NEWS & INSIGHTS

What does the change mean? The change will not affect family members of principal visa holders who change jobs within UAE free zones. It will, however, impact family members of visa holders who change jobs where either the new job […]

According to the World Bank 2016 report, the UAE has ranked 31st in the global index of ease of doing business. In the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) report, UAE has ranked 19th for entrepreneurial attitude, activity and aspiration, […]

As the first half of the year draws to a close, the real estate market of Dubai has managed to garner positive response from investors that has seen values registering marginal increases in the fifth month of the year, says […]

The UAE is leading the Arab world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in information and communications technologies (ICT), according to a new study. The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2016 ranked the UAE 26th […]

Proposing a move to Saudi Arabia may not be the easiest subject to discuss at the family dinner table. Leaving aside the grisly mass state executions — January 2 saw 47 dispatched in a single day — the desert kingdom […]

The first edition of the magazine is due to appear online in October under Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, 41, who is married to a member of the Saudi royal family, and has been appointed founding editor-in-chief. Print editions are to follow […]

French hospitality giant AccorHotels has announced the opening of a new seaside Novotel in Yanbu, the Red Sea port city in the western province of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. With this latest addition, AccorHotels said it has a total network of […]

The moon-sighting committee in the UAE has announced that Tuesday will be the last day of Ramadan, with Wednesday the first day of Eid al-Fitr. Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice and chair of the committee, said in […]

Dubai: Bianca Selma has more than Dh100,000 sitting in a bank account in Dubai that doesn’t offer any interest at all. The expatriate feels foolish just letting the money sit idly by. She had worked so hard to build that […]

Abu Dhabi: Apollo Kagoro still vividly remembers his first Ramadan in the UAE. It was a warm day in 2012 and the first day of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi. Kagoro was tired by the time he left work in the […]

Foreign companies in Saudi Arabia must appoint Saudi nationals to leadership positions under new rules unveiled by government, it was reported on Sunday. The Saudi government last month announced that foreign investors are permitted to own 100 percent of retail […]

As it strives to become a knowledge-based economy, Qatar has experienced a remarkable economic and social development over the last 30 years. The country’s economic policy has been traditionally focused on developing its vast oil and gas reserves but has […]