EDITOR'S CHOICE

1. Emirates voted most popular airline »
2. UAE ready for VAT by year-end »
3. GCC to meet on inflation, unemployment »
4. Nakheel to take legal action over project delays »
5. Saudi wealth fund to target tech sector »
6. Dubai tourist numbers to hit 10mn by 2010 »

Banking & Finance

1. Banks help Gulf markets finish week on high
2. ADCB buys RHB stake, see profits doubling
3. Saudi bourse sees sixth straight day of losses

Construction & Industry

1. NEW category announced!
2. Oqyana island project masterplan unveiled at ATM
3. Soaring costs risk contrators exiting UAE

Culture & Leisure

1. Tatweer brings Legoland to Dubai
2. Culture and comfort key for Gulf travellers
3. Popstar Haife Wehbe faces Bahrain ban

Energy

1. $30 trillion to meet energy requirements
2. Bateman Litwin awarded $85 million power plant contract for OCP Group
3. South Africa in market for Qatar gas

Healthcare

1. Global groups slam hep C ban
2. National insurance plan makes debut
3. Saudi promises scholarships to plug nurse gap

Islamic Finance

1. Nakheel eyes debt, foreign buyouts
2. Dubai creates $10bn Islamic investment firm
3. RAK plans $2bn Islamic bond sale

Media & Marketing

1. Abu Dhabi bags UK exhibition organiser for $626mn
2. Leading Arabs shine in Time 100
3. Bahrain to scrap jail terms for journalists

Personal Finance

1. Qatar to rein in home loans
2. UAE consumer loans climb 47%
3. Saudi minimum wage on cards

Politics & Economics

1. Russia signs up to UN sanctions against Iran
2. Saudi warns Lebanon against escalation of violence
3. Egypt inflation hits 3-year high

Real Estate

1. Limitless eyes takeover of UK developer
2. Trump presales leave Burj Dubai standing
3. Dubailand dismisses delay rumours

Retail

1. Tetra Pak capitalises on 'green' expansion
2. Ajman’s retail scene booms
3. Qatar stakes claim on Cambodian farmland

Sport

1. Real humiliate Barca
2. Nadal suffers rare loss to Ferrero
3. Capello to face trial over false testimony

Technology

1. AMD to launch 6 and 12 core processors in 2010
2. Subscriber growth at Orascom leads to earnings rise
3. Fibre made easy as 3M launch easy splice solutions

Transportation

1. First images of Bahrain-Qatar causeway revealed
2. Qatar Airways mulls launch of budget carrier
3. Qatar not impacted by A380 delay, eyes more orders

Travel & Hospitality

1. Zaya to launch exclusive Abu Dhabi resort
2. UAE invests $4bn in Egypt tourism sector
3. Dubai showcases China's most beautiful city