EDITOR'S CHOICE

1. Gov't vows to protect UAE banks from global crisis »
2. Aldar Properties appoints new CEO »
3. Alwaleed's Kingdom Holding to build 1km tower »
4. Hollywood star in talks over themed project »
5. First plane takes off from new $272mn runway »

Banking & Finance

1. Kuwait's NBK Q3 down as bourse slides
2. Dubai's Abraaj raises $3bn for buyout fund

Construction & Industry

1. SABIC to triple steel production capacity
2. UAE's Hydra Properties acquires 47% stake in Asmak

Culture & Society

1. Starving man found in Ras Al-Khaimah mountains
2. Massive drugs haul seized by police in Bahrain

Education

1. Iran minister admits holding fake Oxford degree
2. Bogus degree holders face life ban from UAE

Energy

1. Oil prices to fall further, could hit $50
2. Iran scraps gas projects to push pipeline plans

Healthcare

1. Action needed to deter UAE smokers, says expert
2. Screening call to combat prostate cancer rise

Islamic Finance

1. Kuwait's KFH sees profit rise 5%
2. New investment firm signs first China deal

Media & Marketing

1. Deal signed to publish Burj Dubai Opus
2. CNN International set to start Abu Dhabi operation

Personal Finance

1. Mortgage curbs to hit first time buyers
2. Saudis must be shielded from crisis - king

Politics & Economics

1. Gulf has enough cash to withstand credit crunch
2. Kuwait posts $28.2bn surplus in H1

Real Estate

1. Real estate shares enjoy huge increases
2. Booming Bahrain real estate sector worth $5.7bn

Retail

1. Nissan aims to double Gulf sales by 2012
2. Fashion Ave 'to put Dubai on world haute couture map'

Sport

1. Liverpool dismiss reports of scrapped stadium plan
2. First India, Aussie Test in Bangalore on a knife edge

Technology

1. Labourers to get free sim cards from du
2. Egypt phone licence auction could be moved

Transportation

1. New Kuwait firm to order 50 planes from Airbus
2. Etihad set to launch new service to Moscow

Travel & Hospitality

1. Jamie Oliver 'excited' by Dubai restaurants bid
2. Aldar to set up hotel management unit