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Bollywood Icon & Dance Maestro, Hrithik Roshan, wins the affections of...

 Hrithik Roshan, Bollywood screen icon and dance maestro has made a spectacular small screen debut, charming both audiences at home, as well as all of the...

Team RedShift prepares for Malaysia

Team RedShift is an F1 in Schools team from Dubai College, who are going to represent the country on a global platform in Malaysia...

Bollywood Superstar, Akshay Kumar Superhero for his Son

Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar, recently dubbed for the Hindi version of Hollywood, action blockbuster, 'Transformers - Dark of the Moon'.

UAE Central Bank Statement on U.S. Public Debt

"Due to the controversy at the legislative authorities in the US, around the public debt of the US Government,  we have received some questions...

DFM records AED 14.71m net profits in Q2, 2011

Dubai Financial Market Company (PJSC) recorded a net profit of AED 14.71 million in the second quarter of the year ending June 30th, 2011,...

Facebook page for your Business

Establishments, freelancers and other organizations not sure how to set up the right Facebook page for their promotional needs can now get help from...

DGCX sets new daily volume record

Exchange Trades 21,980 contracts on July 27, valued at US $ 1.033 billion Daily Indian Rupee recorded the highest ever volume of 19,596 contracts on...

Shoppiesta – main event in upcoming ’Eid In Dubai’ celebrations

Emirates Holidays’ Eid Al Fitr Offers Shoppiesta, the first ever consumer lifestyle fair in the region, will be an Official Event of the upcoming ‘Eid...

Sorouh 2Q11 Results Snapshot

2Q11 revenues at AED1.2 bn up 542% YoY Gross Profit registered AED144 mn up 91% YoY Net profit at AED125 mn 125 up 520% YoY 1H11 net...

Bank of Sharjah signs club term loan facility

Bank of Sharjah announced today that it has signed a USD 135 million (AED 500 million equivalent) club term loan facility with four Mandated...

Short Term Solutions – Long Term Problems

US still risks default and downgrade Euro zone buys time Few drivers of growth surprises- major economies still struggle Equities are likely to see selling pressure A positive-...

ADU Scholars recognized for exceptional academic performance

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has recognized the top graduates of 2010 - 2011 for their exceptional academic performance. Fourteen students were honored by His...

“Best City in the World” by Travellers

Thailand also home to Best City Hotel in Asia, Best Resort in Asia and strongly represented in the World's Top 50 Hotels and Resorts The...

Festival Centre opens 8 Children Stores

Festival Centre Dubai Festival City has dedicated an area for children and mothers which will comprise 14 new and exciting stores

Ramadan Working Hours

Mohammad Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Board of the Federal Authority for Human Resources (FAHR) has issued a circular...

Emirates NBD, MasterCard to launch Titanium Credit Card

Focus on lifestyle benefits, superior rewards and robust security features New Titanium credit card caters to fast growing emerging affluent segment Emirates NBD, a leading bank...

Emaar Properties records first-half 2011 net operating profit

Revenue for the first six months of 2011 is AED 4.014 billion (US$ 1.093 billion) Second-quarter 2011 net operating profit of AED 422 million (US$...

IT professionals want more local content

IDG Connect’s global content survey of 3,217 IT professionals in 114 territories reveals that whilst 72% of respondents find vendor white papers extremely useful,...