Uber confirms Careem acquisition for $3.1bn

Careem will continue to operate as an independent platform under its current CEO Mudassir Sheikha

Saudi beats Russia to top spot among China crude oil suppliers in February, according to customs

Supplies from Saudi Arabia to China reached 5.95 million tonnes, or about 1.552 million bpd, data from Chinese customs showed

Ericsson to appoint new MEA head to replace veteran Rafiah Ibrahim

Ibrahim, who also serves as senior vice president, will take on a role as advisor to CEO Börje Ekholm

Saudis shoot down drone aimed at kingdom, civilians injured

The drone had been heading towards residential areas in Abha

Does militant group ISIS still pose a threat?

The group is about to lose its last foothold – on the banks of the Euphrates near the Iraq border

Lockheed gets $1bn down payment for Saudi THAAD missile system

The $15bn system is part of a broader $110bn arms package

EFG Hermes advising on $500m M&A deal in Saudi Arabia, more in pipeline – exec

The bank’s head of investment banking also revealed it was also working on an IPO in the kingdom

EU states block putting Saudi Arabia on dirty-money list

Member state unanimously rejected the move to put the kingdom on the blacklist

Three ways you can get more from end-of-service benefits in the Middle East

Few regional companies put money aside into separate savings accounts for their ESB fund

After Saudi king’s letter, EU states move to block dirty-money list

Saudi Arabia was among 23 nations put on a money-laundering blacklist by the EU in February

Saudi’s Falih tells Trump ‘we are taking it easy’

US President Donald Trump Tweeted a request to oil producers on Monday to relax efforts to boost oil prices

Dozens killed and injured in crash and fire at Cairo train station

A locomotive smashed into a barrier at the main train station in the Egyptian capital

US’s Kushner in week-long GCC trip to seek support for Mideast peace plan

Kushner and Trump’s Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, held talks in the UAE on Monday

Trump thanks UAE for its help in freeing US hostage Danny Burch in Yemen

Danny Burch, an American oil worker was abducted in 2017

Arab League, EU seek common ground on crises in Yemen, Syria and Libya

A joint summit of Arab and European leaders took place in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh

Exclusive: Godiva to launch new dark chocolate line, plots Middle East expansion

The Belgian chocolatier’s largest cafe-stores worldwide are in Saudi Arabia

Saudi prince’s visit won’t change China’s plans for Iran, says Xi

China is committed to forging close ties with both Saudi Arabia, and regional foe Iran

Lego opens new MEA headquarters in Dubai as it expands across the region

The new regional headquarters will cover 68 markets across the region

Lebanon economy needs urgent ‘surgery’ to avoid collapse – PM Hariri in Dubai

After nine months of wrangling over cabinet portfolios, Lebanon’s politicians finally formed a government 10 days ago

Pope says he found ‘good will’ from UAE leaders to seek peace in Yemen

Pope Francis held private meeting with UAE leaders

Saudi intercepts missile fired towards Abha

The kingdom has been targeted by hundreds of missile attacks since entering the Yemen civil war in 2015

Saudi-led coalition ready to use ‘calibrated force’ to push Yemen port deal – UAE

Coalition forces have so far held off from a full-blown assault due to humanitarian concerns

Abu Dhabi TV cameraman killed in Yemen bombing

The blast took place at a market in Mocha on Monday evening

Saudi-led coalition launches air strikes on Yemeni capital

Coalition warplanes attacked several military targets in Sanaa

Saudi foreign ministry denies reopening Damascus embassy

The UAE re-opened its embassy in Damascus last month

Iranian military cargo plane crashes, 15 killed

The Boeing cargo plane went down near Fath airport, near Karaj

OPEC is not the enemy of the US, UAE energy minister says

Leading oil producers agreed in December to cut their combined oil output, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for them not to

Different Arab money

Startup funding up by 31% in MENA region to reach $893m in 2018

A total of 366 investments were made in regional startups by 156 institutions last year

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

The president of the World Bank resigns

Jim Yong Kim’s resignation takes effect from February 1

Egypt’s Sisi opens mega-mosque, Middle East’s largest cathedral in new capital

Coptic Christians make up an estimated 10 per cent of Egypt’s nearly 100 million people