Monthly Archives: May 2015
Annual Inspections Reveal Slow Progress for Dubai Schools
A total of 11 new schools opened in Dubai during the past year, adding a capacity of more than 37,000 seats, which shows that...
Healthcare industry will need more nurses by 2020
Canadian Specialist Hospital (CSH), one of the leading private sector hospitals in the UAE, celebrated the International Nurses’ Day by commemorating the contributions of...
Emirates Skywards and Heathrow Announce New Partnership
Emirates and Heathrow have announced the launch of a new strategic partnership that will bring increased earning and redemption options for members of their...
UAE Schools Announce Revised Ramadan Working Hours
Schools in the United Arab Emirates have started to announce revised operating hours during Ramadan 2015. Most of them will operate with reduced academic...
Surface Guide for Office 365 Power Users
Office programs continue to be one of the most popular types of software worldwide. It is estimated that 1.2 billion people use Microsoft’s Office...
Celebrating Moms on Mother’s Day
Many countries around the world mark Mother’s Day on 8 March, the International Women’s Day, but in the US, as well as in most...
Emirates Increases Flights to Beirut
Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will gradually increase its services to Beirut with a third daily flight, fully effective on 1...
Isra’a Wal Miraj Holiday in UAE Announced
The UAE has declared Saturday May 16 as official public holiday to mark Al Isra’a Wal Miraj, according to the Federal Authority of Human...
(87) Abaya Fashion on Pinterest
Gone are the days when the word abaya was associated with plain black cloak purposed to cover woman's body from head to toe.
In...
Two-thirds of UAE Consumers Are Willing to Buy Groceries Online
17% of UAE respondents say they are already ordering grocery products online for home delivery as at the Grocery & Gourmet Food store and...
World’s Perception of UAE – Land of Supercars
Over the few decades, Dubai and Abu Dhabi have developed into some of the world’s most spectacular and advanced metropolises. It is estimated that...
Microsoft’s New Affordable Surface 3: Will It Really Kill the Laptop?
On Tuesday, Microsoft launched its latest Surface tablet, Surface 3 in North America, Australia and several other countries. Priced at only $450, the new...
Cancer Cost Reaches Record $100 bn Globally
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases in 2012 alone. The increasing incidence of the disease paired...
Residential Rents in Dubai Expected to Fall
After the rapid rent increase in Dubai in the past couple of years due to the announcement about hosting Expo 2020, apartment and villa...
Undercover Uber Driver Reports Low Wage, High Customer Satisfaction
Every story has at least two sides. So does the service provided by the rapidly expanding Uber.
If you still don't know about it, it...
Dubai to Host Crowdsourcing Platform of Entrepreneurship Aimed at Takling Arab...
At the Clinton Global Initiative, the former US President Bill Clinton announced today the launch of the Hult Prize Foundation’s game-changing one year master...
RTA kick started initial steps towards construction of ‘Route 2020’
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has kick started the initial steps towards the construction of ‘Route 2020’ project; which encompasses the extension of...
13 UAE Companies on “The World’s Biggest Public Companies” List
Etisalat leads the set of UAE firms that made it to the Forbes list of “The World’s Biggest Public Companies” in 2015. A total...