Qatar To See Boost In Mobile Internet Speeds As Ooredoo Launches 4G+

The network will deliver speeds of up to 225 Mbps, nearly double the average 4G speed in certain parts of Doha.

Qatar To Lift Travel Ban On US Couple In Child Death Case

US officials said that all the requirements have been met for Matthew and Grace Huang to leave the country.

American Woman Stabbed To Death In Abu Dhabi Mall Toilet

Police are investigating the case and are on the lookout for the suspect.

Bahrain To Develop Central Sharia Board For Islamic Banks

The central bank will introduce new sharia governance rules to expand the internal sharia review and audit functions.

Saudi Would Consider Output Cut If Russia, Others Join In – Ex-Intelligence Chief

Oil has fallen since June to reach its lowest since October 2009.

UAE Merges State Firms To Create Major Defence Company

The new entity will combine 11 companies from Mubadala, Tawazun Holding and Emirates Advanced Investment Group.

Zain Saudi Rejects Mobily’s $586m Claim

The operator said it owed Mobily only SAR13 million.

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.

Saudi Set For Tighter 2015 Budget After Oil Price Falls

The government gets about 90 per cent of its revenue from oil exports.

Egypt’s Public Prosecutor Appeals Mubarak Verdict

A court decided to drop charges against former president Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters in a 2011 uprising.

UAE Space Agency Says Work On Projects Has Begun

The agency, established in July 2014, is working on the UAE’s mission to Mars.

Emirates Extends AC Milan Sponsorship Deal For Five Years

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

Saudi Regulator Halts Trading In Telcos Mobily And Zain Saudi

Mobily and Zain Saudi are embroiled in a money dispute.

Stock News: Saudi Petrochemicals Stocks Lead Riyadh Rebound

Oil prices rebounded three to four per cent after touching five-year lows on Monday.

Saudi Telco Mobily Says Seeks Arbitration On Money Owed By Zain Saudi

Zain Saudi owed Mobily SAR2.2 billion as of Nov. 30, 2013, a statement said.

Qatar’s Barwa Signs Deal To Sell Land Plots For $1.47bn

It said the buyer was a Qatari firm that was not a subsidiary of any listed company, but did not provide further details.

Qataris Leading Race For $900m Pepe Jeans Buyout

The clothing retailer, which is also selling its menswear brand Hackett, expects binding offers in around three weeks.

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.

TDIC Seeks To Complete Financing For Abu Dhabi’s Biggest Mall

The District on Saadiyat island, is being developed by TDIC along with L Real Estate.

Bahrain Activist Maryam Al-Khawaja Jailed In Absentia For Assault

Khawaja, director of advocacy at the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was detained in August and later freed on bail.

Gulf Markets Stabilise After Panic Sell-Off

Brent crude fell nearly $2 a barrel to a five-year low below $68 in early trade on Monday but then pared some losses and climbed towards $70.

Saudi Arabia Liberalises Investment Rules In Healthcare Sector

As per new rules, Saudi Arabia will allow foreigners and citizens who are not healthcare professionals to run hospitals and other medical institutions in the country.

Middle East Retailer Azadea Eyes $500m From Stake Sale

Azadea expects to fetch between $400 million and $500 million with its offer of a 25 per cent stake, sources said.

Saudi Cabinet Says Oil Policy Purely Economic In Motive

The cabinet called for cooperation against market speculators and said that it was pleased with OPEC’s decision to keep output unchanged.

Flydubai To Receive 43rd Aircraft On 43rd National Day

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

Saudi Regulator Suspends Deloitte From Auditing Listed Firms

A circular from the Capital Market Authority said the suspension was due to a case involving an unidentified firm and would stay in place until its conclusion.

UAE Cabinet Approves 2015 As Year Of Innovation

The cabinet also issued directions to all government entities to revise policies in order to provide a nurturing environment for innovation in the country.

Asia Expects Big Saudi Price Cuts, But Producer May Deviate

Saudi Arabia cut prices for crude sold to Asia in four of the past five months, part of its strategy in a fight for market share against non-OPEC producers.

Google, UAE National Archives Display Over 30 Historic Photos, Videos Online

The exhibit will feature events like the signing of the Declaration of the Union on December 2, 1971 by the UAE’s founding fathers.

Doha Bank Shareholders Approve India Assets Buy

HSBC Bank Oman said in April it had agreed to the sale of its Indian business to Doha Bank.