Yearly Archives: 2011

The Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18 to 29, a study from the Pew Research Center...

The Persian Gulf and Pacific Asia: From Indifference to Interdependence. Christopher Davidson In a new book, Christopher Davidson, an acclaimed expert on the Middle East's...

LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, plans to go public in 2011 according Reuters. Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and JPMorgan are among the...

The Emirates Securities Market Index has increased by 0.29% to close at 2,695.34 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has gained 1.14 Billion AED attaining...

The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has announced that it has posted on its website (www.sca.ae) draft regulations on mutual funds and investment...

The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is scheduled to open January 12, which will be The Ritz-Carlton's second property in Dubai. This ultra-luxurious hotel...

"The Facebook Obsession" is the real story behind the rise of the largest social-media site in the world, told through the company's founders, friends...

Facebook seems to be the talk of the world these days, thanks "The Social Network" movie and Time magazine’s decision to name Mark Zuckerberg...

Turnover on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) fell 60 per cent in 2010, slumping to a six-year low, the company said in its annual...

Starwood Hotels and Resorts (NYSE: HOT) is ringing in the new year with a special offer to make travel for its Starwood Preferred Guest®...

Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced the signing of memorandum of understanding with Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) and with the Financial...

Following publication of news items in some section of the press that all banks and other establishments have started accepting only machine readable cheques...

An exhibition of photographs of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum opened...

The Road and Transport Authority's Licensing Agency has recently introduced a new type of certificate called an e-Certificate. There are 5 vehicle related e-Certificates...

The Higher Colleges of Technology’s (HCT) Dubai Men’s College was the venue for the recent graduation ceremony of 150 male and female du employees...

Many GCC businesses are struggling during these tough economic times and are even missing an opportunity to grow, because they are not focusing sufficiently...