UAE
May 28, 2013
Rihanna is raking in a whoppin' $3 million for her upcoming Abu Dhabi concert later this year. That's some serious Gs, dudes!
Proper regulatory and policy frameworks are required to reach this potential, says expert.
The hit UK show 'The Apprentice' filmed their latest episode in Dubai and will be airing it tonight for the world to enjoy.
Abu Dhabi-based global energy company, Taqa, is working on plans to build a 100 megawatt, $850 million utility scale waste-to-energy plant in Abu Dhabi to generate power for 20,000 households.
The world’s most downloaded game is about to become a fun destination somewhere in the Gulf as three different cities are vying for the privilege to construct the region's first 'Angry Birds' theme park.
Dubai International recorded nine straight months of double-digit growth as passenger numbers in April jumped 18.7 per cent to 5.41 million over the same period last year.
May 27, 2013
Former England and Liverpool striker Michael Owen ruled out a u-turn on his decision to retire from football, when speaking to press in Dubai on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) expects to receive $4 billion in cash for a crude pipeline it built in the Gulf state, enabling it to repay some upcoming debt maturities, as US crude oil futures fell below $94 per barrel on Monday on growing concerns over economic slow down in China
Land Rover is taking over the Emirate film industry with an exciting new film "A to B" directed by Ali F Mostafa.
The UAE’s April oil output stood at 2.70 million barrels per day (bpd), unchanged from March, according to latest figures from the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA).
May 26, 2013
Majid Al Futtaim Holding, which bought Carrefour's 25 per cent stake in its Middle East joint venture, may buy part of the Spinneys supermarket franchise to expand its retail offerings across the region.
Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the holding company for some of the emirate's best-known companies, may increase the size of a $2 billion loan after significant interest in the deal from lenders, banking sources said.
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), Abu Dhabi’s biggest lender by assets said yesterday it has issued $465 million senior unsecured convertible bonds, convertible into ordinary shares of NBAD. The issue was more than three times oversubscribed.
May 24, 2013
Three brothers from the UAE have been given the death penalty by an Abu Dhabi court for the murder of two Omani citizens in Al Ain
May 23, 2013
Tamer Hosny we’ve missed you! After months across the sea workin' with Akon and Pitbull, the region’s hottest songster is back to business in the region with a Dubai concert this weekend.