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Airberlin starts direct flights to Abu Dhabi

Service follows Etihad's decision to raise stake in Airberlin to 29.2%
Emirates extends Hamburger SV sponsorship

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing international airlines, announced on Thursday it had renewed its
Mashreq profit rises 2% to Dh820m

Assets decline 6.6% to Dh79.2bn; Provisions at 2%
Etihad set to get $169m lease finance

Move to help the airline lease spare engine parts
10% of aluminium output in GCC

Members to invest $25bn in new aluminium projects within 12 years
Mideast airlines’ expansion slows

Cut-throat competition hurts traffic growth, says Iata
Tabreed profit more than doubles

Profit rises to Dh52.9 million from Dh21.1m a year ago
DP World volumes jump 10%

Port operator sees 2011 earnings in line with expectations
More A380 cracks emerge

Singapore Air says all 6 superjumbos tested had defect
MAF Group eyes 5-year sukuk

Early profit rate indications projected at 6%
Hapag-Lloyd’s shipping agency to open on Feb.1

The ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd and Inchcape Shipping Services have joined hands to open a new shipping agency in Dubai.
Etihad buys Air Seychelles stake

UAE-based carrier will invest $20 million to buy 40% stake
Dubai Holding unit repays $500m bond

DHCOG has track record of meeting its financial obligations when they are due
DP World sells stake in container services firm

Port operator sold 34% stake for $75.48 million to Tilbury Container Services
UAE job prospects 2012

Top events that have shaped the country's job market
Majid Al Futtaim announces sukuk roadshow

MAF to hold roadshows on January 29 and 30
Air Arabia carries 4.7m passengers

Registered 6% growth in annual passenger numbers in 2011
OK for $1.3bn Etihad Rail loan

Borrowing to part finance new line to Ruwais
Venezuela to buy Airbus from UAE

State carrier to buy 4 used Airbus A340-500 planes
UAE to liberalise foodstuffs trade

12 commodities liberalisation will help market stability

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BA flights to the UAE also hit
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Muslim scholars move to ban 'triple talaq'

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Online job opportunities in the UAE saw a 36 per cent jump from December 2010, according to the latest Monster
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