We have a new hero and his name is Steve Williams, the CEO of Gulf Finance, that has launched a very simple, but frankly brilliant new product - a loan ...]]>
The economics of property development mean that new building will continue to be constructed, despite a glut in the sector, with the fallout being at least another two years of ...]]>
American rock band Maroon 5 will play a Dubai gig this April, returning to the UAE after a three year absence Live Nation Middle East said in a statement.
The band ...]]>
Private sector salaries in the UAE are forecast to increase at an average rate of 5.2 per cent this year, with employees from Asia getting the biggest pay rises, as ...]]>
Private sector companies and corporations will close down on Thursday, February 17, to mark Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) birthday, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Labour.
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Thursday is the deadliest day for Dubai drivers according to official statistics released by the Dubai police on Sunday.
In total 154 people on Dubai's roads last year, which works out ...]]>
Canadian coffee, donut and sandwich chain Tim Hortons is coming to a mall near you, opening up to 120 sweet smelling restaurants in a license agreement with Dubai-based Apparel Group.
The ...]]>
The Trump Tower has been cancelled. In its place will be a new shopping centre at the heart of the Palm.
The advertising hoarding for Nakheel's Trump Tower had grown so ...]]>
Those of you with rock'n-roll fantasies of living it up 5-star hotel styley could live out those daydreams with the cost of a long term stay in a hotel apartment ...]]>
Abu Dhabi is fast becoming the new Dubai in terms of 'iconic' (sorry) building appearing from nowhere. The latest is to be designed by Ehrlich Architects, with the plan for ...]]>
If you fancy a bit of peace and quiet, and fancy your own private shoreline villa far enough away to hear the fish jump, but not too far from the ...]]>
Dubai is getting ready to celebrate 32 days of DSF 2011 with a "spectacular opening ceremony" for Jan 20, 2011, according to a press release released, ooh 3 minutes ago.
Next month will see the debut of an exclusive clubbing event only for women, with no drinking for Arab ladies who want to shed their abayas and do their thing, ...]]>
According to a statement put out by the UAE news agency, WAM, Arab researchers have made a scientific breakthrough in the treatment of cancer - a medicinal concoction of camel ...]]>
For those of you lucky enough to not remember the 80s, this will pass over your head, but for the rest of you stuck somewhere deep inside in a time ...]]>
Iconic London restaurant, The Ivy, is preparing for it Spring opening in the Emirates Towers, in the location of Scarlett's which closed on the 1st of January.
Phil Broad, managing director ...]]>
UPDATE: Insider Emirates has recieved an update on the amendments to the labour law from a Government Communications official within the Ministry of Labour.
The updated information provides some much needed ...]]>According to the UAE's Ministry of Labour, from January 2011 all companies will have to employ at least 20 per cent of Emiratis as their total workforce reports UAE news ...]]>
If you're about to desperately head off to get your ID card before the December 31st deadline - relax, you now have another 6 months.
The Emirates Identity Authority, the body ...]]>
Outspoken Dubai Police Chief Lt General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim has warned of the "threat" to Emirati culture as a result of the influx of expatriates into the UAE, and has ...]]>