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Dubai Real Estate Trends for 2014

The real estate sector is a defining factor for the economic development and status of a city. Dubai is no exception. Over the past...

Traders bullish on GCC bourses in 2014

UAE markets surged on Monday in an unusual year-end trend as investors bet on a bullish 2014 outlook. Abu Dhabi’s index climbed 1.6 percent to...

5 Most Common New Year’s Resolution Mistakes

We all make different New Year’s resolutions, hoping we could be better during the next year, but unfortunately we often fail. We want to...

2014 will be even greater for UAE Tourism

Tourism in the United Arab Emirates is growing stronger and the next year it is expected to flourish due to the sustained growth and...

New Year’s Eve in Dubai

The New Year is knocking on the door and the one thing everyone’s talking about is the New Year’s Eve parties. In a city...

Dubai’s Department of Economic Development clarifies 2000 activities under trade licenses

DED completes adding descriptions for 2,000 activities permitted under various trade licenses The Department of Economic Development (DED) has completed the adding descriptions for 2,000...

How 2013 Social Media Trends Will Affect the Future

Social media continues to flourish and evolve. This development will continue in 2014. However, a number of new social media trends emerged over the...

New domain name extensions offer more business opportunities

As you might have heard, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), announced a few months ago that a big new domain...

UAE Public Holidays in 2014

The non-working public holidays in UAE for 2014 will most probably be 13, while employees in the private sector will get only 10 days...

iPhone 6 – Separating the Truth from the Speculations

This year, for the first time, Apple released not one but two iPhones – the improved 5S and the not that much budget-friendly 5C...

1st Day of 2014 – Public Holiday

In the beginning of 2014, the private and the public sector in the UAE will enjoy the same New Year's public holiday. Wednesday, 1st January...

MERS cases on the rise in Middle East

Health authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new death caused by the dangerous MERS virus. With the last laboratory-confirmed case of...

Doing business in Dubai gets easier: Business licenses online

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai has further expanded its e-services by enabling customers to get their licenses issued online. The new...

1500 medical tourists seek treatment through Dubai every day

Emirates Airlines is said to fly in 1,500 medical tourists daily to Dubai airport before they take onward flights to destinations such as India,...

10 Dying Industries Business People Should Avoid

Some industries, including major sources of finances and jobs are rapidly declining. Worldwide, the decline of manufacturing is still continuing and some industries are...

Christmas Feasting Survival Guide

Christmas is the greatest time of the year when we gather with the people we love the most, surprise them with nice gifts, sing...

Top Recruiting Trends in 2014

Similar to fashion trends, recruitment practices vary from season to season. That is true for both employers and job seekers. Job providers constantly explore...

Renting a home in Dubai may be expensive and complicated

People who want to rent homes in Dubai will now have to provide a statement of income from their employer to landlords before leasing...