• Sama Dubai Staff Probed On Alleged Bribery

  
  Four employees of Dubai-based real estate developer Sama Dubai have been arrested and are being questioned by Dubai's Public Prosecution on allegations of bribery and mistrust, according to documents seen by Zawya Dow Jones Thursday. Zawya Dow Jones Newswires - 21Aug 13:52GMT
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• ME Hotel Occupancy Highest In World

  
  The Middle East has the highest occupancy and average room rates in the world at 75.3 percent and US$180 respectively. Press Release - 21Aug 11:26GMT
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Real Estate

• ETA Star announces the opening of StarMetro Al Barsha

• Emaar Mushrif Heights reaches listing quota despite online glitch

Construction

• Aden embraces giant investment projects costing $10 billion

• Depa's H1 profit increases 75%

Financial Services

• Mubadala's first $8b investment fund deal with GE in '09 first quarter

• Saudi CMA allows stocks swaps with foreign investors

Oil & Gas

• Oil prices reach $117

• 'Panel finds no violation on tenders law in Kuwait's 4th refinery'

Telecoms & IT

• Bassil vows to cut Lebanese land-line rates further

• Regional firms yet to realise huge potential of online ads

Travel & Tourism

• Jumeirah Set To Open Hotel In Shanghai

• Creating better beaches in Dubai

Islamic Finance

• Mumtalakat $500 Million loan facility successful closed

• Singapore property firm inks deal for Islamic bond offering

Transport

• WSP Middle East launches a Transportation department in the region

• Abu Dhabi will have multi-storey car parks

Power & Utilities

• Municipality allays concerns over Jeddah's 'Musk Lake'

• Water situation manageable in Jordan

Media

• SRMG announces members of its board of trustees

• SAE aims to put Dubai on global multimedia map

Retail

• Catering Sales To Rise In Dubai Despite Inflation

• Fakhro, traders meet to check food prices in Bahrain

Healthcare

• Maternal, newborn project launched in Taiz, Yemen

• Staff shortage hits SMC unit in Bahrain

Automotive

• BMW, HSBC tie-up to promote sales

Education

• Hariri launches bold bid to improve education in Lebanon

• Fake-degree mill in US leads to Saudi inquest