Total sales fell $5 million to $515 million compared with the same period a year ago.
Both carriers have been in talks for months, but a final agreement has been held up by negotiations over job cuts and a debt restructuring at Alitalia requested by Etihad.
Ismaik cut his stake to 28.77 per cent from 28.85 per cent, the website of the Dubai Financial Market showed.
Greste, along with two other journalists, were convicted of aiding a terrorist group in a trial that was widely criticised outside of Egypt for its paucity of evidence and the way it was conducted.
The decision came less than a week after the Justice Ministry filed a lawsuit against Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.
Other Gulf markets will also lure more foreign investment if the Saudi market opens, experts say.
The 7-inch Android tablet will work well for professionals who may need a tablet as a backup for their laptops and smartphones.
The flight crashed in the West African state of Mali killing all 118 people on board.
Dubai’s largest lender expects to see its lending grow by four to five per cent this year, the bank’s finance head Surya Subramanian told reporters.
The official did not give further details about where the plane crashed or what caused the accident.
Aramex posted a second-quarter net profit of Dhs80.8 million compared with Dhs72.3 million in the corresponding period of 2013.
The two officials also discussed the status of Qatar’s preparations to host the 2022 World Cup and the development of football in the region.
Aviation authorities lost contact with the plane 50 minutes after take-off.
Passenger traffic through Dubai’s main airport dropped 8.5 per cent from a year earlier in June to 5.07 million people.
The lender is talking to the country’s markets regulator as well as Abu Dhabi exchange to ratify details of the deal.
The new chain of outlets will be located across the country with the first two outlets opening in Muscat, the company said.
DIB’s earnings were boosted by a 34.5 per cent increase in income from commissions, fees and foreign exchange.
Volumes were boosted by new business at its London Gateway facility and Embraport in Brazil.
In March, TAQA said a consortium led by it had agreed to buy the two power plants from Jaiprakash Power Ventures.
Marketing expenses for the Olympic Games in Sochi, a fire at its production unit and a strong Swiss franc squeezed net profit in the first half.
The firm made a net profit of Dhs547.7 million in the three months to June 30.
The lender made a net profit of Dhs1.31 billion in the three months to June 30.
Marka’s listing would be the Dubai Financial Market’s first flotation for five years.
Qatar Ooredoo was impacted by the political situation in Iraq and start-up costs for its business in Myanmar.
The Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund has assets under management worth about $5.3 billion.
Net profit in the second quarter to June 30 rose 20 per cent to KD11.4 million ($40.4 million), the company said in a statement.
The bank earned a net QAR502.6 million ($138.1 million) in the three months to June 30.
Real estate deal value in Dubai fell to Dhs52 billion during the second quarter of this year from Dhs61 billion in the first quarter of 2014, official figures reveal.
The lender made a net profit of Dhs585 million ($159.3 million) for the three months to June 30.
The airline currently operates three weekly flights on the Jeddah-Manchester route.