The rise in registrations on the UAE’s national domain also indicates an increase in the amount of Arabic content online, the telecoms regulator said.
Football fans set to flock to Sevens Stadium to see two giants compete in Dubai Football Challenge
The bank has set initial price thoughts for the $77.6 million issue of five years duration at 165 basis points over New Zealand midswaps, the document showed.
HSBC Bank Oman, an affiliate of HSBC Holding, said in April it had approved the sale of its Indian business to Doha Bank.
The company will operate the North El Salhiya onshore area on a 100 per cent basis, and will partner with British major BP to explore El Matariya on a 50:50 ownership basis.
The extremist organisation “can and will” be defeated militarily, the UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister wrote in a column.
Ex Apple mogul John Sculley plans to launch five mid-to-low end smartphones across the Middle East in the coming months, following the company’s Indian entry
The new innovation centre will help develop products that will cater to the tastes of the local market and boost regional sales, the company said.
Tasnee has submitted an offer to the Gulf Investment Corporation to buy the additional stake in Cristal subsidiary , thus raising its overall holding to 79 per cent.
The shareholders agreed to the issuance of a sharia-compliant instrument worth up to Dhs2.1 billion ($571.8 million) and convertible into company stock, the company said.
The new policy will allow citizens from 66 countries to receive visas upon arrival in Bahrain, while visitors from another 36 countries will be eligible for e-visas.
Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman General Mansour Turki said that security forces shot and wounded Bassem Ali al-Qudaihi during an exchange of fire when they tried to arrest him.
The budget surplus, equivalent to around 26 per cent of gross domestic product, was up marginally from KD12.7 billion, or nearly 25 per cent of GDP, in the previous fiscal year.
The price reduction, the fifth in the UAE since 2011, will be carried out in cooperation with international pharma firms, the official news agency said.
Yemen has faced multiple challenges, including regular attacks by al Qaeda and its affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, as well as protests by southern separatists demanding secession from the country.
Abu Dhabi Judiciary and Al Ain Zoo are among the institutions granted licenses to generate electricity through solar power.
The grid has been working since 2009 with trading touching the equivalent of 800,000 mega watts (MW) hour of energy annually.
The Abu Dhabi carrier’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will be delivered in December this year, the company said.
Such a move would put Ulf Huettmeyer in charge of Etihad’s equity stakes in eight airlines around the world.
The project would not only mark a huge expansion of Arabtec’s business but also boost Egypt’s struggling economy and help to resolve a housing shortage.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency agency said the deal would help UAE protect its troops, better provide humanitarian assistance, and protect vital commercial trade routes.
Apple said its iPhones feature stainless steel and titanium inserts to reinforce high-stress locations and use the strongest glass in the smartphone industry.
Oil prices have slid on ample supplies and concern about weakening demand on slowing economic growth in Europe and China.
Alhokair said on Thursday the facility will fund the acquisition and other expansion by the company.
Oil has fallen from $115 in June, pressured by concern about slowing global demand and higher supplies, raising concern among some oil exporters of lower revenues.
Islamic State fighters have exploited the chaos of Syria’s three-year-old civil war, which pits Assad and his allies against mainly Sunni Muslim rebels and Islamist militants.
While ranking highly for global competitiveness, the UAE also needs to focus on establishing the right environment for entrepreneurship and innovation.
The fund warned the Kingdom to rein in public spending, which has risen 52 per cent annually since 2010 and reached SAR994.7 billion in 2013.
New-look UAE National Airline unveils the first of 10 A380s which aims to fly from December
A new affordable option, uberX and a corporate account service, Uber for Business, will now be available in Dubai.