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RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business A huge fire which nearly destroyed buildings in the Ajman One residential cluster on Monday night left residents devastated after losing everything from important documents to a place to stay. Misconceptions and pre-conceived notions, regarding home and content insurance, made things difficult for those who were affected by the fire. In wake of the incident, ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business UAE- based retail operator Marka has launched its first ever home-grown e-commerce venture in collaboration with the Souq.com. The new venture would be primarily focusing on the fashion and the sportswear for the Saudi Arabia. Enhancing its appeal to the retailers, Saudi Arabia is the base for the fastest and the youngest growing consumer market ...

Emirates Business Dubai will host the world’s best concierges at the 63rd Les Clefs d’Or UICH International Congress to be held next month. Taking place from April 10-15 at the world’s tallest hotel — the JW Marriott Marquis — Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is set to welcome the world’s most influential hotel concierges. With “The ...

Emirates Business With less than a month to go, World Art Dubai 2016 is preparing to present a plethora of multinational artists to showcase their individual work and to connect them with art lovers from all kinds of cultural and social backgrounds. The four-day event, taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from April 6-9, will bring in artists ...

Emirates Business Product volumes from the Marketing segment of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) grew by 10% in 2015, the company has revealed at its Annual Marketing Conference 2016. “The ENOC Marketing portfolio includes a diverse portfolio of products and services, reaching customers within a variety of sectors like aviation, automotive, industry and even individual households,” said H.E. Saif Humaid ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business UAE is one of the most alluring destinations across the world that reinvents itself each time to expand its tourism appeal beyond the sun, sand and Burj Khalifa. The country now counts on Wellness holidays as a major source of revenue. UAE’s spa industry, major segment of wellness holiday, is forecast to achieve revenues of ...

WAM The UAE is participating at the 16th Joint Gulf Expo to be held in Riyadh under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul- Aziz Al Saud. Set to run from October 27 to 30, the dedicated UAE pavilion at the event will include leading national companies and local exhibitors, as well as ...

Emirates Business It is not hype, social media has pervaded everyday life comprehensively. In its uses, social media has transcended its nomenclature, and is now regularly used for activities that are traditionally considered, not ‘social’, such as job recruitment. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), approximately 84% of organizations used social media for recruitment in 2015. “Social ...

Dubai / WAM The United Arab Emirates has ranked 19th globally in the Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI) Report 2016, advancing one spot from last year and surpassing countries such as Norway, South Korea, Turkey and Japan. The UAE topped the list of countries within the Middle East and North Africa region, which comprises 15 countries, including Turkey. An analysis of ...

Dubai / WAM Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security in Dubai, on Tuesday formally inaugurated Future Technology Week – a new umbrella concept collecting four specialised industry trade platforms, Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC), Gulf Enterprise Mobility Exhibition and Conference (GEMEC), the Internet of Things Expo (IoTx) and The Big Data Show ...