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Apicorp Says Signs $950m Islamic Loan To Fund Investments

The bulk of the financing consisted of a $800 million Islamic loan of five years duration that was provided by five Saudi banks.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Mixed; Arabtec Dampens Dubai

Arabtec posted an unexpected Q4 loss of $25.7 million, blaming non-recurring general and administrative expenses.

Qatar Finance Minister: Prioritising Health, Education, Transport, World Cup Projects

Qatari plans to spend about $200 billion on transport, electricity generation, water supply, housing and other projects between 2013 and 2018.

UAE Wins Hosting Rights For FIFA Club World Cup In 2017, 2018

The tournament is held in mid-December every year and was earlier hosted by the UAE in 2009 and 2010.

Dubai’s Arabtec Swings To Q4 Loss, Blames High Expenses

Non-recurring general and administrative expenses jumped 75 per cent to Dhs749.9 million last year.

US, UAE Move Forward On Space Cooperation

The two countries will focus on issues such as space policy and regulatory developments, space security and space science cooperation.

Airbus Increases A380 Seat Count To 544 Passengers

The increase from the previous layout of 525 seats relies on a denser cabin configuration using 11 seats in each economy row instead of the current 10.

Saudi Looking Beyond Oil Price Slump As Rig Count Spikes

The Kingdom has been ramping up the number of machines drilling for oil and gas.

Football FIFA 2022 World Cup Final To Be Played On Dec. 18

The winter tournament is expected to last 28 days, instead of the 32 for last year’s finals in Brazil.

Sri Lanka Says Rajapaksa Officials Stashed Over $2bn In Dubai

The funds represented about of fifth of the total amount of so-called ‘black money’ that the authorities suspect was illicitly stashed abroad.

Major Dubai Fund Sees Upside In Gulf Markets Despite Oil Price Drop

Daman Fifth caters mostly to rich individuals, family investment offices and institutional investors from within the Gulf.

Emirates NBD Bond May Signal More Euro Issues From Gulf

Market conditions may have shifted so far in favour of euro issuance that Gulf borrowers may leave their comfort zone and start to follow a shift towards the euro.

UAE’s Etihad Gets Rare Full Plane Financing For A380 Superjumbo

The financing from a group of Korean institutional investors is structured as a 15-year, fixed coupon full-payout lease.

OPEC’s Gulf Core Steels For Longer Wait, Lower Prices In Shale Struggle

Actual oil output from the United States could prove harder to beat back, sources say.

Thales Eyes Local Mega Rail Deals In Gulf

The firm is bidding for the second phase of Etihad Rail project, a senior official said.

Egyptian Court Adjourns Trial Of Al Jazeera Journalists To March 25

Mohamed Fahmy, a naturalised Canadian who has given up his Egyptian citizenship, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed were released on bail last month.

Emaar Foundation, Awqaf Launch Dhs25m Residential Project

Rental returns from the eight-storey tower in Al Warqa will be allocated to the Al Noor centre in Dubai.

Souq.com Opens Up To Retailers With API

The new API will boost e-commerce in the region, according to the company.

Yemeni President Forces Seize Aden Airport, Six People Dead

Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s troops deployed tanks and armoured vehicles against heavily armed special forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Oil Falls To $55 As Kuwait Comments Refocus On Oversupply

Kuwait’s oil minister said on Thursday that OPEC had no choice but to keep output steady.

Etihad, Universal Unveil Fast & Furious Branded Boeing 777 Airplane

The luxury aircraft will be used to promote the upcoming action flick, ahead of its launch in April.

Twitter To Open Dubai Office

The website has a constantly growing user base with 76 per cent of social media users in the Middle East and North Africa region using it regularly.

Qatar’s Ooredoo Expects Revenue To Fall In 2015

Factors largely beyond its control have dulled Ooredoo’s lustre, and its profits for the past two quarters have missed analysts’ forecasts by a wide margin.

OPEC Has No Choice But To Keep Output Unchanged- Kuwait Minister

Ali al-Omair said the OPEC has to keep output unchanged to sustain marketshare.

Dubai’s Emaar Denies Rumours That Chairman Intends To Leave

Alabbar is managing the company’s business on a daily basis and is fully committed to it, Emaar said in a statement.

Majority Of UAE Filipinos Prefer Property Investment In Metro Manila – Survey

An increasing number of Filipinos in the UAE are opting to buy property in their home country.

Qatar’s CBQ Shareholders Approve Up To $1bn In Capital Instruments

The annual general meeting of the lender gave approval for the move in accordance with Basel capital requirements.

Bring Your Smile On International Happiness Day

Jeanette Teh shares her tips to encourage happiness in the work place in the buildup to the International Day of Happiness.

Dubai’s DP World Posts 11.8% Rise In 2014 Net Profit

The firm made a profit attributable to shareholders of $675 million compared with $604 million in the prior year.

Oman’s Bank Muscat Shareholders Approve $1.3bn Sukuk Programme

The plan comprises issuance in domestic and international markets through public subscription or private placement, a bourse statement said.