2014 will see the launch of more new routes and further aircraft delivery for Dubai airline Emirates, writes Tim Clark.
The “Heart of Europe” project, a complex of luxury hotels and villas, is expected to be completed by the end of 2016.
The Dubai developer is maintaining sales prices at the same level as last year, confirms chairman Ali Rashid Lootah.
Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will receive grants from the UAE’s $50m renewable energy fund.
A rising GDP, growing digital usage and sports fever will drive the region’s advertising market in 2014.
All Emirati males between ages 18 and 30 will be required to serve in the military while it is optional for women
OPEC sees fast growth in 2014 of 3.5 per cent, up from 2.9 per cent in 2013 as monetary stimulus continues.
The UAE attracted FDIs worth $12 billion in 2013 owing to increased government spending and resurgence in some service sectors.
Land Rover sales in the region were up 49 per cent on the previous year while Jaguar saw a rise of 30 per cent.
Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, a Qatari national and a director at the fund’s mergers and acquisitions team, left late last year.
Middle East energy use will grow by 77 per cent by 2035, double the increase in production.
An Abu Dhabi company plans to bring the region’s first ever salmon farm to the capital.
An international donor conference in Kuwait is intended to help the UN reach a $6.5 billion aid target.
Prices start at Dhs10 million and the plots can be used for residential, hotel or commercial development.
Executive vice chairman Colm McLoughlin said the company will focus on the new Al Maktoum International airport.
The airline will resume services to Manchester after a seven-year gap and will fly thrice a week.
The deal provides Sri Lankan domestic workers in the Kingdom the right to retain their travel documents.
A new malicious Trojan called Neverquest is designed to steals usernames and passwords to online bank accounts, says Kaspersky.
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) banned Zarooni for eight years after finding him guilty of administering anabolic steroids.
Authorities are looking to reduce power and water consumption rates in the GCC, which are the highest in the world.
With a new leader at the helm and the emirate’s gas boom coming to an end, can Qatar maintain its economic and political momentum?
The founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates explains why détente with Iran is a game changer.
Increased liquidity is a requirement for competing in a global arena and meeting Basel III regulations.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange CEO, Christopher Fix, is looking to establish DME Oman as the price benchmark for Middle East crude heading East
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, praises Middle East dealers and the region’s discerning customers.
Victory Heights handed over 75 per cent of its phase one villas in 2010 as Dubai recovered from a property crash.
From classified information leaks to human rights abuse allegations, 2013 saw its fair share of controversies.
FIFA backtracks on comments made by secretary general Jerome Valcke that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would not be played in the summer.
Construction, banking, travel and hospitality are sectors that will witness a rise in hiring activity.
Iraq holds significant potential for Dubai businesses, says Hamad Buamim, president and CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.