Fouzi Khalid Abdullah al-Awda, 37, may have fought alongside al Qaeda and Taliban, according to a U.S. Defense Department prisoner profile.
A strategic location, well-developed infrastructure, and a large talent base has positioned the UAE favourably among investors.
Firms found to be flouting the three-month long midday work ban will be fined Dhs15,000, the labour ministry said in a statement.
A bulk of the new openings will be in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall, with stores also planned for Sharjah.
The project is now also costlier by $2 billion, according to the Saudi government.
The Sultanate’s largest cement firm by market value has appointed Salem Alawi Mohammed Baabood as chief executive.
Shares in Dana Gas shot up on Tuesday, hitting a four-month intraday high, on speculation the firm had won an arbitration case aimed at recovering money owed to it abroad.
Prosecutors say the official, who was visiting Las Vegas while temporarily stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, lured the boy to a room and sexually assaulted him.
The monarch said any country that did not contribute to Egypt’s future despite having the ability to do so would “have no future place among us”.
The sharp increase in deaths now attributed to MERS means the mortality rate from the virus in Saudi Arabia is now 41 per cent, instead of the 33 per cent previously thought.
Pryte’s service seeks to make it easier for consumers without wireless data plans to use online services by selling short-term passes.
Middle East carriers saw an 18.6 per cent increase in passenger demand in April, which is the strongest growth for any region.
Five Afghan Taliban prisoners were freed in exchange for a US soldier.
India, the UK and Pakistan were the top three countries from where professionals moved to the UAE, a LinkedIn study found.
Billed as being ‘ultra-slim’, Sony’s next generation Xperia comes in a stainless steel frame and weighs 148gms.
The contribution of the hydrocarbon sector edged down to 51.4 per cent in 2013 from 52.4 per cent in 2012.
One of the airline’s three daily services to be upgraded to A380s from September, complementing double-decker A380 flights into Munich
A Can Am Spyder joins the police’s fleet of luxury supercars.
The cuts will mostly be in the fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) trading and markets businesses, according to sources.
The company did not provide details on the approved virtual currencies.
Tabreed’s first district cooling plant was commissioned by the UAE armed forces in 1998.
TDIC is building iconic museums such as the Louvre and Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi.
While output growth continued to accelerate, growth in new orders dropped sharply.
The deals were awarded by a consortium consisting of UAE contractors Arabtec, CCC and Drake & Scull Construction.
The first phase of applications is restricted to entities that intend to operate a portfolio of at least 20 properties in Dubai.
The fund will acquire existing real estate assets, with a focus on the logistics, social infrastructure and community retail sectors.
Qatar is wealthy enough to handle such economic dislocation without long-term damage, analysts say.
Bassem Youssef’s show was alleged to have made fun of the recently concluded presidential elections in Egypt.
The company made a net loss of Dhs1.13 billion ($307.7 million) in 2013 compared to a loss of Dhs2.15 billion in the prior year.
Hyatt’s first hotel in Austria is located in a 100-year-old building on the Am Hof square