Etihad Buys Jet Airways Stake For $379m

The Abu Dhabi carrier is approved to buy 27.3 million shares at 754.74 rupees each on a preferential basis.

Samsung Galaxy S4 To Hit UAE Stores On April 27

The phone is priced at Dhs2,599 and will be available at all major retail outlets in the country.

Bahrain’s Ahli Posts Q1 Profit Jump After Qatar Sale

The Bahrain bank would still have seen Q1 profit of 12.2 per cent without selling its 29.4 per cent stake in Qatar Foundation.

Abu Dhabi Among Top 10 Global Shopping Centre Developments

The emirate is rapidly developing new retail space, finds new report.

Godolphin’s Al Zarooni Hearing Set For Thursday

Eleven Godolphin horses based at Newmarket in southern England tested positive for steroids, including Certify and Opinion Poll.

Mashreq Capital Plans $100m Islamic Equity Fund

The investment unit of the Dubai lender plans to raise between $75 million and $100 million for the fund.

Abu Dhabi’s Senaat Plans Over $600m Investment In Industry

The company’s revenues totalled Dhs12.3 billion in 2012, up 7.2 per cent over the previous year.

Kuwait’s Wataniya Q1 Profit Falls 31%

Wataniya made a net profit of 19.5 million dinars ($68.4 million) in the three months to March 31, down from 28.3 million dinars in the year-earlier period.

Dubai Investments To Complete $191m Asset Sale This Year -CEO

The company’s first-quarter profit was likely to be about Dhs190 million, said CEO Khalid bin Kalban.

Kuwaiti Author Wins $50,000 Arabic Book Prize

Saud Alsanousi has won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his book ‘The Bamboo Stalk’.

Etisalat’s Q1 Profit Flat As Margins Weaken

The UAE-based telecoms operator made a net profit of Dhs1.83 billion in the first quarter, up 1.1 per cent from Q1 2012.

GCC Stock Markets – On The Rise Or Fall?

Record market highs fail to secure emerging market status for GCC economies, leaving regional equity markets inconclusive.

National Bank Of Abu Dhabi Q1 Profit Up 36%

The bank posted net profit of Dhs1.41 billion ($384 million) in the first three months of 2013.

Top 10 Marketing Disasters In The World

Sometimes companies make very bad decisions, such as the launch of New Coke 25 years ago that quickly fizzled out.

Barclays’ Senior MENA Banker Resigns

Dubai-based Michael Helou headed up Barclays Capital in the region, the lender’s investment banking arm.

Gulf Bond Issuance Seen At $37bn In 2013 – Stanchart

The estimated figure is slightly higher than the $34 billion of total dollar issuance in 2012.

Abu Dhabi’s Kizad Signs Dhs33m Deal With Cast Aluminium Industries

UAE-based CAI has signed a long-term land rental agreement to operate in Kizad’s aluminium industrial cluster.

Al Habtoor Unveils Water-based Theatre Plans

But Group CEO confirms there will be no new Metropolitan Hotel on the three-hotel site

UAE Eyes Gasoline Self-Sufficiency From End-2014

The UAE currently produces around 2.7 million tonnes and relies on imports for the rest, according to officials.

Update: Gold Off One-Week High, Reverses Early Gains

Gold rose $2.72 an ounce to $1,427.86, well below a lifetime high of around $1,920 in 2011.

UAE’s Dana Gas Expands Gas Exploration In Egypt And Lebanon

Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas has won a bid to develop an offshore block in Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Saudi Mulls Switch To Friday-Saturday Weekend

The Kingdom’s Shura Council has recommended changing the country’s official weekend.

UAE-Based Flydubai Latest Carrier Flying To South Sudan

The low-cost carrier will link Juba with Dubai four times a week.

UAE Stock Markets Hit New Multi-Year Peaks

Dubai’s index rose 1.4 per cent to 1,986 points, its highest level since December 2009.

Dubai Knowledge Village, Academic City See 24% Growth

The business parks now encompass 564 companies with an influx of HR and recruitment names in 2013.

Air Arabia Posts 17.5% Rise In Q1 Passenger Numbers

The low-cost carrier introduced three new routes in the first quarter of the year.

Brent Steadies Around $100 As Economic Worries Hold

Brent has lost nearly 10 per cent since the start of April as growth in the United States and China slowed.

Gold Jumps Over 2% On Technical Buying

The technical outlook for gold has plunged more than 15 per cent so far this year.

Marks & Spencer, Mango Stores To Open In Al Ghurair Centre

The Dubai-based mall is undergoing a massive Dhs2 billion-expansion project.

Pudner To Leave Dubai’s ENBD, New CEO Will Reveal Priorities

Pudner is expected to stay as CEO until his contract expires at the end of this year.