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KidZania hosts ‘Scary Fun Festival’ for Halloween

  KidZania, the award-winning children’s edutainment centre managed by Emaar Retail LLC in The Dubai Mall, will host a ‘Scary Fun Festival’ with exciting...

Social Media for Startups

If you are starting a new company, you are probably considering how to develop it and grow it. The start is always difficult, but...

Dubai’s Farmers Market will be larger this autumn

Four new farms will join the Friday's  farmers’ market this autumn, offering shoppers even larger variety of fresh produce. The market is organized by Dubai’s...

Abu Dhabi trade and export sector on the rise

After an impressive rise in non-oil trade last year in Abu Dhabi, market players from within the logistics and transport industry seem to expect...

30,000 attendees expected at sixth World Future Energy Summit

Dramatic growth in attendance since the first World Future Energy Summit in 2008 attracted 5,000 people World leaders, government delegations, industry experts and entrepreneurs signing...

Major breakthrough in Breast Cancer as researchers isolate 4 main types...

Study pinpoints 40 cancerous genetic mutations, making it easier for drugs to target tumors A recent study has made a significant breakthrough in the fight...

Emirates cancels flights to New York

 Emirates flights EK 201 and EK 202 due to depart to/from New York's JFK airport on October 29, 2012 have been cancelled due to...

Dubai’s food industry outperforms other sectors of the economy

Food scarcity is becoming a worldwide problem due to a long-lasting drouth in 2012 and constantly increasing population. In the barren lands of the...

James Bond, Buffett’s Martian, and Europe’s New Gold Standard

Europe's huge gold reserves are currently more useless than Bond-villain Auric Goldfinger could wish... LET'S SAY you owe the world €2 trillion, but you also...

Emirati defaulters on security cheques receive presidential Eidiya

Upon instructions given by UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan regarding Emirati defaulters, and without prejudice to the proof of...

Next 24 hour weekend at The Dubai Mall will keep visitors...

After receiving overwhelming response from visitors during the first 24-hour weekend of Eid in Dubai celebrations, The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping and...

Dubai among best investment destinations worldwide

Dubai is is among the 25 most profitable destinations for hotel investment in 2012. The list was put up together by an international panel...

Dubai Police’s horse patrol clippety-clops in Downtown Dubai this Eid

Set up in 1967, Dubai Police’s mounted patrols will also offer a unique photo opportunity for visitors to Downtown Dubai A highly efficient patrolling system...

Prada opens a new store in Dubai

Prada opens a new store in Dubai, at the Level Shoe District in the prestigious Dubai Mall. The shop, designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi, occupies...

Daniel Craig and his Bond girl dazzle at premiere of Skyfall

It was a Royal affair in London on Tuesday night as Daniel Craig looked the epitome of 007 for the premiere of the latest...

Celebrating Eid Al Adha in Turkey

Have you ever considered going to Turkey for the Eid Al Adha celebrations? If not, now is the time to give it a thought...

Manolo Blahnik: Platforms are monstrous

Manolo Blahnik has described platform shoes as "monstrous foot furniture". The legendary shoe designer is famed for his super-elegant stilettos. When his ladylike heels were worn...

Dubai girl wins Miss Voice 2012, letter from reader

DubaiChronicle.com received an email from a reader requesting to publish the following announcement: 21 year old advertising professional from Dubai, Ms.Roshni Eapen became Miss Voice 2012...