Saudi King Appoints SABIC CEO To Defence Industries Post

The statement did not make immediately clear whether al-Mady would be leaving his post at Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

UAE Closes Yemen Embassy

The UAE follows Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, Britain, France and Italy in shutting their missions in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

Clear Bias Against Qatar, Says World Cup Committee Chief

Qatar has been fending off allegations of corruption ever since it was awarded the 2022 tournament.

Eleven People Linked To Philippines MERS Case Show Symptoms -WHO

The WHO is still trying to track down more than half the people who were on the same Saudia airline flight from Riyadh to Manila.

Kuwait Resumes Oil Exports After Weather Improves

Kuwait briefly halted all its oil exports on Thursday due to a dust storm and bad weather.

POSCO To Sell Stake In Construction Unit To Saudi Fund

POSCO signed the deal to sell a 38 per cent stake plus new shares of POSCO Engineering & Construction to Saudi’s PIF.

Saudi Builder Khodari Gets $170m Contract From Ma’aden Unit

Saudi Arabian builder Abdullah Abdul Mohsin al-Khodari and Sons said on Thursday it had been…

Total CEO Hails Abu Dhabi Concession As “Blockbuster”

Four oil majors — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell , Total and BP — had each held 9.5 per cent equity stakes in the ADCO concession since the 1970s.

Dubai’s Meraas Eyes $234m Loan For Ferris Wheel Scheme – Sources

The loan is being arranged by Emirates NBD and will have a 10-year term and an amortising structure, sources said.

New Saudi King Shapes Contours Of Power For Future Rule

The Saudi king has created two new super-committees that give Mohammed bin Nayef and his son Mohammed bin Salman extensive control over most aspects of Saudi policy making.

UAE Looks East, Eyes Larger Trade With China

The UAE looks to grab a larger share of trade with China, outwitting its Gulf peers.

Abu Dhabi Expat Dies Of MERS

The 38 year-old man developed symptoms on December 29, 2014 and passed away on February 6 this year.

Saudi’s Advanced Petrochemical To Shut Production For Maintenance

The plant in Jubail will go offline on March 1, the company said in a bourse statement,

Kuwait Halts All Oil Exports Due To Bad Weather – KNPC

The suspension will remain until further notice when the weather conditions improve, a spokesman said.

Pay TV Network OSN To Launch WWE Channel In The Middle East

OSN has signed a five-year partnership with the wrestling network to distribute it as a premier channel in the MENA region.

Dubai Parks & Resorts Projects Revenues Worth Dhs2.4bn In First Year

The company said that its revenues will mainly originate through ticketing, hotels and retail segments in the project.

Qatar’s Ooredoo Seeks $500m Islamic Loan-Bankers

The company has asked lenders to provide pricing guidance for a one, three or five-year loan.

Emirates’ Sheikh Ahmed Challenges US Airlines To Reclaim Marketshare

The airline chief said that the US carriers underestimated the level of competition when they signed the open skies policy in 1999.

Kuwait Signs April 2015 To March 2016 Naphtha Deal At $8/T Premium

That marks the lowest term price for Kuwait Petroleum Corp since its December 2008 to November 2009 contract.

Stock News: Gulf Bourses Pull Back After Oil Tumbles

Brent oil is back around $55 per barrel after a loss of as much as three per cent on Wednesday.

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Says Mega-Mall Revenue Will Help Cut Debt In 2015

The developer reported a 61 per cent jump in quarterly profit.

Saudi Hollandi Bank Proposes 20% Capital Hike To Support Growth

It plans to increase its capital to SAR5.72 billion from SAR4.76 billion by issuing one bonus share for every five held.

UAE Creates ‘CEO Of Innovation’ Post For Government Agencies

The move is expected to help the UAE become the world’s most innovative nation by 2021, said Deputy PM Sheikh Mansour.

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Q4 Net Profit Rises 61%

The company’s annual profit was Dhs2.24 billion in 2014, almost flat compared to Dhs2.25 billion in 2013.

Saudi Oil Minister Discusses OPEC With Russian, Algerian Officials

Under Saudi guidance, OPEC decided last November not to cut output, allowing oil prices to plunge.

Dubai’s ENBD Raises A$450m Via Longest Kangaroo Bond From Middle East

ENBD raised A$400 million from its last kangaroo bond issue in April last year.

Online Food Delivery Firm Foodpanda Acquires UAE’s 24h.ae

Food delivery business 24h.ae, founded in 2011, will continue with the current management and team.

Danube Properties Begins Work On Dreamz And Glitz Projects

The company said that its Dreamz and Glitz projects are on track to be completed by 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Bahrain Puts Off Rights Activist’s Appeal Hearing To March 4

As founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Rajab took a leading role in demonstrations led by Bahrain’s Shi’ite Muslim community in 2011.

Qatar National Bank To Pay 60bps Margin For $3bn Loan

The deal is QNB’s biggest syndicated loan to date and proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.