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Worldwide Smartphone Sales Nearly Flat; Chinese Vendors Climb to The Top 5 Vendor List

According to the latest preliminary release from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million...

Middle East’s Hotel Occupancy Drops 3.3% to 71.9% in March 2016

Hotels in the Middle East reported negative results, while hotels in Africa reported mixed results for the three key performance metrics when reported in...

Is Game of Thrones Season 6 First Episode the Most-watched Ever?

The fantasy favourite Game of Thrones, the most popular series in HBO’s history, returned for its sixth season with what may or may not...

Emaar Malls net profit rose 22% in the first quarter of 2016

Emaar Malls (DFM: EMAARMALLS), the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by global property developer Emaar Properties, reported first-quarter (January to March) 2016 net...

Dubai International Financial Centre Unveils New Project

Gate Avenue at DIFC will be a key element in accomplishing 2024 growth strategy Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today announced the launch of Gate...

Travelling to Europe soon? Get up to 55% of hotels in London, Paris and Berlin

If you are traveling to Europe in the coming months, you already know that the hotels will be mostly booked during the summer holiday...

Dubai’s hotel room rates still highest worldwide in the first quarter of 2016

Dubai recorded 2016’s highest first-quarter average daily rate (ADR) among major markets around the world, according to the global consultancy STR. This marked the...

Business licenses can be renewed via SMS in Dubai

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai has launched a new service for owners of business licenses to have them renewed automatically through...

Property prices and rents in Dubai set to decline further

· Residential values drop by 2.2% during Q1 2016 · Villa prices expected to decline further by 5% during 2016 · Apartment values...