Prior negotiations between the two telcos collapsed around the start of 2013, according to sources.
Up to 85 per cent of non-resident Indians in the UAE remit their salaries, revealed a survey by Friends Provident.
Sheikh Mohammed urges nation to accelerate growth and warns against complacency during his address on the UAE’s 42nd National Day.
Ibdar was launched as a brand on Monday following the merger of Capivest, Elaf Bank and Capital Management House.
Upset with the US, senior Saudis are considering strategic relations with other world powers.
Iran’s foreign minister said that the nuclear deal reached in Geneva on Nov. 24 should not be seen as a threat.
Jonathan Labin, head of Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, Facebook writes about how small business can leverage the reach of Facebook for returns.
Zain Bahrain must float 15 per cent of its shares and list on Bahrain’s bourse by year-end.
Peter Kaliaropoulos’ appointment follows that of Abdulaziz Fakhroo as the telco’s CEO in March.
Sheikh Khalifa also commended Dubai’s Expo 2020 win during his address on the occasion of the UAE’s 42nd National Day.
The bank did not disclose the actual terms of the offer.
The lender lost $39 million in a global pre-paid card fraud.
Shadi Sadeek Sanbar has worked with the firm for over eight years and is seen as a close aide of the Saudi billionaire.
World players’ union FIFPro has said that Qatar must respect international standards for footballers’ contracts.
The project will deliver 2060 megawatts of electricity to SEC under a 20-year agreement
Dubai’s bid proved successful as expected and the Emirate will host the Expo in 2020 but what happens next?
The Dubai developer has asked property agents not to resell off-plan properties until the unit is completed and handed over
As the Middle East’s tech landscape is challenged by the use of social media and smartphones, experts warn that companies need to be prudent about their online safety policies.
In Kuwait the authorities have resumed the monitoring of sermons.
Government spending has been rising rapidly since 2011, when street protests demanding jobs prompted authorities to boost welfare handouts.
Property ownership remains a distant dream for many Saudi nationals, writes Syed Hussain.
More than 277,000 jobs are forecast to be created between 2013 and 2021, with around 40 per cent of them in the travel and tourism sector.
The SARS-like coronavirus has killed almost 40 per cent of the around 170 people so far infected.
Dubai’s win signifies a re-wired global economic climate, writes Andrew Scott, professor of economics and deputy dean, London Business School.
The index climbed 1.6 per cent to finish at 2,946 points, its highest close since October 2008.
Most experts predict that in the short-term, rental values in the emirate will not skyrocket.
Dubai’s grand expenditure plans for Expo 2020 will add value to the emirate’s economy.
Employers would pay money earmarked for future retirements into a central system that would manage the money under Islamic principles.
The emirate’s bourse rose above the 3,000 point level for the first time since November 2008.
Sheikh Mohammed says Dubai Expo 2020 will stand out as the best edition in the event’s history in terms of “preparation and presentation.”