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Gulfood 2014 extended to 5 days, gets 2 additional events

The next edition of Gulfood in 2014 will be extended to 5 days, upon orders by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of...

Japanese Cars Head 2013 Top Car Brands List

Consumer Reports just released their annual car brands list. According to it, the best cars for 2013 are manufactured by Japanese companies. Japanese Triumph The first...

Music sales up for first time since 1999

Global music industry has been in a downfall for more than a decade after the appearance of online file sharing and illegal downloads. After...

Samsung Galaxy S4 Likely to Feature Visa Mobile Payments

Samsung announced that it has joined forces with Visa. The new partnership will focus on mobile payments and, more specifically, on NFC technology. The South...

DED sees 9% increase in licenses during January 2013

The Department of Economic Development (DED) witnessed a nine per cent increase in business licenses issued in January 2013 compared to the same month...

Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange to List Private Firms

The Abu Dhabi stock exchange is looking to list some of the emirate’s large private companies to help boost liquidity on the bourse and...

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai officially opened

The JW Marriott brand officially celebrates its newly opened landmark luxury hotel today in the Middle East - the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel...

Rusty Old Tin Can of Gold

Gold has turned, apparently. Leveraged speculators in the futures market said so... "To HOARDERS and speculators," says Time magazine, "gold lately has had...

Bad News Make People Eat More

You have probably found yourself eating more when hearing something bad. A new study says that economic crisis, political instability and other harsh news...

Dubai announces crude oil price for May 2013 delivery

The Department of Oil Affairs in the government of Dubai today announced that it had notified its customers that the official selling price (OSP)...

Samsung Galaxy S3 price drops ahead of S4 release

Even before Samsung had announced its intentions to release the next-generation Galaxy S smartphone, people were talking about Galaxy S3 price drop. Now when...

Ground-braking: Smart vehicles to integrate wireless communications technology

Huawei Brings Connectivity to Vehicles with its New Range of Telematics Solutions Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled a...

Goldman Sachs cuts gold price forecast for 2013

Goldman Sachs cut its gold price forecast for this year, saying while the latest sell-off is "likely excessive," it has "exposed a quickly waning...

Dubai International welcomed more than 5.5 million passengers in January

Dubai International has begun 2013 in top gear, setting yet another monthly record by welcoming, for the first time, more than 5.5 million passengers...

First global distributor of UAE Gold Bullion Coins Announced

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), a Government of Dubai Authority, announces that Emporium Hamburg Coin Trading Company, part of the Emporium Group, is...

Milan Fashion Week Introduces Byzantine Queens and Kajal Pastels

Although, a few personalities of the fashion world were disappointed with the last fashion week in Milan, saying that the show is no longer...

Women are an Underserved Market for Mobile Financial Services

A study released today by the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. entitled, Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets,...

Worst Dressed at The 85th Annual Academy Awards

Here's a look at the worst dressed at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.