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How I bought my Apple MacBook Air in Dubai

By on November 11, 2013 in Dubai Shopping, Dubai Technology

I have visited Dubai quite a good number of times over summer breaks or just taking a short vacation from the hectic 9 to 5 life. It has been like a second home for me; my easiest getaway in times when I need an escape. Each time I have traveled with a fair amount of [...]

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Cucina Mia boasts Dubai’s longest pizza

By on November 1, 2013 in Eating Out in Dubai

Cucina Mia has announced it is now serving Dubai’s longest pizza. On its menu, this is called the 1.5 meter pizza which is equivalent to six round pizzas. It can be tailor-made using a variety of Cucina Mia Pizza toppings every 25 cm; from the Quattro Formaggi, Pesto di Basilico to the Parmigiana di Melanzane. Pizza [...]

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How Expats Can Use Modern Technology to Share and Connect with Home

By on October 31, 2013 in Dubai Technology, Living in Dubai

Before the advent of modern technology, leaving home to live abroad was often a much more isolating experience than it is today. Sharing your impressions, triumphs, and setbacks as an expat with friends and family back home meant making pricy long-distance phone calls or writing long-hand letters which could take weeks to arrive to the [...]

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Dubai Tenants Beware: Landlords and Property Developers can force inspection of your homes

By on September 30, 2013 in Living in Dubai

  Residents of Dubai, especially those living in rented flats should brace up for forced inspection from the landlords and property developers. Gulf News has published a story about a tenant in Muhaisnah, Bur Dubai area, who was fined Dhs 800 by the property developer after a company representative visited the flat and discovered that she was [...]

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Dubai Taxis to have sensor driven automatic meters soon

By on September 27, 2013 in Living in Dubai

  When you sit in a taxi in Dubai, you can see a notice that if the meter is not in operation when you reach your destination, the ride will be free. Not any more. As reported by Gulf News, Taxi meters in Dubai will turn on automatically the moment a passenger enters the vehicle, [...]

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Restaurant chain Just Falafel plans Dubai IPO

By on September 19, 2013 in Business in Dubai

  Just Falafel, a UAE-based franchise restaurant offering the traditional Arab food, is planning for an IPO by October. According to Arabian Business, Just Falafel has hired an advisor to help arrange an initial public offer of shares on the Nasdaq Dubai bourse as soon as October 2013. Just Falafel, which was set up in [...]

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Dubai school operator GEMS Education plans to raise $500 million from stake sale

By on September 19, 2013 in Business in Dubai

GEMS Education, the Dubai based schools operator, is seeking to raise about $500 million to fund growth by selling a stake of up to 20 percent in the privately owned company.. GEMS  employs about 11,000 staff, operates around 100 private schools across the Gulf region. GEMS has appointed Credit Suisse as a financial adviser to [...]

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