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iPhone users spend insane amounts of money on mobile apps

iPhone users are spending insane amounts of money on mobile apps. Nearly $40 billion had been paid out to developers over the App Store's...

Get away with Google Flights

If you are planning your holidays from now on check out Google Flights, which makes it easy to plan the trip that’s right for...

World Bank cuts global economic forecast for 2016

Souring prospects in the world’s largest emerging markets are darkening an already cloudy outlook for the global economy, the World Bank said on Wednesday, as it cut the...

China stocks slump 7%, triggering shortest trading day in its history

A plunge in Chinese stocks and a falling yuan sent financial markets across Asia sharply lower Thursday. Worries intensified about China's economy and whether...

UAE declares 2016 as Year of Reading

The year 2016 has been declared the year of reading in the UAE to create a generation of book lovers and consolidate the UAE’s...

Huawei Globally Launches the Mate 8 Smartphone at CES 2016

Today at CES 2016, the Huawei Consumer Business Group globally launched the Huawei Mate 8 smartphone, a productivity-driven device with significantly enhanced power, efficiency...

Huawei Ships 108 Million Smartphones in 2015, Annual Revenue Exceeding $20...

Today at CES 2016, Huawei announced strong business results and rapid year-over-year growth for Consumer Business Group (CBG). Huawei’s revenue exceeded $20 billion USD...

Sony Unveils its Latest Products at CES 2016

Sony Corporation will unveil its new lineup of products slated for release in 2016, at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in...

Mark Faber recommends emerging markets and gold in 2016

Mark Faber, the publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, said in an interview with Bloomberg “I believe that we’re already entering a...

2015 was a big year for sellers on Amazon: Over a...

Sellers on Amazon Cap off Big Year with More Than 40 Percent Growth on Cyber Monday Fulfillment by Amazon delivered more than 1 billion items...

2016 Salary Increase Forecast: Less Jobs, Limited Allowances

2016 Set to be a Year of Fiscal Prudence with Remuneration, Benefits and Compensation across the Gulf Global human resources consultancy Mercer Middle East releases...

Tax reform in the GCC approaching

Tax reform in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is a matter of when, not if, and Saudi Arabia is not immune. The Kingdom,...

‘Capture 380’ competition extended by popular demand

Emirates, in collaboration with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will be extending the deadline and age limit for its popular competition focused on...

Dubai Duty Free reported a rare decline in annual sales

Dubai Duty Free Group sales reach US$1.933 billion in 2015 Dubai Duty Free recorded an impressive 26,848,832 sales transactions in 2015, which is an average...

Where will 2016 take you? Say Hello to new destinations with...

Ringing in new adventures for the new year, Emirates is launching its much-awaited global sale to inspire and encourage travelers to explore new destinations...

Gold soars on steep declines in global equities

Gold price edged sharply higher in on Monday. February gold advanced $16.70, or 1.6%, to trade at $1,076.90 an ounce on Comex. If prices...

How to earn more money in 2016

In the beginning of 2016, "How to earn more money" is a dilemma for many people. Improving your income is one of the best...

10 New Dubai attractions set for completion in 2016

With the tremendous amount of construction projects under development in Dubai, it is natural to expect multiple announcements of newly opened projects and just...