Arabtec Says Has Aabar’s Backing, No Projects Scrapped

Aabar’s chairman says investors misunderstood the significance of the small reduction of its stake in Arabtec.

Dubai Records World’s Strongest Prime Rental Rise in Q1, 2014

Prime rents in the city rose six per cent in Q1, and are up 16.4 per cent year-on -year, the report found.

Stock News: Dubai Ends Up 7.9% As Arabtec Continues Surge

Dubai’s main index posted its biggest daily rise since last September, while Arabtec surged its 15 per cent daily limit.

Foreign Investors Sold Stocks Worth Dhs15.1bn On Dubai’s Index In June

Net foreign investment in-flow reached Dhs2.1 billion last month despite market volatility, DFM said.

Dubai’s Amlak Proposes New Restructuring Deal For $2.7bn Debt

The sharia-compliant mortgage lender proposed in June to make an initial down-payment of 20 per cent while the remaining debt will be paid over 12 years.

Saudi Aramco Unit Ups Stake In S-Oil In $1.95bn Deal

The purchase will increase AOC’s ownership of S-Oil to 63.4 per cent from 34.99 per cent, AOC said in a statement.

Qatar Airways Launches Daily Non-Stop Flights To Dallas/Fort Worth

The new service is estimated to add around $200 million annually to the US destination’s economy.

Mall Of Egypt On Track To Open In Jan 2016 – MAF Properties CEO

Political unrest in Egypt is not affecting work on the mall, confirms George Kostas, CEO of UAE-based retailer Majid Al Futtaim Properties.

Stock News: Arabtec Surges On Hopes For Govt Intervention, Lifts Dubai

Dubai’s main index is up 3.1 per cent while Arabtec jumps 8.7 per cent ahead of a briefing scheduled for after the close on Wednesday.

Qatar’s CBQ To Buy Out Public Shares, Then Delist Turkey’s Alternatifbank

The second-largest lender in Qatar bought a 74.25 per cent stake in the Turkish bank last year.

IHG Opening Two More Abu Dhabi Hotels

New InterContinental Abu Dhabi Grand Marina will feature a Michelin-star signature restaurant with rooftop bar and second Holiday Inn capitalises on demand for mid-scale hotels

Starwood’s Debuts Westin And Le Méridien In Bahrain

Global operator targets Bahrain shoppers with double opening at retail centre

Stock News: Arabtec Hopes May Support Dubai’s Upswing

The Dubai index jumped 3.2 per cent on Tuesday as Arabtec, which had plunged its 10 per cent daily limit early in the session, surged to close up 10.3 per cent.

Dubai’s Arabtec To Hold News Conference Wednesday On Rumours

Arabtec has issued a string of statements saying it will protect shareholders’ rights, but it has not so far publicly addressed the strategy and ownership issues.

Six Groups Bidding To Buy Stake In Kuwait’s Americana – Bloomberg

A deal could value the company at about $5 billion.

Quarry Firm Tarmac ME Signs MoU With Etihad Rail

The agreement will help Etihad Rail expand its distribution capacity beyond its export terminals within the UAE.

United Arab Bank CEO: No Hike In Mortgage Lending Despite Dubai Property Market Boom

The market has matured to a level capacity although rents continue to increase, says CEO

Dubai’s Union Properties Expects H1 Profit To Jump Fivefold

The developer expects its profit in the first half of this year to reach Dhs700 million.

Saudi’s Ma’aden Signs $5bn Financing For Phosphate Scheme

The scheme will have a production capacity of 16 million tonnes per year of phosphate concentrate, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid.

Gama Aviation Opens Private Aviation Terminal In Sharjah

The terminal is the first phase of a $15 million investment which will include new hangar and maintenance facilities.

Majority Of Dubai Consumers Prefer Iftars Priced Below Dhs100- Survey

Iftars and suhours during Ramadan will boost revenues in hotels across Dubai, a new survey says.

Kuwaiti Telco Zain Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer

Duncan Howard joined Zain last September and previously worked for Vodafone and Vodafone Egypt.

Dubai’s Empire Aviation Group Adds New Aircraft To African Fleet

The latest aircraft, a Challenger 605 model, was acquired for a private owner by EAG.

Stock News: Dubai Rebounds As Emaar Soars

The index recovers to stand 1.1 per cent higher at 3,987 points, bouncing back above the 200-day average.

New A380 Simulator Launched In Dubai’s Mirdif City Centre

The iPILOT simulator, located in Magic Planet, will offer the experience of flying the world’s largest passenger jet.

Qatar Airways CEO Threatens To Halt Airbus Orders If Slots Denied

Gulf airlines have said that European governments were seeking to restrict fair competition by giving airlines based closer to home preference when awarding airport slots.

Saudi King Appoints New Spy Chief As Regional Crisis Spreads

Prince Khaled bin Bandar served as both deputy defence minister and governor of Riyadh last year.

Dubai Index Drops Below 200-Day Average As Arabtec Again Falls Daily Limit

This is the first time that the index has dropped below the 200-day average since December 2012.

Etihad Increases Frequency On Indian Routes

Double-daily frequencies will be operated to Bangalore, Chennai, Kozhikode and Hyderabad.

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Forms JV To Invest In Africa

The joint venture will invest in direct private equity opportunities in African firms with a focus on consumer driven sectors.