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Oil prices expected to move lower

Last week, crude oil for October delivery ended on a positive note as WTI advanced for the fourth week running. The contract expires on...

Emirates offers Diwali special fares to India

Emirates has announced special fares to India celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. The special fares are valid for Economy Class and Business Class return...

ADU’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center launches course on ‘Starting a Business’

ADU Enterprise, Abu Dhabi University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center has started receiving registrations for its fourth course of the entrepreneurship training program “Starting a...

Major markets in MENA face shortage of 3.5 million affordable housing...

Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has today published a special report titled “Why Affordable Housing Matters?” for...

Schools adding tablets, trimming textbooks

Hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks will soon give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on tablet computers. Students have started...

The survival of shopping malls in retail’s evolving world

The days of ‘mega-malls’ are long gone and a customer-centric approach is key to a competitive, profitable mall of the future, say industry experts....

UAE leads GCC countries in volume of infrastructure expenditure

The total volume of GCC countries' construction projects of roads and bridges -- currently existing and planned -- is estimated at around USD 142...

Emirates to introduce additional flights to Paradise Island, Mauritius

In an important move to support the growing number of tourists to Mauritius, Emirates airline will introduce two additional flights between Dubai and the...

Making Cheese into a Master Ingredient

Chesdale partners with STAR Plus Middle East’s popular cooking show,Tadka Marke for a second series Leading Indian Celebrity Chef Jayanandan Bhaskar, is setting out to...

Emirates ID explores ways of manufacturing ID cards in UAE

Initiative is aimed at reducing operating costs The Emirates Identity Authority (Emirates ID) has held discussions with the German company, Bundesdruckerei GmbH, on co-operating in...

Emirates Green Building Council opens new ‘green’ office

Opening of new office in Al Joud Centre on Sheikh Zayed Road also coincides with Green Buildings Week to be held from September 21 To...

Coral Deira Offers Exclusive Rates this GITEX

  The Coral Deira – Dubai has launched exclusive room rates and promotions for executives travelling to Dubai for this year’s GITEX (Gulf IT...

Alarab: New news channel in Arabic by Bloomberg, Alwaleed

Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who heads Kingdom Holding Co. , said Tuesday he has inked an agreement with news service Bloomberg LP...

Emirates SkyCargo celebrates start of New Freighter Service

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, yesterday celebrated the inaugural service on its new Far East and Australasia freighter route. The weekly service,...

Jones Lang LaSalle MENA Sweeps the Board at Euromoney Real Estate...

Clinching Top Real Estate Adviser and Consultant Accolade Jones Lang LaSalle has been honoured with a number of awards at the prestigious annual Euromoney Real...

Registration for 4th Emirates Classic Car Festival from December 1 to...

Organised in association with the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development, ATCUAE and FIVA A key cultural event that also marks Emaar’s celebrations of...

Emirates set to take A380 to Riyadh

One-off service to commemorate Kingdom of Saudi Arabia National Day   Emirates will operate the first ever A380 service into Riyadh this month, in honour...

Zayed Future Energy Prize: Submissions close on September 19, 2011

Zayed Future Energy Prize, the world’s preeminent award for innovation, leadership, long-term vision, and impact in renewable energy and sustainability, announced that the submissions...