The Canadian firm has been lately touting new BBM features in a bid to make it a more viable messaging tool for corporate clients.
Marafih reveals the problem with excessive taxation on telecom operators, and why he is certain Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The opening of the Saudi market to direct foreign investment is expected to attract a lot of active money.
As global aviation body IATA puts responsibility for airspace risk assessment on governments, analysts say urgent action is needed.
Increased reliance on IT systems within firms is expanding their role and responsibilities, but the transition is far from simple.
The Gulf state, Japan’s second biggest oil provider, exported 23 million barrels during the month.
About 200 people have been killed since clashes erupted two weeks ago between rival militias in Tripoli and Benghazi.
Lufthansa’s second-quarter operating profit was $480.9 million, far below the average forecast.
With 25 to 35 per cent of buyers in Dubai depending on mortgages, regulations that limit lending have been instrumental in easing the growth in luxury house prices.
Oil prices have eased after hitting multi-month highs in June because of political tensions in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Rolls-Royce alarmed markets in February by announcing there would be a pause in profit growth in 2014, thanks to declining U.S. and European military budgets.
The Dubai benchmark added 0.5 per cent in the first hour of trade with builder Arabtec rising 1.5 per cent.
The global aviation industry has called for controls on the design, manufacture and deployment of anti-aircraft weapons following the MH17 tragedy.
The Royal Estate project, which was stalled in 2008, was relaunched this year as a joint venture between developers Aristocratic Star, PAL Developments and Pacific Ventures.
The developer is offering its investors an option to convert its Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), listed on the London bourse into ordinary shares that would be listed on Dubai’s stock market.
At least 16 people were killed and some 100 wounded when an Israeli artillery struck a U.N. school at dawn on Wednesday in Gaza’s biggest refugee camp.
The aircraft fell from an altitude of 10,000 metres to zero in about three minutes, a steep fall given the size of the plane.
Supply from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has averaged 30.06 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, up from 29.92 million bpd in June, a survey says.
Etihad’s plans to take a 49 per cent stake in the Italian carrier has been held up by disagreements over Alitalia’s debt pile and plans for job cuts that have stoked outrage among Italian unions.
The French embassy in Tripoli has temporarily closed, the foreign ministry said, adding that diplomatic activities would continue to be conducted from Paris for now.
The Gaza Health Ministry put the number of dead in the attack at 15 after a local UNRWA official said 19 had been killed.
The revival of the capital gains tax on Indians buying property overseas could have a knock on effect on Dubai’s residential property market, according to a real estate consultancy.
Twitter reported a 124 per cent jump in quarterly revenue to $312 million, beating expectations for $283.1 million.
Earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter scale took place in Iran while tremors were felt in Abu Dhabi and Northern parts of the UAE.
A police official was quoted as saying that those killed in the blast were likely to have been on their way to carry out a “terrorist operation”.
The planemaker has projected a need for 27,000 new pilots and 29,000 new technicians annually, as per its latest report.
The Volkswagen group sold 4.97 million vehicles in January-June, up 5.9 per cent from the same period a year ago, excluding figures from truck makers Scania and MAN.
Airlines have been rethinking flight routes since the downing of MH17 flight, earlier this month over a rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine.
The IMF warned that tensions arising from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could spill over to the global economy, prompting slower growth.
Capital from the Middle East accounted for 13 per cent of the total cross border investment coming into Europe, a new report says