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Emaar Middle East wins ‘Leader in Real Estate’ Award at Arab...

Emaar Middle East, the subsidiary of global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC, won the ‘Leader in Real Estate’ award at the recent Arab Investment...

DFMGI lost 1.16%

Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) ended in the negative territory for the fifth consecutive session. It lost as much as 1.16% (17.89 points)...

Victory Heights completed; Potential buyers invited

Prominent UAE based architectural, engineering and interior design firm, Diar Consult, continues to cement their position as leaders in the field of master planned...

Burj Khalifa LEGO Architecture series launch

Emaar Properties has joined hands with the LEGO® Group to unveil the Architecture Series model of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. The...

Design details and specifications of DubaiSat-2 revealed

UAE’s second remote sensing satellite to be launched in end-2012 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's commitment to develop UAE youth is real achievement, says...

Emirates Green Building Council to host networking event

Emirates Green Building Council (Emirates GBC), an organisation aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices in the UAE, will...

Dubai retailers prepare for mobile payment platform

Google Inc. is expected to reveal details about how customers will be able to make store purchases, redeem vouchers, and get loyalty points by...

Emirates cancelled flights Dubai – Hamburg

Due to the closure of the airspace over Northern Germany caused by the volcanic ash from the recent eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano in...

Sale of first repossessed Dubai property confirmed

Barclays Bank has completed on the sale of its first repossessed property in Dubai in a move that is expected to open the floodgates...

Oil rally on price forecast upgrades

In reports published on Monday, both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley increased their price forecasts for European benchmark Brent crude, citing decreasing spare capacity...

Commodities, gold, silver rebound

Gold futures on Tuesday closed above $1,523 an ounce for the third time in a row, settling at their highest since May 3. Gold for...

HH Sheikh Mohammed orders payment of annual increment for Govt’s employees

Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai,...

Emirates diverts Glasgow-bound flights

An announcement from the Emirates airlines said today that the airlines had to divert one of its Glasgow-bound flight to Manchester due to the...

Jumbo Electronics Mania kicks off

Jumbo kicks off its first promotion of the summer, ‘Jumbo Electronics Mania’, by giving customers a chance to win 25 newly launched Sony 3D...

Dubai Culture to host drama script editing workshop to promote youth...

Workshop lead by theatrical expert Dr. Osama Abu Talib until June 6, 2011 at the Dubai Public Library in Al Twar 25 seats available for...

Niche business still registers 40% growth in Dubai

A veteran in public relation and marketing, Victor King, managing director of Absolute Communications, today told Dubai Chronicle that the number of dance schools...

How To Quit a Job on a Good Note

no matter what your thoughts are on departing from your position, it's important that you quit on a good note.

‘At.mosphere’ wins ‘UAE Leading Lifestyle Restaurant’

At.mosphere, the world’s highest restaurant located on Level 122 of Burj Khalifa, won the honour of ‘UAE’s Leading Lifestyle Restaurant’ at the World...