Queen Rania uses Twitter to tweet on WEF

Queen of Jordan set up her Twitter profile two weeks ago and has 50,000 followers.
 
Israel to move forward with two-state solution
Dubai gov't denies living in 'state of denial' - official
Gov't approval for Tamweel, Amlak merger due in weeks
Dubai real estate to bottom out in H2 - Deyaar CEO

Kuwait's confirmed swine flu cases rise to 20

Filipino woman is the latest person to be diagnosed with the H1N1 virus in Kuwait.
 
Oman confirms fourth case of swine flu
UAE confirms three new cases of swine flu
Saudi issues Hajj warning amid rising swine flu cases

Senior Emirates official predicts late-2009 upturn

Airline's commercial chief sees passenger numbers increasing later this year.
 
Mideast tourists projected to grow in 2009
Job losses warning over Bahrain alcohol ban plan
Abu Dhabi hit by decline in visitors - tourism official

Nakheel to focus on project completion this year

Statement says it will also focus on "managing customer collections", "debt maturitues".
 
New visa law 'soon' for Dubai property buyers
UAE real estate 'up to 50% dearer than Europe'
Sorouh sees net profit half in Q1 2009
Qatar real estate prices decline 40-70% since Sept

Steven James

Steven James is the CEO of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), a British charity that operates in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
 
Riad Kamal
Walid Hajj
Paul Findley

Intel, IBM in Gulf supercomputer partnership

GITEX: Technology giants open high performance computing centre in Dubai.
 
Nortel completes two healthcare projects
Sophos opens Dubai headquarters
Kronos sets up Mideast distribution channels

Qatar bank lending falls $4.2bn in Q1 - report

Qatar Central Bank figures reveal 7% drop in lending, compared to last quarter of 2008.
 
Kuwait real estate sales fall to 5 month low
UK contractors in Dubai must be paid - UK trade minister
Mideast tourist numbers drop in Jan-Apr - report

EFG-Hermes casts doubt on Nakheel mega-tower

UPDATE 2: Nakheel maintains global downturn to have limited impact.
 
Aldar Properties appoints new CEO
Alwaleed's Kingdom Holding to build 1km tower
Economy and markets 'sound' - Sheikh Mohammed

Tuesday first day of Eid Al-Fitr - official

UPDATE 1: Committee sets date for Gulf states after sighting of the Shawaal moon on Monday.
 
Schools get next week off for Eid
UAE public sector gets week off for Eid
Prices to remain stable during rest of Ramadan

Former Tatweer VP arrested

Sami Al-Hashmi is latest senior exec to be detained amid investigation into corruption.
 
Former Dubai Islamic Bank head arrested
Shahin may remain in custody until end of probe
Taskforce set up for Dubai corruption probe

Ahlan wa Sahlan

Ladies and Gentlemen - a warm welcome to the Arabian Businesswomen Special Report 2008.
 
The Future Arabian Businesswoman
Leading historic change
The Prime Institution

Qatar Airways mulls launch of budget carrier

ATM: Airline would set up low-cost unit to fend off competition from rivals, CEO says.
 
Qatar not impacted by A380 delay, eyes more orders
Dubailand dismisses delay rumours
Emaar dismisses fears of luxury hotel oversupply

Emirates CEO edges over Qatar Airways rival in Power 100

Sheikh Ahmed is most powerful Arab in airline travel sector in this year's Power 100.
 
Sportsmen score high in Power 100
Al-Jazeera CEO most powerful Arab in media

Two-thirds of Gulf staff looking to quit job

ArabianBusiness.com Salary Survey reveals sharp decline in job loyalty across GCC.
 
Salary Survey FAQ
Promotion prospects key to retaining talent
Rising cost of living hits Gulf IT workers

World mega island priced at massive $263mn

EXCLUSIVE: A single island on The World is to go on sale for $263mn.
 
The World islands in Dubai complete
Dubai to build first fashion island
‘New Shanghai’ to rise in Dubai

No revaluation, Bahrain insists

WEF: Speculation over dollar-peg irresponsible and counter-productive, argues crown prince Sheikh Salman.
 
Rice offers Iran 'normal ties' to drop nuclear plan
Wealth fund fears unjustified, say experts
Saudi details first sovereign wealth fund

Bush wraps up Middle East visit

The US president's tour of region draws to close with Iran, peace and oil key issues dominating agenda.
 
Bush flys to Egypt for final leg
Saudi pledges more oil when needed
US Congress unlikely to block $20bn arms deal

Ramesh Prabhakar: Cometh the hour

Rivoli Group's managing partner tells why success is sweeter when you're still young enough to enjoy it.
 
CEOs - overpaid & over here?
CEO 2007 awards