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Jumeirah Central makes international debut at world’s leading property show
Jumeirah Central, Dubai’s new urban mixed-use district, will make its international debut at MIPIM 2017, the annual gathering of the world’s most influential international...
Sales of Alexa enabled devices to exceed 60 million in 2020
Amazon's voice assistant Alexa could bring the e-commerce giant $10 billion of revenues by 2020. The digital assistant installed in Echo smart speakers is...
A Completely Transformed Four Seasons Hotel New York
Over the last two decades, Four Seasons Hotel New York has consistently set the bar for quintessential Manhattan residential living. Now the magnificent collection...
151 Million People Used Public Busses in Dubai in 2016
The Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai revealed that its public buses had lifted 151.1 million riders last year. The...
Dubai closes down 8,894 social network accounts for peddling counterfeits
Accounts displaying counterfeits were found to have over 94.5 million followers
Round-the-clock vigil to eliminate counterfeiting and ensure electronic compliance
Part of safeguarding...
Surprise Return of Abu Dhabi Rent Cap
Abu Dhabi’s recent reintroduction of the city’s rent cap took the real estate sector by surprise, with little clamour for its return during the...
100,000 Open Hotel Rooms in EMEA and Counting
Ahead of this year’s International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has announced that it has passed the milestone of 100,000 hotel...
Is a Second OPEC Cut on The Cards?
OPEC's coordinated effort to curtail global supply has so far managed to put a floor under oil prices, which have been sitting modestly above...
Gate Village 11 development named ‘The Exchange’
Following the appointment of Khansaheb as the main contractor for the project in July 2016, concrete works of the substructure have been completed, with...
Confidence Returning to Oil and Gas Recruitment as Oil Price Stabilises
A review of the employment environment in the energy sector by Petroplan has found that, despite a major contraction in the value of the...
Top 10 Brands for Women in UAE
Emirates is the most positively perceived brand by women in the UAE over the past year. 2016 also saw Emirates crowned as the number...
‘World’s biggest dhow’ to set sail from Dubai
World records are big in Dubai. It is the city with the most records in the Middle East, according to Guinness World Records, including...
Potential Shortage of Global Oil Supplies in 3 Years
The recent drop in oil industry investment brought on by weak prices threatens to significantly slow supply growth in the long term, and could...
Twitter registered in DED as part of protecting trademarks
Underlines intellectual property protection initiatives of Dubai: Ibrahim Behzad
Dubai Provides an integrated IP rights protection system: Mashhoor Al Shamsi
Social networking service Twitter...
Dubai Financial Market launches ETF trading platform
Platform Falls Under New Regulatory Framework And Adheres To Global Best Practices
The exchange hosts bell ringing ceremony to celebrate the launch of...
Polluted Environment Causes 1.7 Million Child Deaths a Year
More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such...
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UAE aesthetic medicine industry witnesses surge in 2016
The cosmetic and reconstructive surgery industry in the UAE is seeing increasing demand from both local residents as well as visitors to the country,...































