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Bjorn Naf steps down as Gulf Air CEO

Bjorn Naf steps down as Gulf Air CEO

Transportation
Swiss executive to leave post soon, firm declines to elaborate on his departure.

  1. Gulf Air eyeing expansion amid global slowdown
  2. The Björn ultimatum

Qatar bank comes to rescue of Polish shipyards
Transportation
Qatar investment bank, QInvest, helps Polish shipyards avert bankruptcy threat.

More bodies found in Qatar ship tragedy
Transportation
Rescuers have found five more bodies from the Duba-based supply ship which sank off Doha coast.

Striking Al Ain cabbies win new pay deal
Transportation
Tawasul agreement after taxi drivers hold strike in protest over new monthly targets.

more »MIDDLE EAST TRANSPORTATION COMMENT

Carriers need to clear the air
Airlines are levying mysterious and opaque surcharges on their passengers, notes Andrew White.

 Andrew White  

General Motors: robots in demise
You may not believe it, but GM is a good guy - at least on the silver screen where GM cars are the heroes of Transformers 2, says Andrew White.

 Andrew White

more »OTHER MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS NEWS STORIES

Banking & Finance

  1. Kuwait's CBK reduces activity of investment unit - paper
  2. UAE banks await central bank guidance

Construction & Industry

  1. $543m Mirdiff Hills project on hold
  2. Firms stick to midday work ban on Day 1

Culture & Society

  1. Boyfriend of death fall woman charged with unlawful sex
  2. New academic year at gov't schools set for after Ramadan

Education

  1. Enrolment figures up despite UAE exodus fear - GEMS
  2. 20 Dubai schools still failing to make the grade

Energy

  1. Gasoline prices down on demand concerns
  2. Oil falls below $68, gasoline stocks rise

Healthcare

  1. UAE confirms three new cases of swine flu
  2. Saudi issues Hajj warning amid rising swine flu cases

Islamic Finance

  1. Dow Jones launches Islamic Index
  2. Former Islamic finance company chief jailed

Media & Marketing

  1. Michael Jackson may be buried in Muslim tradition - report
  2. Mideast still lacks media freedom - Al Jazeera chief

Personal Finance

  1. HSBC sees 'rapid increase' in customer 'skips'
  2. Car giant offers UAE's first free redundancy cover

Politics & Economics

  1. Qatar's population falls to 1.61m in June
  2. UAE raises minimum salary limit for expats with family

Real Estate

  1. Dubai developer Deyaar appoints new chairman
  2. $543m Mirdiff Hills project on hold

Retail

  1. Abu Dhabi June gold sales up on summer buying spree
  2. 200 people arrested in Dubai counterfeit crackdown

Sport

  1. Santa Cruz ready for Man City striker battle
  2. Man City's Hughes still keen on Eto’o

Technology

  1. Saudi man held in $2,463 phone bill mix-up
  2. Ericsson in 4G talks with ME operators

Transportation

  1. Bjorn Naf steps down as Gulf Air CEO
  2. Qatar bank comes to rescue of Polish shipyards

Travel & Hospitality

  1. flydubai announces new flights to Indian cities
  2. Nakheel denies rumours of QE2 return to UK

more »MIDDLE EAST TRANSPORTATION EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

  1. Logistics & Transportation Techniques
    12 July 2009 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Bahrain International Motor Show 2009
    27 September 2009 | Manama, Bahrain
  3. Stores & Inventory Control
    11 October 2009 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
See all events »

MORE TRANSPORTATION STORIES

  1. Yemeni airliner crash survivor hailed
  2. flydubai seals deal for four Boeing 737s
  3. Abu Dhabi gets its first air-conditioned bus shelters
  4. Mideast airlines post Q1 profit
  5. Oman invests $228m in ports and civil aviation
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  1. Abu Dhabi gets its first air-conditioned bus shelters 2
    02 Jul ' 09 at 12:18
    perhaps it should be rightly called "Passengers' Shelters" because it for them, and not for the buses. for a shorter term, in our...  More »
  2. Qatar bank comes to rescue of Polish shipyards 1
    03 Jul ' 09 at 01:33
    That is some excellent news. The project goes even further as Poland signed a deal on CNG gas with Qatar which would be transported in...  More »
  3. More bodies found in Qatar ship tragedy 1
    02 Jul ' 09 at 19:49
    Its a bad newz . Am a ex-seaman workd in the same company two year before. My heartly condolence to the family of the decreased. May...  More »
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