Abu Dhabi’s IPIC 2014 net attributable profit drops 37%

IPIC made a net profit attributable to equity holders in the parent of $1.21bn against $1.92bn in 2013

Dubai to begin linking health insurance scheme to visa renewal

The regulation will be enforced from August 1, 2015 in order to ensure that all companies comply with the new rules

Kuwait in “state of war” with militants, warns of other cells

Kuwaiti authorities have detained 60 people in connection with the bombing and closed a charity for alleged militant ties in raising funds for Syrians

Abu Dhabi considers state-backed merger for troubled TAQA – sources

Billions of dollars were spent on assets and expansion but the recent oil drop has impacted TAQA’s operations.

Emirates rebuts subsidy claims with new report

The carrier said it has paid the Dubai government – its parent firm – nearly $3bn in dividends and is financially transparent with no room for subsidies.

Dubai plans to construct world’s first 3D printed building

The project is the first major initiative of the ‘Museum of the Future’, a scheme to develop and deploy cutting edge prototypes across Dubai

UAE man jailed for tweets critical of high court

Nasser al-Faresi allegedly called the proceedings of a 2012 sedition trial a “judicial farce” and insulted the UAE’s president and Abu Dhabi’s crown prince

Top 10 countries with best residence-by-investment schemes

The UAE ranked 15th in an index rating countries’ residency-in-return-for-investment programmes

Kuwait detains 60 suspected of Islamist militant links

Arabic-language al-Qabas newspaper quoted security sources as saying that 60 people, including Kuwaiti citizens and nationals of other Gulf states, were detained.

Saudi central bank May net foreign reserves drop 1% to $672bn

Assets dropped by 8.1 per cent from a year earlier to their lowest level since April 2013, central bank data showed

Abu Dhabi finance zone gears up to open with draft rules

The drafts will be available for public comment over a six-week period, and the zone plans to accept its first applications for financial service operating licences by the end of this year

Etihad signs codeshare deal with Pakistan International Airlines

Through the deal, both airlines will place their code on each other’s flights between Abu Dhabi and Pakistan

Nakheel awards Dhs550m contract for Deira Islands coastal work

The contract includes construction of 8.5km of beaches, 3.5km of quay walls and 9.5km of rock revetments at two of the four Deira Islands

Saudi regulator maintains Mobily shares halt until restated financials disclosed

Mobily shares have been suspended since June, when the market regulator halted trading until the operator disclosed the financial impact of an investigation into its accounts.

US lifting holds on security assistance to Bahrain -State Department

Holds on security assistance to the Bahrain Defense Force and National Guard were put in place after Bahrain cracked down on demonstrations in 2011

Dubai Land Department says no hike in property fees

The clarification came following reports that the transaction fee would rise from 4 to 8 per cent

UAE sentences Emirati woman to death for killing US teacher

The woman, referred to as the Reem Island Ghost, killed Ibolya Ryan by stabbing her in a toilet at an Abu Dhabi shopping mall.

Mubadala buys into Trafigura’s Spanish mines as part of new venture

For Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, the purchase is part of a push to invest in assets other than oil.

Dubai’s Limitless to pay $564m to creditors, nears debt plan assent

The cash payment will be funded by the sale of part of its land bank in Saudi Arabia, the company said

Emirates Global Aluminium inks deals with Guinea to support its mining activities

Emirates Global Aluminium is currently building a bauxite mine and an aluminium refinery in the West African country.

Stock news: Gulf markets fall on Greece turmoil

Dubai’s stock index slid 1.3 per cent, heading for a second straight daily close below its 200-day average

Dubai’s Nshama awards Safi and Zahra construction contracts to Unec

The developer did not disclose the value of contracts.

UAE’s Etisalat says Mobily restatement, provisioning to hurt results

Saudi Arabia’s Mobily, 28 per cent owned by Etisalat, said earlier that it would reissue its 2014 and first quarter 2015 financial statements

Damac Properties launches new Paramount-branded Dubai hotel tower

Damac’s latest hospitality project is an 826-key luxury hotel and residences tower on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic up 14.9% in May

Airport passenger traffic growth was largely driven by flights from the US, India and Italy.

Kuwait says mosque bomber was young Saudi man

The interior ministry named the bomber as Fahd Suliman Abdul-Muhsen al-Qabaa and said he flew into Kuwait’s airport at dawn on Friday

Dubai Holding appoints new managing director, CEO

The current CEO Ahmad Bin Byat has been promoted to vice-chairman and managing director while COO Fadel Al Ali will take over as CEO

Saudi’s Almarai gets final $210.6m bakery fire compensation

The Saudi Arabian company had already received SAR 250m from Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Co in late March

Saudi’s Mobily to reissue 2014, Q1 2015 results after regulator probe

The company made the statement after a team appointed by the Capital Market Authority identified concerns over Mobily’s contracts with customers

UAE minister says ‘solid political will’ required to fight terrorism

UAE’s minister of foreign affairs Anwar Gargash said that recent attacks indicated the severity of the challenge ahead.