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Precious metals rally on freash concerns about inflation

Precious metals rallied on Wednesday, as worries about inflation reappeared. Investors bought into gold and silver back after a selloff earlier this week. Gold for...

Election Management Committee meets volunteers

The Election Management Committee constituted by the UAE National Election Committee held a series of meeting with volunteers interested in working at polling centres...

Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle on regional tour

Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle made a special appearance in Qatar for the first time as part of a regional tour for her famed...

Oil reverses

Crude-oil futures bounced off 12-week lows in electronic trading Wednesday, as the U.S. dollar declined and encouraged buying in dollar-priced commodities, ahead of a...

Customised Media Content influences Arab Audiences in an hour

Social Media Outlets Major Influencers in Creating Focused Arabic Content Customized media targeting specific audiences and countries are the need of the hour to enhance...

Mohamed Alabbar joins committee of leading tall buildings body

First-ever Middle Eastern to serve on the Committee since the inception of the Awards in 2002 Mr. Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties PJSC,...

Emerging Markets most favored by global investors; Equity positioning

The May Fund Manager Survey of BofA Merrill Lynch shows an increase in global investors’ allocations to emerging markets (EM). A net +29% are...

Pirates of The Caribbean 4 might be running for its life

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 premiere went on last night at the Cinestar, Mall of the Emirates. Clocking in at heavyweight two hours and 15...

Oil price extends losses

Oil price extended losses on Tuesday, as the dollar benefited from ongoing worries about European sovereign-debt issues and concerns about U.S. growth and oil...

DFMGI rose 0.99%

Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) ended today’s session in the positive territory. It added as much as 0.99%, or 15.5 pts to 1578.08,...

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...