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UAE, Saudi Arabia Control 74% Of GCC’s Private Wealth

Almost 44 per cent of the GCC’s private wealth is focused in Saudi Arabia, while the UAE controls around 30 per cent, a new study shows.

UK Businessman Takes Emirates To Court Over Lost Luggage

Abrar Khan claimed the airline refused to compensate him after losing his luggage en-route to Dubai.

UAE Says Its Jets Target Oil Refineries Under ISIL

The strikes were aimed at cutting off their main sources of funding, state news agency WAM said.

Etisalat’s Egypt Unit Signs $120m Loan

HSBC and National Bank of Abu Dhabi, will each provide $60 million each to Etisalat Misr.

UAE Banks’ Profit Growth To Dip On Weaker Economy, Asset Quality -S&P

Sector-wide profit growth this year is expected to drop to five or six per cent from 22 per cent in 2014.

UAE Calls Egyptian Hostage Killings By ISIL “An Ugly Crime”

The UAE’s president and other leaders condemned the killings and affirmed their support to Egypt in rooting out such radical groups.

Orascom Construction To List On Nasdaq Dubai, Egyptian Exchange

The listing followed a demerger of OCI NV’s engineering and construction business from its fertilizer and chemicals business.

Emirates Introducing A380 On Milan-New York Route

The service will begin from June 1, and raise superjumbo capacity between Dubai and Milan.

Abu Dhabi’s NMC Health Says Signs $825m Loan Facility

The facility is divided into two tranches and will be used to refinance existing debts of NMC and to fund its acquisitions.

Dubai’s MAF To Open Canadian Brand Lululemon Stores In ME

The first lululemon athletica store is slated to open in Dubai later this year.

Dubai’s Emaar Properties Q4 Net Profit Rises 14%

Emaar made an annual profit of Dhs3.29 billion in 2014, up 28 per cent year-on-year.

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Gulf States Continue Dialogue On Value-Added Tax – UAE Official

The GCC states have been mulling the introduction of VAT since 2007 to broaden their revenue base.

Dubai’s Shuaa Capital Appoints New Chairman

The company appointed Abdul Rahman Jareb Rashed Al Hareb as the new chairman, replacing Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al Maktoum.

UAE’s Commercial Bank International Names Robinson As CEO

He replaces Kris Babicci, who stepped down from the post in October.

Dubai’s National Petroleum Services Signs $200m Financing

NPS secured the refinancing deal from a group of banks and financial institutions.

Passenger Checking Process At Dubai Airport To Soon Last Less Than 20 Seconds

Dubai plans to launch an Advance Passenger Information System which will raise the security and cut screening time at airports.

Dubai World Has 100% Creditor Assent For $14.6bn Debt Deal -Court

The adjournment will allow time for all creditors to sign an agreement which formally pledges each will assent to the plan put forward by Dubai World.

Jordan Jails Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader For Criticising UAE

Rushaid, the deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, had criticised the UAE for designating the pan-Islamic movement as a terrorist group.

RAK’s Al Hamra Awards Dhs230m Contract To Double Retail Space In Manar Mall

Following the expansion, the net leasable area at Manar Mall will increase from 30,000 to 60,000 sqm.

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Q4 Profit Falls 70%

The contractor made a profit of Dhs13 million ($3.54 million) in the last quarter of 2014.

Air Arabia Blames Fuel Hedging As Q4 Profit Falls 30%

The carrier made a net profit of Dhs64.6 million ($17.59 million) in the last quarter of 2014.

UAE Closes Yemen Embassy

The UAE follows Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, Britain, France and Italy in shutting their missions in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

Total CEO Hails Abu Dhabi Concession As “Blockbuster”

Four oil majors — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell , Total and BP — had each held 9.5 per cent equity stakes in the ADCO concession since the 1970s.

Dubai’s Meraas Eyes $234m Loan For Ferris Wheel Scheme – Sources

The loan is being arranged by Emirates NBD and will have a 10-year term and an amortising structure, sources said.

UAE Looks East, Eyes Larger Trade With China

The UAE looks to grab a larger share of trade with China, outwitting its Gulf peers.

Abu Dhabi Expat Dies Of MERS

The 38 year-old man developed symptoms on December 29, 2014 and passed away on February 6 this year.

Pay TV Network OSN To Launch WWE Channel In The Middle East

OSN has signed a five-year partnership with the wrestling network to distribute it as a premier channel in the MENA region.

Dubai Parks & Resorts Projects Revenues Worth Dhs2.4bn In First Year

The company said that its revenues will mainly originate through ticketing, hotels and retail segments in the project.

Emirates’ Sheikh Ahmed Challenges US Airlines To Reclaim Marketshare

The airline chief said that the US carriers underestimated the level of competition when they signed the open skies policy in 1999.

Stock News: Gulf Bourses Pull Back After Oil Tumbles

Brent oil is back around $55 per barrel after a loss of as much as three per cent on Wednesday.