have fallen by 70.83 per cent from their peak of Dh1,200 per square foot in August 2008 to about Dh350...

Dubai property developers told not to increase services charges

Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) has directed property developers in the emirate to refrain from increasing services charges during 2009, without its permission,...

Foreign investors buy Dhs360.5m worth of shares on DFM and sold...

Dubai Financial Market announced today that the value of shares bought by foreign investors, or non-UAE nationals, during last week (February 1 - February...

Dubai Property Market Fears

 

“UAE property prices have fallen off a cliff”

UAE Property - Chill winds rapidly changing landscape In it's latest report Morgan Stanley summarized what the firm considers are the most important developments in...

Salaries Cap for Dubai’s Top Executives?

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Construction on Nakheels’ Badrah on schedule

Nakheel has announced it is to build more than 1,000 homes in the Manarah District in Badrah as part of the Waterfront development in...

Global Investment Roundup

Dow Chemical Posts Steep Loss; Motorola Suspends Dividend, Lowers Forecast; Bank of Japan Buying Local Bank Shares; Automakers Suffer Through Worst Month Since 1982;...

The Truth about ‘Bio-identical’ Hormone Therapy

Are bioidentical hormones safer and more effective than traditional hormone therapy? Since the release in 2002 of the Women's Health Initiative report, hormone replacement therapy...

Luxembourg Government Delegation Impressed with Rak Ftz

Jeannot Krecké, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, was impressed with the policies and achievements of the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade...

IHG to reduce Environmental Impact

IHG, the world’s largest hotel company by number of rooms, is trialling a new on-line system called ‘Green Engage*’, which will help hotel general...

Important revision of the original terms of the ‘One Villa, One...

On Sunday, the Director-General of Dubai Municipality - General Hussein Nasser Lootah said in a statement that more than one family will be allowed...

Dubai Crown Prince launches Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-university

The first e-university in the Arab region Dubai Crown Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched today the Hamdan Bin Mohammed...

Explore Khan Murjan, win AED 35,000 in prizes

Khan Murjan, the inspired recreation of a historic 14th century souk at Wafi, brings history alive throughout Dubai Shopping Festival offering a captivating experience...

UAE proposes fresh initiatives to tackle crisis

The UAE ministry of economy has proposed a new set of initiatives to strengthen the economy and minimise the impact of the global financial...

Dubai Ice Rink at The Dubai Mall hosted Emirates FACE Club

Dubai Ice Rink at The Dubai Mall recently hosted FACE Club, the Emirates crew members’ social club, for their first event of 2009. The...