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Dubai Residential Sales Rose in Q2 of 2017, CBRE

Developers continue to push 4 and 5-star hotel projects in time for Expo 2020 Dubai Demand for Grade-A offices remains resilient Dubai’s residential market witnessed a...

UAE’s ADNOC Plans $14 Billion IPO

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) today announced the expansion of its partnership model to span the Group’s entire value chain as well...

Summer Bazaar Opens at Dubai World Trade Centre

Presenting a ‘cultural market’, Summer Bazaar kick-starts its exhibition at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Offering a unique shopping experience and bringing different cultures...

GCC GDP on Growth Path despite Oil Price Decline

Regional economies have been on an accelerated growth trajectory for the period 2011-14, which has been mainly fueled by record oil prices with the...

Dubai Culture Launches Culture & Arts Summer Programme

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage – has announced the launch of its ‘Our...

Amazon Echo Out of Stock on Prime Day; Pre-order Now

As the price of Amazon Echo is discounted by 50% to $89 only for Prime Day, it is no surprise that Amazon sold out...

Louis Vuitton Smartwatch Tambour Horizon – Another Fashionable Accessory

Louis Vuitton smartwatch runs on Android Wear 2.0 software and was developed in collaboration with Qualcomm and Google. It is the newest addition to...

Alexa Usage Jumps 325% in Monthly Users

Alexa usage has been skyrocketing – jumping 325 percent in monthly active users – that is, from 0.8 million to 2.6 million monthly users....

Drink Coffee for a Longer Life

Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart...

Breitling Men’s Galactic 41 Watch is Prime Day Best Deal

Most probably overlooked, but the classic Breitling Men's Galactic 41 Watch might be Amazon's Prime Day best deal. Apparently, smart shoppers have noticed that already...

Amazon Echo Half Price for Prime Day

If you ever wanted to own an Amazon Echo, but you hesitated due to its price tag, now is the time! The original price...

Middle East Climate: Dry for Next 10,000 Years

Stalagmites from Iranian cave foretell grim future for Middle East climate Relief from the current dry spell across the interior of the Middle East is...

Amazon Prime Day Would Generate About $1 Billion Sales

Amazon's annual Prime Day is turning into one of the biggest shopping events of the year. Only AliBaba's 11.11 Singles Day topped last year's...

Amazon Best Prime Day Deals Are Out

The upcoming best Prime Day deals are now officially announced and you if you follow the dedicated link www.amazon.com/primeday you can start adding yours to...

Business Activity in Dubai Improves; Jobs Creation Marginal

The improvements in the overall business conditions in Dubai’s non-oil private sector gathered steam in June, with the seasonally adjusted Emirates NBD Dubai Economy...

July 11: Dubai’s Retailers Vs Amazon’s Prime Day

Dubai's residents and guests will be spoilt for choice in the coming days as brick and mortar retailers and online stores will compete to...

Gold’s Slump May Continue Next Week

Gold prices dropped to their lowest finish in about four months last Friday concluding the week in a loss.  August gold lost $13.60, or 1.1%,...

Mobile Shopping Not That Good; Bring Back The Desktop

How many online stores have you clicked on recently that haven't converted their format to mobile shopping applications? It is becoming a bit frustrating...