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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...
UAE’s Probe “Hope” to Study Mars Atmosphere
Last year, the UAE announced plans for sending the first Arab spaceship to Mars in 2021, a feat designed to coincide with the 50th...
Robocops Might Walk the Streets of Dubai for Expo 2020
Dubai’s hectic preparation for Expo 2020 brought plenty of new futuristic projects into the attention of the entire world. Three months ago, the city’s...
At the Top, Burj Khalifa Observation Lifts Traverse a “Moon-distance”
At the Top, Burj Khalifa, the world’s highest observation deck, in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, just reached another milestone.
Its observation lifts, which...
GCC economies to witness growing significance of the Chinese Yuan
· GCC to witness more Chinese Yuan transactions in trade and investments
· A low oil price and strengthening US Dollar scenario could be a...
ATM brings LEGOLAND® Dubai to life
Dubai Parks and Resorts and LEGOLAND® Dubai unveil park layout with LEGO® model map in front of thousands at Arabian Travel Market 2015
The layout...
Dubai Reveals Plans for World’s Biggest Airport
Dubai International Airport is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic, but the emirate has also ambitions to build the world’s biggest airport....
UAE Nationals Allowed to Visit Europe Visa-Free from May 7
UAE citizens will be able to travel visa-free in European Schengen area from tomorrow, 7th May, when the visa waiver agreement from 2014 enters...
Dubai to Have Its 2nd Tallest Tower?
The iconic Burj Khalifa in the heart of Downtown Dubai is attracting thousands of visitors, being the tallest man-made structure in the world. Although...
Oil Price Decline Curbs GCC Economic Growth
Although economies in the Middle East and North Africa region continue to expand, growth is too slow and oil exporters will see a deficit...