Mideast funds heavily favour UAE equities in region

Survey finds 53 per cent of fund managers expect to raise equity allocations to the UAE in the next three months

Dubai property market should balance itself – Deyaar CEO

Residential sales prices fell 6 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter

Saudi Arabia’s new oil policy works in reclaiming market share

Saudi Arabia led a shift by the OPEC in November 2014 to defend market share against competing supplies

Kuwait to seek private investment in $36bn projects

The Gulf state recently introduced a new law designed to facilitate public-private partnerships

Emirates begins second daily service to Boston

The new service is anticipated to boost passenger and cargo capacity on the route

Saudi Arabia says deeply concerned at Russian attacks on Syria

Officials from the kingdom have said no ISIL targets were present in the areas attacked by Russia

Dubai’s ruler approves Expo 2020-related road expansion, new metro station designs

The Route 2020 project is an extension of the Dubai Metro’s Red Line connecting to the Expo 2020 site

Bahrain uncovers large bomb-making factory

Officials said the bomb-making facility in Nuweidrat contained more than 1.5 tonnes of high-grade explosives

Star Trek Beyond begins filming in Dubai

The movie will be filmed over 13 days across the city

Abu Dhabi’s TDIC appoints official from wealth fund ADIA as CEO

Sufian Hasan al-Marzooqi took charge as CEO of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Development Investment Co in mid-September

Dubai airport August traffic up 9.5% as capacity and inbound travellers rise

Traffic rose to 7.28 million passengers from 6.65 million a year earlier

Iran’s leader condemns Saudi over haj crush, demands bodies of pilgrims

At least 239 Iranians pilgrims were killed in the stampede near Mecca and 200 others are still missing

Qatar Airways to launch daily direct flights to Sydney from March 2016

The new route launch comes after Australia and Qatar agreed to boost flight capacity by 50 per cent

Glencore, VW hits to push Qatar sovereign fund to diversify more

Qatar Investment Authority owns 8.2 per cent of Glencore, 17 per cent of Volkswagen ordinary shares and 12.8 per cent of its preference shares

Pictures: Meraas opens new attraction ‘The Dome Box’ in Dubai

The venue, the first of its kind in the Middle East, is located within Meraas’ recently opened Box Park development

Dubai’s dnata acquires 30% stake in Italy’s Airport Handling

Under the agreement, dnata will also have a call option to acquire a further 40 per cent share

UAE says labour reforms will better protect foreign workers

New steps will make it easier for workers in the country to change employers

Dubai ranks as the top shopping city for Muslim travellers

Muslim travellers spent about $9.3bn on shopping within 40 cities in 2014, new survey finds

UAE salaries predicted to rise by 5% in 2016

Inflation also expected to fall to around 2.7 per cent, report finds

Bahrain, UAE among top 10 countries for expats – HSBC

Singapore topped the list as the most attractive destination for expatriates worldwide

UAE needs 14,000 teachers over next five years – expert

The Gulf region faces teacher shortages as demand outstrips supply

UAE issues new labour rules to boost job flexibility for workers

The new regulations come into effect from January 2016

UAE’s Air Arabia may see further impact from fuel hedging – CEO

Air Arabia’s profits have declined for two of the last three quarters

Saudi security forces kill two ISIL suspects

Three more people were arrested in coordinated raids in Riyadh and Dammam

Apple confirms iPhone 6s, 6s Plus to retail in UAE on Oct 10, priced from Dhs 2,599

The company sold a record 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices during the first three days of sales

Pictures: Mall of the Emirates completes expansion, opens new VOX cinema complex

Majid Al Futtaim’s flagship mall will now feature 24 VOX cinema screens and new retail and F&B outlets

Majid Al Futtaim opens Dhs 1bn Mall of the Emirates expansion

The expansion includes 40 retail outlets, 12 dining outlets and a large cinema complex

UAE will lower domestic gasoline prices in Oct – ministry

The domestic diesel price will also rise to Dhs 1.89 in October from Dhs 1.86 in September, the ministry said.

Flydubai receives 50th aircraft

The airline will receive a further 11 737-800s between 2016 and 2017

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Kuwait sees no oil summit before OPEC’s December meeting

Venezuela has been pushing for an emergency OPEC meeting