UK PM Cameron Meets Dubai Ruler, Backs 2020 Bid

As part of an official UAE visit, David Cameron also visited Dubai World Central, the venue of the Dubai Airshow.

Dubai Airshow: Boeing Denies Plan To Speed Up 777X Jet Development

The US aircraft manufacturer said it was sticking to plans to deliver the 777X in mid-2020.

Boeing Vs Airbus: The Grisly Battle For The Gulf

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.

Egypt Relies On Gulf Aid For Economy: Then What?

Since the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has burned through $20 billion dollars in foreign reserves.

Arab Spring Nations Backtrack On Women’s Rights

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

Growing The Gulf As An Aviation Hub

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).

Boeing Values Future ME Market At $550bn

The plane manufacturer predicts the region will need 2,610 new airplanes over the next 20 years.

UK Grants Visa Waiver To Emiratis

The UK is the first European country to grant a visa waiver to Emiratis.

Landmark Plans Major GCC Expansion For Sports One

The retail conglomerate plans to expand open 34 new Sports One stores across the region by 2016.

Emirates Adding Second Daily A380 To Munich

Munich authorities will have weighed up the increased traffic benefits against the impact it will likely have on Lufthansa’s Dubai-Munich loads.

GCC Has 61 Private Banks – New Report

Almost half of them – 31 – are international banks, all located in Dubai, says study by Insight discovery.

OPEC Oil Output Remains Higher Than 2014 Demand

OPEC forecast demand for its oil in 2014 will average 29.57 million barrels per day.

E-Retail Should Complement Malls – Tejuri Boss

E-content in e-commerce platforms are driving overall sales, industry experts say.

U.S. To Surpass Saudi As Top Oil Producer By 2016

But by 2020 the oilfields of Texas and North Dakota will be past their prime and the Middle East will regain its dominance.

Twitter Shares Found Suitable For Islamic Investment

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.

Renault Middle East Reports 34% Sales Rise

The French manufacturer saw a 38 per cent sales rise in Abu Dhabi and a 33 per cent increase in Dubai.

The Global Pilot Shortage

As the international aviation industry expands, will there be enough trained pilots to fly the planes?

Regional Instability Threatens Gulf Food Security

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.

UAE To Send $10m To Typhoon-Hit Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan has left an estimated 10,000 people dead and four million affected after it hit land on Friday.

Open Doors For India’s Airspace?

Is India set to loosen its protectionism over the national airline sector? It’s about time it did.

UK Eyes Further Kuwaiti Investments

London Mayor Boris Johnson hopes to attract greater Kuwaiti investments to the UK.

Islamic Capital Markets To Provide Major Stimulus For Economic Growth

Rising international demand for infrastructure and investment project financing is likely to stimulate growth in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

High Times For Private Aviation

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 Draws Foreign Money As Arab Spring States Struggle

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.

Saudis Unconvinced By Kerry’s Show Of U.S. Goodwill

Saudi leaders fear President Barack Obama’s administration has stopped listening to its Arab ally.

Middle East Sunglasses – A Saturated Market?

Marco Bonapace, founder of Vision EyeWear, explains how boutique brands can crack the sunglasses market.

Ivory Coast Nears Completion Of LNG Deal With Qatar

Ivory Coast announced plans in March to build a regasification and storage unit.

Surging Gulf Arab Car Sales Underline Consumer Boom

Dubai’s foreign trade in motor vehicles jumped 18 per cent to Dhs32 billion in the first half of 2013.

Egypt Impacts Marriott MEA RevPAR

Global operator wrestles with “difficult market” but remains committed to MEA expansion.

Yasser Arafat Was Murdered With Polonium – Widow

A team of experts opened Arafat’s grave in the West Bank city of Ramallah last November to seek evidence of alleged poisoning.