UAE’s Waha Capital Continues Rally After Strong Q3

The firm’s third-quarter profit more than doubled, driven by higher income from its stake in AerCap Holdings.

Al Ghurair Centre To Spend An Additional Dhs60m On Mall Revamp

The latest renovation will add an 80,000 square feet Carrefour hypermarket, around 50 new retail brands and a number of street-based restaurants to the mall.

Dubai’s Union Properties Says Board Did Not Approve Q3 Report

Union Properties did not explain the nature of the required amendments in the bourse statement.

Kuwait Oil Minister Says Doesn’t Think OPEC Will Cut Prices

Kuwait’s oil minister also said he believed surplus production in the oil market would be absorbed soon, but that the extent of the surplus was not clear.

Stock News: UAE Markets Rise, Qatar Flat

Dubai’s index added 1.1 per cent, buoyed by Emaar and Dubai Islamic Bank while Abu Dhabi’s index rose 0.7 per cent.

RTA Announces Dubai Tram Service Hours

The tram will operate from 6.30 am to 1.30 am from Saturday to Thursday and from 9.00am to 1.30 am on Fridays.

Omantel Q3 Net Profit Rises 3.1%, Meets Estimates

The company made a net profit of OMR30 million ($77.9 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from OMR29.1 million in the year-earlier period.

Japan Agrees To Extend UAE Crude Storage Deal

The agreement allows UAE easy access to Asian markets while giving Japan priority access to reserves if Japan is in short supply of crude.

Qatar Fund May Up Bid For Canary Wharf Owner Songbird

Songbird rejected an initial approach on Friday, saying the 295-pence a share offer significantly undervalued the company.

Dubai’s Limitless To Pledge Revenues To Get $1.2bn Debt Deal – Sources

The state-owned property firm is on track to restructure the debt by the end of the year, when a payment worth a third of the total comes due.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank To Start $353m Rights Issue On Nov 16

The lender, Kuwait’s third largest by assets, is issuing 216 million new shares.

Bahrain’s Justice Ministry Ends Action Against Waad Opposition

The Justice Ministry in July asked a court to suspend the National Democratic Action Society, known as Waad, for three months.

EmiratesLNG Import Terminal Tender Result Due By Early 2015

The project is expected to have a capacity of nine million tonnes a year.

Dubai Insulated From Oil Price Slide Due To Economic Diversification – S&P

Dubai’s diversification into sectors such as trade, tourism, real estate will ensure that it enjoys favourable economic conditions.

WhatsApp, Viber Do Not Hurt Revenues – Ooredoo Oman CEO

The new OTT players have helped the telecoms provider boost revenues from data usage, says the CEO.

Dubai Expo 2020 Team Visits Milan Ahead Of World Expo 2015

Expo 2015 Milan is themed around the issue of tackling global food and hunger challenges.

Shares In UAE’s UNB Down On MSCI Disappointment

Some analysts had predicted UNB might be added to the MSCI index, but it was not.

Iran, US, EU Hold Nuclear Talks In Oman

The discussions are taking place just two weeks before a self-imposed November 24 deadline for reaching a comprehensive deal.

Saudi Arabia Denies Reports About Lifting Ban On Female Drivers

The response comes following an Associated Press report quoting an unnamed Shoura Council member.

Stock News: Qatar, UAE Stocks Rise After MSCI Index Review

Shares in Dubai’s Emaar Properties and Dubai Islamic Bank, whose weightings also increased, rose 2.5 and 1.6 per cent respectively.

UAE Announces National Day Holiday Dates For Public And Private Sector

All public sector departments will remain closed from December 2 to December 7 as per directives by the UAE president.

Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital Q3 Net Jumps On Investment Income

Waha made a net profit of Dhs301.2 million ($82 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from Dhs107.1 million in the year-ago period, it said in a statement.

UAE’s Amanat Holdings Says IPO Oversubscribed

The company said in an emailed statement that it collected more than Dhs13.6 billion in its 16-day IPO.

Egypt Received $10.6 bn From Gulf Last Fiscal Year -Minister

Of about 74 billion Egyptian pounds of aid received in the 2013-14 fiscal year, 53 billion pounds was in the form of petroleum products, with the remaining 21 billion pounds coming as cash grants.

Canary Wharf Owner Songbird Rejects Qatar Fund Approach

Songbird’s chief executive said in a statement that the proposal undervalued the company and does not reflect the inherent value of the business.

Saudi’s Mobily Scraps Q3 Dividend After Earnings Error

The move comes after the telecommunications firm posted a shock third-quarter profit drop last week due to the accounting issues.

OPEC Concerned, Not Panicking About Oil Price – Badri

Abdullah al-Badri said it was up to OPEC member countries to decide how to respond to the oil price drop.

Agility Eyes 35% Stake Buy In Kuwait Airways -Report

The firm’s chief executive said in an interview that Agility’s plan was based on his company’s strategy of expanding into aviation services.

Saudi’s Savola, Takween Extend Talks Over Potential Plastics Unit Sale

Talks about a potential deal between the two companies had been due to end on November 11 but announced an extension to allow more time to conclude due diligence and negotiations.

Abu Dhabi Fund Holding Off On Virgin Galactic Decision -Source

The backing of deep-pocketed Aabar Investments may be crucial to Virgin Galactic as it struggles to recover from the accident.