Kuwait’s Investment Dar Offers New Settlement To Creditors

The firm is currently undertaking a KD1 billion debt restructuring plan agreed in 2011.

Virgin Among Five Bidders For Saudi Telecom Licences

The Kingdom plans to sell three mobile virtual network operator licences as part of a plan to liberalise its telecom market.

UK Backs Dubai As Expo 2020 Host

Regional diversity makes Dubai the first choice for Expo 2020 bid, says UK minister.

Drake & Scull Chief Says Will Not Sell Stake In Company

The Dubai-based contractor is currently bidding for projects worth about Dhs15 billion.

Dubai’s CBD Sets Initial Price Guidance For Debut Bond

The early guidance has the five-year bond pricing in the area of 275 basis points over midswaps.

High Land Prices ‘Threaten Dubai Hotel Pipeline’

Citymax COO says it would like to build up to five more Dubai hotels – if it wasn’t for the cost of land

UAE’s Dana Gas Q1 Profit Up 17%

During the first three months of 2013, Dana collected $41 million in receivables from Egypt and $32 million from Kurdistan.

Bahrain Telecom Group Batelco Profit Falls 17%

Bahrain’s biggest telecom group has now reported a fall in profit in 11 quarters out of 12 and has seen its market share eroded by rivals.

Dubai’s Shuaa Capital Q1 Net Loss Narrows

The investment bank said the quarterly net loss narrowed to Dhs5.9 million dirhams ($1.6 million) from Dhs8.5 million a year ago.

Saudi Arabia Confirms Four New Cases Of Deadly SARS-Like Virus

On Sunday Saudi Arabia said it had had a total of 24 confirmed cases since the disease was identified last year, of whom 15 had died.

Kuwait Airways Looking At 25 Airbus Planes

The proposal calls for state-owned Kuwait Airways to buy 25 new Airbus jets and to lease a further 13 to upgrade its fleet but needs government approval.

Kuwait MPs Plan To Question Oil Ministers

Elections in December brought in lawmakers seen as more cooperative with the government.

Tanzania Releases UAE, Saudi Citizens Held Over Church Bombing

The UAE Foreign Ministry announced that the Emiratis had been released on its Twitter account late on Sunday.

Saudi Banks To Reserve More Jobs For Locals

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency sent banks a circular in April giving them three months to list the types of jobs that could be reserved entirely for Saudis.

Full Steam Ahead For Abu Dhabi Ports Company

The Abu Dhabi Ports Company’s ambitious Dhs26.5 billion megaproject is powering ahead and on track to establish the UAE as a global maritime hub.

UAE Salaries To Rise 6% – Morgan McKinley

The oil and gas sector, along with banking and finance, will see wage hikes.

Air Arabia’s Q1 Net Profit Up 20%

Revenue for the quarter rose 22 per cent to Dhs722 million, Air Arabia said, adding passenger traffic during the period was up 18 per cent.

RAK Petroleum Plans International Stock Exchange Listing

RAK Petroleum’s assets include a 42.8 per cent holding in Norwegian oil company DNO International ASA.

UAE Ministry Issues Lebanon Travel Warning

Emirati citizens advised not to travel to the popular Arab country after a demonstration by pro-Assad Syrians in Sidon.

Short-Termism Lethal to Business, Survey Finds

More than three quarters of respondents believe that aims of short-term corporate profitability have led to business damaging decisions.

Bahrain’s Al Baraka Q1 Profit Up 15%

First-quarter net income rose to $66 million from $57 million in the year-ago period, with operating income up 16 per cent.

SARS-Like Virus In Saudi Can Pass Person-To-Person

A virus from the same family triggered the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome that swept the world after emerging in Asia and killed 775 people in 2003.

Saudi Stock Market Caps First-Day Price Volatility

Previously, firms debuting on the Tadawul had unrestricted price movement on their first day of trading, meaning shares often soared before falling back later.

Abu Dhabi’s New Financial Zone To Benefit Dubai

Earlier this month the Abu Dhabi government said it would set up a full-service financial zone on an island near the city’s downtown.

Investment Guru Mobius Eyes The Gulf

Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius reveals why he wants to double investments in Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait Airways To Sign $3bn Airbus Deal

Kuwait Airways plans to buy 10 wide-bodied A350-900 jets and 15 of the slimmer A320neo.

Nakheel Awards Dhs106m Contract For 90 Villas

The project will be within the developer’s Jumeirah Village Circle community. Work is expected to start immediately with an estimated completion date at the end of 2014.

For Banks In Cyber Heist, How To Get Their Money Back?

Bank of Muscat lost $40 million and UAE-based RAKBANK lost $5 million in the global heist.

Qatar Postpones Planned Float Of $12bn Investment Firm

The IPO has been postponed pending necessary approvals.

Saudi In No Rush To “Import Tourists”

The Kingdom is currently investing heavily in building tourism facilities for domestic visitors.