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EU Joins Arab States In Seeking Access For UN Rights Envoy To Gaza

The EU believed it was urgent to make “renewed, structured and substantial efforts towards peace” in the Middle East.

Yemen Foreign Minister Calls For Gulf Arab Military Intervention

Riyadh Yaseen has urged the Arab states to set up a no fly zone to counter the growth of Houthis.

Majority Of Regional Family Businesses Worried Over Government Regulations

No specific reason was given for the findings, recorded by a PwC survey.

Saudi Arabia Invites Iraq’s Abadi To Visit In Big Sign Of Thaw

Iraqi PM Haidar al-Abadi’s office gave no details about the invitation or when the possible visit would take place.

REVEALED: The Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey

Average salary across all countries, positions and racial groups in our list rose 7.88 per cent in the last year.

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Revealed: Arab Expatriate Salaries In The Gulf

Arab expat salaries rose the least among racial groups, up 4.69 per cent year-on-year, on the Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey.

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Revealed: Asian Expatriate Salaries In The Gulf

Average wages earned by Asian expats across all the positions rose 9.74 per cent, found the Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey.

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Revealed: Western Expatriate Salaries In The Gulf

The Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey found that salaries for Western expatriates in the GCC grew almost 10 per cent last year.

UN Warns Yemen Conflict Could Become Iraq-Libya-Syria Scenario

Violence has been spreading across the country since last year when Houthi militia seized the capital Sanaa.

Bahrain-Based Terra Sola To Build $3.5bn Solar Plant In Egypt

The project is expected to provide 2,000 megawatts of solar energy to Egypt.

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Apicorp Says Signs $950m Islamic Loan To Fund Investments

The bulk of the financing consisted of a $800 million Islamic loan of five years duration that was provided by five Saudi banks.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Mixed; Arabtec Dampens Dubai

Arabtec posted an unexpected Q4 loss of $25.7 million, blaming non-recurring general and administrative expenses.

Major Dubai Fund Sees Upside In Gulf Markets Despite Oil Price Drop

Daman Fifth caters mostly to rich individuals, family investment offices and institutional investors from within the Gulf.

OPEC’s Gulf Core Steels For Longer Wait, Lower Prices In Shale Struggle

Actual oil output from the United States could prove harder to beat back, sources say.

Thales Eyes Local Mega Rail Deals In Gulf

The firm is bidding for the second phase of Etihad Rail project, a senior official said.

Egyptian Court Adjourns Trial Of Al Jazeera Journalists To March 25

Mohamed Fahmy, a naturalised Canadian who has given up his Egyptian citizenship, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed were released on bail last month.

Yemeni President Forces Seize Aden Airport, Six People Dead

Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s troops deployed tanks and armoured vehicles against heavily armed special forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

EU Blames “Terrorist Organisations” For Tunisia Attack

The attack in Tunisia by unnamed gunmen killed 19 people and injured 17 others.

U.S. To Chart New Territory In Gulf Airline Subsidy Review

No international trade rules or precedent by the US exists for addressing airline subsidy claims, presenting a challenge for the administration, sources say.

Gunmen Storm Tunisian Museum, Kill 17 Foreign Tourists, Two Tunisians

Security forces are reportedly surrounding two militants who may have taken hostages in a nearby museum.

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Petroleum To Explore Big Morocco Offshore Area

The company has an exclusive licence to carry out a geological survey of the Mediterranee Ouestarea, which comprises 3,433 sqkm.

Lower Oil Prices Boosting Middle Eastern Real Estate Investment

There has been a direct correlation between the drop in oil price and applicants registering to buy residential property, according to Christie’s real estate arm.

Three Iraqis Dead In Explosion Near Kuwaiti Border

Police sources in Iraq said the victims were civilians who died in an explosion from a truck trailer.

WhatsApp can officially hide online status, announces rollout of Communities

WhatsApp Named MENA’s Most Popular Social Media Site

Around 41 per cent of social media users in the Arab world preferred to communicate via WhatsApp, a report says.

Obama Administration Questions U.S. Airlines On Subsidy Claims -Source

The administration asked U.S. airline representatives about 20 questions in writing last week about their method in determining the subsidy allegations.

UAE Chauffeur Car App Careem Acquires Moroccon Start-Up Taxiii

The new service, called Careem Morocco, will begin services on March 26 in Rabat and Casablanca.

Egypt, Arabtec To Sign Agreement On $40bn Housing Project Within 10 Days

The two parties differed over the percentage of completed units that Arabtec should deliver to Egypt in lieu of payment for land used in the project.

EU Chooses Italian Negotiator As EU Middle East Envoy

The EU has picked Fernando Gentilini, an official who has worked for NATO in Afghanistan, as the new envoy.

OPEC Comes Cleaner On How Much Oil Its Members Pump

OPEC issued a set of production figures as reported to its Vienna Secretariat by member-countries this week, without any countries missing from the total for the first time in months.

Open Skies Pact To Survive Gulf Subsidies Dispute- Boeing Exec

Boeing’s Middle East president Jeff Johnson said that the US stands for free trade.