EDITOR'S CHOICE

1. Full implementation of GCC Customs Union in 2009 »
2. Bahrain economy 'best positioned in GCC' »
3. Tobacco customs duty set to double »
4. Gulf finance firms 'struggling to keep best staff' »
5. Top pop diva supports Trump's Dubai project »

Banking & Finance

1. Tamweel says it's not under investigation
2. Gulf finance firms 'struggling to keep best staff'
3. Dubai's GMMOS in $46mn in sharia- compliant loan

Construction & Industry

1. UAE interior fitter Depa reports 75% rise in H1 profit
2. Saud Bahwan, founder of Omani conglomerate dies
3. DP World's $750mn UK port deal

Culture & Society

1. Iran punishes actress for starring in DiCaprio film
2. 150 people left homeless after blaze
3. Kuwaiti cops make biggest ever cocaine bust

Energy

1. Iraq abandons most short-term oil contracts - report
2. Turkey, Iran need 'more time' for new gas deal
3. Kuwait-China refinery to cost up to $9bn

Healthcare

1. UAE health tourism industry set for boom
2. Smoking ban plan revealed for Dubai motorists
3. Bahrain docs' alert over medical records

Islamic Finance

1. Dubai's GMMOS in $46mn in sharia- compliant loan
2. GM of world's largest Islamic insurer quits
3. Gulf governments eye bigger Islamic stake

Media & Marketing

1. 60% find new Nissan car ad inoffensive
2. Nissan 'knew nothing' about offensive TV ad
3. New TV show planned to find Arab leader

Personal Finance

1. Non-Saudis allowed to buy shares through locals
2. UAE expats most pessimistic over retirement
3. UAE mulls personal loan curbs

Politics & Economics

1. Death toll in Pakistan bombing hits 57
2. Iran compared to Israel over island occupation
3. Qatar population jumps 18% in H1

Real Estate

1. Four Sama Dubai execs arrested - report
2. Dubai Properties to double investment to $272bn
3. 45% fear property rental index will lack teeth

Retail

1. Tobacco customs duty set to double
2. Sharjah plans huge egg production plant
3. Saud Bahwan, founder of Omani conglomerate dies

Sport

1. Bolt's sprint double with another world record
2. UAE Olympic success 'only with change of attitude'
3. Ramzi strikes gold for Bahrain

Technology

1. Iraq to sign first long-term oil deals since Saddam
2. Kuwaiti telco looking to raise $93mn in IPO
3. Oman pre-qualifies eight firms for Omantel stake

Transportation

1. 30 killed, 83 injured in truck crash
2. Iran to have man in space within a decade
3. Driver relief as Arabian Ranches Interchange opens

Travel & Hospitality

1. Tatweer to launch foreign investment vehicle
2. UAE interior fitter Depa reports 75% rise in H1 profit
3. Big guns in pledge on air travel costs