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Amazon to acquire online retailer Souq.com

  DUBAI / Reuters Amazon.com Inc has agreed in principle to buy Dubai-based internet retailer Souq.com, one of the best-known names in the Middle East’s online shopping market, sources familiar with the deal said. Souq.com, which sells consumer electronics, fashion, household items and other goods, lays claim on its website to being the largest e-commerce site in the Arab world. ...

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China Southern in talks to sell stake to American Air

  Bloomberg China Southern Airlines Co., Asia’s biggest carrier by passengers, is in advanced talks to sell a stake to American Airlines Group Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The negotiations focus on an investment of about $200 million by Fort Worth, Texas-based American in China Southern’s Hong Kong-listed shares, said the people, asking not to be identified ...

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Emirates to let travellers keep laptops until boarding

  Bloomberg Emirates aims to let passengers take their laptops past security gates at Dubai International Airport and collect the devices only before boarding as the world’s largest international carrier seeks to minimize the impact of an electronics ban on routes to the US. The state-owned carrier is planning to permit devices affected by the ban within the security perimeter ...

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