State-owned companies in the UAE face $30bn of maturing debt this year with over $68 billion more in 2013-2015 (read more…) – FINANCE
There is no guidebook of reactions in the face of an unprecedented act of provocation. You just do what is right. (read more here…)
ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi’s financial and economic indicators showed little improvement in the first half of 2011, yet it is still a sign of economic strength in the face of a gloomy economic situation elsewhere. (read the story…)
PARIS (Reuters) – European safety authorities are set to order airlines to carry out checks on almost a third of the current Airbus A380 fleet after the discovery of wing cracks on the world's largest jetliner, aviation sources said on Friday. The one-off inspections are expected to affect superjumbo aircraft operated by Singapore Airlines,...
* Safety recommendation follows discovery of wing cracks * Europe safety agency says to issue findings Friday (Adds Asiana comment) PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) – European safety authoritiesare set to order … (get the story…)
* Safety recommendation follows discovery of wing cracks * Europe safety agency says to issue findings Friday (Adds details, background) PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) – European safety authoritiesare set to … (get the story…)
Emirates Polo team earned the second spot in the final of the Emirates Open Polo Championship on Wednesday thanks to a golden goal from Gonzalo Azumendi in extra time. Emirates will now face ADCB … (read more here…)
Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich emirate that spent 36bn dirhams ($9.8bn) bailing out its biggest developer in 2011, will probably reach for its checkbook again as property companies in the UAE face a stalled market and deadlines to repay debt. (get the story…)
London’s Heathrow airport is turning to bigger jets and glitzier shops to keep growing in the face of a campaign to build a rival hub on the Thames estuary (get the story…)
Fiji come into the second round of this season’s Sevens World Series on Friday on a high after seeing off New Zealand to win the opening tournament last weekend. (read the story…)
