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38% of companies check social media profiles of potential employees

The latest international survey conducted by Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, in association with Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications, has revealed that...

New training courses in Islamic finance

Dar Al Sharia Legal & Financial Consultancy LLC, Dubai Islamic Bank’s (DIB) Sharia consultancy and advisory services subsidiary, announced today that it has partnered...

DFMGI advances on low trading volumes

Benchmark adds over 9 pts Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) ended in the green, edging up 0.6%, or almost 9.3 points, to 1567.12, according...

Dubai eGovernment’s ePay generates AED 1.7 billion in H1, 2011

There is an increase of 55 percent in amounts collected through Dubai eGovernment's ePay payment gateway in the first half of 2011 compared to...

GLOBAL GUMBO ALL STARS musical to feature oud player Omar Bashir

Chosen by international artist Quincy Jones, Iraqi Oud player Omar Bashir is just one of the artists in the world to participate with Jones...

Celebrate Ramadan with traditional flavours in Arabesque settings

Make this Holy Moth of Ramadan truly memorable by sharing special moments with family and friends at The Address Hotels + Resorts, Dubai’s five...

Dubai property market steady in second quarter

Villa rents stable, 2% decline in apartment and office rents –sales prices down 3% for both villas and apartments, says Asteco Q2 2011 report The...

Silver broke five weeks losing streak

Last week, silver finally broke its five weeks streak of losses to post a striking gain of over 7%, as controversy returned to the...

Gold advanced impressively, Sprott bullish

Gold advanced impressively last week, spurred higher by  negative employment data from the US on Friday. In weekly terms, gold price rose nearly 3.5%, breaking...