Emirates NBD plans to tap global debt markets for its first capital-boosting bond issue, as Gulf banks take advantage of tight pricing and high investor demand to shore up capital ratios. Read Article Emirates NBD plans bond sale to boost capital
Network International's Mercury network, the UAE's home-grown alternative to Visa and MasterCard, secures an alliance with Discover Financial Services that will expand its usability across the globe. Read Article Mercury to tap demand for prepaid debit cards
London and Dubai are competing for the title of the biggest Islamic finance listing centre in the western world. But their financial firms are also cooperating in ways that a decade ago would have seemed unlikely. Read Article London and Dubai want Islamic finance crown
Emirates NBD blows past analysts' profit estimates for its first quarter profitability, but is eclipsed by National Bank of Abu Dhabi as the country's biggest bank as its borrowings from the government remain troublesome. Read Article Profits soar at Emirates NBD as bad debts drop
Banks in Cyprus reopen for the first time since a 10 billion euro rescue package deal as worries linger about the health of the island's financial system.
Read Article Cyprus banks reopen but euro weakens
Star Trek's technological feats are ahead of the times - dreamt up almost half a century ago, much of its technology is today a reality. Can’t you beam me up, Scotty?
As the great manager prepares for his final Manchester United match on Sunday, Gary Meenaghan, chooses a best XI from 27 Old Trafford years. Ferguson's excellent XI
Istanbul's famous mosque tries to strike balance between religion and tourism money by providing tourists with coverings. Thomas Seibert reports Turkey tightens Blue Mosque dress code
The Italian marque is unbelievably, half a century old. To celebrate, the world's largest ever gathering of those outrageous sports cars assembled in its hometown. Lamborghini is still crazy after all these years
