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Ge and Intel to form healthcare alliance

1. GE and Intel invest $250 million in new market opportunity; 2. Companies to market and develop innovative technologies for independent living and chronic disease management GE...

Construction costs have dropped to 2003 levels

Should property prices be decreased in line with the reducing costs of building materials? A softening in prices of building materials is expected to kick...

A Warm Welcome to Dubai’s Newcomers

The Rug Company opens its first UAE store The Rug Company, the leading name in contemporary handmade rugs, wall-hangings and cushions, and its unique collaborations...

Istithmar World Investment Management (Dubai) Limited to operate from DIFC as...

To focus on private equity and alternative investment opportunities Istithmar World, the investment arm of Dubai World,  today announced that its investment management entity, Istithmar...

Emirates offers employees six months unpaid leave

Emirates Airline offered to some of it's employees  unpaid leave for as long as 6 months starting May, the company said in an e-mail...

RTA to open phase IV of Jumeirah Lakes Towers

Dubai's Roads '&' Transport Authority (RTA) opens today (Saturday 04/04/2009) Phase IV of Jumeirah Lakes Towers Interchange (Interchange 5.5) on Sheikh Zayed Road. The Project...

Infrastructure Breakthrough – iCrete introduces revolutionary new material for precast concrete...

• New iCrete product family will feature speed in application, exceptional reliability and workability, less cement, lower cost, and sections that are thinner and...

Emaar Misr launches sale of fully-finished Mivida townhomes in Views District

•Starting price at EGP1.2 million with only 5% down payment •Two- and three-bedroom units of size 158 to 190 sq m; delivery scheduled for 2012 •Located...

Gulf Print and Gulf Pack expecting record attendance

With two innovative additions to the 2009 shows The 2009 edition of Gulf Print and Gulf Pack will be the biggest yet, and will feature...

Dubai Department of Economic Development opens new branch at The...

His Excellency Mr Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), officially inaugurated DED’s new branch office in The...

Dubai ranked most competitive in Middle East

Dubai has the most competitive economy in the Middle East and ranks higher for its competitiveness than Japan, Germany, France or New Zealand, according...

President of Singapore visits The Address, Downtown Burj Dubai

His Excellency S R Nathan, the President of Singapore accompanied by Ministers, parliamentarians and officials from Singapore visited The Address, Downtown Burj Dubai during...

Limitless delays work on the Arabian Canal

The developer remains committed to the project The future of Dubai's 75km-long Arabian Canal mega-project was under threat this week after the client suspended the...

Tameer Towers project under consideration

Tameer Holding has informed the contractors appointed to build  the Tameer Towers project in Abu Dhabi about it's decision to cancel the contract, says...

Hosted Buyer Program at SITL Dubai creates growth-platform for logistics sector

Reed Exhibitions, organiser of the inaugural edition of SITL Dubai (the International Week of Transport and Logistics), has announced the launch of a Hosted...

Cultural Season at ADU

Noura Al Kaabi: Media to witness major shifts domestically and regionally Twofour54 will bridge the communication gap between the east and the west Kylie McKenzie, the...

Dubai hires PR

Barely a day goes by without a headline decrying Dubai's economic woes. But take a look in some of the local press here, and...

Dubai Department of Economic Development, Dubai Real Estate Corporation join forces...

The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Foreign Investment Office (FIO) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai...