Dubai’s Arabtec To Hold News Conference Wednesday On Rumours

Arabtec has issued a string of statements saying it will protect shareholders’ rights, but it has not so far publicly addressed the strategy and ownership issues.

Six Groups Bidding To Buy Stake In Kuwait’s Americana – Bloomberg

A deal could value the company at about $5 billion.

Quarry Firm Tarmac ME Signs MoU With Etihad Rail

The agreement will help Etihad Rail expand its distribution capacity beyond its export terminals within the UAE.

United Arab Bank CEO: No Hike In Mortgage Lending Despite Dubai Property Market Boom

The market has matured to a level capacity although rents continue to increase, says CEO

Dubai’s Union Properties Expects H1 Profit To Jump Fivefold

The developer expects its profit in the first half of this year to reach Dhs700 million.

Saudi’s Ma’aden Signs $5bn Financing For Phosphate Scheme

The scheme will have a production capacity of 16 million tonnes per year of phosphate concentrate, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid.

Gama Aviation Opens Private Aviation Terminal In Sharjah

The terminal is the first phase of a $15 million investment which will include new hangar and maintenance facilities.

Majority Of Dubai Consumers Prefer Iftars Priced Below Dhs100- Survey

Iftars and suhours during Ramadan will boost revenues in hotels across Dubai, a new survey says.

Kuwaiti Telco Zain Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer

Duncan Howard joined Zain last September and previously worked for Vodafone and Vodafone Egypt.

Dubai’s Empire Aviation Group Adds New Aircraft To African Fleet

The latest aircraft, a Challenger 605 model, was acquired for a private owner by EAG.

Stock News: Dubai Rebounds As Emaar Soars

The index recovers to stand 1.1 per cent higher at 3,987 points, bouncing back above the 200-day average.

New A380 Simulator Launched In Dubai’s Mirdif City Centre

The iPILOT simulator, located in Magic Planet, will offer the experience of flying the world’s largest passenger jet.

Qatar Airways CEO Threatens To Halt Airbus Orders If Slots Denied

Gulf airlines have said that European governments were seeking to restrict fair competition by giving airlines based closer to home preference when awarding airport slots.

Saudi King Appoints New Spy Chief As Regional Crisis Spreads

Prince Khaled bin Bandar served as both deputy defence minister and governor of Riyadh last year.

Dubai Index Drops Below 200-Day Average As Arabtec Again Falls Daily Limit

This is the first time that the index has dropped below the 200-day average since December 2012.

Etihad Increases Frequency On Indian Routes

Double-daily frequencies will be operated to Bangalore, Chennai, Kozhikode and Hyderabad.

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Forms JV To Invest In Africa

The joint venture will invest in direct private equity opportunities in African firms with a focus on consumer driven sectors.

Stocks News-Dubai May Stabilise But Hard To See Uptrend

The emirate’s index plunged 4.4 per cent on Monday, bringing its losses from a multi-year peak hit in May to 27 per cent.

Microsoft Says Disrupts Cybercrime Rings With Roots In Kuwait, Algeria

The operation targeted traffic involving malicious software known as Bladabindi and Jenxcus, which were written and distributed by developers in Kuwait and Algeria.

Saudi Telecom Due Windfall If Government Pays Market Rate For Seized Land

Experts suggest that the land seized by the government from STC is worth between SAR1.36 billion and SAR2.83 billion.

Qatar GDP Growth Rebounds To 6.2% in Q1, Construction Jumps

Qatar’s economic output growth quickened to 2.3 per cent in the first quarter from a meagre 0.6 per cent in October-December, the data showed.

Bahrain, Oman Most Vulnerable To Fall In Oil Prices

Increasing dependence of the GCC states on oil revenues poses a rising credit risk, a new survey by S&P says.

Facebook Scores Record One Billion Interactions For World Cup

The tournament is set to break new records as the biggest social media event to date.

Dubai Index Drops 4.4% As Arabtec Again Falls Daily Limit Of 10%

The Dubai index reached a three-month closing low of 3,943 points, bringing its losses from a multi-year peak hit in May to 27 per cent.

Dubai’s Expo 2020, Qatar World Cup To Boost Demand For Skilled Workers

Niche skill sets and specific areas of expertise will shape the demand for a particular cadre of executive talent.

Nakheel Launches New Deira Islands Mall, Awards Dhs40m Design Contract

The 620,000 square metre retail destination will form part of the Dubai developer’s new 15.3sq km Deira Islands project.

Etihad’s Fleet Expands To 101 Aircraft

The Abu Dhabi state carrier received two new Airbus aircraft – a A321-231 and a A320-200, that expanded its fleet to over 100 planes.

UAE’s Al Hamra Real Estate Gets $230m Financing

The firm said the facility would be used to refinance existing debt and to finance planned new real estate projects.

Abraaj To Consider Options For Pakistan K-Electric Stake

Abraaj bought a controlling stake in KES Power, the majority shareholder in K-Electric, in 2009.

Etihad Airways Signs Maintenance Deal With Air New Zealand

As part of the deal, Etihad will perform all scheduled and non-scheduled line maintenance on Air New Zealand aircrafts.