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Stock News: Dubai Leads Losses As Oil Drags Gulf Down

Brent crude oil fell more than $2 a barrel on Monday to a new five-year low.

Pictures: Waldorf Astoria Dubai Unveils Luxurious Royal Suite

Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah reveals the details of its royal suite, the largest in Dubai.

Chocolate Maker Mars Invests $60m To Expand Dubai Factory

The facility will now have a new production line for Snickers, and employ 50 additional people.

Dubai Parks And Resorts says Dhs2.5bn IPO Many Times Oversubscribed

Dubai Parks and Resorts will list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market on Wednesday.

Qantas Flight From Dubai To Sydney Diverted To Perth After AC Fault

The aircraft descended from 39,000 to 10,000 feet in five minutes before landing safely in Perth.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Mixed, Oman Steadies

Dubai’s stock index edged down 0.5 per cent as most stocks declined in low-volume trading and heavyweight Emaar Properties fell 1.1 per cent.

Swiss Firm Comlux Orders Two Boeing BBJ Max 8s At MEBA In Dubai

Around 30 per cent of all BBJs in service are operated by Middle East customers.

Dubai’s Shuaa Says Chairman Sheikh Maktoum To Step Down In Feb 2015

Sheikh Maktoum led the financial services firm for the last three years and helped turn it profitable again.

Pictures: Sony’s Xperia Aquatech Store In Dubai

Gulf Business takes a tour of Sony’s submerged Xperia Aquatech store in Dubai, diving four metres underwater to see the ‘waterproof’ phones.

Dubai Urged To Focus On Sustainable Mobility Ahead Of Expo 2020

The city should provide innovative public transport options to residents and tourists, say experts.

Dubai Confident Of Project Funding Despite Oil Plunge -Finance Chief

The government has enough headroom to fund its developmental projects through a healthy debt-equity mix, director-general of Dubai’s department of finance said.

Dubai Tram: Game Changer?

Will the Dubai Tram persuade more residents to switch to public transport and have a wider impact on the economy?

Nikki Beach Resort And Spa Dubai Targets Autumn 2015 Launch

Luxury lifestyle brand ends 10-year search and teams up with Meraas Holding

Dubai Aluminium Picks Three Banks To Arrange $1.8bn Loan

The firm has chosen Citigroup, Emirates NBD and Societe Generale to arrange the loan, sources said.

UAE Start-up Careem Raises $10m Investment For Expansion

The company said that it will use the cash infusion to expand its business to new markets and to develop its technology and operations platform.

Dubai Developer Sobha Launches New International School In MBR City

The Hartland International School, the first educational venture by Sobha, is slated to open in September 2015.

Dubai Parks and Resorts Says To List On Dubai Bourse On Dec 10

The firm sold 40 per cent of its shares at Dhs1 per share to individual investors and institutions.

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Up 5.7% In October

In the first 10 months of this year, traffic climbed 6.1 per cent to 58.41 million.

Emirates Extends AC Milan Sponsorship Deal For Five Years

The airline will continue to sponsor the club’s shirts until the 2019/2020 season.

Dubai World Debt Deal Gets 70% Creditor Agreement So Far

The entity has been in talks to extend the maturity of the largest single repayment under a $25 billion debt restructuring agreement.

Flydubai To Receive 43rd Aircraft On 43rd National Day

This month sees the Dubai airline start three services in Eastern Europe

Stock News: Gulf Markets Choppy; Zain Saudi Plunges

Oil fell nearly $2 a barrel in Asian trade on Monday and both U.S. crude and Brent have fallen for five straight months.

Emirates Starts A380 San Francisco Flights

Houston will also join the airline’s superjumbo network this week

Dubai Sets Two World Records For National Day Including Tallest Chocolate Structure

Dubai now boasts the world’s largest football mosaic and world’s tallest structure in chocolate

Indian Carrier IndiGo Expands Dubai Operations

Indian low-cost airline spots budget travel opportunities to Bengaluru and Kozikhode

Stock News: Saudi Down To 11-Month Low, Dubai Falls To Five-Month Low After Oil Price Plunge

Brent crude prices have fallen about 10 per cent since regional equity markets last traded on Thursday.

Dubai’s Meraas Says Share Sale To Professional Investors Well Covered

Dubai Parks and Resorts, a unit of Meraas Holding, is selling 40 per cent of its shares.

Dubai World Sets Meetings To Put New Deal To All Creditors

Meetings will take place in London on Dec. 1 and Dubai on Dec. 8.

Why Dubai’s Property Firms Are Delving Into Hospitality

Real estate firms in Dubai are developing hotels and hotel apartments as they seek to tap into the rising number of tourists.

Emirates To Launch A380 On Three New Routes Next Week

San Francisco, Milan and Houston are the three destinations that will be served by the jumbo jet in the first week of December.