OPEC members unable to agree on oil output

Members of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, today fail to ratify a proposal by four Middle Eastern countries to boost the...

Al Jaber Aviation diversifies business expertise

Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), the pinnacle of VIP aviation and part of the Al Jaber Group based in Abu Dhabi, launched its foray into...

Social Media Personality of The Year

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been named the...

Union Properties receives positive response from banks on debt restructuring

Union Properties PJSC (UPP) plans to repay 2 billion dirhams ($545 million) of debt this year to cut interest costs and convince banks to...

Meet Sylvia: An Entrepreneur starting in Dubai Media City

Sylvia Trifonova just recently started her own business in Dubai Media City. She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she completed School of Mathematics and...

Financial personalities of the wealthy in the Middle East

New report provides in-depth global analysis into financial personalities of the wealthy in the Middle East Report reveals link between the use of financial...

Riyadh Real Estate Market Overview, first quarter 2011

Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, today released its latest “Riyadh Real Estate Market Overview – Q1 2011”...

Retailers to stop charging surcharge on credit card usage from July...

His Excellency Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Consumer Protection, has instructed retailers to stop...

Economic Zones World promotes energy-efficiency through World Environment Day activities

Jafza, the flagship entity of Economic Zones World (EZW), announced on the occasion of World Environment Day that it has been steadily energising its...

Balance between short-term needs and long-term strategy essential

Short-term thinking has hit the headlines in recent years as the catalyst for the recent economic crisis. As regional business continues to evolve at...

New Integrated Media holding company launched

‘Emicom’, a Dubai holding company based in Dubai Media City was launched with an objective to provide a best-in-class service offering to meet the...

“New” residence visa system for property owners

According to 'Al Bayan' newspaper, Dubai authorities plan to introduce a new residence visa system for real estate investors. A government official was quoted by...

Jaguar Land Rover launches new mobile app

Alfardan Premier Motors Company, the exclusive importer of Land Rover and distributor of Jaguar in Qatar, announced that the premium and luxury automotive manufacturer...

Privileges for ‘Dubai SME 100’ companies

Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai, entrusted with the development of the small and medium enterprise...

Dubai World’s Tribunal opens Public Consultation for New Rules

Proposed rule amendments in line with evolving case requirements New rules available on Tribunal website for one month period starting Public consultation underpins commitment to...

Emirates launches Mobile Boarding Pass Service

Making travel even more efficient, Emirates now offers customers the option of receiving a mobile boarding pass on their internet-enabled mobile device –...

Emirates offers 15% discount for summer travel

Emirates is offering a 15 percent discount to select destinations during June, an attractive offer for people looking to travel last minute. Valid to...

Monthly report on prices of building materials

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) issued today its monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of April 2011. The report...