Dubai: Antoine Choueiri, the founder and chairman of the Choueiri Group, one the Middle East's largest media brokers, died yesterday at the age of 70. The Lebanese media mogul died in his hometown...

Dubai: Emirates yesterday said it will hire 2,000 more cabin crew to support its growth and operations this year. The Dubai-based international airline has added 14 aircraft to its fleet since March...

The world’s media industry is congregating in Abu Dhabi this week to attend the inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit, under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown...

Interpol joined an international task force investigating the Dubai assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. The international policing organization also said it was convinced of the...

Mar 9, 2010 - 09:23 - Abu Dhabi, 9 March 2010 (WAM) - Lt. General H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister '&' Minister of Interior, attended today the opening of the inaugural Abu...

Mar 9, 2010 - 09:03 - Abu Dhabi, 9 March, 2010 (WAM) - The Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones (ZonesCorp) in Abu Dhabi received yesterday a high-profile business delegation from South...

Mar 9, 2010 - 09:02 - Abu Dhabi, 9 March 2010 (WAM) - Singapore Airlines' will introduce Daily Airbus A330-300 aircraft from Abu Dhabi to Singapore starting from 29 March 2010, featuring the...

Going into ITB 2010, compared to ITB in March 2009, Emirates' fleet of modern aircraft has grown from 131 to 145, while the number of A380s received has doubled from four to...

Mar 9, 2010 - 09:01 - Abu Dhabi, 9 March 2010 (WAM) - H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the...

Mar 9, 2010 - 09:00 - Abu Dhabi, 9 March 2010 (WAM) - Lt. General H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister '&' Minister of Interior, attended today the opening of the inaugural Abu...

Mar 9, 2010 - 09:00 - Dubai, 9 March, 2010 (WAM) - The Dubai Mall, the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosted an astonishing 5 million visitors during the one-month Dubai...

Mar 9, 2010 - 08:59 - Abu Dhabi, 9 March 2010 (WAM) - Etisalat's today announced its partnership with the Abu Dhabi Media Summit during a press conference at the Yas Hotel Conference Centre. The...

Mar 9, 2010 - 08:59 - Abu Dhabi 9 Mach 2010 (WAM) - Limousine and taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi are to undergo product knowledge training on the emirate's expanding portfolio of tourist attractions in a...

Mar 9, 2010 - 08:58 - Dubai, 9 March, 2010 (WAM) - Held under the patronage of H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, the 3rd Global Dubai Tea Forum opened today at Westin Dubai...

Mar 9, 2010 - 08:57 - Dubai, Mar 09th, 2010 (WAM) -- Dubai Deputy Ruler HH Sheikh Al Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum today inaugurated the 18th Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS)...

Mar 9, 2010 - 07:47 - WAM Dubai, Mar 09th, 2010 (WAM) -- H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority inaugurated this...

Mar 9, 2010 - 07:46 - WAM Abu Dhabi - 9 March, 2010: Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced today the implementation of a new school model that will be applied to all Abu Dhabi government...

Palestinians from Hamas and other groups carry pictures of slain Palestinian Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon on Feb....

DUBAI - Dubai World, the state-owned holding company in talks to renegotiate about US$26 billion ($37 billion) of debt, will ask banks for permission to delay loan repayments when it presents a plan...

Dubai: Antoine Choueiri, the founder and chairman of the Choueiri Group, one of Middle East’s largest media brokers, died on Tuesday at the age of 70. The Lebanese media mogul died in his...

Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) ended Tuesday’s session with a slight rise of 0.84%, or 14 points to stabilize at 1663.02. It set its intraday high of 1666.51 pts, trimming some of its...

The Arab world’s largest airline has hired around 660 cabin crew and more than 60 pilots since March 2009, a statement said. The airline’s total cabin crew stands at...

NEW YORK -- News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday that the Arab world can adhere to traditions and values, while also investing in a thriving creative industry and avoiding ...

(MENAFN) Emaar Properties said in a statement that it has provided recommendations on how it intended to proceed with development of a $600 million mixed-use project in Indonesia, Reuters...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Over 150 Korean investors attended an investment seminar held in the capital on Monday that would pave the way for a robust investment partnership with Abu Dhabi. Han Seung...

The Arab world's largest airline has hired around 660 cabin crew and more than 60 pilots since March 2009, a statement said. The airline's total cabin crew stands at 11,000."More aircraft and flights...

Al Ain: Fair weather with bright sunshine is expected to increase temperature gradually, but would create fog early in the mornings, said weather forecasters. Rising temperature is likely to...

Dubai: Almost a dozen companies across the emirates have qualified for a ministry-issued Environmental Performance Certificate (EPC) which regulates that industrial businesses are operating in...

With stabbing cases becoming more and more common in Dubai courtrooms, we have to also ask how easy it is to obtain knives on Dubai's...

Dubai: Parents must contact the police if their teenage children have been involved in fights with other youth and when they suspect that trouble could be brewing, a senior official has said. ...

Some teenagers said they have witnessed several fights where boys came armed with knives, swords and sharp tools and pulled them out when the argument got "really aggressive and provocative" "to...

More than 20 special needs children aged between 10 and 18 who are studying at the centre, came to showcase their artwork at the residency...

Prosecutors have charged the two suspects, a 41-year-old Jordanian visitor and a 55-year-old Syrian jeweller, with breaking into the pharmacy and stealing money from the cash...

Prosecutors accused the trio, 36-year-old M.A., 23-year-old A.M. and 25-year-old A.H., of endangering the life of their compatriot by getting him drunk and forcing him to have sex with each of...

Hawksbill turtles, a critically endangered species, lay their eggs on a 10-kilometre stretch of beach that has been fenced off to keep people...

What used to take Khan 90 minutes to reach his previous workplace, only took him 20 minutes on the Metro. After he changed his job, the Metro cut down his journey from 30 to five...

Dubai: The UAE must adopt a pragmatic approach to female emiratisation in the private sector, a top official said on Monday. Speaking at the 12th Global Businesswomen and Leaders Summit in Dubai,...

Using your car might give you a greater sense of control, but taking the Metro gives you more confidence to reach your destination without an accident, according to Dr Raymond H. Hamden, a clinical...

The University of Dubai's (UD) first career fair held recently at its campus has resulted in a number of students being called for follow up interviews. Many of the chosen students will be hired...

The British University in Dubai (BUiD) officially opened its 40,000-square-foot campus recently under the patronage of Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and...

THE father of a fourth Australian caught up in the murder of a Hamas leader in Dubai says it was glaringly obvious that the photograph on the passport used by one of the assassins was not his...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - (Business Wire) AbleNet, Inc. – USA’s Vice President of International Business, Adam Wing, will be making two presentations in Dubai. The Dubai Autism Center and the...

Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced today the implementation of a new school model that will be applied to all Abu Dhabi government schools with the first phase covering Cycle 1 and will be...

Mar 9, 2010 - 05:08 - WAM Abu Dhabi, 9th March 2010 (WAM): Abu Dhabi's foreign trade rose to AED 112.071 billion in 2009, an increase of 9% as compared to 2008 as per annual statistics of foreign...

Mar 9, 2010 - 05:07 - WAM DUBAI, March 9th, 2010: Dubai Public Prosecution has issued international arrest warrants for 16 more suspects wanted for the premeditated killing of Mahmoud Al-mabhouh, a...

Mar 9, 2010 - 05:07 - WAM ABU DHABI, March 9th, 2010: Fox International Channels ("FIC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation, announced on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Media Summit that it has...

Mar 9, 2010 - 05:06 - WAM Sharjah, 9th March 2010 (WAM) -- H. H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an emiri decree creating the Sharjah...

(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) will provide AED300 million Islamic finance facility to Al Dhafra Cooperative Society to fund working capital and capital...

(MENAFN - Asia Pulse) In the face of 2009's financial adversity, Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) forged on and emerged ahead of its game, joining the ranks of top-performing free zones in...