Boeing ends 2012 with record 1,203 ordersUS aircraft maker Boeing booked a record 1,203 net commercial airplane orders in 2012, the second-largest number in the company's history, besides delivering 601 new airplanes, its highest since 1999, said a senior official. A More… |
Emal creates can sculpture recordUAE-based leading smelter Emirates Aluminium (Emal) said it has achieved a new Guinness World Records title in Abu Dhabi for constructing the largest sculpture using 46,556 aluminium cans. The a More… |
Windfall for 'Skyfall'"Skyfall", the 23rd official James Bond movie, has become the most successful film in British box office history, earning 94.3 million pounds ($152 million), its producers said on Wednesday. The tally, earned over 40 day More… |
Bawadi Mall sees record visitorsBawadi Mall, the largest mall in Al Ain city, has set a new record in visitor numbers, with more than 890,000 visitors during the month of August, the largest footfall since its inception in 2009. The mall saw a 34 per cent increa More… |
Qatar debut sukuk attracts record $24bn ordersQatar sold the largest dollar-denominated Islamic bond ever seen on Wednesday, taking advantage of heavy interest in high-grade Gulf debt, which is being sought as a safe haven from the global financial crisis. The world's top More… |
Saudi cement capacity to hit record 66m TSaudi Arabia's cement production capacity is expected to jump above 66 million tonnes annually by 2015 from 47 million tonnes this year as the country gears up to meet demand for big infrastructure projects, a report from Al Rajhi Capital said More… |
BFX completes six months of record tradingThe Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX), the first multi-asset international financial exchange in the Mena region, has successfully completed six months of trading on the BFX Futures markets. Announcing this on Tuesday, the exchange sai More… |
DGCX rupee volumes hit record high in MarchThe volumes traded in the Indian Rupee-Dollar futures contract listed on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) hit a record high in March, said a clearing broker member at the exchange. Trust Securities DMCC said the trading More… |
DME volumes hit record 3bn barrelsThe Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), a leading energy futures exchange in the Middle East, hit a new monthy record after trading three million contracts, equivalent to three billion barrels of crude oil, since its launch in June 2007. Anno More… |
Opec output surges to record high in MarchOpec oil output has risen in March to its highest since October 2008 as higher supply from Iraq and further recovery in Libya's production offset a drop in shipments from Iran, a Reuters survey found. Supply from the 12 members of the More… |








