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Salary hike: 7% for Emiratis, 5% for expats

UAE Nationals will receive seven per cent, while expatriate employees will receive five per cent salary increase, based on their excellent performance under...

Hillary Clinton launches “Muslim Civilization” exhibition

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, officially opened an award-winning exhibition about the scientific achievements of Muslim Civilization at the California Science Center in...

Google Wallet unveiled; Merchants excited

Google organized a “partner event” or as some called it “NFC event”, to announce Google Wallet and Google Offers. The company invited “payment networks,...

CNN and Nokia announce International Partnership

CNN and Nokia today announced a multi-level international collaboration where Nokia becomes a key part of CNN's roster of mapping providers, delivering its rich...

Dubai Financial Market announces expansion of eServices tools

Dubai Financial Market is proud to announce the expansion of its eServices tools to allow investors to benefit from instant access to Real Time...

Summer Dinning at Armani Hotel Dubai

Friday Brunch at Armani/Hashi Armani/Hashi, the Japanese restaurant and lounge in Armani Hotel Dubai, delivers imaginative twists to traditional and modern Japanese cuisine. The...

‘Al Aniqa’ celebrates leading women in luxury and fashion

Al Aniqa, the special edition fashion and beauty magazine published by Zahrat Al Khaleej, is celebrating women at the top of the luxury and...

Education outcomes in GCC lag behind high-income countries

95% of young Emirati women have completed secondary education or higher 18% increase in life evaluations for women with higher levels of education Eighty-seven percent of...

Emaar granted US $1.33 billion to complete Saudi projects

Alabbar thanks the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud for his support The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance...

Second meeting of UAE economic committee of the GCC common market

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) today held the second meeting of the UAE Economic Committee for the GCC Common Market (GCM). Held at the...

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...