NEWS & INSIGHTS

Residents will not be required to visit GDRFA offices to apply for visa, other services. Dubai: Residents can now carry out all visa and residency transactions through the new UAE vision system, introduced by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners […]

Dubai has been named as the region’s most sustainable city, but it still falls in the bottom half of a new global ranking of 100 major cities. Construction consultancy Arcadis has placed Dubai 52nd in its 2016 Sustainable Cities Index, […]

Dubai’s property market is set to overtake the international destinations of London, New York and Singapore as the top choice for GCC wealthiest investors next year, a report has found. The region’s high net worth individuals ($1m-plus) ranked London in second […]

Long term infrastructure spending and event-driven investments relevant to Expo 2020 and 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar is set to boost the Gulf hospitality sector, expert says. “Owing to key source market trends, increasing visitor demand for longer length of […]

A straw poll by Dubai’s leading real estate portal, propertyfinder.ae,  of several of the emirate’s top real estate agencies, has indicated that the anticipated ‘Brexit effect’ has reached the local market. Although still early days after the controversial referendum in […]

Dubai: Dubai continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world, the latest Dubai Manpower Survey reveals. The survey conducted by the Dubai Statistic Centre (DSC) shows that unemployment rates in Dubai increased by 0.1 per cent […]

If ever there was a good time to take the plunge and start your own company in the UAE, now must be it. With a government that is openly encouraging entrepreneurs to have a go along with the prospect of […]

Expats not impressed with quality of life in Gulf region Oman stands out for friendliness of local population Jobs draw expats to the region, but career prospects often disappoint Availability and cost of childcare present challenge to expat parents Source

The General Directorate of Residence and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA) is now requiring foreign nationals in Dubai to use the new online UAE Vision system for all applications for dependent visas. This system replaces the previous manual process of typing the […]

The VFS TasHeel visa application centers for Saudi Arabia located in the United Arab Emirates now require foreign nationals applying for Saudi visitor visas from within the UAE to obtain health insurance covering the duration of their stay in the […]

The hospitality markets of the UAE and Qatar are expected to grow the fastest in the Gulf region over the coming four years, driven by tourism-related developments, according to the latest report by Alpen Capital, an investment banking advisory firm. […]

Key sectors are providing a big boost for the Middle East’s professional audio visual and entertainment market, with the world’s leading suppliers of event technology and related equipment lining up to take part in the region’s specialist industry trade show […]