Monthly Archives: April 2013
Passenger Growth Accelerates on Rising Business Confidence
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing that demand growth is accelerating on the back of...
Vegetable prices grow 3.3 percent over the second half of 2012
Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued today its agricultural producer price index (APPI) report for vegetables crops the second half of 2012.
According to...
Apps Allow Parents to Track Their Kids on the Net
With technology entering children’s life at a younger age, many parents now consider monitoring and even controlling kids’ activity on the Internet. Children are...
Eating Fish Adds 2 Years to Your Life
The link between Omega-3 and heart health is well-known, but now a new study looks at the direct link between fatty acids in the...
Mobile Phone 40th Anniversary Special – Types of Mobile Phone Users
It may be hard to believe it, but today we mark the 40th anniversary of the mobile phone. The very first hand-held phone appeared...
Credit Suisse cuts gold price outlook for 2013 & 2014
On Wednesday, Credit Suisse cut its outlook on gold prices for this year and the next one. The bank expects Asian physical demand for...
Foster Care Officially Debutes in UAE
Emirati couples and single mothers now have the opportunity to give a home and a chance for better life to abandoned children. The program...
flydubai offers passengers destination visas
flydubai, has introduced a new facilitation service offering passengers travelling on its flights to Azerbaijan, Russia and Ukraine the opportunity to apply for a...
Apple’s Next iPhone May Hit the Stores This Summer
Apple Inc. will soon start the production of its next iPhone and will be ready to release it in the summer of 2013. This...
New service-related projects approved in Dubai today
His Highness Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, the UAE Minster of Finance and Chairman of Dubai Municipality has approved...
Gold and silver fell sharply on a flow of positive economic...
Late Tuesday the price of precious metals edged down by more than 1.5%. This was the largest one day decline in more than a...
Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach introduces ‘Late Arabic Breakfast’
In order to cater further to its Arabic guests, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach has introduced the 'Late Arabic Breakfast', allowing the guests to indulge...
Dubai World Central to launch passenger operations in October
Dubai Airports today announced that Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers on October 27, 2013 when launch carriers nasair and...
Emirates opens submission ideas for ‘A Greener Tomorrow’ initiative
Emirates announced today its ‘A Greener Tomorrow’ initiative and has allocated funds of US$150,000 to support environmental or conservation projects. The initiative is...
DAMAC plans IPO
DAMAC Properties is considering launching an initial public offering(IPO) on the stock market. The Dubai privately-owned developer has approached banks including HSBC, Deutsche Bank,...
Family Dinners More Than Just a Meal
Parenting and family traditions have significantly changed for several decades and today modern families spend less quality time together. A good example of quality...
Let’s Play! 72 Hour Sale on Hotels and Flights
If you wander where to take the kids during their Spring break, you can choose from some of the best destinations around the world...
New Facebook Phone Details Emerge on the Web
Last week, Facebook announced that it will hold a large press event on April 4th (Thursday). The social network company only revealed that at...