NEWS & INSIGHTS

The world’s first medical tourism portal has been launched in Dubai with aim of increasing the number of international medical tourists to 500,000 by 2020. Sheikh Hamdan, Dubai Crown Prince launched ‘Dubai Health Experience’ (DXH), the online portal that allows […]

Abu Dhabi’s residential sales market remained “muted” in the first three months of 2016 with prices remaining largely stable, according to CBRE’s quarterly market update. However, while there was “weak” appetite for property purchases in the first quarter of this […]

Qatar is a unique market within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with an economy that has been rapidly growing on the back of natural gas. With diversification efforts added to this, the economy can support the growth in insurance companies […]

A Qatari-based construction firm has laid off 60 Filipino workers but the continuing slump in global oil prices has so far had little impact on the country’s workforce in the Gulf, according to new figures. While Qatari Diar Vinci Construction […]

British Airways has announced discounted fares across all cabins from the UAE to London, Europe and North America. The deals are available for bookings made until April 10 for travel until November 30, the UK flag carrier said in a […]

Construction work has started on a AED850 million ($231 million) project in Abu Dhabi that will feature a 5,000 sq m aquarium – the biggest in the UAE capital – as well as its largest cinema. The Municipality of Abu […]

CapitaLand’s wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has signed contracts to manage its first two serviced residences in Al Khobar, one of the main metropolitan cities in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province. The 172-unit Ascott Corniche […]

Hilton Worldwide on Wednesday announced the signing of a management agreement with Universal Management Group to open the mid-market Hilton Garden Inn Doha C Ring Road. Set to open in 2018, the hotel is located in Qatar’s capital, Doha and […]

Recruitment consultancy, Hopscotch, has launched to bring together professional women requiring flexible working options in the Gulf region and GCC companies looking for quality, shorter term hires. The company said that with limited channels to find flexible or part time […]

ABU DHABI // The rising cost of living in the capital has forced many expatriates to send their families and children home to make ends meet. The cost of rents, school fees and groceries have risen while salaries remained the […]

Qatar’s diversified population continues to grow, but the country still lacks sufficient recreational facilities – both for locals and for people who visit Qatar for leisure. Syed Ameen Kader analyses the Qatari market, comparing it with its regional neighbours, and […]

Dubai: Forget the often-quoted platitudes you hear about starting your business, especially those lines about setting your own hours and not having to answer to a boss. Most small business owners will tell you running your own business will require […]