#Breaking News

Emirates Plans To Lease Aircraft

Dubai’s flagship airline is looking at plans to lease aircraft in a deal with DNA2 and Goldman Sachs.

Kuwaiti Royal Sues UBS For $21.4m

The Suisse bank returns to court today in lawsuit over alleged failure of payment in $10.7 billion Zain deal.

Four Seasons To Open Dubai Resort

The Canadian hotel operator announced that it will open its first resort in Dubai by mid-2014.

Mubarak Moved To Military Hospital

Former Egyptian president’s health has deteriorated and is on life support as his aides deny he was ‘clinically dead’.

Landmark Enters Healthcare

The retail and hospitality conglomerate moves into the healthcare industry with the launch of medical clinics.

Good And Bad Of Arab Spring

Latest study shows the effects of the political and social unrest on the economies of the GCC.

Brent Touches 17 Month Low

Oil prices briefly fell below $95 a barrel on Tuesday on Eurozone worries, but bounced back again.

ENOC Unit Gets $100m Financing

The amount will be partly used to construct a fuel pipeline from Jebel Ali to the Dubai Airport.

DSI Wins Dhs96m Oman Deals

UAE contractor Drake & Scull International has secured a series of MEP contracts in Oman.

Qtel Announces New Group COO

The Qatar-based telecommunications firm promotes Ahmed Al-Derbesti to chief operating officer.

Gulf Markets To Lose Monday Gains

The appointment of Prince Salman as heir apparent in Saudi Arabia may lift the markets temporarily.

Fitch Cuts HSBC VR Rating

The rating agency has cut the bank’s Middle Eastern arm’s rating from BBB+ to BBB, due to flat NPL ratio.

Facebook Buys Facial Recognition

The world’s biggest social network acquires the company behind the ‘tagging’ of photos for $60 million.

Kuwait Suspends Parliament

Kuwait’s ruler has suspended the parliament for one month amidst rising political tension in the country.

Bahrain Plans Bond Roadshows

The Gulf state is starting investor meetings this week for a planned dollar-denominated bond issue.

Dubai’s Tamweel Eyes Sukuk Issue

The Islamic mortgage lender picks ADCB, Emirates NBD and UBS for meetings on asset-backed Sukuk.

World Markets Up On Greek Results

The pro-bailout party has won the elections in Greece, ensuring that the country stays within the Eurozone.

Emirates Repays $550m Sukuk

The Dubai-based airline announced that it has repaid its Islamic bond on maturity date.

Brotherhood Hails Morsy President

Mohamed Morsy’s Muslim Brotherhood party gives a breakdown of the votes as they claim victory.

KSA Seeks Crown Prince Successor

Crown Prince Nayef’s funeral was attended by members of the al-Saud ruling family and heads of Arab states.

Egypt Tenses For New President

Voters go to the polls for the second day as the country decides its first new president since Mubarak.

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef Dies

Heir to the throne Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has passed away outside the Kingdom.

Dubai Deflation Eases In May

Deflation in the emirate reduced to 1.2 per cent last month, mainly driven by a weak housing market.

Portugal Not To Exit Eurozone

Country will not become the next Greece, says Her Excellency Cecilia Meireles, Portugal’s Minister of Tourism.

Emirates Begins Flights To Portugal

The new route could increase the number of tourists from the UAE to Portugal to more than 100,000.

DIFC Unit Repays $1.25bn Sukuk

DIFC Investments raised money through a syndicated facility to help repay the Islamic bond.

UAE Needs 13,000 Doctors By 2014

The country has begun an urgent recruitment drive to source thousands of new doctors.

Kuwait To Invest $150m In Asian IPO

Kuwait Investment Authority is reportedly planning to invest in Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare’s $2 billion IPO.

Bahrain Mulls Social Media Law

Officials say new laws are needed to prevent misuse of social networking tools in the country.

Dubai Is World’s 8th Popular City

Abu Dhabi is the world’s fastest growing destination while Dubai tops the popularity list in the ME.