In Depth

It’s a question that aides to any president seeking re-election should be ready to handle: Are Americans better off now than before he took office?

This seemingly simple query, however, flummoxed President Barack Obama's team in recent days, throwing the campaign on the...

Spending has gone out of style compared to the days when the UAE economy was booming and salaries soared ever upwards.

Despite a recent UAE study finding we aren't quite sitting on huge savings, people's instincts now are to be more cautious with...

Retail giant Walmart is trying out a system that would allow shoppers to scan items using their iPhones and then pay at a self-checkout counter, a move that could trim checkout times and slash costs.

If the 'Scan & Go' test by the world's largest retailer is successful, it has the potential to change the way people shop and...

As a professional practitioner of social media, it hasn’t escaped my attention that I seem to work in an industry full of smoke and mirrors.

Even as an ardent supporter of the wonders of new media platforms, I sometimes find myself nonplussed at some of the hype.

The long-standing tradition of mimicry in technology can now mean a bashing in court and on Wall Street.

This week saw a major shift in the smartphone industry after Apple's landmark victory in a patent dispute with rival Samsung...

With summer approaching its end, the UAE is preparing to get back to work.

And for many that means slapping on a name tag, putting up a stand and showing off their business in one of the country's...

Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), the Dubai-owned fuel retailer with petrol stations across the emirate, is striking out into Saudi Arabia in a bid to offset the sizeable losses it makes in UAE.

That was the message earlier this week as the firm announced it is partnering with Saudi petroleum retailer Aldrees on a joint...

Things are heating up for Europe’s leaders as they return to their desks after summer...

Europe's political powerhouses are bracing themselves for storm clouds in the autumn having spent weeks soaking up the August sun.

Are female-only projects a step towards greater freedom for Saudi women?

When the Saudi Industrial Property Authority recently published a densely worded press release on its website, it can't have...