UAE Plans To Boost Its Gas Import Capacity – Energy Minister

The UAE is building an LNG import facility in Fujairah, known as EmiratesLNG, with a capacity of nine million tonnes a year.

Dubai Ranked Second Globally For Prime Rent Growth In 2014

The emirate recorded rental growth of 8.1 per cent last year, found Knight Frank’s global index.

Viva Kuwait Q4 Profit Up 17% As Revenue Rises Faster Than Costs

Full year revenue rose 31 per cent to KD238.97 million in 2014, while operating costs increased eight per cent to KD126.26 million.

Saudi Arabia’s TAQA Sets Up Firm With Norway’s Archer

The new firm will provide wireline and mechanical intervention services for oil and gas wells.

Qatar Airways Increases Flights To Bali and Jakarta

The airline will begin increased services to Jakarta and Bali from July 5 and July 16 respectively.

Bahrain Launches Wakala Liquidity Tool For Islamic Banks

The one-week wakala contracts will allow the banks to deposit excess funds with the central bank.

Kuwait’s NBK Sets Price Guidance For Capital-Boosting Bond

The lender has set price guidance for the bond, which will boost its Tier 1 — or core — capital, at 5.875 per cent on Wednesday.

Dubai Developer Al Barari Launches Luxury Villa Project, The Nest

The residential project will feature 99 four-bedroom villas priced from Dhs7.7 million onwards.

Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank Appoints New Chairman

Hamad al-Humaidhi has been appointed the new chairman of Ahli United Bank.

Dubai Islamic Bank Makes Offer For Remaining Tamweel Shares

The bank currently holds 86.5 per cent of Tamweel.

UAE’s TAQA Slashes Capex Plans, Dividend, After Big Q4 Loss

The company lost Dhs3.63 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Emirates, Etihad Nearly Collide In Indian Airspace

An onboard warning system in cockpits alerted the pilots of an impending collision, averting a major accident.

HSBC Bank Oman Completes Sale Of India Assets To Doha Bank

Shareholders of Doha Bank, Qatar’s fifth-largest lender by assets, approved the purchase in December 2014.

UAE’s Al Jaber Group Suspends CFO Pending Discplinary Action

Sam Deeb, the group’s CFO, was appointed in January 2014.

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Metro Seen Operating By 2020 -Official

The metro would be 149 kilometres long with 20 kilometres of the line laid out underground, an official said.

Rwanda Signs Deal With UAE-Based Company For Water Treatment Plant

Under a public-private partnership arrangement lasting 27 years, water will be taken from the Nyabarongo River and treated for use in the capital Kigali.

Saudi Butanol Co Says Plant To Start Trial Operations In Q3 2015

Testing of the plant’s performance will take between three and six months, the company said.

Saudi Arabia Says No “Automatic” Ground Offensive In Yemen

Six days of air strikes have targeted Houthi-held military hardware but have so far failed to eject the militia from cities it holds.

New Supercar Making Facility in Dubai To Start Production In 2016

W Motors, makers of the Lykan supercar, confirmed that work on the facility was progressing well.

Abu Dhabi’s TDIC Delays Fundraising Plans For Huge Shopping Mall – Sources

The move by the Abu Dhabi state-owned investment fund casts doubt on whether this key part of the emirate’s infrastructure plans will go ahead.

GCC States Move Towards Introducing VAT

A legal team has been assigned to build a framework by May this year for the eventual introduction of VAT in the region.

Hunger Games-Inspired Zone To Open In Dubai Parks And Resorts Project

The new zone will feature theme park attractions inspired by Lionsgate’s blockbuster motion picture franchises The Hunger Games franchise and Step Up.

Iran Says Could Cooperate With Saudi To Solve Yemen Crisis

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Tehran has a proposal to end the conflict in Yemen.

Yemen Minister Calls For Arab Ground Push “As Soon As Possible”

A Saudi-led coalition has bombed Iran-allied Houthi fighters and army units fighting against President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

National Bank Of Kuwait Sets IPTs For Benchmark Dollar Tier 1 Bond

The bond will be issued through a special purpose vehicle, NBK Tier I Financing Ltd, and be guaranteed by NBK.

Saudi Arabia Says Military Push Will Last Until Yemen Stable

Saudi Arabia, along with a coalition of Gulf states, is conducting airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

UN Says Donors Pledge $3.8bn To Syria Crisis

The United Nations has appealed for $8.4 billion for Syria this year to help deal with the ballooning humanitarian crisis.

Saudi’s Sipchem Says Initial Operations Begin At Plastics Plant

The plant, located in Jubail Industrial City, will manufacture up to 63,000 tonnes per year of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin.

Saudi’s Sidra Capital Opening Islamic Trade Fund To GCC Investors

The fund provides working capital to small businesses focusing on agricultural commodities, energy and metals, a segment often neglected by Islamic lenders.

Saudi-Led Strikes Again Hit Yemen Overnight

The strike are aimed at stopping the Houthis from taking more territory and pressing them to negotiate a power-sharing deal with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.