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Retail sector and hotel property in Dubai continue to perform well

One of the world’s leading real estate consultancies reported that hotel property market and retail sector maintained positive trends in the second quarter 2014....

Untested Ebola Drugs Approved for Use in West Africa

Despite ethical questions, the World Health Organization approved untested Ebola drugs for use against the deadly virus in West Africa. The epidemic, which was...

Dubai Saw Record Eid Numbers, Yet Hotel Occupancy Rates at Their...

Dubai saw an impressive increase in the number of tourists who came to the emirate during the Eid holidays. Earlier this week, the General...

Amazon Helps Businesses Handle Customer Payments

Amazon, the biggest online retailer, just introduced a credit card reader and a mobile payment app, which targets small and medium-sized brick-and-mortar stores. Competing...

The Bride Shows Dubai, Abu Dhabi Dates Announced

The Bride Show, known as one of the Middle East’s top wedding and lifestyle events, will make its comeback in 2015. The dates for...

Investors Turning to Cash as Geopolitics and Interest Rate Rise...

Europe Bears Brunt of Falling Sentiment but Emerging Markets Thrive Rising geo-political temperatures combined with the threat of rising U.S. interest rates have led global...

Top 10 High Buzz Brands in UAE

Samsung, Google and Emirates top the mid-year brand rankings in UAE, recently released by research firm YouGov. During the first half of 2014, Facebook...

Online Shopping Marks a Birthday

This month, the world marks the 20th anniversary of online shopping. Twenty years ago, in 1994, the very first online purchase or secure retail...

Plan Your Eid Al Adha Holiday Early

There is still time until the next long, or not that long, public holiday in the Middle East, but the earlier you start preparations,...

UAE Mobile Subscription Services Reach Record Revenues and Users

The United Arab Emirates continues to be among the countries with the most impressive mobile penetration rates in the world. That was once again...

Ebola Vaccine to Be Ready in 2015

Clinical trials of an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus, which killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa, will begin next month, the...

Eton Institute’s 24 Hours Online Sale Offers Discounts Up To 50%

Eton Institute has announced its much awaited yearly online summer sale, taking place on the 13th of August, offering discounts on a range of...

DSS Guide Lists Top Attractions, Events and Prizes

Dubai Summer Surprises is one of the most anticipated summer events in UAE, particularly for kids and bargain hunters. Every year the event becomes...

Ebola Outbreak: WHO Declares International Emergency

The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency over the 2014 West Ebola outbreak, which killed nearly a thousand people in...

Early Predictions for Interior Design Colour Trends in 2015

Although there are a few more months until 2015 arrives, it is not that early to discuss the upcoming color trends in interior design....

European Travel Awards 2014 Winners Revealed

Winners of the European World Travel Awards 2014 edition were announced last weekend in Athens, Greece, recognizing the best brands and companies in the...

High class comes with a price tag, Rome Cavalieri is no...

For first time visitors, a vacation in Rome usually means luxury hotels, ancient museums and Italian cuisine, with the tour of Vatican optional priority...

Sixth Mass Extinction Draws Closer

We are often imagining the end of the world, recreating our fears of the apocalypse in books and movies, but the reality comes knocking...