How to break into the UAE PR and Communications industry

    “Advertising is what you pay for, publicity is what you pray for.” ### Public Relations in simple terms is promoting a product, service, event or idea through unpaid methods of communication (not advertising, but in the media instead). PR helps a businesses have a positive reputation with the public through earned communications. ### For example, a new restaurant…

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      Gold seen nearing $1,500 as dollar sags

      Dubai: The gold bulls seem to have woken from their slumber. ### After years of underperformance, gold prices witnessed a historic breakout of $1,350 an ounce in June, breaking away from a six-year-long range of $1,200-$1,300. ### Gold prices last week hit a six-year high of $1,454.40 last week, registering gains of 11 per cent…

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        Indian sailor missing from Dubai ship in Iran

        Dubai: The family of an Indian sailor is seeking help after he reportedly went missing from a Dubai ship in Iranian waters. ### Priyanka Chaudhary, sister of Aayush Chaudhary, appealed to Indian authorities in India and Dubai on Twitter to help find Aayush who has been missing since July 15. ### In a series of…

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          DWTC economic value placed at Dh13.1 billion

          Dubai: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) said on Sunday its net economic value stood at Dh13.1 billion, creating a positive impact of 3.3 per cent of the city’s GDP in 2018. ### Events at DWTC generated total economic value of Dh23 billion with a high Dh13.1 billion retained within Dubai’s GDP, representing an impressive leakage…

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            Funeral service held for 86 Muslims killed by Serbs

            Prijedor, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Several thousand people have attended a funeral service in northwestern Bosnia for 86 Muslims who were slain by Serbs in one of the worst atrocities of the country’s 1992-95 war. ### Relatives of the victims, religious leaders and others gathered Saturday at a soccer stadium near the town of Prijedor, standing solemnly behind…

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