Ibis To Launch Business Card

Perks include 10 per cent off room rates, 5 per cent on early booking summer and winter deals and guaranteed room availability.

Dubai’s Non-Oil Foreign Trade Up By 16%

Dubai’s foreign trade growth during the first half has exceeded the expected growth rate for the entire year.

Gates Hospitality Bringing More London Flavours To Dubai

The Dubai-based company has taken the lease for the 15,000sq ft Reform Social & Grill Dubai in The Lakes from Emaar.

Conrad Dubai To Open September 2013

Hilton luxury brand’s first GCC property times launch for start of peak corporate season.

ME Insurance M&A Activity At All Time Low

Transactions in the Middle East between July 2012 and June 2013 dropped to nine deals as compared to 13 in the previous year.

Gulf Arab States Still Want Deterrent Action Against Syria

Bahrain’s Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa was speaking at the start of a meeting of foreign ministers from the six GCC countries.

Microsoft-Nokia Deal: What Does It Mean For BlackBerry?

Peter Garnry, equity strategist at Saxo Bank, asks what does the Nokia-Microsoft deal mean for the mobile market.

Apple Launches iPhone 5S And $99 iPhone 5C

The new phones will be available in the US from September 20.

UAE Salaries To Increase 5% In 2014

Salaries in Saudi Arabia are expected to increase on average by six per cent, while Oman and Kuwait’s pay rises will grow by 5.6 per cent.

Top 10 Most Expensive Construction Markets

Qatar tops the list as the most expensive construction market in Middle East.

UAE’s Abraaj Invests In Morocco’s Steripharma

Investment will help pharmaceutical manufacturer Steripharma to step up its exports to the private sector of North and sub-Saharan Africa.

Dubai Holding Investment Unit Extends $1.2bn Loan

The loan is related to Dubai Holding Investment Group’s acquisition of a 9.9 per cent stake in U.S. hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital in 2007.

Saudi’s Pharmaceutical Policies Restrict Multinationals From Entry

Despite ample opportunities in the market, strict registration, pricing and drug distribution policies present challenges to market entry.

Dubai’s Mall Of The Emirates Plans Dhs1bn Redevelopment

The renovation project will include new shopping, dining and entertainment concepts.

Abu Dhabi’s First Gulf Bank To Cut About 300 Jobs

The lender is reducing nearly 10 per cent of its workforce as part of a restructuring, according to sources.

iMENA Invests $8m In Hellofood For ME Expansion

iMENA Holdings and Rocket Internet have partnered to invest in the regional operations of Hellofood, a global food ordering service.

Cebu Pacific Air Gears Up For Dubai Launch

Low-cost airline has taken delivery of its second A330 which will be deployed on the the carrier’s first long-haul flight to Dubai from October

Safety Risks From Emirates A380 Engine Blow Out “Relatively Low”

ATSB rules operator’s procedures were effective but expresses ongoing concerns over nozzle designs

UAE Markets Surge After Russia Offer On Syria

Dubai’s index jumps five per cent to 2,441 points in early trade

Obama Sees Possible Breakthrough In Syria Weapons Proposal

Russia has proposed that Syria hand over its chemical weapons for destruction, which could avert planned U.S. military strikes.

iPhone 5S Expected To Launch In UAE By Year-End

Apple’s next generation iPhone is estimated to have a November or December launch in the UAE, say retailers.

Saudi Diplomat Kidnapped In Yemen Asks Family To Stage Protests

Militants seized Saudi vice consul Abdullah al-Khalidi in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden in March 2012.

Saudi Sees Strong Growth In Digital Arabic Content

The Kingdom accounts for more than half of the region’s active users on Twitter with 90 per cent preferring to tweet in Arabic.

Qatar To Convert $2bn Egypt Central Bank Deposit Into Bonds

Qatar sent Egypt $3 billion in May of which it converted $1 billion into three-year bonds.

Lack Of Governance Affects Islamic Finance Growth In ME

Experts said that the Islamic finance industry is estimated to grow rapidly and more than double in the next four years.

Dubai’s Al Futtaim Offers $86m For Kenyan Car Retailer

Gulf Arab companies are boosting their investments in Africa lured by the continent’s untapped resources.

Kuwait Airways May Delay Deal For Airbus Jets

Kuwait Airways signed an initial agreement with Airbus in May to buy 15 A320neo narrow-body jets and 10 of Airbus’s new A350-900 XWB.

Qatar Airways To Join Oneworld Alliance

Qatar’s flagship carrier will join the global alliance from October 30.

UAE Ranked Happiest Arab Country, 14th Overall

A study finds the United Arab Emirates is a happier country than the United States and the United Kingdom.

UAE Start-up Careem Receives $1.7m Funding

The transportation technology company received the investment in a round led by STC Ventures.