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Dubai’s tower 7th on world’s architecture prize for skyscrapers
The year's best new skyscraper is located in China for the second year in a row
The winner of the world's most renowned architecture prize...
Amazon Launches Black Friday Deals Store, Curated Holiday Gift Guides
Amazon today announced the launch of its Black Friday Deals Store and more than a dozen curated holiday gift guides, officially marking the start...
Emirates Counts Cost of Diversions Caused by Drone Activity
Flight diversions and network disruptions due to unauthorised drone activity in the airspace around Dubai International airport (DXB) cost Emirates airline millions of dirhams...
Sale of apartments in The Address Residences Jumeirah Resort + Spa...
Hamptons International, the region’s leading real estate company, has commenced the sales of the residential apartments The Residences Jumeirah Dubai, Managed by The Address...
Arabian Ranches rents push up, Emirates Hills rents dive
More evidence that it has been an up and down kind of year for the Dubai property market comes from propertyfinder.ae – which shows...
How to be a great leader and build your best team
Today, leadership in a corporate environment is so much more than just being able to rake in profits. The new generation of business leaders...
Region’s first Japanese culture event, ANI:ME heralded as major success
Over 10,000 people attend inaugural ANI:ME event on Yas Island
Yoshitaka Amano of Final Fantasy fame topped list of Japanese pop-culture celebrities appearing...
Formula 1 Abu Dhabi 2016: UAE’s Ultimate Stop This Year
Widely accepted as the most technologically advanced F1 circuit in the world, it is befitting that the final curtain call of the exciting 2016...
Face the Facts: Stroke is Treatable
Every two seconds, someone in the world is having a stroke. Globally, stroke is the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause...
Dubai is building 71,000 new hotel rooms
The UAE leads the booming hospitality and leisure-recreation market in the GCC, according to latest BNC report commissioned by The Big 5. The combined...
2016 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces Revealed
The number of great, high-trust workplaces has nearly doubled since 2011 globally, the latest sign that the great workplace movement is catching on.
The best...
Pace of Business Reforms Speeds Up in the Middle East and...
The pace of business reforms in the Middle East and North Africa accelerated considerably in the past year, despite conflict and turmoil in the...
Construction to begin on “Gate Avenue at DIFC”
• “Habtoor Leighton Group” awarded the estimated AED 500 million contract
• Urban living concept in the heart of Dubai expected for completion by end...
September Passenger Traffic Tops 7 Million at Dubai International
Seven million passengers per month is fast becoming the norm at Dubai International (DXB) after September’s numbers eclipsed that total for the sixth time...
Family and Friends Most Important for Dubai Residents’ Health, Happiness
New YouGov research has found that family and friends play the most important role in living a healthy and happy life for 60% of...
Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in GCC Region Set to Accelerate
Mergers and acquisitions activity in the GCC region is set to accelerate as lower oil prices force governments and corporations to consolidate fragmented industries....
Middle Eastern travelers plan to departure on winter holidays earlier than...
Travel peaks around the world in December due, in large part, to winter holidays celebrated within the month, including Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years....
Burj Khalifa will showcase the ‘Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond...
Emaar Properties is celebrating more than fifty years of the launch of the James Bond franchise with an array of dazzling experiences, including the...