OPEC may meet sooner as coronavirus puts oil demand at risk

The OPEC meeting was originally scheduled for March

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Why football club Liverpool teamed up with this cyber protection firm

Swiss-Singapore technology company Acronis says that 100 per cent of Fortune 1000 companies use its services

Video: HR professionals in the UAE can take the lead in protecting employee identity

Identity is one of the key challenges that organisations face. Regardless of whether identity data sits with the HR or IT department, companies become the custodians of their employee’s identity and that is a huge responsibility, says Identity Management provider Okta

Japan prosecutors target ex-Nissan boss Ghosn with new arrest warrant

Carlos Ghosn fled the country for Lebanon to escape trial on alleged financial crimes

Dubai’s RTA to change Metro Red Line timings on seven Fridays

The change is primarily driven by the need to carry out operational tests for systems’ integration of Route 2020, and to ensure optimal operation of the network

Lebanese bonds sink to record lows amid concern over repayment

International reserves can only finance the country’s external needs until March 2021 before being depleted

A Dubai university now offers a RICS-accredited degree in real estate

Matt Myers, assistant professor, real estate, at Heriot-Watt University Dubai explains the advantages of this RICS-accredited real estate degree, the only one of its kind in the GCC

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Why the MBA is far from dying

Dr Ron Bradfield, director of Strathclyde Business School UAE, explains the advantage that the degree lends when its graduates enter high-powered boardrooms

How Emirati business leader Ismail Al Hammadi looks for opportunities in adversity

Despite the many challenges the lie ahead for entrepreneurs and startups, here’s why he is optimistic about what’s coming this year

Dubai Customs launches e-commerce platform

The blockchain-based platform will encourage e-commerce companies to set up their businesses in the emirate

Saudi plans ‘solar dome’ desalination plants at Neom mega-city

The solar dome plants will also process drinking water more cheaply than conventional plants, at 34 cents per cubic meter

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Saudi’s SABIC reports $192m loss for Q4 2019

The Middle East’s biggest chemicals maker posted its first quarterly loss in a decade

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Sharjah Airport welcomes 13.6 million passengers in 2019

The airport posted a 13 per cent year-on-year growth in passenger figures

Toyota is halting production in China until February 9

Toyota has restricted travel to Hubei province and asked employees to avoid unnecessary travel to other areas of the country

Saudi Telecom offers $2.39bn for Vodafone Egypt unit stake

The possible deal comes more than six years after STC had considered bid for a minority stake in Vodafone Egypt

Adnoc’s $15bn gas pipeline draws BlackRock, GIP Interest

The energy giant is seeking to sell as much as 49 per cent of its natural gas pipelines through a lease structure

Dubai Shopping Festival: lineup revealed for closing weekend

Rashed Al Majid and Majid Al Mohandis will perform at the Coca Cola Arena on Thursday, January 30

UAE’s Brooge Petroleum to expand crude storage capacity

Brooge may add as much as 3.5 million cubic meters of storage for crude oil at Fujairah

Crunch time for Lebanon as new cabinet decides on bond payment

Government debt stands at more than 150 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product

Dubai’s RTA to launch eParking ticket

The project will be implemented with upgraded parking metres being installed starting Q1 2020

New gas field discovered in Sharjah

The discovery at the Mahani-1 exploration well is the first onshore discovery of gas in the emirate in 37 years

Saudi Arabia ‘closely monitoring’ virus impact on oil market

Brent crude plunged nearly 4 per cent on Monday, dropping below $60 a barrel

How Muddy Waters is hammering Indian billionaire’s BR Shetty’s NMC

The London-listed company’s share price has fallen 24 per cent this year to 13.48 pounds

Dubai’s Emirates to launch new service to Malaysia’s Penang via Singapore

The new service will begin in April this year

Iranian passenger plane crash-lands in southwest province

The Caspian Airlines plane skidded off the runway and onto a nearby road shortly after landing at Mahshahr airport

Dubai’s Emirates NBD reports 44% profit rise in 2019

Net interest income increased 26 per cent while non-interest income grew 38 per cent

Oil tumbles on coronavirus fear while Saudis see ‘very limited’ impact

The virus is the latest upheaval for the oil market, which is also dealing with plentiful global crude supply

Everything you need to know about schools in Dubai

A total of 295,148 students across 173 nationalities are receiving education in schools across Dubai

Dubai, Riyadh among top 20 ‘most dynamic cities’ – JLL

Dubai continues to be a key regional business hub, while infrastructure and tourism initiatives in Riyadh will further fuel the economy and real estate market

Boeing’s new 777X airliner takes first flight

Boeing’s 777-9, which took to the skies on Saturday, is the planemaker’s first new model since two fatal crashes led to the global grounding of its 737 Max