A survey, which polled smartphone users in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Lebanon and Egypt, found that more than 50 per cent of users downloaded more than five apps in the last month.
The bank will convene shareholders soon to vote on a rights issue worth Dhs504 million and raise its sukuk limit to $3 billion from the existing $2 billion ceiling.
The two devices were among the technology concepts showcased by the company at the TechWorld event in Beijing.
The developer will launch 766,000 sq ft of additional shop and restaurant space for lease at the mall on June 1.
The airline carried 14.8 million passengers in 2014, an increase of 22.3 per cent year-on-year.
About 90 per cent of the available properties on the Pearl have been bought or leased.
Khalil Youssef Harb and Mohammed Qabalan have been banned from any dealings with Saudis.
The labourers reportedly did not have the necessary work permits for the construction sector.
By 2020, the airline will have committed $41 billion to the US’ GDP, an Etihad-commissioned study by Oxford found.
The oilfield will not be reopened until difficulties to operate there are resolved, the US firm said.
Arab warplanes and ships also hammered Yemen’s largest military port in the Red Sea city of Hodeida at dawn on Wednesday.
The Doha index dropped 2.3 per cent to a one-month low of 12,123 points in a broad sell-off.
Several high-ranking soccer officials, including two vice-presidents of FIFA, were arrested by Swiss police on Wednesday.
Pandtle, who previously worked at Eagle Asset Management, will oversee the management of US-focused equity portfolios run by the fund.
The move will see Motorola smartphones available in the region for the first time.
The movie, starring John Abraham and Varun Dhawan, is scheduled to film in the emirate in late 2015.
The fund holds stakes in Bahraini companies including Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), Gulf Air and Batelco.
Akbar Al Baker’s remarks come after the Dutch government said it will temporarily stop granting new slots at Schiphol to Gulf airlines.
The developer says Dhs800 million mall on track for opening in 2016.
Foreign ministers from both the countries discussed implementing a ceasefire in Yemen.
The company purchased a 65 per cent stake in sports merchandise retailer Icons for a value of Dhs15.3 million.
The terms of the transaction were not disclosed but earlier reports hinted that the sale was worth at least $1.8 billion.
Spending on “participation and support”, which includes subsidies, fell 48 per cent to OMR189.0 million in the first quarter of this year.
The company is looking to close deals in the UAE’s hospitality and retail sectors, officials said.
The government will redirect subsidy policies to benefit local citizens only, an official said.
Egyptians and Jordanians in the UAE were found to have the highest average BMIs among residents.
The investment will cover expansion in the areas of farming, manufacturing, distribution and logistics.
The Kingdom’s stock market is dominated by retail investors in terms of daily trading volumes.
The centre is the first of its kind in the Middle East and will help the UAE send its unmanned mission to Mars in 2021.
A suicide bombing in Qatif last week, claimed by ISIL, caused the death of 21 Shi’ite Muslims.