Smartphones remain the top device purchase for UAE consumers

Smartphones remain the top device purchase for UAE consumers - and it seems they're willing to pay for flagships.Plug Ins on Monday released its fourth UAE Consumer Electronics Survey.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/22/2015

Iran to divert 20% of polymer export to Europe

<p>Iran may divert as much as 20 per cent of its annual polymer exports from Asia to Europe when sanctions on the Middle Eastern country are lifted, as Chinese market weaknesses fan the flames of investment uncertainty.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/22/2015

Storage solutions for UAE's renewable energy vital for future progress

<p>The power of the sun and wind provides an opportunity for infinite energy, but how can it be harnessed? It is a problem that continues to confound scientists who are working to make such power sources viable.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/21/2015

Al Noor Hospitals to acquire Rochester Wellness

<p>Al Noor Hospitals Group has reached an agreement to acquire long term care and home care provider Rochester Wellness.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/21/2015

US Fed move to help stabilise global market

The US Federal Reserve's decision to keep its interest rate at historic lows until its next meeting in December will help stabilise the global markets and strengthen growth trend in US economy, says an expert..... Read more »

Posted on : 9/20/2015

Dubai's DEWA plans tender for 800 MW third phase of solar park

<p>The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will start accepting expressions of interest for the third phase of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Solar Park at the end of September, it said on Saturday.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/20/2015

Coffee Planet opens UAE's biggest roasting plant

<p>Coffee Planet has opened the largest roasting plant in the country as the home-grown brand eyes further expansion.</p> <p>Coffee Planet, which was set up in Dubai a decade ago with one coffee machine and a box of cups in an Adnoc petrol station, reported that it had invested Dh10 million in its new Jebel Ali factory.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/20/2015

Site works start on Qatar's World Cup final venue

<p>The site works on the proposed host venue for the first and final matches of Qatar's World Cup 2022 have started, according to a report.</p> <p>The 80,000-seat Lusail stadium is the country's sixth Fifa World Cup stadium project, said The National report.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/19/2015

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia sign contracts worth $300m for new oil pipeline

<p>The new pipeline will replace an ageing 230,000 bpd link and will help increase the processing capacity of its Sitra refinery</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/19/2015

Oil trade finance demand grows in ME: banks

<p>Banks are seeing a pick up in interest for trade finance from Middle East oil companies, especially in Egypt, they said, as cashflows dry up due to lower oil prices.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 9/19/2015