Saudi Prince Alwaleed Faces UK Court Over Gaddafi Jet Sale

The prince is being sued by Jordanian businesswoman Daad Sharab, who says she was not paid a commission for brokering the sale.

The UAE’s Growing Ties With Ethiopia

With so much opportunity for both parties, will the UAE overcome its impasse with Ethiopia over air travel and illegal nannies?

Malaysia Airlines Restarting Dubai Flights

Carrier identifies demand for August resumption, but Emirates provides stiff competition.

New Broadband Internet Service For UAE Firms

Yahclick,launched by Mubadala owned-Yahsat, promises to offer better connectivity and higher speeds.

Saudi Arabia Calls On EU To Arm Syrian Rebels

The European Union lifted restrictions on arming the rebels in May. Britain and France said they would not send weapons before August 1.

Telecom Italia Denies Report On Qatari Talks

Reports suggested that telecoms operator was in talks with Qatari funds to sell a stake in its fixed-line business.

Seven Saudis Jailed For Urging Protests On Facebook – Human Rights Watch

HRW said the men were detained in September 2011 and had spent a year and a half in prison before being tried by a special tribunal.

Bahrain Economic Growth Accelerates Strongly In Q1

Real GDP growth quickened to 4.2 per cent in the first three months of 2013.

Dubai’s MAF Plans Dhs3bn Expansion To Malls, Hotels

Majid Al Futtaim plans to launch two new hotels and upgrade Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre and build a new cinema complex.

UAE’s Dana Gas Says Makes New Discovery In Egypt

The Begonia-1 discovery well produced 9.4 million cubic feet per day of gas and 133 barrels of condensate during initial test drilling.

Saudi Mobily Signs $650m Financing Deal With Ericsson

The operator said the deal would be the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia’s telecom sector and would boost the company’s free cash flow.

Dubai’s ENOC ‘Investigating’ Sri Lanka Diesel Cargo Quality

Sri Lanka returned a 40,000-tonnes diesel cargo shipment from ENOC on Thursday saying it was “not up to the required specifications”.

Abu Dhabi Developers Aldar, Sorouh Merger Effective

The merged entity, called Aldar Properties, has assets of over Dhs46 billion and a market capitalisation of around Dhs16.7 billion.

Emaar, Meraas Launch Affordable Hotel Brand, Dubai Inn

The new hotels will be located across the city, and aim to support Dubai’s goal of attracting 20 million visitors by 2020.

Al Jazeera Hires Hundreds As It Prepares To Debut In America

Al Jazeera America, with headquarters in New York, plans to launch in late-August this year.

Kuwait Fund Says More Than Doubled UK Investment In Past 10 Years

Kuwait Investment Authority, which has around $342 billion assets under management, has increased investment in Britain to over $24 billion.

Saudi Special Report: Shifting Sands

Facing economic risk from the Eurozone and US, oil price volatility, and regional political uncertainty, will Saudi Arabia continue to make foreign investors wary?

Immolation In Riyadh Exposes Plight Of Arab Stateless In Saudi Arabia

A watermelon seller died after he set himself on fire in Riyadh last month.

Former Qatari PM Drove Bold, Maverick Foreign Policy

Sheikh Hamad was replaced as prime minister and foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle following the accession of 33-year-old Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as emir.

Dubai’s Emirates Plans New Aircraft Lease Deal For A380

The airline plans to lease the Airbus A380 aircraft from a finance company that will issue $630 million of bond-type certificates to fund the purchase.

Qatar Lifts 2013 GDP Growth Forecast To 5.3%

The Gulf state upped its forecast from 4.8 per cent, citing changes to its expected output of oil and gas.

Al Jazeera Director-General Resigns To Take Up Government Post

Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani said he was leaving the network “to serve his country”, without indicating which government post he was taking.

Prince Alwaleed Sued Over Private Jet Sale To Gaddafi

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is expected to give evidence in a London court next week.

Saudi Clerics Approve Call For Fewer Haj Pilgrims This Year

Last year more than three million pilgrims travelled to Mecca for the pilgrimage.

New Qatar Emir Says Will Not “Take Direction” In Foreign Affairs

In his first speech as head of state Sheikh Tamim said he would follow in the “path” of his father, architect of an assertive foreign policy.

Dubai-Based App Wally Receives Dhs1.5m Funding

The personal finance application has 100,000 active users and plans to introduce a new planning and budgeting feature.

Kuwait Cabinet Sets Parliamentary Vote For July 27

This is the sixth assembly contest in seven years in the Gulf country.

Qatar To Change PM, Foreign Minister Under New Emir

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani will step down after Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani handed power to his son.

Baskin-Robbins Opens 650th Middle East Store

The opening also marked the U.S.-brand’s 34th year in the UAE as figures show it occupies 69 per cent of the local market share.

DP World Increases Dubai Port Capacity

The extension of Terminal 2 by one million TEU increases total capacity to 15 million TEUs.