Located on the Samoan island of Upolu, the 550KW project was funded by UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund.
Fahad Abdulla al-Khalifa has previously worked at Qatari institutions including Qatar National Bank and the Qatar central bank.
Emaar’s shares rose 5.4 per cent to Dhs10.80 today, bringing their year-to-date gains to 56 per cent.
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.
Emaar, Dubai’s largest real estate developer, will offer 30 per cent of the shares to individual investors and 70 per cent to qualified institutional investors.
Fund managers still see pockets of opportunity in Saudi due to the market’s liquidity and diversity.
Charges against the detained rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja include insulting Bahrain’s king, and assaulting a policewoman at the airport, her mother said.
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah said that Saturday’s meeting had led to limited progress but he did not announce any concrete step to end the rift.
Global health watchdog WHO says that the virus could spread to 10 other countries beyond the four now affected.
Apple is expected to reveal the latest line of its best-selling smartphones and its much anticipated smartwatch at an event on September 9.
Bahrain last sold a sovereign bond in July 2013, when it completed a $1.5 billion deal with a ten-year lifespan.
The Kingdom’s preferred Sunni allies have lost out to militants, and Riyadh faces its nightmare scenario of watching two key Arab states become proxies for its rival Tehran or perpetual failed states.
Libya’s oil production rose significantly during the last two months but experts say the ongoing internal conflict could be counterproductive.
Families obtaining assistance from the housing scheme are to receive state-subsidised home loans or subsidised sales of land or housing units.
The budget airline announced that it will begin services to Bujumbura in Burundi, Entebbe in Uganda and Kigali in Rwanda.
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, described the creed of al Qaeda and Islamic State as Islam’s “enemy number one” in his Friday sermon.
The lender will hold roadshows in Asia, the UAE and Europe from September 4, with a Tier 1-boosting bond issue to follow, subject to market conditions.
The Gulf state released an official statement declaring its support to revive Gaza’s war torn economy.
The carrier is set to receive the first delivery of the new widebody aircraft in the fourth quarter of this year.
The confirmation comes after media reports indicated that the ministry is withdrawing the proposal to shorten working hours in the private sector.
The Gear S has a 2-inch curved display and offers features like WiFi connectivity, pedestrian navigation and a built-in GPS.
Arabtec shares jumped 13 per cent to Dhs4.79 over the past four trading days on speculation about a potential deal between Hasan Ismaik and Aabar.
The company, one of the more profitable assets of debt-laden Dubai World, posted a first-half net profit of $332 million.
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Those jailed have been convicted of crimes including “breaking allegiance to the ruler”, espousing a militant ideology and manufacturing explosives.
Saudi, Bahrain and the UAE recalled their ambassadors to Qatar in March, accusing Doha of interfering in their internal affairs.
Occupancy levels across Ras Al Khaimah’s hotels reached 64.11 per cent while the average daily rate amounted to $69.85, generating revenues worth $14.9 million.
The developer has awarded a contract worth around Dhs75 million to UAE-based Trojan General Contracting to build the complex.
Hasan Ismaik, the former CEO of Arabtec, confirmed that he was in talks with Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar to sell part of his stake.
Christine Lagarde was questioned by magistrates in Paris for a fourth time this week under her existing status as a witness in a political fraud affair.