The transaction was signed at the very end of 2014, sources said.
The company recommended a a cash dividend of 7 riyals ($1.92) per share for 2014.
The upgraded service will increase Emirates’ capacity from Manchester by 13 per cent, the airline said.
The hotel will have 155 standard king rooms, 56 twin rooms and eight Burj View suites, decorated in an Arabian cultural style.
Normal operations are expected to resume by later on Thursday afternoon, the spokesman said.
If approved, Gulf investors will be allowed to own up to 100 per cent of Drake and Scull’s shares.
The company said that it will pay a dividend of QAR1.1 riyals ($0.30) per share for 2014.
Saudi Arabia said in a statement via its official news agency that it denounces this “cowardly terrorist act”.
The company declined to comment on exactly how much the cut would be or when it would be implemented.
The bank said that it recommended a cash dividend of SAR0.5 per share ($0.13) for the second half of 2014.
The Capital Market Authority said that Saudi British Bank could issue one bonus share for every two shares held.
The minister said on Wednesday that the Oman’s budget assumed oil prices would average $75 per barrel this year.
Borouge is a joint venture between state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Austria’s Borealis.
A possible merger of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange with the Dubai Financial Market has been discussed on and off for years.
The company said that its contracts were based on fixed rates which had an average life of between three and five years.
The Abu Dhabi Financial Centre will have its own administration, court system and tax incentives to attract banks and companies from around the world.
Qatar’s 283-seat aircraft was officially unveiled to international media and dignatories in Doha today.
Online job postings in Banking, Finance, Services and Insurance (BFSI) saw the largest growth, rising by 27 per cent, the index showed.
The Gulf airline also purchased rights for four additional planes, bringing the combined value of the deal to $2.46 billion when exercised.
Diar, which had been Al Khaliji’s largest shareholders, moved 61.9 million shares in Qatar’s sixth-largest bank to QIA.
The company made a net profit of SAR200.8 million($53.5 million) in the fourth quarter.
Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazrouei also said that the UAE would not panic over low prices and the market would eventually stabilise itself.
The witnesses said protest marches in Sheikh Salman’s district of the capital, turned violent, with security forces firing bird-shot and tear gas at the demonstrators.
King Abdullah said that lower prices were primarily caused by weakness in the global economy.
Design-led hotel targets business and leisure guests as more five-star supply beckons
The company’s statement follows reports that it had assigned a consultant to advise on potential take over bids.
It did not give the details of the previous loan but said it was signed with six banks in June 2012.
The airline will also review the amount of time its flights can be on the tarmac with passengers on board, following reports of passengers being held on a plane for nearly 12 hours.
The ministry fined Ooredoo Kuwait, claiming that it had been unlawfully using government network infrastructure since 1999,
The Islamic lender has mandated HSBC and Standard Chartered as the joint structuring banks.