The start of double-decker services marks the end of a long negotiating road for Emirates and start of new passenger transfer opportunities
The 13-day bloodshed in the Middle East has cost more than 400 lives.
Tim Clark said domestic regulators may decide to be more involved in giving their carriers guidance on where it is safe to fly.
Fans from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar made up 70 per cent of total Middle Eastern spend during the global tournament.
As GCC economies seek to diversify away from oil, many countries are pursuing free zones as the solution.
The company is reducing the size of its recent Nokia acquisition and trimming down other operations.
The planemaker closed the Farnborough Airshow with total orders and commitments for 496 aircraft, including 121 for the A330neo.
The biennial Farnborough Airshow has already outsold the 2012 show which saw $72 billion of orders and commitments.
The Gulf carrier also said it had agreed purchase rights to buy a further 50 777X aircraft.
Research firm says the eight-month-old iPhone 5s outsold the Galaxy S5 in May, although Samsung’s flagship device was only released in late March.
The deal has a list price value of $3.9 billion.
The A330neo is expected to have 25 per cent lower capital costs than Boeing’s rival 787 Dreamliner.
Investment banking fees in the region reached $237.9 million in the second quarter of this year, a new report finds.
Zain’s Iraqi unit was sued by a local telecommunications firm over the $1.2 billion acquisition of rival operator Iraqna from Egypt’s Orascom Telecom in 2007.
Up to 350 million users generated a record Facebook “conversation” with three billion posts, comments and likes.
San Francisco becomes Etihad’s sixth US destination.
The settlement, signed over the weekend, caps months of negotiations.
The A330neo will have a range increase of up to 400 nautical miles, with room for up to 10 extra seats in the cabin.
Abraaj’s investment will help increase patient capacity, add new services and ramp up human resource training in the hospital.
National Beverage Company (NBC) manufactures and distributes Coca-Cola, Pampa, and other products in Lebanon.
The majority of high net worth business owners prefer consulting lawyers and accountants over their private banks for planning their wealth transfer to their successors, a new study finds.
The affiliate of Abraaj Capital is seeking to buy at least a 51 per cent stake in the Egyptian snack maker.
The investment is expected to help Evolvence Knowledge Investments Limited (EKI) to expand its offerings in the region.
Egypt has been largely unable to buy crude oil in the international market for more than a year due to a domestic subsidy scheme.
Starwood’s global president and CEO plots the next phase of the hotel chain’s ambitious Middle Eastern expansion.
Forecasts for U.S. shale oil production vary from an increase of 7.5 million barrels per day by 2020 – almost doubling current domestic output of 8.5 bpd.
The move is expected to boost trade and business ties between the UAE and Canada.
Qatar sold the shares at 1,915 pence each as part of its portfolio management, a source said.
The agreement covers codeshare flights, loyalty programmes, airport lounges and the coordination of airport operations.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also raised limits on foreign investment in defence and insurance ventures to 49 per cent from 26 per cent.