Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank Q3 Net Profit Up 14.8%

Net profit for the first nine months rose 30 per cent to $376.3 million.

Dubai Financial Market Q3 Net Profit Rises 85%

DFM made a net profit of Dhs153.5 million in the three months to Sept. 30.

Emaar, Dubai Holding To Develop World’s Tallest Twin Towers In Creek Project

The mega development, spread across six million sq metres, will include residences, integrated transportation systems, and green open parks.

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Up 9.9% In September

Dubai International Airport also saw a growth in traffic during the first nine months in 2014, which reached 52 million compared to 49 million during the same period last year.

Dubai’s Aramex Posts 16% Rise In Q3 Net Profit

Third-quarter revenue rose to Dhs922 million, up 12 per cent year-on-year.

Dubai Lender Mashreq Q3 Net Profit Rises 26%

The lender made a net profit of Dhs596.8 million ($162.5 million) in the third quarter of 2014, up from Dhs473.2 million from the same period last year.

Gulf Arab States Saw $780m In Fund Outflows Due To Fed Taper-IMF

Owing to large current account surpluses, the GCC is seen by international investors as better equipped to handle a period of rising interest rates than most areas of the world.

Hard Rock Hotel To Open In Dubai Marina

The hotel, being developed in partnership with Abu Dhabi Financial Group and real estate developer Sheffield Holdings, will be situated in Marina 101 in Dubai Marina.

IMF Retains GCC Growth Forecast But Warns Of Weak Fiscal Balance

The fund has warned that fiscal balances across the GCC and other Middle Eastern countries will deteriorate if the policies continue to remain unchanged.

IMF Says Less Concerned About Dubai Property Prices

A senior IMF official said that risks in Dubai’s real estate market seems to have decreased partly due to the measures taken by the government in limiting speculative buying.

Saudi’s Tasnee Q3 Profit Rises 7.6%

Tasnee made a net profit of SAR243.7 million ($65 million) in the three months ending Sept. 30, up from SAR226.4 million a year ago.

UAE’s Union National Bank Q3 Profit Rises 22%, Beats Estimates

The bank made a net profit of Dhs552 million ($150.3 million) in the three months to September 30, up from Dhs454 million in the corresponding period of last year.

Dubai Investments Q3 Profit Rises 17.4%

The conglomerate said its net profit was Dhs189.1 million ($51.5 million) in the third quarter, compared with Dhs161.1 million in the same period of 2013.

Kuwait Oil Minister Says Lower Oil Prices Won’t Affect Development Plan

Kuwait’s oil minister Ali al-Omair said that he hoped oil prices would soon stabilise at a “level that benefits producers and importers”.

Kuwait Says Technical, Not Political, Reasons Behind Oilfield Closure

Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry undersecretary Khaled al-Jarallah said relations between the two countries were too strong to be affected by discrepancies over oil output from the field.

Saudi Electricity Q3 Net Profit Drops, Misses Analyst Forecast

The company made SAR2.67 billion during the third quarter, compared to SAR2.85 billion during the same period of the previous year

Egypt To Ask Allies For Help After Deadly Sinai Attacks

At least 33 security personnel were killed on Friday in the Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and Gaza.

Sony To Open World’s First Underwater Xperia Aquatech Store In Dubai

The Japanese electronics giant said that the world’s first Xperia Aquatech store in Dubai is nearing completion and will open on December 3.

Saudi SABIC’s CEO Says Oil Price Decline Is Temporary

SABIC chief executive Mohamed al-Mady said that population growth will push up consumption and oil prices.

Stock News: Markets In UAE, Qatar Edge Up

Dubai’s index rose 1.8 per cent to 4,653 points as most stocks gained.

Aldar Says Gate and Arc Towers Projects Fully Leased Out

The Gate and Arc Towers development located in Shams Abu Dhabi are made up of 3533 units, of which Aldar retained over 1300 units as part of their recurring-income portfolio.

UAE Slams Human Rights Watch Report On Domestic Worker Abuse

The report drew “sweeping conclusions based on a small, unrepresentative sample,” says official.

Dubai’s RTA Completes 14km Long Jumeirah Corniche Project

The project features a walkway and jogging track running from the Dubai Marine Beach resort up to Burj Al Arab hotel.

Emaar Launches New Five-Star Serviced Apartment Complex In Turkey

Part of the Emaar Square integrated community, it marks the first full fledged hotel and residence project of The Address Hotels and Resorts brand in the international market.

Saudi SABIC Q3 Profit Falls 4.5%, Misses Estimates

SABIC, which is 70 per cent state-owned, attributed the fall in profits to a drop in sales and other income, although its cost of financing was lower.

Oman Likely To Start Cutting Subsidies Next Year -Minister

Oman has been considering ways to reform its costly and sometimes wasteful subsidy system, though reductions in spending would be politically sensitive

Gulf States Need To Reform Spending As Oil Price Slips -Kuwait

A sustained oil price decline of $25 reduces the revenue of most GCC countries by the equivalent of about eight percentage points of gross domestic product, and could therefore push many of them into fiscal deficits.

Kuwait Central Bank Says To Cut Bad Loans To 2% By End-2015

Big provisions for bad loans taken by Kuwaiti banks in the past few years have also limited profits distributed to shareholders.

Masked Men Burn Two Saudi Arabia Consulate Cars In Egypt

Security sources said that at least four men threw crude fire bombs also known as Molotov cocktails at the cars, which were parked.

Abu Dhabi State Fund Asks For More In $22bn Malaysia Banking Deal

Sources say that Aabar Investments is unhappy with the merger talks of Malaysia’s RHB Capital Bhd with IMB Group Holdings and Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB).