New iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus Get Rave Reviews, Called “Excellent”, “Beautiful”

Apple launched the new phones on September 9, and they go on sale from September 19 onwards.

Stock News: Emaar Malls IPO May Temporarily Take Away More Money From Dubai

Emaar Properties said that institutional investors had fully subscribed to their tranche of the $1.58 billion IPO of EMG.

Qatar Airways Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A380

CEO Akbar Al Baker said Airbus was not to blame for the delayed delivery of the world’s largest airliner.

Saudi Court Sentences Two To Death, Jails 13 Over Attack

Saudi Arabia has arrested thousands of suspected militants since al Qaeda supporters waged a wave of attacks on residential compounds for foreign workers and on Saudi government facilities.

Qatar Regulates Charities After Western Concern Over Islamic State Funding

Qatar’s ruler approved a law to regulate charity organisations involved in politics, as well as those that sent money abroad or received foreign financing.

Aluminium Bahrain May Look Into Additional Listing In Saudi

Since listing in November 2010 on Bahrain’s index, Alba stock has struggled.

Mobile Operator Ooredoo Kuwait Cuts 165 Jobs As Market Share, Profits Shrink

The job losses account for about 15 per cent of its workforce.

New UAE Rules Aim To Develop Local Currency Bond, Sukuk Markets

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has outlined rules to make it faster and cheaper for firms to issue conventional and Islamic bonds.

Abu Dhabi’s TDIC Launches Mega Residential Project In Saadiyat Island

The development will feature nine low-rise residential buildings including apartments and townhouses positioned in five clusters that are 250 metres long each.

Saudi Corporate Earnings Growth Set To Jump Before Bourse Opening

The combined net profits of Saudi Arabia’s leading companies are expected to rise 17 per cent in 2014.

Saudi’s Savola Says JP Morgan To Advise On Possible Stake Buy In Americana

Savola said in August it had held preliminary talks with one of Americana’s largest shareholders about buying a stake in the firm.

Bahrain’s Investcorp Buys U.S. Real Estate Assets For Around $250m

The properties are in Durham, North Carolina, Seattle in Washington, and Jacksonville in Florida, the company said in a statement.

Dubai’s Arabtec Says Unaware Of Potential Stake Sale By Ex-CEO

Arabtec said it “does not have the information” on such a deal, it said in a bourse statement.

UAE’s ENEC Gets License To Build Two Nuclear Reactors

ENEC is expected to apply for a separate operating license before it can operate the reactors as the current approval only covers the construction of the units.

Dubai’s Emaar Says First Tranche Of Malls IPO Already Covered

Emaar is aiming to raise as much as Dhs5.8 billion ($1.58 billion) from the offer of shares in Emaar Malls Group (EMG).

Qatar National Bank Lifts Ecobank Stake In $283m Deal

The purchase comes after QNB acquired a 12.5 per cent stake in Ecobank from Nigerian “bad bank” Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) this month.

Thai PTT And Saudi Aramco In Joint Vietnam Petrochemical Project

State-controlled PTT and Aramco will each own 40 per cent of the project at Binh Dinh’s Nhon Hoi economic zone, with the Vietnamese government holding the remaining 20 per cent.

Dubai’s Omniyat To Unveil Three Mega-Projects Worth Dhs3.5bn At Cityscape

The upscale residential developments will be located in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Maritime City and Downtown Dubai.

Dubai Firms Eye Sharjah For Bulk Staff Housing

Increased demand for bulk staff housing from Dubai firms has caused rents in Sharjah to rise, a Cluttons report says.

Ex-CEO Of Dubai’s Arabtec Agrees To Sell Stake To Aabar

Sources say that Hasan Ismaik has finalised the sale of stake in Arabtec to Aabar and the deal will be announced soon.

Almost 86% Of GCC Firms To Hire Over The Next Three Years

Business confidence has grown in the UAE with more than 45 per cent of the respondents expecting the Expo win to have a positive impact on their growth plans.

Dubai’s RTA Launches Five Mobile Apps Offering 30 New Services

The new applications that were released include the Drivers and Vehicles smartphone app, Smart Parking app, Business Sector Services app, Salik Smart app and the Public Transport app.

Saudi Arabia Says Buys 610,000 Tonnes Of Hard Wheat

The wheat is to be shipped in 10 consignments, with 310,000 tonnes for shipment to the port of Jeddah and 300,000 tonnes for the port of Dammam.

New $1.5bn Royal Atlantis Resort Planned For Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

The new resort, to be completed by 2018, will consist of 800 rooms, suites and 250 hotel apartments.

Oman Plans 3-Week Turnaround At MAF Refinery In November

The turnover of Mina al-Fahal refinery will be carried out to upgrade certain equipments, the company said.

Islamic Lender Turkiye Finans Eyes Presence In Bahrain

No details were given on the timeframe to start operations or what type of licence was being sought to establish in Bahrain.

Libyan PM Accuses Qatar Of Sending Planes With Weapons To Tripoli

Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said that he will consider breaking off relations with Qatar if it continued to interfere in Libya’s internal affairs.

Kuwait’s KNPC Names NBK Finance Advisor For $12 bn Refinery Upgrade

The Clean Fuels Project will upgrade and expand two of the Gulf Arab state’s largest existing refineries with a focus on producing diesel and kerosene for export.

Qatar-Based Cleric Criticises US Role Against Islamic State

Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian-born cleric based in Doha, said Washington was acting in its own interests.

UAE National Service Recruit Dies Of Heart Attack

Mohammed Khalid Khalifa Al Raisi suffered a sudden heart attack at the Armed Forces Residences on Saturday night.