Saudi, Bahrain and the UAE recalled their ambassadors to Qatar in March, accusing Doha of interfering in their internal affairs.
Occupancy levels across Ras Al Khaimah’s hotels reached 64.11 per cent while the average daily rate amounted to $69.85, generating revenues worth $14.9 million.
The developer has awarded a contract worth around Dhs75 million to UAE-based Trojan General Contracting to build the complex.
Hasan Ismaik, the former CEO of Arabtec, confirmed that he was in talks with Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar to sell part of his stake.
GEMS American Academy-Qatar will begin with primary school but will expand to secondary education in the coming years, the operator said in a statement.
The contractors, who designed the project from the Expo 2020 bid phase, are currently undertaking site readiness activities.
The developer said that it preponed the second release of units at the AKOYA development owing to strong investor demand.
Investors are hoping Abu Dhabi’s Aabar will soon buy a part of the 27.9 per cent stake held by Arabtec’s former CEO Hasan Ismaik.
Yas Mall, set to open in November, is slated to become the emirate’s first ‘super-regional’ mall.
The facility will help GFH redeem two syndicated debt facilities and allow the release of some major assets.
Hossein Abdollahian was in Jeddah for the first high-level talks between the two nations since Hassan Rouhani was elected Iran’s president.
Saudi Arabia has banned citizens from fighting abroad, donating money to any faction or sympathising with militant ideologies.
As part of a US settlement last week, the bank agreed to end high-risk relationships with SMEs in the UAE.
Sara Akbar said the violence in Iraq was temporary and could not overshadow the country’s vast potential for relatively easy oil.
MB UAE Investments will acquire 51 per cent and Al Madina Insurance Co will get 9.53 per cent of Islamic insurer National Takaful Co (Watania).
The development, called Villa Lantana, will feature 440 units including three, four and five bedroom homes.
The Gulf Arab state’s diplomacy recently helped free Peter Theo Curtis, an American journalist held since 2012.
Nayef Al-Hajraf replaces Saleh Al-Falah, who had held the post since the Capital Market Authority began operating in early 2011.
The new phase will include a redesigned VOX Cinemas complex and the launch of new fashion brands and F&B outlets.
Officials in the country have also said that applying make-up while driving will draw a fine of Dhs1,000.
The emirate is holding a Chinese Visitor Summit to boost tourist numbers and guest nights.
Corpbank’s fate has been in limbo since June, when a run on deposits prompted the central bank to seize control of it and close its operations.
Hossein Amir Abdollahian’s trip is the first high-profile visit to the Kingdom since the election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in 2013.
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The stock index has jumped 13.3 per cent since the opening of the market was announced on July 22.
Qatar’s benchmark rose 0.6 per cent, led by Islamic lender Masraf Al Rayan and Qatar National Bank
Al Khodari will build facilities at Taibah University and at Northern Borders University.
Etihad CEO James Hogan says he supports the need for “absolute clarity” regarding its 33.3 per cent stake in Swiss carrier Darwin.
Peter Theo Curtis, an American writer, was missing since 2012.
The emirate recorded a 26 per cent rise in the number of visitors from China.