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Inside Story – The swine flu threat

The UN has warned that the virus has the potential to become a pandemic, but said the world was better prepared than ever to...

Noor Dubai treats thousands for blindness in Niger

Noor Dubai, the UAE-based charity initiative focused on preventing and treating low vision and curable forms of blindness, today announced that it had successfully...

Government of Dubai continues to meet all its contractual obligations

Statement from Dubai Department of Finance The Department of Finance, Government of Dubai, issued the following statement today in response to an inaccurate and misleading...

RAKBANK Achieves 13% Growth in First Quarter Profits

RAKBANK has reported a net profit of AED 160.37 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 12.7% increase over the same period last...

Statement by Emaar Properties

An Emaar Properties spokesperson: "No projects launched by Emaar Properties are currently on hold. All the developments are progressing and in line with Emaar's strategy...

UAE economy ‘to recover faster than other nations’

The UAE is expected to recover from the global financial distress faster than other economies given its enormous wealth and experience in crisis management,...

“No projects by Emaar Properties on hold”

An Emaar Properties spokesperson today said none of the company's projects is on hold. Following is the statement: "No projects launched by Emaar Properties...

Stocks Vs. Economy

Stocks bottom before the economy does.

Residents Confidence Low

The global economic downturn and the financial crisis that have hit Dubai, have a dramatic effect on its residents confidence in their own future...