Facebook rolls out video chat in collaboration with Skype
Facebook introduced video chat on Wednesday in a collaboration with Skype, the Internet calling service.
Mark Zuckerberg, the social networking site’s founder and chief executive,...
Follow the Global Trend: Advertise Online
Internet advertising is peaking up quite fast in recent years. Local ads are shifting online as the customer base for most small and medium-sized...
Dubai Government to take over Nakheel and Limitless
The Board of Directors of Dubai World (the “Company”) today announced it had appointed two new senior managers to the team that oversees the...
$7.8 billion Dubai airports expansion plan approved
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved a $7.8 billion expansion plan for the emirate’s airports, as the facility seeks to...
Emirates increases flights to Sudan
Emirates is responding to strong passenger demand in Sudan by launching an extra weekly flight to Khartoum, boosting its frequencies to four each...
Construction continues at Dubai Pearl
3.5 million man hours worked, with 60,000 cubic meter of concrete poured on the 20 million sq ft Dubai Pearl project
Construction of Dubai Pearl...
Dubai’s hospitality and retail sectors on path to recovery
Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, released its latest 'Dubai Real Estate Market Overview - Q2 2011' covering...
Emirates’ Inflight Entertainment continues to be the World’s Best
Emirates ice system wins Skytrax Award for the seventh year
For the seventh year in a row, Emirates Airline’s ‘ice’ inflight entertainment system has been...
UAE 34th on INSEAD’s Global Innovation Index 2011
INSEAD, the leading international business school, today announced the findings of The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2011 edition. Switzerland topped this year's GII...
Lexus tops latest J.D. Power Ratings
Lexus drove to the top spot in the 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study (IQS) released in the US last week, giving...
Dubai Duty Free posts 16.6% sales increase in first half of...
Sales topped US $698 million
The Dubai Duty Free has reported record first-half year sales of US$698 million, a 16.6% increase in year-on-year performance. Such...
Meet Michelle: Entrepreneur starting Dubai’s newest Social Club
Michelle McDonald is just about to host the first event of Gooseberry, members-only networking club for like-minded professionals. She is not a newcomer...
Have you ever dreamed about starting your own business?
In 2011, the ADCB Ambition Award is back for its third year, as part of the Emirates Woman, Woman of the Year Awards. Last...
Emirates Green Building Council offers seminars and workshops
Emirates Green Building Council (Emirates GBC), an organisation aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices in the UAE, has...
Employers to cancel Labor Cards online
The Ministries of Labour and Interior will jointly implement the Electronic Cancellation Service of Labor Card with effect from Sunday, reports the official news...
Snore absorption room on trial at Crowne Plaza
Snoring sufferers can finally sleep easy thanks to the first ever snore absorption room that's helping the sleep deprived tune out and nod off...
Sheikhmohammed.com to get iPhone App
The Dubai Government Media Office will launch early next week the iPhone application at the website of Vice President and Prime Minister of the...
Fresh opportunities in UAE for contractors and suppliers
In terms of overall size of the GCC projects' market, UAE stands at the top of USD815bn, with nearly USD404bn worth of developments...