On January 25, 2000, Emirates took off from Dubai International Airport headed for Bahrain for the first time Emirates is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary of operating flights to Bahrain on Saturday, saying more than 6.7 million passengers have been carried since the launch - four times the population of
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Shetty family’s fortune drops by $1.5bn since Muddy Waters claim
Tough start to 2020 for illionaire clan behind financial services firm Finablr and UAE-based hospital operator NMC Health The year is starting off much like the last one ended for the Shetty family. The billionaire clan behind financial services firm Finablr and UAE-based hospital operator NMC Health has seen its fortune drop
Oil drops more than 2%, heads for weekly loss on China virus fears
NEW YORK - Crude prices fell more than 2% on Friday, heading toward $60 a barrel and a steep weekly decline over concerns that the coronavirus in the world’s second-largest oil consumer China will spread farther, curbing travel and oil demand. The virus has prompted the suspension of public transport in
Oil drops more than 2%, heads for weekly loss on China virus fears
NEW YORK - Crude prices fell more than 2% on Friday, heading toward $60 a barrel and a steep weekly decline over concerns that the coronavirus in the world’s second-largest oil consumer China will spread farther, curbing travel and oil demand. The virus has prompted the suspension of public transport in
As Lebanese struggle to make ends meet, living costs set to soar higher
BEIRUT - Lebanese consumers feeling the pinch from rising living costs amid an economic crisis are likely to be squeezed even tighter as more local pounds and less U.S. dollars come into circulation, pushing up inflation. Lebanon has long relied on a steady flow of dollars from its overseas diaspora to