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Shocking – The Internet is Running Out of Space

Earlier this week, a number of websites experienced major outages. Users from various countries and regions were not able to access them for an...

Retail sector and hotel property in Dubai continue to perform well

One of the world’s leading real estate consultancies reported that hotel property market and retail sector maintained positive trends in the second quarter 2014....

Untested Ebola Drugs Approved for Use in West Africa

Despite ethical questions, the World Health Organization approved untested Ebola drugs for use against the deadly virus in West Africa. The epidemic, which was...

Dubai Saw Record Eid Numbers, Yet Hotel Occupancy Rates at Their Worst

Dubai saw an impressive increase in the number of tourists who came to the emirate during the Eid holidays. Earlier this week, the General...

Amazon Helps Businesses Handle Customer Payments

Amazon, the biggest online retailer, just introduced a credit card reader and a mobile payment app, which targets small and medium-sized brick-and-mortar stores. Competing...

The Bride Shows Dubai, Abu Dhabi Dates Announced

The Bride Show, known as one of the Middle East’s top wedding and lifestyle events, will make its comeback in 2015. The dates for...

Investors Turning to Cash as Geopolitics and Interest Rate Rise Fears Bite

Europe Bears Brunt of Falling Sentiment but Emerging Markets Thrive Rising geo-political temperatures combined with the threat of rising U.S. interest rates have led global...

Top 10 High Buzz Brands in UAE

Samsung, Google and Emirates top the mid-year brand rankings in UAE, recently released by research firm YouGov. During the first half of 2014, Facebook...

Online Shopping Marks a Birthday

This month, the world marks the 20th anniversary of online shopping. Twenty years ago, in 1994, the very first online purchase or secure retail...