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Amazon Makes It Free for Developers to Build Alexa Skills

New program offers AWS promotional credits for developers to put toward their Alexa skill Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced a new program that will make it free...

Dubai Culture Charity Auction to support Year of Giving 2017

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced its partnership with Christie’s Auction House...

Dubai launches ‘e-Trader’ to license business activities across social

Initiative will allow UAE nationals and GCC citizens to leverage social media for business growth Aimed to promote and facilitate doing business in...

Jobs Available; Less Salary Increases

49% recruiters expect new jobs to be created in the coming months: Naukrigulf Hiring Outlook Hiring Outlook in the GCC remains stable; 49% recruiters...

Another step closer to VAT implementation in GCC

The Ministry of Finance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently launched a series of Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise awareness sessions...

DXB Wows Passengers with the World’s Fastest Free Airport Wi-Fi

Dubai Airports has unleashed the world’s fastest free wi-fi connection at an airport to millions of passengers that travel through DXB each month. Aptly...

2017 Technology, Media and Telecommunication Predictions for Middle East

In its 5th year of releasing TMT predictions with specific relevance to the MENA region, Deloitte continues to supply industry insights based on deep...

Dubai – Best City for Expats in MENA, 74th Globally

Dubai ranks 74th globally in overall quality of living, making it the number one city in the Middle East and Africa region for...

wasl Launches Karama Bazaar

wasl offers free stalls for Emirati small business owners wasl Asset Management, one of the largest real estate development and management companies in Dubai, has...

‘Spring into Yas’ to Deliver a Vibrant Array of Events and...

Spring festivals and events being held between March 17 – April 29, 2017, across several Yas Island attractions Trailblazing Blue Man Group to...

Pi Day Special Deals for Mathematicians

You most probably already know why some people celebrate Pi Day, buy if you don't, we have posted an article with fun facts and...

What is Pi Day?

Celebrate Mathematics on March 14th Celebrated in countries that follow the month/day (m/dd) date format, because the digits in the date, March 14 or 3/14,...

Grab Your Dream Job at Dubai Job Fair

Looking for a job? Here’s your chance to find one. Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet more than 30 leading companies participating...

World’s Busiest Passenger Airport: Dubai International Retains Third Place

More than 104 million passengers flew through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2016, making it the world's busiest airport in the world for the...

Regional Markets Expected to Trade Lower

Negative performance in the second week of March for six out of the eight major indices with Egypt increasing by a solid 4.4% Weakness prevailed...

Dubai Real Estate Assets Returns Topped 120% Over a Decade

Nearly 10 years have passed since the World Financial Crisis, which commenced with a collapse in the sub-prime mortgage market in the USA. It...

Gold Prices Weekly Outlook: No Big Rally, No Fall

Gold prices closed lower for ninth session in a row last Friday. Strong U.S. employment data reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate...

Emirates Aviation University Offers Scholarships

Emirates Aviation University has announced special offers on its tuition fees effective immediately and valid for registration by May 31st, 2017. The offers vary...