Tamweel offers finance to overseas buyers; launches Home Refinance Programme

Non-residents Programme offers home finance to overseas buyers Home Refinance Programme to unlock value of fully paid properties Tamweel PJSC, the UAE Islamic home finance...

UAE’s alternative energy projects up to US$100b by 2020

Globally, the total alternative investments could reach US$1.5 billion by 2010.

Educating children on social networks is essential

Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and Co-Founder of Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, stresses the importance of educating children...

Dubai Duty Free becomes the only brand to win the ‘Brand...

Superbrands today announced that Dubai Duty Free has once again won the coveted ‘Brand of the Year’ award at the seventh annual Superbrands Tribute...

Takaful poised for growth, greater focus required

Takaful operators in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Malaysia are growing at a rapid pace and are highly capitalised, new research from A.M....

38% of companies check social media profiles of potential employees

The latest international survey conducted by Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, in association with Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications, has revealed that...

Celebrate Ramadan with traditional flavours in Arabesque settings

Make this Holy Moth of Ramadan truly memorable by sharing special moments with family and friends at The Address Hotels + Resorts, Dubai’s five...

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...