IDEX appoints INEGMA as organiser of Gulf Defence Conference at IDEX...
IDEX (International Defence Exhibition & Conference) today announced the appointment of the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA) as the conference...
223,806 people register for ID cards in January 2011
In a dramatic achievement, the first of its kind since the inception of the Emirates Identity Authority, the number of registrants for ID cards...
32 Billion Devices by 2020?
The digital universe is doubling its size every two years and by 2020, it will multiply 10-fold. While today around 14 billion devices are...
Middle East Retail Sector to Reach $682b by 2013
The Middle East retail industry will grow at a CAGR of around 13 percent during 2009-2013 to reach over $682 billion by 2013, Companies...
Launch of Arabic version of Sphere Handbook 2011
The Sphere Project, a leading initiative promoting quality and accountability in humanitarian work, launched today the Arabic version of the 2011 revised edition of...
Leading experts to participate in Dubai Global Energy Forum 2011
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, announced today that leading experts in the field of...
UM Unveils its Fifth Annual Social Media Tracker – Wave 5
A recent study of the active internet users showed that we now contact more people in our personal life through social networks than we...
The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC to open January 12
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is scheduled to open January 12, which will be The Ritz-Carlton's second property in Dubai.
This ultra-luxurious hotel...
Oil futures rose by 1.6 percent, topping $106
Crude oil prices rose to two and half year highs on Monday on heightened worries about supply disruption due to deepening civil unrest in...
Asia Pacific’s Top 500 Retailers Reach $1 Trillion in Sales in...
Asia Pacific's top 500 retailers grew by 5.4% in current value terms in 2012 to top $1 trillion in sales, compared to 11% growth in...
Online Advertising Spend in the Middle East Expected to...
Online advertising is expected to grow by four percent over the next three years, and reach an estimated AED977 million (US$ 266 million) by...
UAE to host Global TransRail in 2011
The National Transport Authority, the Federal Government Authority responsible for the UAE Land and Maritime Transport Sectors, announced that Global TransRail will take place...
More than 9,000 people attend first day of World Future Energy...
The first day of the World Future Energy Summit, that started on Monday January 18th, and hosted by Masdar, witnessed unprecedented attendance...
Global commercial real estate investment volumes surge in Q1 2011
Global cross border investment volumes increase by 38% in Q1 2011, compared to Q1 2010 according to latest data from Jones Lang LaSalle
Preliminary figures...
Ministry of Economy to launch e-Payment service for Gulf Certificates of...
The UAE Ministry of Economy announced that the e-Payment service for the Gulf Certificates of Origin will be launched on April 25, 2010. This...
Natural snack producer Mani & Co. to introduce new product ranges...
Company currently in discussions with major distributers in the GCC as new headquarters in Dubai continues to grow business and offer new...
Armani Hotel launching officially on April 21
Armani Hotel at Burj Khalifa will officially launch on April 21, with doors opening to the public on April 23.
The luxury hotel was originally...
Boustead subsidiary awarded AED55mil contract for first new water recycling plant...
Salcon, a subsidiary of Boustead, a leading global specialist in water and wastewater engineering announced today it has been awarded a AED55 million...