The 143 cases announced since the start of April represent a 73 per cent jump in total infections in Saudi Arabia this month.
Rising air conditioning demand during summer and a lack of domestic supply means Kuwait needs to import more gas each year to run its power plants.
Revenue for the quarter was 1.32 billion riyals against 1.67 billion riyals in the prior-year period, it said in a statement.
The fund is most likely to be Mubadala, sources said, given that it already has telecommunications assets and an existing partnership with Etisalat in Africa.
Eight men planted a homemade bomb close to where police usually erected a checkpoint during protests, before setting tyres on fire and blocking the road to lure policemen to the site.
UAE developer says it is awaiting approval for the master plan of the project, which is expected to house 200,000 to 250,000 people upon completion.
The changes are part of plans to introduce at least two new rules covering the stock exchanges every year, a top official said.
The number of UAE students studying in the US rose to 2,256 in 2012/2013, official figures show.
The telco made a net profit of Dhs2 billion ($544.5 million) in the three months to March 31, according to a company statement.
Around 31 per cent of the UAE’s online shoppers said that they had stopped online purchases due to extra costs.
The company’s revenue for the quarter also rose 6 per cent year-on-year.
The implementation of measures against financial crime is of growing importance in the region, a new KPMG survey says.
Brace of city hotels to complement upcoming Palm Jumeirah resort
Mohammed al-Omar has asked to resign and will retire from the beginning of next month, KFH said in a bourse statement.
Work on the unit, which lasted a month from March 27, was originally due to finish on April 19 but was extended by a week.
Saudi Arabia has now had 323 confirmed cases of MERS, of which 94 have been fatal.
The firm made a profit of 206.3 million riyals ($56.66 million) in the three months to March 31.
This morning sees the second round of diversions in as many months
The patient, 27, was living in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the ministry said.
In total, 92 people have died of MERS in Saudi Arabia, the ministry said on its website.
Investors subscribed Dhs10 billion ($2.7 billion) to the fixed offer of 275 million shares in Marka , which were priced at Dhs1 each.
Airbus is already working on an all-electric two-seater plane hoping this technology will serve as a step to bringing electric motors on to larger aircraft.
FIFA’s investigation was launched last year into alleged corruption surrounding the voting procedure for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively.
Arab bankers said they expect to see global banks moving increasingly to sell Middle East retail units or merge subsidiaries with other banks.
Emirates NBD is Dubai World’s biggest creditor with an exposure of more than Dhs9 billion($2.5 billion), against which it has set aside provisions of five per cent
Tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft have joined hands with many other firms to help fight the Heartbleed bug.
As other Android-device makers swallow chunks of Apple’s market share, many are impatient to see what Apple can come up with next.
Mohammed al-Omar’s resignation as CEO is linked to wider management changes at KFH, one of the sources said.
The Haj ministry said that it is yet to receive directives from health officials about the MERS-coronavirus being an epidemic.
Initially budget airlines will operate at the airport, while other airlines will start services there in May, the airport authority said.