UAE

Top honours for Disgrace at Abu Dhabi film festival

Abu Dhabi - US film Disgrace, directed by Steve Jacobs, was awarded the prestigious Black Pearl award for best picture late Sunday at the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF).

Arab bourses volatile in response to global fluctuations

Amman- Arab stock markets fluctuated violently this week, reflecting turmoil on the world markets and lack of confidence that measures taken by the world's largest economies could succeed in handling the global financial crisis, financial analysts said Friday.

"We believe that the psychological impact of developments on world markets will continue to be felt in the Middle East bourses for some time to come," Wajdi Makhamreh, Chief Operating Officer at the Amman- based Sanabel International Holding told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

"Fears of retreating results of listed firms in the third and fourth quarters due to recession fears are also expected to have negative impact on investors," he said.

Dubai ruler pumps 19 billion dollars into banking sector

Dubai - Amid the global financial crisis, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered a further 19 billion dollars to be pumped into the national banking sector to boost liquidity, the Emirates news agency WAM reported on Tuesday.

The decision raised the amount of money that has been pumped into the banking sector to 32.7 billion dollars over the last month.

The UAE Central bank, along with the Ministry of Finance, are to inject the money into the national banking sector.

Biocon, Abraxis Consortium Launches ‘Anti-Cancer Drug’ In UAE Market

Biocon Ltd, India's leading biotechnology enterprise has notified that Biocon, Abraxis Consortium Launches ‘Anti-Cancer Drug’ In UAE MarketNeoBiocon and Abraxis BioScience have launched Arbaxan (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in the UAE market for the treatment of breast cancer.

NeoBiocon is a joint venture between Dr. B R Shetty, MD & CEO of Abu Dhabi based Company Neopharma and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & MD of India's biotechnology major Biocon Ltd. 

SRK Announces His Real Estate Project In UAE

The King Khan has announced his new venture, a real estate development SRK Announces His Real Estate Project In UAE that will bear his signature style and will come up at Dana Island off the Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The property to be named as Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard, will cost around 8-billion dirham ($2.2-billion).

The real estate project encompassing three million square feet will have one and two bedroom apartments, a studio, underwater discotheque, a public square on the beach and a theatre. It will be designed by a renowned architect, Toni Ashai.

Etisalat Buys 45% In Swan For $900 Mn

UAE based Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat), acquired a 45% stake in Etisalat Buys 45% In Swan For $900 Mn Swan Telecom, the Mumbai-based Dynamix Balwas Group company for $900 million. It would ease the entry of the foreign telecom firm in the Indian telecom sector. Etisalat had already paid the required telecom license fee. Swan had also paid fees to operate in 13 telecom circles of India. However, total amount of $400 million as license fee, is required to cover total 22 telecom sectors of India.

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