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Arab Media Forum inaugurated

Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, today morning inaugurated the tenth...

DIFF honourees shine at Cannes Film Festival

Talented filmmakers from Egypt, who won honour and recognition at various editions of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), are leading the country’s first-ever...

Al Fajer Properties hands over Jumeirah Business Centre

At 44 stories high, with 8 high speed lifts and 546,000 sq ft, JBC1 is a premium tower amongst the high end commercial properties...

The Future of Retail Malls in MENA

The May 2011 edition of Jones Lang LaSalle's MENA House View says that the future of retail is in community concepts that provide service-oriented...

Over 10 TV Channels to Offer Live Coverage of Arab Media...

More than 10 television channels will offer live coverage of the Arab Media Forum 2011. For the first time ever, the AMF website (www.arabmediaforum.ae)...

Palazzo Versace Dubai 80% completed

Emirates Sunland Group has confirmed that its AED 2.3bn Palazzo Versace Dubai, one of the UAE’s most highly anticipated five-star hotels and high-end residences,...

Folli Follie launches new ‘Reflections Collection’ in UAE

Folli Follie, the top fashion brand well known for its trendy jewellery, watches and accessories, has recently launched the new ‘Reflections Collection’ in the...

DFM suspends trading in 8 foreign companies

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced that its UAE listed companies has showed a 100% compliance to disclose their quarterly results within the deadline of...

UAE armed forces hire International contractors

In a response to a New York Times report about UAE hiring the founder of the company formerly known as Blackwater, to build a...

Two months rent-free deals for grab

Nakheel is offering up to two months rent-free in residential properties located in lower-priced developments in a bid to attract more tenants. Other developers...

London Business Forum relocates regional headquarter to Dubai

The London Business Forum announced the relocation of its newly set up Cairo regional headquarters into Dubai as the first main hub outside London....

DFMGI ended in the negative territory

Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) ended in the negative territory for the second consecutive session. It lost as much as 0.71%, or 11.35 points...

Dubai SME lists strategic focus areas for policy-makers, financiers and investors...

Study led by Dubai SME identifies potential for investment and policy reforms in Transport & Storage, Media and Food & Beverage Manufacturing industries Dubai...

Silver price swings possibly driven by speculators

For silver, the past week was depressing, as the metal entered its third week of consecutive declines, despite supply / demand balance looking still...

Emirates’ “Magic” helps AC Milan to league victory

Tens of thousands of fans joined AC Milan last night to officially celebrate their Serie A title - secured in Emirates' first year as...

Gold demand strong; predicted prices around $2000

Gold temporarily succeeded to recover some of the losses from the sizeable sell-off in early May, but fell back late Friday to end the...

Number of real estate units to enter the market by end-2011

Dubai Chamber of Commerce estimates that 61,545 real estate units will enter the market by end-2011.

Oil, gas to account for 83pc of Gulf energy investments

'Arab Oil & Gas 2011' to gather energy producers, service providers and technology vendors in Dubai Arab Oil & Gas (AOGS) 2011, the premier biennial...