According to the new DRHP, available on the websites of the investment banks to the IPO, the firm is looking to raise around ... across all the Gulf Cooperation Council states of United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, as ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s 1MDB says $350 million paid to Abu Dhabi for debt deal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - State fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Friday said it had remitted the equivalent of $350 million to Abu Dhabi's government-owned International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC). Earlier this week, Abu Dhabi once again ... ( read original story ...)
UAE, Bahrain airspace ‘not open to Qatar aircraft’
Dubai: The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has denied the news of opening its airspace to Qatar-registered aircraft. The GCAA on Wednesday clarified that it allowed Qatar aircraft to use the airspace located above the international waters ... ( read original story ...)
Major mismatch between IT talent, job market demand in GCC
Dubai: Techies graduating out of universities from the Gulf are likely to find it tough to get jobs as there are no engineering facilities for most American technology companies operating in the region. Technology is a vital part of every industry today ... ( read original story ...)
Esri, Smart Dubai sign agreement to provide ArcGIS technology to 44 entities
Esri and Smart Dubai have signed an enterprise agreement (EA) for providing ArcGIS technology to 44 entities across the government. US: Esri and Smart Dubai, the government agency leading Dubai’s smart city transformation, have signed an enterprise ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Firm Holborn Assets Seeks Six New Recruits for “Opportunity of a Life Time”
DUBAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Holborn Assets, the international financial advice firm head quartered in Dubai, has announced today a brand new internship opportunity for six ambitious, driven students and graduates. Successful candidates will work closely with ... ( read original story ...)
Arabian Gulf corals have ‘super genes’ to tolerate heat
Abu Dhabi: Research undertaken by scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will help provide new insight into how coral reefs around the world will be able to cope with climate change, the university announced on Thursday. Rising sea ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai police set “zero hour” to make arrests involving Ibrahim family figures
Dubai has become a playground for Sydney identities. Dubai’s major newspaper, the Gulf News, ran the story about the Australian drug arrests on its front page yesterday. The city has become a favourite playground for some of Sydney’s more notorious ... ( read original story ...)
Amir Khan gives the ‘thumbs up’ as he lands back in Manchester after his hard-partying Dubai trip with an Instagram model who tells critics: ‘Whoever I go with, it’s my damn …
Amir Khan has arrived back in the UK after his hard-partying trip to Dubai. The British boxer, 30, was spotted at Manchester Airport in a grey hoodie and black Adidas tracksuit bottoms and gave the 'thumbs up' to cameras as he walked by. Khan, 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Banking sans branches
Smartphones are now the gateway to your banking transactions, paving the way for more mobile apps and digital payment solutions to ease your lifestyle by reducing branch visits. This has indeed kept pressure high on the UAE banking sector to innovate and ... ( read original story ...)