Arabian Business poll shows support for bringing more Emirati women to boardroom.

Five of six defendants cleared of responsibility for ferry sinking which killed 1,000.

Turkish firm to begin work on project to supply capital with water from ancient southern aquifer.

Drastic measures taken as SriLankan Airlines predicts fuel bill of $500mn.

Developer Nakheel unveils luxury plan for world-famous liner in Dubai, work to start in September.

Lender tops expectations with Q2 profit, more than doubling first-half fee income, loans growth.

Low-cost carrier says building budget hotel at Sharjah Airport in move to diversify sources of revenue.

Arab families living in Gulf region fail to win Comoros citizenship after legal fight.

Successful companies set to be named at end of August for ambitious Arabian Canal project.

UAE investors meet with Deutsche Bahn chief executive on taking stakes in German rail operator.

Oman introduces new rules in bid to provide employment opportunities to nationals.

Iran on Sunday hanged 29 people convicted of drug trafficking, murder, rape in Tehran's Evin prison.

Announcement follows Itisaluna Iraq's recent expansion to the province of Alfurat Al-Awsat and southern provinces of Iraq

Dubai based paint manufacturer Al Gurg Leigh's Paints is the first paint manufacturer in the UAE to become a member of the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The USGBC is responsible for setting the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Closed-cell rubber insulation supplier Rubber World Industries has won a contract worth US$327k to supply rubber insulation products for Union Properties' Motor City development in Dubailand.

Emirates Business Woman of the Year Maryam Al Bannai has announced that there has never been a better time for Emirati women in the business and corporate world.

German bathroom and kitchen specialist Dornbracht has debuted its xGRID mounting track module at the Hotel Show in Dubai.

Officials condemn requests from families of murder victims as demands run into millions of dollars.

US firm Johnson Controls has signed a deal to supply 18 York-branded YK - K7 water-cooled centrifugal chillers to the Bahrain Bay project in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Film-maker Youssef Chahine, Arab cinema's most celebrated director, dies aged 82.