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UAE Ministry of Finance organizes a Train-the-Trainers Course

In a step that aims at developing the skills of the Ministry of Finance’s trainers and HR personnel, the Ministry partnered with...

Gulf states concerned over inter-family marriage

Marriage between relatives is seen as distasteful within some cultures, but it has been a common feature in many others for thousands of years. However,...

Six Senses Powers Down for Climate Change

The Middle East portfolio of Six Senses Resorts & Spas will participate in Earth Hour 2010, a global environmental awareness event organised ...

Emirates NBD opens branch at Emaar Business Park

Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the Middle East in terms of assets, announced today the opening of a new branch ...

Assets Change Hands

Meydan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding under which it sold three commercial buildings located in Meydan Metropolis Phase 1 to Emirates NBD, reported Gulf...

Dubai hotel occupancy rate jumps 16% in February

A report issued by STR Global showed that Dubai's hotel occupancy rose by almost 16 percent in February, a recovery sign in the emirate...

A Tour Package created exclusively for Golf Fanatics

Crazy Golf is an excitement packed, all in one, inexpensive Dubai tour package created by One World Travel and Tourism. With the interest in golf...

HRH Princess Haya attends Arab Children Health Congress

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler...

Tee Time with Lincoln and ExpatWoman.com at Dubai’s Els Golf Club

Lincoln and Expatwoman.com ladies had a rendez-vous for a quick tee at The Els Golf Club in Dubai Sports City where they had a...

Dealing with Dubai’s Debt

It's exactly four months since Dubai sent shockwaves around the world, when one of its biggest companies, Dubai World asked for a delay in...

New Data-Based Forecast Shows It is Time to “Gear Up” for...

Real Estate Research Corporation (RERC), Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF), and Real Capital Analytics (RCA) say that 2010 will be the best time in many...

Al Rayan’s Khan Says Momentum Building in Dubai Stocks

Akber Khan, a director at Al Rayan Investment, talks with Bloomberg's Linzie Janis about the outlook for stocks in Dubai and the rest of...

Winners of Nike Elite Football Training announced

Five local Football Obsessed Teenagers are sent to Juventus FC for further training and 1 surprise winner goes to FC Barcelona The Nike...

Celebrate Easter at The Address Hotels + Resorts

Make this Easter one to remember by celebrating this special occasion with family and friends at The Address Hotels + Resorts. A...

Statement from Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum about the restructuring...

Dubai Government Offers Dubai World $9.5 Billion in New Funds Dubai World and Nakheel will today announce proposals for the restructuring of their liabilities...

Abu Dhabi to launch agency for foreign investments

Mohamed Omar Abdullah, under secretary of Abu Dhabi's department of economic development said that the emirate plans to set up a dedicated investment agency...

Detailed Statement from Dubai World is expected after Creditors review The...

Dubai World's chief restructuring officer, Deloitte's Aidan Birkett, met with creditors on Wednesday afternoon to discuss restructuring plans for $26 billion of debt. The...

Dubai World talks with creditors look very positive

Dubai World has been locked in talks with a seven-member panel of creditors in a Dubai hotel, discussing the firm's long-awaited debt proposal. "Thing looks...