Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. said it would stop overbooking flights, after the forcible removal of a United Airlines passenger from a packed plane sparked worldwide outrage. Overbooking is tentatively set to end May 8, Southwest said. That would be about a month after a 69-year-old United customer was dragged from a jet by airport police for refusing to surrender …

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Japanese discount chain has opened a new store in Doha Festival City. The fourth Daiso Japan store in Qatar is the latest in several store openings in line with the company’s extensive regional expansion plans, bringing the count to 48 stores in the Middle East. In the Middle East, the brand is part of …

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc is set to strengthen its position in Saudi Arabia with the potential merger of its local venture with Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s. RBS’s Alawwal Bank and HSBC’s Saudi British Bank are exploring a potential merger to create the country’s third-largest lender with $78 billion in assets, they said, without revealing details of the …