Saleh Lootah argued for a single global Halal standard at the Global Islamic Economy Summit.
Under the deal, signed on Sunday, Iran is being given relief from sanctions in return for curbs to its nuclear programme.
Experts are working around the clock to prevent another cable cut disaster.
The UAE and other GCC countries continue to have low taxation polices which has helped boost trade in turn.
This national airline stopped operating flights to Iraq after the 1990 Iraqi invasion.
An additional 1.2 to 1.6 million GCC citizens could enter the labour market by 2018, estimates the International Monetary Fund.
Deal designed to fuel network growth and foster the country’s ongoing reconstruction.
At least 100 people were injured when two explosions targeted the Iranian embassy on Tuesday.
Flynas is the second low-cost airline regionally to offer business class seating.
The airline has signed an MoU for three A350-900s and four A320neos.
Airbus agreed a new deal on Monday with Abu Dhabi’s state investment fund Mubadala.
Ghaith Al Ghaith believes there are not enough flights in the region but the demand is there.
Mudslinging between nemeses can be risky, especially in the aerospace sector. But with both aircraft manufacturers holding global press announcements this year, ‘my plane is better than your plane’ comments
were inevitable.
Since the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has burned through $20 billion dollars in foreign reserves.
A Thomson Reuters Foundation poll on 22 Arab states found three out of five Arab Spring countries in the bottom five states for women’s rights
The region’s aviation future looks bright, but attention must be paid to capacity and safety challenges, says Hussein Dabbas, MENA regional vice president for the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The plane manufacturer predicts the region will need 2,610 new airplanes over the next 20 years.
The retail conglomerate plans to expand open 34 new Sports One stores across the region by 2016.
Almost half of them – 31 – are international banks, all located in Dubai, says study by Insight discovery.
OPEC forecast demand for its oil in 2014 will average 29.57 million barrels per day.
E-content in e-commerce platforms are driving overall sales, industry experts say.
The social media company’s share price soared in last week’s New York Stock Exchange debut after a $1.8 billion initial public offer.
The French manufacturer saw a 38 per cent sales rise in Abu Dhabi and a 33 per cent increase in Dubai.
As the international aviation industry expands, will there be enough trained pilots to fly the planes?
Over 80 per cent of the Gulf’s wheat comes through the Suez Canal and 80 per cent of its rice supply through the Strait of Hormuz.
Rising international demand for infrastructure and investment project financing is likely to stimulate growth in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
With a new business aviation hub in Dubai’s DWC and growing competition, the market for private jets looks set to reach new heights.
Gulf equity and debt markets have boomed, partly on the back of inflows of foreign money, while markets affected by the Arab Spring have struggled.
Marco Bonapace, founder of Vision EyeWear, explains how boutique brands can crack the sunglasses market.
Dubai’s foreign trade in motor vehicles jumped 18 per cent to Dhs32 billion in the first half of 2013.