Pioneering Saudi movie director says keen to film back home
Fresh from shooting her first film in English, Haifaa al-Mansour plans to return to her native Saudi Arabia next month for her new project Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
August 2018
Iraq football team plays first match in Palestinian territories
Some 2,000 people attended the match in Al-Ram near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Fewer people leaving the UAE in 2018, says shipping company boss
Figures from ISS Worldwide movers suggests exits trends overstated Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Saudi Arabia resumes oil shipments through Bab al-Mandab strait
Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources announces decision, weeks after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels attacked two crude vessels Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
10 years on, how the Emirates A380 is still flying high
Emirates says it has carried more than 105 million passengers on its iconic A380 aircraft as the airline celebrates 10 years of service Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Prime Dubai property prices slip less than 1% in past year
Latest Knight Frank report shows that prime real estate prices in Dubai have held steady over the past year Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
UAE's Etisalat completes sale of Thuraya stake for $37m
Telco Etisalat announces sale of stake in Thuraya Telecommunications Company to Star Satellite Communications Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
US firm said to pursue Dubai partnership for Middle East deals
Sources say a US firm led by a former JPMorgan Chase & Co banker is in talks with the Dubai ruler’s investment company to jointly pursue deals Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
$1.6bn Abraaj fund investors hire advisers to help recover debt
Investors hire advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal Holdings to help recover money owed by the floundering Middle Eastern private equity firm Abraaj Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Apple becomes first private company to be worth $1trn
US tech giant Apple’s market value exceeds $1trn after reporting strong quarterly earnings Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)