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Global direct real estate investment volumes rise nearly 50 percent in Q2, 2011

Global direct real estate investment volumes in the second quarter of 2011 totaled more than US$101 billion, up seven percent from the previous three...

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...

Gold settles at record high of $1,562.30 an ounce

Gold futures topped a six-session winning streak with a nominal record Tuesday, defeating a shaky start with support from ongoing worries about the euro-zone...

Exclusively for You: Ramzi

The Middle East’s  R&B sensation, Ramzi, recently released his latest album "Touch the Sky" through EMI Music Arabia. The 28 year old singer and multi-instrumentalist...

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 Of The Year’ twice

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

Bank of Sharjah mandates a group of banks for a syndicated loan deal

The Bank of Sharjah (BOS) issued today a statement in relation to the news that appeared in some local newspapers dated July 11, 2011,...

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....