Vodafone Egypt nears market leader by subscribers The Times Of India CAIRO: The Egyptian unit of Vodafone may have overtaken Mobinil last quarter as the country's largest provider of mobile phone subscriptions, data shows. | Egypt's three mobile operators, the third is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Etisalat -- are locked in a pricing spiral as they seek to grab mar...
Middle East carriers fly high at Farnborough Gulf News | Dubai: Aircraft, engines and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) deals from Middle East companies added almost $20 billion to the Farnborough Air Show tally this year, clearly demonstrating the region's increasingly dominant position in the global aviation industry. | Together, the two major ai...
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull The Star | FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine, UAE port officials examining the ship said on Thursday. | Damage to the massiv...
Japan supertanker probe reveals crash impact The Star | FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker, which triggered fears of an attack in the sensitive Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route, collided with something, possibly a submarine or mine, UAE port officials inspecting the ship said on Thursd...
Japan supertanker probe reveals crash impact Khaleej Times A Japanese supertanker, which triggered fears of an attack in the sensitive Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route, collided with something, possibly a submarine or mine. | UAE port officials inspecting the ship said on Thursday that damage to the massi...
Japan's Mitsui hires military expert for tanker checks The Star | TOKYO/FUJAIRAH (Reuters) - Japanese shipper Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd said on Thursday it had hired a specialist on military attacks to help investigate damage to a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as a Gulf port official said the vessel had been invol...
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Plan for new Dubai stock market Gulf News | Dubai: Dubai has plans to set up a tier two stock market aimed at listing small- and medium-sized companies that wish to list and trade a relatively small portion of their capita...
Iran may switch payment for oil exports to UAE dirhams: report Gulf News | Dubai: Iran may seek payment for its oil exports to Europe in UAE dirhams rather than euros because tougher EU sanctions could block Iranian transactions in the single European c...
Arab stocks start week lower on US economy woes m&c | Amman - Arab stock markets lost ground at the start of the new trading week on Sunday, reflecting investors' concerns over the recovery of the US economy, analysts said. | The Sa...
Right place, right time, right people The Star | Q: You did your A-Levels at Harrow. How important was that to you being who you are today? | A: There were a few key relationships which I started to develop there. Harrow had lots of children of prominent European, Asian and Middle Eastern familie...
Supertanker blast scare blamed on 'freak wave' The Jordan Times | - A Japanese supertanker, which stirred fears of an attack in the Strait of Hormuz, diverted to a UAE port on Wednesday where officials said the damage was caused by a freak wave. | Forty per cent of the world's seaborne oil passes through the narr...
UAE can emerge as an environmental leader Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: The UAE has an opportunity to lead the world and usher in a strategy that provides for a sustainable environmental future, an American academic said on Tuesday. | Yale University Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Daniel...
Dubai World presents restructuring plan to banks Khaleej Times Dubai World seeking to renegotiate the terms on $23.5 billion of debt, began presenting its restructuring plan to about 70 banks today. | Dubai World is making presentations at the Atlantis hotel in Dubai after a group of its seven biggest lenders said on May 20 that they agreed to its broad terms. Bankers from Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Ban...
BP boss in Middle East talks as spill relief well advances Daily Star Lebanon | Speculation mounts of stake purchase by a mideast or Asian Sovereign wealth fund | Thursday, July 08, 2010 | - Powered by | Amena Bakr and Kristen Hays | Reuters | ABU DHABI/HOUSTON: Oil giant BP’s boss met officials from an Abu Dhabi state fund on Wednesday as hopes for fresh investment and progress toward closing a leaking US oil well lif...
