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Qatar Airways chief dismisses 787 safety fears

CEO Akbar Al Baker says reported incidents on new Boeing plane are 'teething problems'

Bahrain's Investcorp inks $120m deal for US properties

Bahrain investment firm acquires 16 office properties in Houston and Chicago areas

Abu Dhabi's TAQA signs US wind power project deal

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company acquires 50% stake in Minnesota wind power project

France, UAE still in talks on Rafale deal - source

Negotiations over potential sale of 60 jets were backed by former President Sarkozy

Dubai launches drive to develop Islamic business

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed announces plan to attract fresh investment to emirate

New boss hired to run Jumeirah restaurants

Former Rosewood Hotels chief Austrian Gert F Kopera appointed to head restaurants unit

Emirates NBD unit plans $408m rights issue

Islamic unit of Dubai's largest bank intends to begin rights issue later this month

MidEast airlines post 10.5% growth in November

Region's carriers also report world-beating 16% growth in cargo traffic, says IATA

Qatar SMEs face barriers to 2022 projects

Enterprise Qatar says more needs to be done to help small companies win contracts

UAE cell tied to Al Qaeda - Dubai police chief

Detained members of suspected militant cell had ties to Al Qaeda in Yemen - Dahi Khalfan

Burj Khalifa to host water, fire & light extravaganza

Water, Fire & Light will incorporate elements of show used to bring in the new year

Iraq approves oil deal with Kuwait-led group

Iraq's oil ministry plans to sign final deal with group led by Kuwait Energy on Jan 27

Qatar eyes $32m deal for David Beckham - report

Football star David Beckham could be offered bumper deal to head to Gulf

UAE oil production hits 2.6m bpd in December

Oil minister says he hopes production will increase to 3m bpd at some point in 2013

Qatar Airways studies stake in Czech Airlines

Gulf airline had said was interested in carrier's privatisation, but talks yet to begin

Dana Gas shareholder backs restructuring deal

Largest shareholder Crescent Petroleum says terms of $920m debt deal are fair

Etihad Airways posts new daily record for passengers

Abu Dhabi carrier says it lifted 33,802 passengers on Jan 5 to set new milestone

OPINIONS »

A New Year should be a new start for Nakheel

The man at the top of indebted Nakheel’s tree ended 2012 with a fair bit of rattle and hum

PHOTOS »

UAE's new expat mortgage law: the facts so far

Opinion is split on what the 50 percent home loan cap will mean for the property market

Consumer electronics show highlights newest technology

CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 11 and is expected to feature 3,100 exhibitors

Qatari Prime Minister visits Egypt

Qatar said it will increase its financial aid to Egypt by $2.5 billion to a total of $5 billion

Exhibits from Bonhams Islamic art exhibition on display

The private collection of Islamic Art is due to be exhibited from January 8 - 13th at Bonham's in Edinburgh

VIDEOS »

Boeing faces nightmare over Dreamliner

Shares in the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, have fallen after a 787 Dreamliner suffered a fuel leak

Astronauts suffer depression in simulated Mars mission

The first results to emerge from a simulated Mars mission have revealed some of the crew experienced depression

Twitter asked to reveal anti-Semitic users

A group of Jewish students in France is taking on one of the giants of the internet - Twitter

Elephant goes on rampage in Indian village

At least one person was injured after an elephant wreaked havoc in the west Midnapore district of India's eastern West Bengal state

Latest Reader Comments

New Dreamliner too small for us, says Emirates
John Harte : If Boeing can develop a 777 that can fly for 20 hours, then why bother flying through Dubai? Most EK traffic is transfer passengers. 20 hours nonstop would enable you to fly from Europe to Australia and South Asia without changing planes. ...
UK - Wednesday, 19 June 2013 5:04 PM

Saudi Arabia to rehire Indian maids on lower wages
Mike : @ Fahd
Sure, living here for a decade I can assure you greed is not confined to any particular nationality and maybe you should look a bit closer to home for examples, there is no shortage. No matter how many porches you have .... and what's wrong with wanting more, especially if you have so li...
Dubai - Wednesday, 19 June 2013 4:21 PM

Gulf airlines told not to carry US whistleblower
S in UAE : Freedom of Speech does not apply to confidential information that you obtain in your work for a national security department of the government. That's illegal disclosure of confidential information, and in this case is damaging to how US-UK try to maintain security. This is not his opinion whi...
UAE - Wednesday, 19 June 2013 3:48 PM

Emirates, Qantas look to close frequent flyer loophole
Phi Duckworth : As a member of Skywards, currently with Gold status, I am appalled at the way Emirates is treating it's frequent flyers. Since the imposition of a fuel surcharge for reward flights the sum involved has risen by 175% for long-haul returns. Skywards members have heard nothing from the airline since th...
United Kingdom - Wednesday, 19 June 2013 3:49 PM

Bahrain to clamp down on bars, nightclubs
mentabolism : a novel idea would be to have breathalyzers at the bars! when you pay your bill you have to take a breath test, and if its above the normal limit, which it will be, you can only travel by a cab. if you attempt to drive yourself, then your name and id will be passed on to the cops!...
kuwait - Wednesday, 19 June 2013 3:49 PM

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EDITOR'S CHOICE »

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UAE's new expat mortgage law: the facts so far

Opinion is split on what the 50 percent home loan cap will mean for the property market

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Pearl-Qatar alcohol ban won't last - Gordon Ramsey

UK celebrity chef closed Maze restaurant after slump in sales following alcohol ban

FEATURES & ANALYSIS »

Saudi Arabia's $220bn spending spree

Yet another expansionary budget means that Saudi Arabia will keep on investing billions at home

Rezidor interview: Kurt Ritter

Ritter tells arabian business why he believes the Middle East may be the birthplace for the firm’s next big global push

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