#Breaking News

Almarai Reports $64.5m Q1 Net Profit

The Saudi-based dairy company said that net profits for the first quarter of the year rose 2.9 per cent year-on-year.

SABIC Plans $100m Centre In China

The Saudi-based chemical producer is planning to build a technology research and development in Shanghai.

UAE Oil Output Hit 2.7m bpd In March

The UAE oil production was reportedly at full capacity because of the rising demand.

DIC Reaches $2.5bn Debt Deal

Dubai International Capital, the private equity arm of Dubai Holding, has reached a final agreement with creditors for restructuring its debt.

Saudi Trims May Oil Prices For Asia

The Kingdom also slashed its crude prices for Europe, as oil demand weakens.

Batelco Eyes Acquisitions In 2012

The Bahraini telecoms operator hopes that new acquisitions will bring in revenues to compensate domestic losses.

Groupon Sued By Investor

The daily deals website has been facing increasing criticism from customers and investors across the world.

Drydocks Gets Approval From 98% Of Creditors

Only one creditor has not yet accepted the $2.2 billion debt restructuring plan proposed by the Dubai-based shipbuilding unit.

BAE Signs Saudi-Eurofighter Deal

The British defence contractor said that it had signed a contract to build 48 Typhoon aircraft for the Saudi Arabian air force.

Kuwaiti Tweeter Denies Blasphemy

A Kuwait man accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad on Twitter has said that his account was hacked.

Foreign Access To Saudi Bourse Will Be Slow

The opening up of the Kingdom’s stock market to foreigners will be gradual, Saudi Arabia’s capital market regulator has said.

Majority Of UAE Workers Expect Pay Rise

According to a new survey, 63 per cent of employees in the UAE expect a wage hike in the next 12 months.

Royal Jordanian In Merger Talks

The airline is struggling with rising fuel costs and increasing competition in the region.

Saudi Rejects Expat Tax Proposal

A majority of the Shoura Council members agreed that imposing an income tax on expatriate workers would be “untenable.”

Drydocks Files For Insolvency Protection

The move is expected to force all the creditors of the Dubai-based shipbuilding unit to agree to its $2.2 billion debt-restructuring plan.

NMC Raises $187m From IPO

The UAE-based healthcare provider listed its shares on the London Stock Exchange.

Kuwait’s Bourse Suspends Trade In 19 Firms

The companies, which failed to report earnings on time, join 12 other firms suspended earlier this year.

SEC Receives $1.4bn Loan

Saudi Electricity Company will use the amount, loaned by a group of international banks, to build a power plant in Rabigh.

Abu Dhabi Seizes Dhs4m Fake Goods

The emirate’s Department of Economic Development (DED) seized more than 24,000 counterfeit products last year.

Clinton Expresses “Regret” Over UAE’s Move

The UAE has shut down the Dubai office of the National Democratic Institute, a US-funded pro-democracy group.

HSBC Buys Lloyds Assets In UAE

The acquisition includes the retail, commercial and corporate banking businesses of Lloyds in the country.

Zain Confirms Dividend Issue

The Kuwait telco also said it would back a subscription by its Saudi affiliate.

Supply Offsets Iran: Brent Nears $124

Oil edges down as US crude stocks offset Iran fears.

DP World Profit Rises to $683 Million

The UAE-founded international ports company has cut its debts.

DIB Repays $750 million Sukuk

The bank said that it repaid the five-year Sukuk from its own resources.

More Saudis Seek Unemployment Benefits

The number of beneficiaries has risen by 170 per cent from December 2011.

Saudi Plans Ambitious Nuclear Programme

The Kingdom is planning to spend more than $100 billion to establish 16 nuclear energy plants in the country.

Dubai Drydocks To Restructure $2.2bn Loan

Dubai’s ship building unit will ask its syndicated lenders to sign a lock-up agreement.

JAFZA Eyes Loan Launch

Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone is planning to launch a syndicated loan to partly refinance its $2 billion Sukuk maturing in November.

Pension Fund Will Benefit UAE Expats

As officials in Dubai complete the study for an expatriate pension scheme, experts say that the move will protect workers and improve the economy.