Kuwait awards $1.8 bln contracts to Hyundai, Petrofac
Kuwait Oil Company said on Thursday it has awarded Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co and Pe...

Dubai's Mashreq Q2 profit falls on higher provisions
Mashreq's second-quarter net profit more than halved as Dubai's largest bank by market value book...

Royal Jordanian swings to H1 loss on operating costs
Airline Royal Jordanian swung to a net loss of 7.2 million dinars ($10.2 mln) in the first half f...

Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull

Iraq likely to delay gas fields auction

Kuwait property sales more than double in Q2

Japanese supertanker was in collision-official

Jordan Islamic Bank posts 28.9 drop in H1 profit

Oman plans $300 mln Sohar refinery expansion

3-Mitsui OSK hires military specialist for tanker check

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Most expensive parties

This week sees the birthday of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE. Kipp doesn’t know if he plans a party, but he’d be hard pushed to top these.

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In the Arabic press this week

Kipp takes a look at some editorials from the Arabic press. This week: Change looms over the energy industry; Rescue from Damascus; Change in the Middle East; Silencing Syria.

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The Washington Post unmasks US 'intelligence flaws’

US intelligence network is so massive and so secretive that nobody knows how much it costs.

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Retail

Despite the rise of online shopping, UAE retail websites charge up to 50 percent more than their US counterparts. A strong ‘mall culture’ and poor postal service are also holding back the fledgling industry.

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