NEWS & INSIGHTS

Travel from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain could be just eight to twelve minutes in future. The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT) has signed an agreement with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) for a feasibility study to connect Abu […]

Retail franchise operator says eight brands will be making their debut in Qatar including The Cheesecake Factory. International retail franchise operator MH Alshaya Co is preparing to open 32 brands at the new Mall of Qatar, which is set for […]

Transition will take around 12 months to complete and will begin before the end of this year, said Saad al-Kaabi, chief executive of Qatar Petroleum. Qatar will merge state-owned liquefied natural gas producers Qatargas and RasGas Co Ltd, the chief […]

Qatar will welcome its first mega cruise ship today, when the 333m-long MSC Fantasia docks at Hamad Port. With 3,000 passengers and 1,300 crew, it’s the largest passenger ship ever to sail into Qatar. It is so big that it will […]

A new visa scheme for travelers transiting through Hamad International Airport (HIA) goes online today (Nov. 1), Qatar Airways and the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) have announced. The free 96-hour transit visa is available to all Qatar Airways passengers with layovers of five or […]

Leaders gather at Union House in Dubai, the same location where founding fathers met 45 years ago. UAE rulers gathered together on Friday to open Dubai’s new $136 million museum, launched as part of the country’s 45th National Day celebrations. […]

New phase includes introduction of single entry visa and one-year multiple reentry e-visa. Bahrain has launched a new single entry visa and one-year multiple reentry e-visa for a total of 114 countries including the GCC. The new single entry visa […]

Ras Al Khaimah, the UAE’s second-smallest emirate, is quietly boosting its tourism, free zones and real estate. It may not get the international acclaim of Dubai or the media attention of Doha, but Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is quietly making […]

The 35th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) concluded on a record-breaking note on Saturday, attracting over 2.31 million visitors over its 11 days, with the volume of book sales reaching Dh176 million. Both the visitor and sale […]

The Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has announced that, effective 19 October 2016, it has increased the minimum monthly salary requirements for foreign nationals sponsoring spouses and dependents for family and visit visas. Minimum Salary Changes The minimum salary […]

In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, issued Law No. 15 of 2016 on the regulations issued by the authorities of free […]

The US election results may strengthen the appeal of home, or more local investments in GCC property markets, said Faisal Durrani, Partner – Head of Research, Cluttons. Durrani expects a positive short-term outlook for the region’s property markets, especially in Dubai, […]