The host side takes on Honduras at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium on the first day.
The new iPad Mini is expected to come with a retina display and possibly in a range of colours.
At least 39 journalists were killed and 21 kidnapped in Syria last year by both rebels and government forces.
There was an undercurrent of frustration with the instability brought about by the Arab Spring uprisings.
Bahrain and Kuwait have led the region this year in terms of sales while the 5 Series has been the group’s bestselling model.
The private lender’s growth plans for the Middle East are more aggressive than in other parts of the world.
The U.S. has witnessed the fastest expansion in production over a four-year period since a surge in Saudi Arabia’s output from 1970-1974.
Britain exported 42,000 tonnes of barley to Saudi Arabia during the 2012/13 season according to customs data.
The British car marker will deliver 10 per cent of its 375 hypercars to the region.
A study by Acer found that 50 per cent of children in the region own at least one touch enabled device.
The arrangement lets either country swap 5.8 trillion Korean won for 20 billion dirham, or vice versa.
A San Diego-Tokyo flight operated by Japan Airlines returned to the US airport after anti-icing equipment failed.
The two financial hubs held a combined $181 billion in sharia-compliant banking assets as of 2011
The UAE has purchased 30,000 tonnes of milling wheat from India.
The two titans of the aviation world are battling for the swiftly shrinking jumbo aircraft space.
Ali Zeidan was ‘kidnapped’ and held by militia for several hours on Thursday in Tripoli.
The region’s sole IPO in the third quarter of the year raised $138 million, lower than the $252.3 million raised in Q3 2012.
Zeidan, who was staying at a hotel in Tripoli, was forcibly taken by gunmen from a former rebel faction.
Etihad expanding east and north as Jakarta flights set to double at the end of October and Latvian trade links to be bolstered by airBaltic’s new flights from December
Abu Dhabi carrier will compete with Emirates for origin and destination and transfer traffic
Egypt’s cabinet has flagged a 120 billion Egyptian pound investment programme for this fiscal year.
Aramex warns high tariffs are holding back online retail business in the region.
The new service will offer the 500,000 Filipino expats in Dubai more travel options during peak periods.
The UAE is expected to grow strongly owing to the recovery of sectors like financial services and construction.
The near-week long shutdown has raised fears that the Congress may struggle to raise the debt ceiling by October 17.
A potential US government debt default could lead to dollar depreciation and reduced business confidence.
Despite a lack of local knowledge, UAE financial heads are increasingly looking to recruit top tier talent from the UK.
Most of Saudi central bank’s net foreign assets are believed to be denominated in U.S. dollars, and much of that amount is in the form of U.S. Treasury bonds.
The region’s private wealth industry is enjoying accelerated growth, as nationals bring their cash home to roost and domestic riches grow.
It’s time to set up an Arab bank for reconstruction and development, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.