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25% of Gulf water has been consumed

Recent reports concerning energy consumption in the UAE have stated that 25% of Gulf water has been consumed, with 1/5 of it being used...

World land sales list futures UAE at fourt place

Global land sales reached $64 billion during the first half of 2008. China is currently topping the chart with 44 percent of total worldwide...

UAE records AED3.6 billion gold sale in Q2 of 2008

The World Gold Council's regional office in Dubai announced that the UAE gold sales increased from AED 3 billion in the second quarter of...

Emirati inventor to unveil high-speed solar powered car

The desire of an Emirati young man to make things from nature without depleting it, has made him develop the fastest car on earth...

Building Materials Index – Second Edition

The Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) - Abu Dhabi today released the second edition of the Building Materials Index in a bid to...

DED and RERA sign agreement to support services for real estate...

The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) recently signed a partnership agreement to enhance the quality of...

Dubai Airports conducts first major operational trial at Terminal 3

Dubai Airports has conducted the first major operational trial at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3. The advanced trial follows a series of basic trials...

Naturalization and Residency eServices through Internet

Under the guidelines of LT. General H.H. Sheikh Saif Ben Zayad Al Nahyan Interior Minister on the importance of improving the services that MOI...

Two new Salik toll gates to easy the traffic from September

A year after the launch of Salik in Dubai, the RTA is going to open two more toll gates. But, the big question still...

International health insurance cards valid in Dubai

Acting Director of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) Brig. Obeid Mohair bin Suroor has affirmed that holders of international health insurance cards are...

Prices of basic commodities up by 12.43 percent

Figures from Abu Dhabi's Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) have revealed that prices of basic commodities went up by 12.43 percent between June...

Business Bay in Review

Marketed as the central business hub of the Arab World, Business Bay aims to provide a world-class infrastructure for multinational businesses and a 'fulfilling...

MBRCF embarked upon number of charity projects in Iraq

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Foundation (MBRCF) has embarked upon a number of charity projects in various parts of Iraq...

UAE commits $10 million to Nuclear Fuel Reserve Proposal

The United Arab Emirates has contributed $10 million towards a fuel bank proposal originally launched by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) in 2006. The NTI...

Palm Monorel set for live testing

Dubai World company and one of the world's largest and most innovative real estate developers, has announced that live testing of the Palm...

Buyer protection increased through RERA

The Dubai Government’s move to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in 2007 has seen the implementation of a number of new industry...

Increase in retail sales expected during DSS 2008

Retail trade in Dubai is immensely contributing to further positioning the emirate as one of the world's major commercial centres

The Address Hotels & Resorts to manage The Palace, The Old...

The Address Hotels & Resorts, the new hotel brand launched by Emaar Hospitality Group (EHG), will assume the management and operations of The Palace,...