New service to meet strong business and leisure demand and support UAE investments in Vietnam
Kinetic BPO is hoping to improve customer service standards in the UAE’s telecoms industry.
The new joint venture is being set-up with an initial capital outlay of around $8 million.
Shares in Dubai were boosted during the quarter after index compiler MSCI upgraded the United Arab Emirates to emerging market status.
Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported that dozens of Nepali workers had died on Qatari building sites over the summer
Thomas Bach has claimed that he has received assurance from Sepp Blatter that the tournament will not clash with the Winter Olympics.
Tareck Fouad Farah was found guilty of issuing a letter containing false information.
BNP Paribas, HSBC, Saudi Fransi (Credit Agricole) and Standard Chartered were the leads.
Saudi firm SAS has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Glowork, a platform that helps women in the Middle East find employment opportunities.
Qatar is the only MENA country and one of the two non-European countries to be featured in the list.
Saudi travellers set to enjoy first class services to and from London next spring.
Damac Towers by Paramount Hotels & Resorts will offer 215 units of serviced residences, from one to three-bed apartments.
The Deira-based mall will feature over 130 new stores including Marks & Spencer, Mango and Omega.
Arabtec has raised the salaries of 36,000 workers across its projects nationwide.
Co-branded card is designed to reward and enhance loyalty among frequent flyers
Exclusive lounge enables guests to unwind before, during and after games.
Bahrain has seen almost daily protests by members of the Shi’ite majority since February 2011.
Dubai has been recovering from a real estate crisis and property prices have begun to rebound.
Dubai’s benchmark advanced 1.2 per cent to 2,771 points, its highest finish since November 2008
The Expo 2020 winning bid will be announced in November this year.
The tax exemption, covering the 10 per cent municipality fee, will extend to applications over the next three years.
The UAE’s booming private education sector has attracted many UK universities to setup affiliate campuses in Dubai.
GDP rose 0.6 per cent from the first quarter, according to the Ministry of Planning and Statistics.
Ahmad Mehsari from Qatar Islamic Bank will take over as the bank’s acting chief executive.
Over 1.5 million passengers passed through the emirate’s airport in August.
GCC states’ expenditure on rail schemes, expansion of power generation plants and housing projects is expected to boost capital expenditure in 2013.
A campaign calling for women to defy the ban in a protest drive on October 26 has spread rapidly online.
According to the IMF, Dubai’s total debt stands at $142 billion, or around 102 per cent of its GDP.
Vivendi in July entered into exclusive negotiations with Etisalat to sell its majority holding stake in Maroc Telecom for 3.9 billion euros in cash.
Oman aims to develop its fledgling Islamic finance industry with a debut issue of sukuk by the government.