Monthly Archives: June 2016
Western Union launches global Ramadan programme ‘30 Days of Better’
The Western Union Company has launched a global programme „30 Days of Better‟ to reinforce the universal concepts of sharing and caring during the...
2016 Most Expensive Cities for Expats Revealed; Dubai and Abu Dhabi...
According to Mercer’s 2016 Cost of Living Survey, Hong Kong tops the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, pushing Luanda, Angola to second...
Instagram tops half a billion users
Instagram blew past a significant milestone today by hitting 500M monthly users.
The Facebook property is also over 300M daily active users with a striking...
Forget Alexa and Siri, The Google app is your doctor
Picture this: you woke up today with a headache. It’s been getting worse all day, and you aren’t sure if you should be worried...
World Refugee Day: UAE residents true humanitarians at heart
1 in 4 people living in the UAE have family or friends affected by a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis
NRS International, a Dubai-based family-run...
As expected, Android apps on Chromebook launch with bugs
The Play Store is officially on Chrome OS. More precisely, it is out for one device - the ASUS Chromebook Flip - and only...
Dubai to host World Real Estate Congress in 2018
Dubai Business Events, the city's official convention bureau and a division of Dubai Tourism, in partnership with the Dubai Real Estate Institute, DREI, the...
Never so affordable Atlantis Summer Sale offer comes with multiple conditions
The Atlantis Summer Sale has started and you can get advantage on the opportunity to enjoy the beach resort and its multiple entertainment and...
Just a fraction of Amazon Eco skills can keep you busy...
Amazon recently announced that the Alexa AI powering its voice speakers has now learned 1,000 “skills”. In case you’re not up to date, we...
Smartphones Are Top Productivity Killer
While technology helps workers stay connected while away from the office, in many cases it is causing them to disconnect while in the office,...
Gold tops $1300 after Fed meeting
Gold has topped $1,300 an ounce after the US Federal Reserve scaled back its outlook for interest-rate increases and Janet Yellen signaled rates may...
Cranberries Can Decrease Use of Antibiotics
Today leading experts on infectious disease and urinary tract infections (UTIs) will gather in London to discuss the alarming state of antibiotic resistance and...
Microsoft unveils Xbox One S
The Xbox One just got a lot smaller. Announced today at E3 in Los Angeles, the new Xbox One S takes the original Xbox...
First Mergers & Acquisitions Global Report Launched
Report’s key finding is that effective people management can drive value in M&A Transactions
Mercer, the global human resources consultancy, has developed and released it’s...
Real Estate emerges as the preferred asset class for Middle East...
Middle East sovereign investors have focused on increasing allocations to infrastructure and private equity over the last two years; however attitudes have changed in...
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) on Monday announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire...
Tax Consulting, Social Media Apps Development among the new business activities...
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai has made eight new additions to the list of business activities licensed in the emirate, bringing...
Dubai rents decline to accelerate through the summer
Today, Phidar Advisory released its Q2 mid-quarter Dubai residential and office research notes. The reports show that residential prices dropped in the first quarter...




























