Qatar 2022 World Cup: Investigator Garcia Calls For FIFA To Make Report Public

Michael Garcia submitted his 350-page report to German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert earlier this month.

Nakheel Opens New Community Mall In Discovery Gardens

Discovery Gardens Pavilion has nearly 30 shops, a medical centre, a nursery, restaurants and cafes along with a Geant Easy supermarket.

Pictures: BlackBerry Launches New Smartphone ‘Passport’ In Dubai

The square-shaped smartphone targets business professionals and will retail for Dhs2,699 in the UAE.

Apple iPhone Rollout Marred By Bending Phones, Dropped Cell Service

Apple iPhone 6 Plus buyers discovered their phones can bend when placed in back pockets.

Kuwait To Ship First Crude To Egypt In October Under Long Term Deal

The deal for two million barrels a month of Kuwaiti crude was signed with the Arab Petroleum Pipeline Co.

Etihad Rail Signs MoU With Logistics Firm Agility

The agreement will enable Agility to use Etihad Rail’s service for distribution in the UAE and the GCC while improving the country’s logistics sector.

Dubai’s DMCC Awards Tender For Upcoming Burj 2020 District

Turner won the project management tender for the district, which will house the world’s tallest commercial tower, Burj 2020.

Saudi GDP Growth Falls To 3.8% In Q2 As Oil Sector Slows

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP dropped 3.1 per cent in the second quarter, the biggest fall since the quarterly data series began in 2010.

Drake and Scull Unit Wins Dhs189m Contract In Saudi Arabia

As per the contract, Drake and Scull will undertake the mechanical, electrical and plumbing works for Al Dara Hospital in Riyadh.

Dubai’s Skyscrapers Rank Among World’s Top 20 Most Expensive

The average prime capital value for a skyscraper in Dubai stands at $620 per sq ft, according to a new index.

Saudi Sipchem Starts Plastics Plant With South Korea’s Hanwha Chemical

The plant, with an annual production capacity of 1,000 tonnes of plastic moulds, cost around $29.3 million to build.

Saudi Emaar Economic City Signs SAR2bn Loan With SABB

The company will use the loan to build residential and infrastructure projects in King Abdullah Economic City

Dubai’s Gulf Extrusions To Double Output

The firm, part of the Al Ghurair Group and one of the largest aluminium product makers in the Gulf, will lift annual output to 100,000 tonnes in the next three to four years.

Etihad Inks $14m Deal For Crew Training Equipment

As per the deal, Spatial Composite Solutions will provide Etihad with 14 cabin crew-training devices and will also refurbish the existing training equipment.

Stock News: Dubai Pulls Back, Qatar Starts To Recover

Wednesday is the last day when retail investors, who dominate Dubai’s market, can subscribe for shares in Emaar’s malls unit.

Masdar Buys 35% Stake In British Offshore Wind Farm Project

Masdar bought the stake in a $2.5 billion 402 MW offshore wind project from Norway’s Statoil.

Dubai’s Emaar Malls Listing Likely To Price At Top Of Range

The Dhs2.90 a share price would give the unit a value of Dhs37.7 billion, one of the sources said.

BlackBerry Set To Launch New Smartphone, Passport

The Passport boasts a big square screen and a unique touch-sensitive tactile keyboard.

HSBC Middle East Raises $400m Through Five-Year Bond Sale

The issue, arranged solely by HSBC, priced at a coupon of 2.75 per cent, with a reoffer price of 99.824.

Stock News: Saudi Bourse May Remain Under Pressure Ahead Of Eid Break

The main Saudi index fell 1.2 per cent on Monday, its biggest decline in three months.

Ebola Cases Could Reach 550,000 To 1.4m By Late Jan

The current death toll is at least 2,811 out of the reported 5,864 cases, according to the WHO.

UAE, Saudi, Bahrain Confirm Role In Strikes Against Islamic State In Syria

A sources said said the Saudis had sent four F-16 fighter jets, the UAE contributed four warplanes, Bahrain two and Qatar a Mirage jet.

Obama Pledges To Fight, Build Coalition Islamic State In Syria

Obama said the strength of the coalition that took part in Tuesday’s air campaign shows the fight against such militants is not America’s alone.

UAE To Launch New Market For Trading Private Firm Shares

The new market targeting secondary listings from private joint stock companies will be operational within a few months, official news agency WAM said.

Bahrain, GCC Send Air Force To Attack “Terrorist” Sites

The statement was the first comment from a GCC state since the United States launched air and missile strikes in Syria for the first time on Tuesday.

Iran’s Rouhani Says Ties With Saudis Deserve To Be Warmer

Rouhani said that he had no plans to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama while in New York this week.

Dubai Properties Launches New Luxury Hotel In Culture Village

The new luxury hotel, which is scheduled to open by 2018, will be operated by Anantara Spa and Resorts, the developer said.

Security, Rival Operators Delay Mobile Newcomers’ Entry To Saudi

Saudi has 1.8 mobile subscriptions per person, which means the new firms must likely woo customers from existing operators and that threat could explain their apparent reluctance to cooperate.

Obama To Address Airstrikes Against Islamic State -White House official

A White House official, speaking on background, said Obama will address the latest strategy to counter Islamic State in Syria.

Dubai Aluminium Plans $600m Smelter Upgrade

The Dubai entity currently produces 1.1 million tonnes of aluminium per year, with the planned upgrade set to enhance output by 100,000 tonnes when completed.