Kuwait Airways says looking for partners as expansion phase begins

The airline’s CEO said agreements with partners could go beyond code shares

Qatar Airways to expand its cargo trade – CEO

The airline is planning to have a second cargo terminal in Doha

Etihad Airways CEO sees more legal action in Air Berlin code-share dispute

The German government has said it will revoke approval for code-sharing by Etihad and Air Berlin on a number of routes which it says are not covered by the current bilateral air services deal

Emirates to operate one-off A380 flight to Sao Paulo

The flight will mark Emirates’ eighth year of operations in Brazil

Bulgaria calls Omani claim over bank collapse ‘groundless’

Oman’s State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) has taken Bulgaria to arbitration at the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Government approves restructuring of Oman Air

The government will take an additional OMR 138.1m ($359m) worth of shares in the airline in exchange for a cash injection which occurred last year

Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman hits out at rights abuse claims ahead of FIFA elections

Human rights groups have accused Sheikh Salman for not protecting athletes and other football players who participated in the anti-government protests

Pictures, video: Apple’s new store in Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates

Apple will be opening its new stores to the public in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on October 29

Saudis looking at raising domestic energy prices – oil minister

Allowing energy prices such as gasoline to rise would be one of the biggest economic reforms in Saudi Arabia

Sheikh Mohammed says UAE to be a ‘beacon of stability’ in Middle East

The UAE will look towards realising the goals of its Vision 2021, the Dubai ruler said

Higher net interest income helps Emirates NBD’s Q3 net profit rise 7%

The lender made a net profit of Dhs 1.67bn ($454.71m) in the three months to Sept. 30, compared to Dhs 1.56bn in the same period in 2014

UAE introduces new decrees for contract renewal, work permits

The new rules require workers to physically sign work permits as well contracts for renewal

ISIL suicide attack on Saudi mosque kills one – ministry

The attack on the al-Mashhad mosque occurred as people left after attending evening prayers

Saudi ambassador warns the UK of “repercussions” if mutual respect “breached”

His comments follow Britain’s strong criticism of human rights violations in the kingdom

Omani foreign minister meets Syria’s Assad

Oman sees itself as a conciliator in a volatile region

MENA’s design industry valued at around $100bn in 2014

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are the largest design markets in the region, a new report shows

Planned stock market listings in Abu Dhabi held back by conditions

Low oil prices and regional turmoil are keeping volumes low on Abu Dhabi’s stock market

Emirates signs codeshare deal with Alaska Airlines

The codeshare agreement will help passengers connect easily to 49 US cities

Lebanon arrests five, seizes 2 tonnes of drugs aboard Saudi-bound jet

The plane, scheduled to fly to Hael in northern Saudi Arabia, was carrying 40 bags of Captagon amphetamine pills

Dell to partner up with Middle East firms to build cloud services

Texan company to expand workforce and investment across MENA region

UAE public sector workers given five-day break for Martyr’s Day, National Day

All government offices will remain closed from Tuesday, December 1 to Saturday, December 5

Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix set to sell-out all 60,000 tickets

Yas Marina Circuit says over 90 per cent of the tickets have already been sold for the event, which runs from November 27-29

UAE energy minister expects oil price to rise in 2016

He said the UAE would not try to impose a correction on the market, but that fundamentals were indicating there would be one

Swiss-Belhotel International takes over operations of Sharjah Rotana

Post the deal, Sharjah Rotana will be renamed Swiss-Belhotel International Sharjah

Etihad to launch daily A380 services to Melbourne from 2016

Deploying the A380 will increase the total number of two-way seats on the route by 26 per cent to over 11,500 per week

Oman, Japan to form $400m fund to invest in food sector

The fund will facilitate direct investment in GCC states by Japanese food and agribusiness firms

UAE cabinet approves slightly smaller federal budget for 2016

Next year’s budget has been set at Dhs 48.56bn with a zero deficit

Saudis see some progress toward Syria solution, more talks needed

Adel al-Jubeir reiterated his country’s long-held stance that Bashar al-Assad should play no role in a future Syria

Flydubai begins operations from Dubai World Central

The carrier will offer flights to destinations such as Amman, Beirut, Chittagong, Doha, Kathmandu, Kuwait and Muscat from DWC

Oil at $80 seen as ideal in next phase -UAE economy minister

The minister said the world could not afford to let oil stay at its current level, which is roughly $50 a barrel for Brent crude