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Cupcakes industry booming in Dubai

Cupcakes are fast becoming very fashionable in Dubai. Recent trends in food habits have pointed to the development of a cupcake craze. While cupcake...

Invest in Young People across the Arab World

Call to listen to “voices on the ground” as events show that reliance on GDP measures insufficient Countries experiencing unrest have witnessed decline in thriving...

Jones Lang LaSalle announces South African acquisition

// Global commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) today announced the formation of Jones Lang LaSalle South Africa following the acquisition...

Dubai Lynx 2011 winners revealed

// The winners of Dubai Lynx were last night revealed and celebrated at the much anticipated Awards Gala, attended by more than 1400 people,...

Google Search goes Social with Like Button

Google goal is to get you the most relevant results as quickly as possible. But relevance is about relationships as well as words on...

Renno Communications Group teams with Text 100

Renno Communications Group (Renno CG), a full service communications agency with reach spanning across the Middle East and North African regions, and Text 100,...

Freight rates continued to tumble

Freight rates have continued to tumble over the last few weeks, almost dipping below the US$1,000 per teu mark on the Asia to Europe...

‘Mercedes-Benz Service Week’ at Emirates Motor Company

// ‘Mercedes-Benz Service Week’ at Emirates Motor Company (EMC), authorized Mercedes-Benz distributors in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, launched today with a party hosted...

Amazon introduces ‘cloud’ service

Amazon announced the launch of new services that would allow people to purchase, store and play their music and other digital content including movies...

Is it the right time for property investment?

Business and living environment in Dubai look much brighter nowadays. Many property experts feel that it is a good time to buy real estate...

Facebook removes about 20,000 profiles daily

Facebook said that it removes about 20,000 profiles from the website daily. The reasons are various infractions, including users who are underage. In a statement,...

UAE: Seventh on government spending efficiency by World Economic Forum

The UAE is ranked seventh in the world in terms of efficiency of government spending in the 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness Report of the World...

Dubai Mercantile Exchange: Record two billion barrels traded since launch

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that cumulative trading of its benchmark DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) has exceeded...

LinkedIn reached 100 million users

LinkedIn has announced that it has reached 100 million users and counting. It took LinkedIn six years to reach 50 million users, but it only...

RERA audits 70% of real estate projects

Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department, announced it has completed receipt of financial statements for 70%...

Abu Dhabi Yacht Show sails

The third Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS) is attracting huge crowds as the luxurious and exclusive three day event gets underway at the Yas...

Airlines are hiring

Airlines in the UAE have started hiring again. With the overall job market showing improvement, there appears to be an increase in hiring...

Burj Khalifa bags ‘Award of the Year’

Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, has won the award of the year for the best construction project in the Gulf Cooperation...