From RETAIL & CONSUMER 6:54pm

Asian group invests in Queen Elizabeth 2

Cruise ship to sail off as floating hotel under deal with Dubai

From TRANSPORT 6:34pm

Bahrain’s Gulf Air to cut jobs and routes

Political unrest in Gulf kingdom has hit the state-owned carrier

From TRANSPORT 6:02pm

Other airlines sanguine about Dreamliner

Carriers will not cancel orders for Boeing’s 787s

From ENERGY 1:55pm

Taqa acts to restore North Sea oil flow

Brent pipeline system shut after leak was detected in a platform

From MARKETS Jan 15, 2013

Seasonal oil demand behind Saudi output cut

Riyadh’s move reflects changes in consumption patterns

From FINANCIALS Jan 10, 2013

Suit against Dubai Group dropped

Lenders including RBS agree to restructure debts owed by troubled investment firm

Louve UAE ©AP From INDUSTRIALS Jan 8, 2013

Abu Dhabi awards Louvre branch contract

Joint venture with Dubai group secures deal

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 7, 2013

Interserve buys Omani group for $41.3m

Acquisition will expand presence in Gulf oil services sector

From WORLD Jan 7, 2013

Iran drives forward with natural gas cars

Dual-fuel vehicles soften impact of rising petrol prices

Auditor ©Getty From INDUSTRIALS Jan 6, 2013

Pressure grows to bring auditors to account

Firms weigh IAASB proposal for auditor’s commentary on companies

From MEDIA Jan 3, 2013

Al Jazeera to buy Al Gore’s Current TV

Qatar-based broadcaster expands US footprint

From WORLD Jan 2, 2013

Egypt’s revolution fuels digital boom

Online tech groups benefit from rise in social media users

From WORLD Jan 2, 2013

Etihad eyes partnership route to growth

Airline uses code shares and minority stakes to expand its network

From ENERGY Dec 30, 2012

Opec cartel to reap record $1tn

Oil price heads to annual all-time high

From ENERGY Dec 26, 2012

Europe told it risks missing shale boom

Sabic chief warns investment is heading for other regions

From MARKETS Dec 20, 2012

Asiacell to dial into Iraqi market

Offering of 25% of shares will value group at up to $5.5bn

From WORLD Dec 19, 2012

MEA confident of clearer skies ahead

Lebanon’s national carrier says it has weathered regional turmoil

From ENERGY Dec 17, 2012

Centamin resumes Egypt exports

Gold miner to return to normal operations ‘in coming days’

From ENERGY Dec 16, 2012

BP seeks contract revamp on Iraq oilfield

Group struggles with lack of infrastructure

From WORLD Dec 12, 2012

Turkey and Iraq Kurds close to energy deal

Baghdad opposes deal while US fears possible break up of Iraq

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