EDITOR'S CHOICE

1. New contractors in soon for Meydan project - chairman »
2. Hundreds of firms vie for Metro retail space »
3. Abu Dhabi predicts 7% annual growth to 2015  »
4. FlyDubai launch date 'not affected' by delivery delays »
5. Saudi plan to expose retailers' mark-up rates »

Banking & Finance

1. Saudi tops Mideast buyout firm's hitlist for 2009
2. Saudi bank rolls out advanced ATMs

Construction & Industry

1. Nakheel offers help to World sub-contractors
2. Developers bemoan delay to labour township plan

Culture & Society

1. UAE pledges to step up human trafficking fight
2. Female suicide bomber kills 35 in Baghdad

Education

1. $32mn contract deal for first Economic City school
2. First Gulf signs $323mn Sorbonne campus loan

Energy

1. Oil falls below $43 after 12% overnight plunge
2. Bahrain's budget to look at oil price of $40 and $45

Healthcare

1. Research finds diabetes slows the brain
2. UAE healthcare sector bucks economic trend

Islamic Finance

1. Noor Investment's global expansion plans 'on hold'
2. Saudi Hollandi completes $207mn sukuk sale

Media & Marketing

1. GCC's Apprentice show set for TV debut
2. First Emirati feature film set to start production

Personal Finance

1. Recession drives German billionaire to suicide
2. Consumer pain as banks tighten lending rules

Politics & Economics

1. Israel warns southern Gaza to evacuate
2. Abu Dhabi predicts 7% annual growth to 2015

Real Estate

1. RERA clamps down hard on developers
2. Ajman establishes new real estate regulator

Retail

1. Shopping fest to offer bigger bargains amid global gloom
2. Hundreds of firms vie for Metro retail space

Sport

1. New contractors in soon for Meydan project - chairman
2. Sheikh Mansour tops new football rich list

Technology

1. Shrinking Apple CEO reveals illness details
2. Internet services fully restored in Qatar - Qtel

Transportation

1. Mideast airlines set for five-year growth - survey
2. Hundreds of firms vie for Metro retail space

Travel & Hospitality

1. Louvre Abu Dhabi construction to start in H1 of 2009
2. Dubai hotels survive New Year celebrations ban