25% of Gulf water has been consumed
Recent reports concerning energy consumption in the UAE have stated that 25% of Gulf water has been consumed, with 1/5 of it being used...
World land sales list futures UAE at fourt place
Global land sales reached $64 billion during the first half of 2008. China is currently topping the chart with 44 percent of total worldwide...
UAE records AED3.6 billion gold sale in Q2 of 2008
The World Gold Council's regional office in Dubai announced that the UAE gold sales increased from AED 3 billion in the second quarter of...
Emirati inventor to unveil high-speed solar powered car
The desire of an Emirati young man to make things from nature without depleting it, has made him develop the fastest car on earth...
Building Materials Index – Second Edition
The Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) - Abu Dhabi today released the second edition of the Building Materials Index in a bid to...
DED and RERA sign agreement to support services for real estate...
The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) recently signed a partnership agreement to enhance the quality of...
Dubai Airports conducts first major operational trial at Terminal 3
Dubai Airports has conducted the first major operational trial at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3. The advanced trial follows a series of basic trials...
Naturalization and Residency eServices through Internet
Under the guidelines of LT. General H.H. Sheikh Saif Ben Zayad Al Nahyan Interior Minister on the importance of improving the services that MOI...
International health insurance cards valid in Dubai
Acting Director of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) Brig. Obeid Mohair bin Suroor has affirmed that holders of international health insurance cards are...
Prices of basic commodities up by 12.43 percent
Figures from Abu Dhabi's Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) have revealed that prices of basic commodities went up by 12.43 percent between June...
Business Bay in Review
Marketed as the central business hub of the Arab World, Business Bay aims to provide a world-class infrastructure for multinational businesses and a 'fulfilling...
MBRCF embarked upon number of charity projects in Iraq
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Foundation (MBRCF) has embarked upon a number of charity projects in various parts of Iraq...
UAE commits $10 million to Nuclear Fuel Reserve Proposal
The United Arab Emirates has contributed $10 million towards a fuel bank proposal originally launched by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) in 2006.
The NTI...
Palm Monorel set for live testing
Dubai World company and one of the world's largest and most innovative real estate developers, has announced that live testing of the Palm...
Increase in retail sales expected during DSS 2008
Retail trade in Dubai is immensely contributing to further positioning the emirate as one of the world's major commercial centres
The Address Hotels & Resorts to manage The Palace, The Old...
The Address Hotels & Resorts, the new hotel brand launched by Emaar Hospitality Group (EHG), will assume the management and operations of The Palace,...
Emirates introduces inflight mobile phones on Boeing 777-300
Emirates has again proved itself an aviation industry pioneer after becoming the first airline to introduce in-flight mobile phone services on a Boeing aircraft.
Dubai's...
The Dubai Mall to open on October 30, 2008
Emaar Malls Group has finalised the opening date of its flagship mall development The Dubai Mall as October 30, 2008. In one of the...