Kuwait Approves $12bn Bids For Clean Fuels Project

The Clean Fuels Project is a specification upgrade and expansion of Kuwait’s largest refineries.

Saudi Arabian Airlines Picks Adviser For Cargo Unit’s Share Sale

A stake in the maintenance subsidiary is expected to be sold to the public before June 2015.

Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan Launches New 2021 Initiative

Under the new initiative, the government will “compete with the private sector” in terms of the caliber of service it provides.

Dubai Appoints Consultant For Expo 2020 Transport Requirements

The emirate has also hired a consultant for crowd management, confirms RTA chairman.

Abu Dhabi’s IPIC To Triple Emirati Workforce

IPIC will recruit UAE nationals for roles across a number of its projects.

Kuwait Seeks Saudi-Style Law Against Fighting Abroad

Estimations suggest some 1,200 Saudis have joined Islamist militants involved in Syria’s civil war.

Dubai House Prices To Reach Pre-Crisis Levels Next Year

The fast growth has raised concern about the potential of a property market bubble.

JP Morgan Cuts Banking Ties With Emirates NBD

The bank has severed relationships in its cash management business in the Middle East.

UAE Signs Agreement To Develop Intellectual Property Safeguards

The UAE has signed an agreement with the Korean Intellectual Property Office to ramp up its intellectual property protection mechanisms.

UAE-Led Group Expects To Sign $2bn India Power Deal

TAQA plans to take a majority stake in the plants while India’s IDFC Alternatives and PSP Investments will hold minority stakes.

UAE To Use Drones For Government Services

Fingerprint and eye-recognition security systems would be used to protect the drones and their cargo.

Qatar’s CBQ Posts 32.9% Q4 Profit Drop

The bank made a net profit of 300 million riyals for Q4 2013 compared with 447.3 million riyals a year earlier.

Higher Spending Narrows Kuwait Nine-Month Budget Surplus

The IMF has warned that Kuwait’s expenditure could exceed oil revenues as early as 2017.

Qatar’s Qinvest, QIB In Islamic Funds Tie-Up

QInvest is streamlining its operations, focusing on investment banking and asset management business.

Saudi Aramco Asks Firms To Bid Again For Jizan Power Plant

Aramco has re-tendered three of the four construction packages.

US Developer Reef Worlds Plans Underwater Project In Dubai

The new project, called Lost Cities, is expected to be unveiled in early March.

One-Third Of UAE Users Experience Mobile Device Theft – Survey

The majority of phone users in the UAE store important personal and official data on their mobile devices, according to a new survey.

Dubai’s Official Property Site To Auction Units Worth Dhs190m

The third auction from eMart will feature five high-end commercial and residential properties.

Kuwait-Airbus Deal On Track Despite Probe

Kuwait’s parliament voted on Wednesday to investigate all contracts signed by state-owned Kuwait Airways.

Dubai’s DFSA Obtains Court Orders Against Deutsche Bank

The bank was found in material non-compliance with requirements to produce information to the financial regulator.

Dubai’s Arabtec Holding To Set Up Five New Subsidiaries

Two of the units will focus on infrastructure projects, one on water and energy projects and one on the Egyptian market.

Dubai’s RTA Reveals 2014 Budget Of Dhs7bn, Plans 50 New Projects

Around 36 per cent of funds in the budget will be allocated to the traffic and roads agency while 33 per will go to rail agency, according to the RTA.

Nakheel Awards Contracts Worth $11m For Al Furjan, Warsan Projects

The contracts cover infrastructure design and supervision work in the two communities.

Family Blames Saudi Gender Segregation Rules For Student’s Death

Amena Bawazir, a student at the King Saud University in Riyadh, died of heart problems last week.

Italy’s Monte Paschi Foundation In Talks With Qatar For Stake Sale

Qatar sovereign fund is reportedly seeking a 15-20 per cent in the troubled Italian lender.

Saudi Hotel Fire Kills 15 Pilgrims

All 15 were Egyptians and the blaze was started by an electrical short circuit, said reports.

Saudi Arabia’s Mortgage Law To Boost Markets

Changes in Saudi’s mortgage law in 2013 are expected to boost banks in the GCC’s largest domestic market.

UAE Banking: Brighter Prospects Ahead

After some difficult years, there are signs of better times ahead for the UAE banking sector.

Fitch Revises Batelco’s Outlook From Stable To Negative

The revision was mainly driven by Fitch’s concern about regulatory uncertainty in Bahrain, it said.

Qatar’s QNB Aims To Be Largest Lender In ME, Africa By 2017

The lender is looking for acquisition targets in Turkey, Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa.