Gulf Region An Attractive Prospect for Global Retailers
A young population, increasing spend by shoppers and a construction boom are all contributing to make the Gulf a highly attractive region for the...
Burj Khalifa – World’s Fourth Tallest Building?
Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world today. However, Saudi Arabia plans to build the Kingdom Tower and Dubai’s pride may soon...
Amazon’s 3D Fire Smartphone Expected to Debute This Week
A few days ago, Amazon announced an upcoming event, hinting that it may be launching the much anticipated Fire smartphone. This week, the company...
Bigger iPhone Could Also Mean Higher Price Tag
There is a number of various predictions about Apple’s next-generation smartphone largely referred to as iPhone 6. The hottest of them is that the...
Cell Phones for Kids: How Early Is Too Early?
For better or for worse, children today are exposed to cell phones at a very young age. But along with some obvious advantages, cell...
Slight Decline in Dubai’s Hotel Occupancy in May
As Dubai is preparing to enter the low season for business and tourism, demand for hotel rooms remained strong, according to preliminary data by...
How Much Energy Will the 2014 World Cup Consume?
Along with 3 billion other viewers around the world, I plan to tune in for the month-long World Cup to see whether the 22-year...
Selfie Tourism – Most Popular Landmarks
The Colosseum is among the most popular landmarks. However, the amphitheatre is also Rome’s biggest trademark and most famous monument. In addition to that,...
New air links with Gulf States signal Istanbul’s growing financial and...
Istanbul’s growing popularity in the Middle East together with its increasing status as a commercial hub has led to a steep rise in new...
Packaging industry thrives on Dubai’s growing f&b trade
Dubai’s flourishing food & beverage sector and significance as an exports and re-exports hub have helped the local packaging industry grow and expand to...
UAE consumers still stay away from mobile pyaments
Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, have one of the highest rates of smartphone penetration in the world. Moreover, a large part of...
Consumers Skeptical of Social Media Marketing
Consumers are becoming increasingly intolerant towards social media marketing practices, according to a new survey. The skepticism about independent and unbiased online reviews of...
TCA Abu Dhabi opens enrolment for sixth tourism youth summer camp
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has opened enrolment for the sixth in its annual Tourism Youth Summer Camp series, saying...
Masterplan tender for ‘Dubai’s Burj 2020 District’ underway
Four global design firms are participating in its masterplan design competition for the new 'Burj 2020' District', which will have as its centrepiece the...
UAE Gas Prices Among the World’s Most Affordable
Gasoline prices in the United Arab Emirates are the sixth cheapest in the world. This was revealed by new data collected by Bloomberg. According...
Fashion & Design Award to open doors for UAE’s creative entrepreneurs
British Council Launches the Fashion & Design Award for Young Creative Entrepreneurs in the UAE
Ever heard of the term ‘creative entrepreneurs’. In modern economies...
Google’s Car Can Change Transportation Forever
Car manufacturers and technology companies have started working on autonomous cars and the speed with which they are advancing is more than impressive. The...
New Skype Translator Offers Nearly Real-time Audio Translation
Skype is one of Microsoft’s most popular software products. It is used by millions of people daily. However, the VoIP platform may soon increase...