• Emaar Misr Unveils First Hotel Property In Egypt

  
  The Address Hotels & Resorts, the newly launched 5 star premium hotel brand of Emaar Hospitality Group LLC, has unveiled its first hotel property in Egypt - The Address, Uptown Cairo scheduled to open in 2011. Press Release - 20Jul 09:59GMT
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• Dow, Kuwait's PIC Continue Progress On $11B JV

  
  The Dow Chemical Company and Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of the State of Kuwait, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), continue to make progress on their $11 billion proposed 50:50 joint venture. Press Release - 20Jul 09:08GMT
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Real Estate

• Deyaar Q2 NP At AED 247 million, up 22%

• Tiger Woods Dubai invites bids for plots

Construction

• UDC's reports H1 profits of QR 241 million

• Arabtec Signs AED599M Deal With Emaar Properties

Financial Services

• GE Partners with Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance

• Emirates Money given licence to redefine consumer finance in the UAE

Oil & Gas

• National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company sales hit $47b for 1386

• ENBD, Noor Islamic arrange $500m Enoc loan

Telecoms & IT

• Batelco Outlines Details of Re-instatement and Compensation Packages

• Mobily CEO Talks About Company's Profits: Part I

Travel & Tourism

• New Players To work With Hospitality Groups For Food Inspection

• Unviable housing sites targeted by Travelodge

Islamic Finance

• Takaful Emarat begins trading on Dubai Financial Market

• DIB Launches Sharia Consultancy Subsidiary

Transport

• ADSB and BVT JV to offer naval support services in GCC

• Air Arabia celebrates 10 million passenger mark

Power & Utilities

• $182m allocated to Kashan power plant

• Iran to privatize power plants in 2 weeks

Media

• Nickelodeon Arabia set to go on air on Wednesday

• DEMC acquires majority stake in Prisme International

Retail

• LG expects 40% jump in Middle East and Africa revenues

• Jacky's Electronics sees 30 % sales jump during DSS 2008

Healthcare

• Health care in Saudi Arabia to be revamped

Automotive

• Jaguar and Land Rover Middle East Appoint New Managing Director

• Iran Khodro Company to roll out 11 new models by 2012

Education

• New public library opens in Monnot neighborhood of Beirut

• Prince Muhammad University to open in Damman next month