News 01 May 2019 New UAE banking group unveiled with $115bn assets ADCB Group starts operations following the merger of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Union National Bank and acquisition of Al Hilal Bank Source: Arabian Business Full Article: New UAE banking… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Abu Dhabi launches round 2 bids for oil, gas resources Abu Dhabi National Oil Company announces details of the second round of five new geographical oil and gas blocks open for bidding Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Abu Dhabi launches… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Ramadan working hours revealed for UAE private sector UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation says working hours during holy month will be reduced by two hours for private sector Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Ramadan working hours… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Abraaj collapse 'version two' of Lehman Brothers, says Air Arabia CEO Of all publicly listed UAE companies, Air Arabia had the latest exposure to Abraaj Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Abraaj collapse 'version two' of Lehman Brothers, says Air Arabia CEO Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Sharjah Int'l sees 3.2m passengers in Q1, up 9.5% Sharjah International Airport says January was the best month in terms of passenger numbers with 1.1 million recorded Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Sharjah Int'l sees 3.2m passengers in Q1,… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Escalation in Syria’s Idlib displaces nearly 140,000, says UN Fighting in northwestern Syria has displaced nearly 140,000 people since February, the UN said on Wednesday, as the regime and its ally Russia have stepped up their bombardment. “Since February,… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Guaido faces test with call for ‘largest march’ in Venezuela history Opposition leader Juan Guaido faced a key test of support on Wednesday after calling for the “largest march” in Venezuela’s history to try to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro, even Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Lebanon’s Finance Minister: We’re definitely not on the brink of bankruptcy The Lebanese Finance Minister, Ali Hassan Khalil, said that Lebanon is “definitely not on the brink of bankruptcy,” in an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya’s Rima Maktabi. Source: Al Arabiya… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Attorney General Barr defends clearing Trump on obstruction of justice Under pressure from Democrats, Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended his decision to clear President Donald Trump of criminal obstruction of justice by attempting to impede Special Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 01 May 2019 Pompeo: Maduro was ready to leave before Russia told him not to According to the interview, Pompeo has previously noted in the past that Maduro was ready to board a plane to Havana, under the United States' wishes, until the Russian government… Meet the Middle East