Qatar Telco Ooredoo’s Myanmar Start-Up Focuses On Pay-As-You-Go

Ooredoo and Norway’s Telenor Group last year won telecom licences in the southeast Asian country, whose mobile penetration is about 10 per cent, among the lowest globally.

Nakheel Opens Its First Community Retail Mall

Jumeirah Park Pavilion is a 10,6000 square metre retail facility and will cater to residents of the Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Islands and Jumeirah Village communities.

Emirates Says Prepared To Order More A380s If Revamped

Emirates is the world’s largest operator of the A380 with 51 currently flying and has a further 89 of the planes on order.

Iraq Violence Killed At Least 1,420 In August – UN

About 1,370 Iraqis were wounded and 600,000 people forced to flee, the United Nations said.

Dubai’s State Property Firm Meraas Seeks Up To $4bn Loan – Sources

A banking source aware of the talks said that Meraas was looking to ‘front-load’ its debt plans so that it raised as much cash before construction began on its projects.

Saudi Arabia Fines $2.6m Over Labour Law Violations

There were 62,762 violations of labour law in the Kingdom, according to the Ministry of Labour.

Dubai Lender ENBD To Announce Plans For Tier 1 Bond Monday -Sources

Following a series of investor meetings, ENBD aims to complete a U.S. dollar-denominated bond offering of benchmark size, one of the sources said.

Saudi Ma’aden, Alcoa Start Commercial Ops At Huge Aluminium Plant

The aluminium plant had experienced issues during the initial start-up phase last year when it had to shut one of its two smelting lines due to problems encountered during ramp-up.

Property Stocks Lift UAE Markets, Emaar Surges Again

Shares in Emaar, the biggest listed developer in Dubai, surged 6.7 per cent on strong volume and dominated trading in the emirate.

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Sells Residential Tower To MAG F5 Holdings

The tower, located in Marina Square on Reem Island, comprises 202 units that are ready for handover.

Sharjah To Meet Investors Ahead Of Debut Sukuk Issue – Official

Sharjah has appointed HSBC, Kuwait Finance House, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Islamic Bank and Standard Chartered to arrange the roadshows.

Dubai Festival City Begins Phase Two Of Retail Expansion

The move is part of a large-scale redevelopment plan which includes reforming the mall’s exterior and adding more retail brands.

Samsung Finally Gives In To The Clamour For Metal, But Is It Too Late?

Saad Elkhadem, research analyst at IDC ME, Turkey and Africa explores the changing dynamics in Samsung and Apple’s battle for smartphone supremacy.

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IFC Confirms $100m Investment In Saudi’s ACWA Power

The investment will boost the amount of funding for renewable energy projects to help meet growing power demand in the MENA region, IFC said.

Stock News: Dubai’s Emaar Surges Ahead Of Unit’s IPO

Emaar, the emirate’s largest listed developer, which surged 8.8 per cent to Dhs11.15, its highest close since March 2008.

Dubai Retailer Marka Appoints CEO

Nick Peel joins the start-up firm having previously worked at British retailer McArthurGlen as well as soccer clubs Arsenal and Rangers.

UAE To Give Egypt $8.7bn Worth Of Petroleum Products

The first shipment is expected to be sent next week, an official said.

Head Of Bahrain Telecom Operator’s Domestic Unit Resigns

Rashid Abdulla stepped down after 40 years with the company.

Dubai’s DEWA Begins Work On Dhs170m Water-Transmission Project

The project will connect 17 locations with the main transmission lines to increase water flow and ensure reliable supply.

Deyaar Launches New Residential Project Montrose In Dubai

The project consists of three towers, out of which two are residential buildings while the other will comprise of hotel apartments, the developer said.

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Slips 2.9% In July On Runway Work

Dubai International cut back flights by about 26 per cent for 80 days from May 1 as both its runways were upgraded.

Viva Kuwait Says Gets Regulator’s Approval To List On Bourse

The mobile operator did not say when it would join the bourse.

Abu Dhabi’s Hotel Guests Up 26% In July

Occupancy rates across Abu Dhabi hotels also rose three per cent year-on-year in July while revenues grew by 14 per cent, official figures show.

Bahrain Batelco Says India Ex-Partner Is Bankrupt, Seeks $212m Owed

Chinnakannan Sivasankaran, the chairman of Chennai-based Siva, filed for bankruptcy in the Seychelles after a British court in June ordered him to pay the money to Batelco’s subsidiary BMIC.

Dubai’s Omniyat, Drake & Scull Launch New Project In Palm Jumeirah

Called ‘One at Palm Jumeirah’, the luxury project will be designed by international architects.

Saudi Sipchem Affiliate Shuts Butanediol Plant For Upgrade

Sipchem said in a bourse filing that the shutdown of the International Diol Co plant had started on August 29 and would last four weeks.

UAE’s Masdar Delivers Samoa’s First Wind Farm

Located on the Samoan island of Upolu, the 550KW project was funded by UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund.

Qatar Lender Al Khaliji Names Khalifa As CEO

Fahad Abdulla al-Khalifa has previously worked at Qatari institutions including Qatar National Bank and the Qatar central bank.

Dubai’s Emaar Properties Shares Surge Before Malls Unit Flotation

Emaar’s shares rose 5.4 per cent to Dhs10.80 today, bringing their year-to-date gains to 56 per cent.

Saudi’s King Abdullah Says US, Europe Could Be Next Terror Targets

King Abdullah warned that terrorism could spread to the West if strong action is not taken against the growing threat posed by militants in the Middle East.