Woman steals two birds with little son’s help
A woman went into a pets shop in Saudi Arabia and waited for her little son to detract the owner before stealing two birds in a cage. The child was seen asking the owner to […]
Year: 2016
Hunt for $70bn Nazi treasure in Czech town
Nazi gold fever has struck a small Czech town where the hunt is on for chests of diamonds, gold and valuable old masters allegedly left behind by the fleeing Germans in 1945, a UK newspaper […]
Man kills ex-wife with wash rope
A Jordanian man killed his wife by hanging her with a wash rope at her home in the Arab country, Jordan’s press reported on Sunday. Police arrested the man after forensic examination showed he beat her […]
Jafza bids to attract more US companies
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), Dubai and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region comprising West Asia, the CIS, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent, recently organised a roadshow in Seattle, […]
Worried about job loss? UAE bank offers job loss insurance
Noor Bank, a leading Shari’a-compliant bank in the UAE, today announced the launch of an exclusive promotion designed to benefit its personal finance customers with profit rates as low as 2.49% per annum, when consolidating […]
Sorenstam to inspire Emiratis at inaugural Fatima Bin Mubarak Ladies Open
After achieving legendary golfing world status, Sweden’s Annika Sörenstam is turning her attention to inspiring the UAE’s female golfers, as she commits her expertise to the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open (FBMLO) – Abu Dhabi’s […]
Fitch upgrades Jebel Ali Free Zone to ‘BBB’
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Jebel Ali Free Zone FZE’s (JAFZ) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook. Fitch has also upgraded JAFZ Sukuk (2019) Limited’s senior unsecured rating to […]
Dubai’s non-oil trade reaches Dh647 billion in H1 2016
Dubai saw a remarkable 17% upsurge in the total volume of traded goods in the first half of 2016, rising as high as 49 million tons of commodities from 41 million tons the same period […]
Mehrtens and Barnes entertain fans at annual Emirates Airlines rugby Long LUNCH
The annual Emirates Airline Rugby Long Lunch saw over 800 rugby fans enjoy an afternoon of entertainment from former All Blacks player Andrew Mehrtens and international rugby union referee Wayne Barnes. The annual Long Lunch […]
Mideast airlines post 10.3% traffic growth in August
Middle Eastern carriers posted a 10.3 per cent traffic increase in August, while capacity climbed 13.7 per cent, resulting in a 2.5 percentage point fall in load factor to 81.2 per cent. The International Air […]