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Dubai Fashion Week announced designers for Fall/Winter 2011

Dubai Fashion Week® (DFW) has announced its line-up of designers for the upcoming Fall/Winter 2011 season. Showcasing their prêt-a-porter collections will be HSY, Hanayen,...

Local artists set to shine as Dubomedy turns 3

In just three short years of existence, hundreds of student dancers, writers and budding comedians have passed through the Dubomedy Arts School Programs. Thousands...

Central Bank announces increase in money supply

The Central Bank of UAE announced today that the money supply M0 (currency in circulation + currency at banks) increased by 2.3%, from AED...

UAE: Seventh on government spending efficiency by World Economic Forum

The UAE is ranked seventh in the world in terms of efficiency of government spending in the 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness Report of the World...

Dubai Mercantile Exchange: Record two billion barrels traded since launch

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that cumulative trading of its benchmark DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) has exceeded...

LinkedIn reached 100 million users

LinkedIn has announced that it has reached 100 million users and counting. It took LinkedIn six years to reach 50 million users, but it only...

RERA audits 70% of real estate projects

Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department, announced it has completed receipt of financial statements for 70%...

UAE to send 12 planes to patrol Libya No-Fly Zone

The United Arab Emirates will send 12 planes to take part in operations to enforce the no-fly zone in Libya, the official news agency...

Abu Dhabi Yacht Show sails

The third Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS) is attracting huge crowds as the luxurious and exclusive three day event gets underway at the Yas...