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Emirates Firms Up Boeing 777X Order

Deal first announced as a commitment at the 2013 Dubai Airshow has now been finalised

Qatar Airways Launches Daily Non-Stop Flights To Dallas/Fort Worth

The new service is estimated to add around $200 million annually to the US destination’s economy.

UAE-based Just Falafel Opens Its First Toronto Outlet

The store is part of the company’s expansion drive in the American continent.

Google Plans TVs, Cars And Watches Beyond Smartphones

Google’s free Android software runs on more than three out of every four smartphones sold globally.

Kerry To Visit Saudi Arabia On Friday To Discuss Iraq and Syria

The U.S. Secretary of State will most likely meet the Saudi monarch in Jeddah.

UAE’s Gulftainer To Operate New Cargo Terminal In Florida

Gulftainer will invest up to $100 million in equipment and employees to operate a container and cargo terminal at Port Canaveral.

Restaurant Chain Just Falafel Signs Deal For 10 More US Outlets

The fast food chain will open restaurants in the Texan cities of Houston and Austin, as part of its expansion.

Apple’s iWatch May Come In Multiple Designs – Report

Taiwan’s Quanta will begin mass production of Apple’s first smartwatches from July, in time for an October launch, sources say.

Amazon Launches 3D “Fire” Phone

The 4.7-inch phone comes with four front-facing cameras and is priced at $649 contract-free.

US Navy Ship With 550 Marines On Board Moves Into Gulf

The ship will support possible US action to help Iraq’s government combat a insurgency in the country.

LinkedIn Could Face Customer Lawsuit Over Email Addresses

A US district judge said that customers may pursue claims that the networking site violated their right of publicity.

UAE Opens First Consulate In US

The opening of the consulate in LA comes amid strengthening commercial and trade ties between the two nations.

Twitter In Talks To Buy Online Music Firm SoundCloud

Twitter’s renewed interest in music-streaming companies comes after Apple Inc acquired Beats for $3 billion.

UAE-based Just Falafel Opens First US Restaurant

The restaurant, located in San Francisco, is the first of 160 outlets planned across North America.

Kuwaiti Faces Guantanamo Transfer Hearing After Security Assurances

Fouzi Khalid Abdullah al-Awda, 37, may have fought alongside al Qaeda and Taliban, according to a U.S. Defense Department prisoner profile.

Qatar Allowing Freed Taliban Men To Move Freely In Country -Gulf official

Five Afghan Taliban prisoners were freed in exchange for a US soldier.

Apple Allows ‘Approved’ Virtual Currencies In Apps

The company did not provide details on the approved virtual currencies.

Etihad Starts Los Angeles Flights

Today’s inaugural flight marks Etihad’s fourth US destination and one of the longest flights globally

Apple To Get Beats, Music Mogul Jimmy Iovine For $3bn

The deal is seen as Apple’s effort to jump-start an uneven attempt to make headway in music streaming.

Hikma Buys Boehringer Injectable Drugs Business For Up To $300m

Hikma has also entered into an exclusivity arrangement with Boehringer to potentially acquire all of the assets of the Ben Venue manufacturing facility in Bedford, Ohio.

Google Building Self-Driving Cars With No Driver Seat, Steering Wheels

Google aims to build up to 200 such cars in the near term.

Nearly 400 million Twitter Users Estimated By 2018

The figure is far short of the one billion expected.

Apple iPhone 6 Rumours Begin, Expected To Launch In Fall 2014

Apple’s next generation smartphone is anticipated to have a bigger screen and a better processor.

Gulf Carriers Impact United Doha Drop

The US carrier will be dropping Doha from its triangular Washington-Doha-Dubai service from August 30.

Dow Awards Construction Contract For Reverse Osmosis Plant In Saudi

Fluor Corporation has won the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the facility.

Yahoo Buys Mobile “Self-Destruct” Messaging App Blink

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

US Urges Gulf To Unite Against Threats Like Iran

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addressed a meeting of GCC defence ministers in Jeddah.

US Woos High-Spending GCC Visitors

There has been a marked increase in the number of direct air connections between the two regions in the last year.

Google Misses Revenue Target, Ad Prices Slide

The average “cost per click” declined nine per cent, as mobile advertising make up a bigger slice of its business.

Google Unveils Email Scanning Practices In New Terms Of Service

The company clearly stated that incoming and outgoing emails are automatically analysed by software to create targeted ads.