Business Blog

Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) announced today that it expects the closing of the acquisition of Vivendi's 53% shareholding in Itissalat Al Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) to be completed on May 14, 2014.

The UAE's Ministry of Economy (MoE) is set to launch the country's first-ever national patents centre in collaboration with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (Kipo).

ATM New Frontiers Award recognises country's efforts to revive tourism demand after natural disastersFriday, May 09, 2014

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Friday in choppy trade as the likes of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 7011.T and Toshiba Corp 6502.T gained on strong growth prospects, while concerns about the Ukraine crisis kept investors on edge. ...

Kuwait-based real estate development company, Al Mazaya Holding, announced on Thursday the completion of the process of establishing a Turkish arm of the company, titled, ‘Mazaya Turkey for Real Estate Development’.

Sharjah saw 600,000 hotel guests check in during the first quarter of the year, up 15% over the same period in 2013, which saw 515, 947 guests, according to a statement by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA).