Saudi Central Bank Chief Calls For Energy Subsidy Reform

Fahad al-Mubarak gave no indication that the government actually planned concrete action.

Govts Should Prepare People For Technology Shift –WEF Founder

Schwab advised governments to focus on developing skill sets and creating more public/private partnerships.

Saudi Mobily’s Acting CEO Says To Stay At Least Until March-End

Okandan, who is also CFO of Mobily’s biggest shareholder, UAE-based Etisalat, took temporary charge in late November.

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Qatar’s QIIB Seeks Approval For Up To $825m Tier 1 Sukuk Issue

The bank announced the plan on Monday after reporting full-year net profit of SAR826 million, up 10.1 per cent.

Dubai’s Damac Properties Proposes 10% Bonus Share Issue

Damac reported a fourth-quarter net profit of $249.8 million, up 11 per cent from the year-ago period.

Kuwait Finance House Q4 Net Profit Climbs 35.8%

KFH’s net profit for the three months to the end of December was KD36.4 million ($123.2 million).

Egypt Sets Retrial Date For Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists -Lawyer

Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were sentenced to seven and 10 years in jail respectively last year.

Burning Of Pilot Galvanized Anti-Islamic State Coalition -U.S. Official

Muslim clerics also condemned the burning to death of the pilot, Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, saying such a form of killing was considered despicable by Islam.

Kuwait Committee Recommends Rejecting Bids For $4.8bn Airport Expansion

In November, the project’s tender committee said a consortium of Kharafi National and Turkey’s Limak Holding had submitted the lowest bid for the contract.

Saudi Arabia’s Flynas Aims For Profit On Lower Costs, Higher Demand

The airline carried 6.5 million passengers in 2014, almost double the 3.3 million which it carried in 2013.

Prince Charles To Tell Saudi King To Halt Blogger’s Flogging – Report

Charles embarked on a six-day tour of the Middle East this weekend.

Arab Leaders Bemoan Lack Of Strategy, Weapons Against Jihadists

ISIL fighters have brought large areas in Syria and Iraq under their control.

Spot Saudi Riyal Back Near Peg After Equities Rebound

Traders attributed the spot market volatility to the plunge of the Saudi stock market, which sank more than 35 per cent between September and mid-December.

Gulf Institutional Funds Favour Japan, Asia, Shun Europe – Pictet

Middle East investors have began to look east as Europe’s economy struggle due to repeated fears over sovereign debt levels and weak growth indicators.

Qatari Bank Al Khaliji Seeks Shareholder Nod For $1.75bn Bond Plan

The proposal is subject to approval by the bank’s annual general assembly on February 25.

Aujan Coca-Cola To Invest $500m In MENA

The company, which manufactures beverage brands such as Rani and Barbican, said that it achieved double-digit growth last year.

Etihad-Backed Jet Airways Posts First Quarterly Profit Since 2012

The airline’s total revenue for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2015 rose nine per cent to reach $875 million.

Dubai Drops 10 Spots On JLL’s List Of World’s Most Dynamic Cities

The emirate fell from the third spot last year to the 13th position on this year’s annual City Momentum Index, released by JLL.

Dubai Developer Muraba Completes Phase 1 Of Palm Jumeirah Project

The developer says on track to begin unit handover to buyers from April 2016.

Saudi Kayan Gets More Gas For Making Ethylene

The Saudi oil ministry has allocated an extra 10 million cubic feed a day (scfd) of ethane from July 1, Kayan said.

Saudi Cement’s Board Recommends Smaller Dividend For H2 2014

Saudi Cement, the Kingdom’s largest cement company by market value, reported an 8.9 per cent rise in Q4 net profit.

Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port 2014 Container Volumes Grow 26%

Khalifa port handled 1.13 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit containers) in 2014.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Rise After Oil Rally; Dubai’s Damac Jumps

Brent crude jumped 2.2 per cent to $57.80 per barrel on Friday, posting its largest two-week gain in 17 years.

Jordan Says UAE Sending Jets To Support Raids On ISIL

The UAE suspended flights as part of the US-led coalition conducting air strikes against ISIL because of concerns about search and rescue capabilities.

GGICO Launches New Residential Tower In Dubai Sports City

The project mainly comprises of one-bedroom units ranging from 825 square feet to 1,150 square feet.

Stock News: Stronger Oil May Support Gulf Markets

Brent crude jumped 2.2 per cent to $57.80 per barrel on Friday, posting its largest two-week gain in 17 years.

Gulf Countries, Opposition Say Houthi Takeover In Yemen A “Coup”

Yemen has been in political limbo since the president and prime minister resigned last month after the Houthis seized the presidential palace.

Cricket: UAE Hoping To “Surprise” Opponents At World Cup

The only other time that the UAE team qualified for the World Cup was in 1996.

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OPEC Delegates See Scant Hope Of Rapid Oil Price Recovery

Brent crude prices reached a near six-year low of around $45 in January.

UAE Sees No Defeat Of ISIL Without Iraq’s Sunnis – Newspaper

The UAE’s decision to withdraw its planes raised fears that regional support for the coalition air campaign might be slipping.