EDITOR'S CHOICE

1. Software boost as ID card registration rush continues »
2. Stars out in force for Atlantis Hotel party »
3. Lenders ramp up interest rates on home loans »
4. Sama Dubai reviews projects amid global crisis »
5. Pirates demand $25mn ranson for Saudi tanker »

Banking & Finance

1. Saudi prince ups stake in US banking giant
2. Lenders ramp up interest rates on home loans

Construction & Industry

1. $60bn Ajman city project could be delayed
2. Construction firm expects slowdown to hit deals

Culture & Society

1. Pop star to give evidence in Bahrain lawsuit case
2. Finance still most popular jobs sector: survey

Education

1. UAE education chief reveals $2bn strategy
2. Saudi hikes student allowance by 50%

Energy

1. OPEC oil output 'to fall by 1.2bn barrels a day in Nov'
2. Oil recovers to $50 after hitting 42-month low

Healthcare

1. False documents aid GCC patients to buy illegal organs
2. Manslaughter charge doctor has licence suspended

Islamic Finance

1. ISDA to launch sharia-proof derivative standard
2. Sukuk to recover in 2009 - BNP Paribas

Media & Marketing

1. Cirque du Soleil returning to Dubai next year
2. Emarat Al-Youm in dark over court ban

Personal Finance

1. Lenders ramp up interest rates on home loans
2. Amlak suspends new mortgage loans

Politics & Economics

1. UAE sticking with dollar peg, says central bank chief
2. Soaring house rents fuel Qatar inflation rate

Real Estate

1. 'One cheque' demands ease as credit tightens
2. Soaring house rents fuel Qatar inflation rate

Retail

1. Helpers on hand as work starts on mall expansion plan
2. Aldar unveils plan for 700-shop super mall

Sport

1. Football star launches search for Bahraini Beckham
2. Determined UAE hold Iran to draw in World Cup qualifier

Technology

1. 200 new jobs as Bahrain plans contact centre
2. Software boost as ID card registration rush continues

Transportation

1. New campaign launched to cut UAE road deaths
2. Pirates demand $25mn ranson for Saudi tanker

Travel & Hospitality

1. Hundreds sign online QE2 funnel petition
2. Stars out in force for Atlantis Hotel party