NEWS & INSIGHTS

Katara Cultural Village is considered to be the principal cultural destination in Qatar. In an exclusive interview with The Edge’s Sanae Bougria, Katara’s general manager Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti discusses the various aspects of Katara and its efforts […]

Our new analysis takes a look at the smallest country in the GCC but one which is undergoing a multi-million dollar infrastructure investment programme. Bahrain will make investments of more than $20bn over the coming years in large scale construction […]

Under a recently launched scheme planned to operate in three stages, all expat workers in Dubai will have to undergo compulsory education in their rights, duties and Dubai laws. Four of the Emirate’s government departments are involved in the newly […]

Rents in Sharjah’s residential property market are set to continue to decline throughout 2016, following an average fall of 5.7 percent during the first quarter of the year, according to Cluttons. Its Spring 2016 Property Market Outlook report said the […]

The Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) is embarking on a week-long roadshow to three European countries starting on Monday in a bid to boost tourism in the emirate during the second half of the year. Officials of ATDD will be […]

Expat workers in Dubai are to be educated on labour rights and duties, under a government training initiative launched this year. The Workforce Training Institute was set up in 2014 by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the […]

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has praised the Government of Saudi Arabia for adopting tourism as a key sector to help diversify the economy away from oil income. Saudi Arabia last month announced a plan to diversify its […]

A total of 12 real estate projects will be completed in freehold areas of Ajman this year, five more than in the previous 12 months, according to a new report. The report released by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency-Ajman (ARRA) […]

A hundred expatriate workers were arrested and 83 were deported in Oman for violating the country’s labour law during April. The action was taken as part of a labour inspection operation by the Directorate General of Manpower in Al Dhahirah, […]

Employers in Bahrain will have to pay an extra $800 (BD300) for every expat worker that exceeds their regular quota in addition to the regular two-year $530 (BD200) tax and monthly fees for each foreign employee. Officials at the Labour […]

A new green initiative in the UAE aims to promote the use of LED lights and energy efficiency in an attempt to minimise negative environmental impacts. The nationwide “I LED the way” campaign was launched by the Emirates Authority for […]