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The UAE: A Thriving Japanese Car Market

The Japanese automotive industry is one of the most prominent in the world.

Cebu Flights Will Divert To Sharjah During Dubai Airport Runway Closure

The low-cost airline said all flights to and from Dubai between May 1- July 20 will operate out of Sharjah.

UAE Warns Nationals Against Travel To Thailand

The Southeast Asian country has been facing political turmoil since November.

Slowdown In Asian Markets Might Hamper GCC Growth

A sharp slowdown in major emerging economies will affect GCC countries through falling oil market prices, a report says.

Thai Court Throws Out Murder Charges In Saudi ‘Blue Diamond’ Case

The theft of jewels worth $20 million and the disappearance of Saudi businessman Mohammad al-Ruwaili has strained Thai-Saudi relations.

Emirates To Drop Clark International In The Philippines

Dubai carrier makes unusual move and decides to drop new route

Japan Woos Gulf Tourists

A shift in policy is now seeing Japan take steps to embrace the Muslim traveller.

Perseverance Pays For India’s Richest Man, Mukesh Ambani

It took Reliance Retail seven years of losses and over $1 billion in investments to find a formula that works.

UAE To Assist In Search For Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight

Two search and rescue aircraft from the UAE’s Armed Forces will join the search for MH370, which vanished on March 8 with 239 people on board.

Pakistan Central Bank Blocks Kuwait’s Noor From Selling Meezan Bank Stake

Pakistan’s central bank stated the prospective buyer had not met its standards for suitability.

TIMELINE – How Malaysia’s Flight MH370 Went Missing

MH370, with 239 passengers and crew aboard, vanished off Malaysia’s east coast on March 8.

Dubai’s DME Signs Pact With Japan’s TOCOM To Develop Energy Contracts

The collaboration will help the bourses offer energy products such as liquefied natural gas and electricity.

Building Bridges Between Japan And The UAE

Trade, energy and industry ties are dominating business and bilateral relations between the two countries, say experts.

Malaysia Denies Missing Plane May Have Flown For Hours

The minister also said China’s release of satellite imagery of possible wreckage had been wrongly issued.

U.S. Investigators Suspect Missing Malaysian Plane Flew For Hours – WSJ

Investigators say that the plane flew for a total of five hours based on data sent to the ground from the Boeing Co 777’s engines as part of a standard monitoring program.

No Sign Of Missing Malaysian Plane, As Search Spreads Far Across Land And Sea

The search for the Malaysian Airlines jetliner and its 239 people on board has now entered the fifth day.

Hyundai Motor To Launch First Battery-Powered Electric Car In 2016

The South Korean car maker has so far focussed on manufacturing fuel-cell cars.

TIMELINE-Malaysia Airlines Flight To Beijing Missing In Asia

A timeline of events in the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner which vanished from radar screens on Saturday.

Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Makes Emergency Landing At Honolulu

The jetliner en route to San Francisco from Tokyo diverted to Honolulu after oil pressure in its right engine dropped.

Drake & Scull’s German Unit Wins Two Indian Deals Worth Dhs50m

Passavant-Roediger, a German subsidiary of UAE-based Drake & Scull International, will undertake one project in Gujarat and one in Rajasthan.

More Gulf Capacity Set For Tokyo

Qatar Airways joins Emirates in providing more access to and from Tokyo’s second airport

Bahrain’s Al Salam Bank Launches Asian Islamic REIT Fund

The REIT will invest in between 15 and 35 properties and be managed by Swiss-based B&I Capital AG.

UAE-Led Group To Buy Two India Power Plants In A Deal Worth $1.6bn

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA will control the operations and management of both plants under the deal.

Cathay Pacific To Make Doha Debut

Strategic agreement follows Qatar’s entry into the oneworld alliance

Etihad To Launch Daily Phuket Flights

UAE residents and holidaying Europeans now have improved access to the popular Thai destination

Saudi Arabia, Malaysia Exchanges To Boost Islamic Finance Ties

An agreement will see the exchanges share expertise and develop human capital.

Saudi To Lend $57.8m To Pakistan For Hydro Power Project

The Kingdom will also provide Pakistan a credit facility of $125 million for the import of urea.

India Regulator Issues Notice To Etihad On Jet Deal

The Abu Dhabi carrier may have to make a tender offer to buy the entire 25 per cent public holding in Jet.

UAE-Led Group Expects To Sign $2bn India Power Deal

TAQA plans to take a majority stake in the plants while India’s IDFC Alternatives and PSP Investments will hold minority stakes.

Papua New Guinea Appoints UBS To Refinance $1.48bn Abu Dhabi Bond

The five-year bond was issued to Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) in 2009.