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Signs of falling rents in Downtown Dubai

  Nowadays, in the local newspapers one can read about rising rents in Dubai, both residential and commercial. Tenants are complaining of landlords who demand...

OPEC issues Oil Market Highlights for May

The OPEC Secretariat has issued its monthly oil market report for May 2013. Following are oil market highlights from the Monthly Oil Market Report by...

UAE Expats 2nd Most Generous in the Gulf

A new report by the World Bank informs on the global remittance trends in 2012. According to the Migration and Development Brief, more than...

How to Start a Small Business as a Web Designer

Even though the number of web designers continues to increase, the demand for such professionals does not seem to know any limit. There is...

10 Ways to Build an Effective Team

To build an effective team in the work place is essential for every manager, because teams are more productive, cohesive and efficient. They however...

Redback Spiders – Important Questions Answered

After we reported the recent sighting of a redback spider on Emaar Boulevard in Downtown Dubai, we noticed a disturbing trend among our readers....

2013 is year of optimism and opportunity in GCC construction sector

With 2013 forecasted to be a year of optimism and opportunity for construction in the Middle East, all eyes are back on governments in...

Amazon Starts a Certification Program for Cloud Computing Pros

Amazon.com’s company Amazon Web Services informed about the launch of an AWS Certification Program. The new initiative is triggered by the rise of...

Precious metals lose luster for investors

The holdings of gold in ETF`s are now reportedly at levels last seen in early 2008. Gold: $1448.00 - down $22.50 from last week The price...

Small Business Underestimate Location Marketing

Small Businesses Choose Social Media and Mobile Technology Over Location Marketing Location marketing is losing its lustre in the eyes of small business owners. It’s...

Novel Coronavirus can transmit from person-to-person

WHO Press Statement Related to the Novel Coronavirus Situation The emergence of this new coronavirus is globally recognized as an important and major challenge for...

Don’t Go Shopping Hungry

We have always heard that shopping while you are hungry makes you buy tons of food, but a new study claims that hungry shoppers...

New debates arose around green coffee bean

One of the most popular and best-selling weight loss products on the market, the green coffee bean has raised a lot of debates about...

Dubai issues 4% more business licenses in Q1 of 2013 than...

Department of Economic Development issues 4,582 licences in Q1 of 2013 Key economic sectors and activity in Dubai remained stable and growing in during the...

Redback spiders crawled to Downtown Dubai

Yesterday, we saw a redback spider on Emaar boulevard in Downtown Dubai. Apparently, residents of the area where a 3 bedroom apartment cost in...

Media’s influence could be also destructive

Many people today claim that they do not trust the news they see, read or hear in the media. If you are one of...

Real gold price should be under $800 an ounce, some say

Grim estimates about gold price direction seem more real Gold is widely seen as an inflation hedge in times of uncertainity and financial crises. However,...

Gulf students among most sleep-deprived worldwide

A new study conducted by Boston College and published by BBC outlines the countries in which students are suffering the most from lack of...