http://www.menafn.com/qn_mena_headlines_r.asp?ntype=country&region=mena&mid=206&title=UAE MENAFN.com UAE en-us Copyright © 2012 MENAFN.com 60 http://www.menafn.com/qn_mena_headlines_r.asp?ntype=country&region=mena&mid=206&title=UAE http://www.menafn.com/images/inc_images/img_menafn_small.gif 125 13 http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479971&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479971&src=RSS (MENAFN) DP World, Americas' Senior Vice-President and Managing Director, Matthew Leech, said that the company's Vancouver unit would operate the Port of Nanaimo's facilities that include the ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:16:03 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479970&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479970&src=RSS (MENAFN) Gulf Petrochem Group's Chief Executive, Sanjeev Sisaudia, said that recently, the company inked an investment contract with Fujairah Petroleum Company (FPC), a subsidiary of the Government ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:14:12 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479956&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479956&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A Pakistani driver aged 43, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Court of First Instance recently for raping a woman at their workplace. The court, presided over ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:21 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479955&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479955&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) At least 55 types of cancer have been documented in the Arab population in the region, according to a preliminary survey done by the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies. A ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:32:22 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479954&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479954&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Joyalukkas Money Exchange inaugurated three of its Money Exchange Centres in Abu Dhabi and Dubai on January 26. Padmashri Jayaram, the new Joyalukkas Money Exchange ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:30:47 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479953&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479953&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) In conjunction with the eminent Dubai Shopping Festival 2012 (DSF), Interiors, a Support Sponsor of DSF, is offering amazing discounts on leading brands at competitive ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:30:02 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479952&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479952&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, or DMCC, the licensing authority for the Jumeirah Lakes Towers Free Zone, has announced that ABN Amro Bank's International Diamond and ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:50 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479940&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479940&src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) The last fortnight has witnessed several events, which have cast a pall of gloom across the Gulf region and imbued global energy markets with grave uncertainty. US sanctions ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:53 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479938&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479938&src=RSS (MENAFN) Bankers said that the central banks of UAE ordered lenders to halt financing trade with Iran, following international sanctions imposed on the country over its controversial nuclear ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:10:50 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479770&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479770&src=RSS (MENAFN) Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Aerospace said that by 2019, the company would deliver the first UAE-manufactured plane, reported Gulf News. The firm, a unit of Mubadala Development Company, added ... http://www.menafn.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:00:59 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479639&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479639&src=RSS (MENAFN) Dubai-based Union Properties secured USD108.88 million credit facility from Emirates NBD, to finance two stalled hotel projects in its MotorCity development scheme, Bloomberg ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:16:09 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479631&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479631&src=RSS (MENAFN) Ras Al-Khaimah Tourism Investment and Development Authority's (TIDA) COO, Victor Louis, said that last year, the emirate's tourist sector generated a revenue of USD108.88 million, with a ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:44:34 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479582&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479582&src=RSS (MENAFN) Union Properties, the Dubai developer, said that due to dropping property prices in the emirate, in 2011, the company made a net loss of USD435 million, reported Gulf News. In the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479511&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479511&src=RSS (MENAFN) India's telecom market received a new hit as the country's Supreme Court revoked all 122 telecoms licenses issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale, Reuters reported. The ruling affected ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:51:27 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479509&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479509&src=RSS (MENAFN) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that DIFC Investments (DIFCI) would have to raise more than USD900 million in order to meet its debt maturities in 2012, reported Emirates ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:37:13 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479508&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479508&src=RSS (MENAFN) France-based Publicis Groupe stated that it purchased Flip Media, the UAE-based digital agency network, reported Arabian Business. Publicis did not disclose the value of the deal, but ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:33:39 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479506&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479506&src=RSS (MENAFN) Aramex' chief executive Fadi Ghandour said that the company witnessed a four percent increase in profits in the fourth quarter, reported Arabian Business. Ghandour said that the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:24:21 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479483&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479483&src=RSS (MENAFN - Gulf Times) Mashreq bank, Dubai's second-largest lender by market value, saw its quarterly net profit fall by nearly 59% as interest and fee income decreased in the year. The lender ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:46:20 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479452&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479452&src=RSS (MENAFN) Frost and Sullivan said that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries would be expected to produce over 10 percent of global aluminum output, reported Emirates 24/7. The global market ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:12:40 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479447&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479447&src=RSS (MENAFN) Etihad Airways said that in order to lease spare engine parts, the carrier would get USD169 million in financing from Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi investment fund, and a commercial bank in the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:09:24 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479360&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479360&src=RSS (MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday announced that the "Rixos The Palm" resort in Dubai will open doors to guests within weeks. Gul made the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:32:08 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479355&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479355&src=RSS (MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) The UAE Central Bank's intention to cap interest rates on consumer credit cards at 18 per cent annually is a welcome initiative as it will help ease the debt ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:31:01 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479350&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479350&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) A young lifeguard, whose job was to save lives at a popular water park in Dubai, has ended his life by jumping from the fourth floor balcony of his staff ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:27:19 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479348&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479348&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) She was saved in the nick of time then, but could not be pulled back from the window of death on Tuesday evening. A three-year-old girl, who was rescued by police last ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:26:39 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479347&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479347&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) With sound tracks and stunning lights in the back ground, eight little Chinese girls mesmerise and capture the hearts of thousands in Dubai as they juggle traditional ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:25:59 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479342&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479342&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Galadari Automobiles Co Limited (GAL), sole distributors of Mazda vehicles in the UAE, handed over last Monday keys of Mazda 3 cars to 10 lucky winners of a promotion ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:23:09 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479341&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479341&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) With the continued unpredictability of world markets, the shipping and port industry needs to watch for new frontiers for growth and emerging new patterns in global trade, ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:22:30 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479339&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479339&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Abu Dhabi' investment firm Waha Capital said its earnings for the full year 2011 dropped 38 per cent to Dh155.31 million, due to the challenging situation in the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:21:46 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479308&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479308&src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) ADS Securities, the Abu Dhabi-based forex and bullion trading platform, has reported increased demand for gold at the start of the year following the US Federal Reserve decision ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:01:18 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479305&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479305&src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Ras Al-Khaimah has generated AED400 million from the tourist sector in 2011, tourism officials said on Wednesday. "Ras Al-Khaimah TIDA was established in May 2011 and by the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:58:51 GMT