NEWS & INSIGHTS

Taiz, Yemen – Sina al-Asbahi, 29, was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago. For two years, she received chemotherapy every three weeks at Al-Amal health centre in Taiz. However, the closure of the centre in April last year left […]

More than a quarter (26 percent) of organisations in the Middle East have experienced economic crimes in the past 24 months, lower than the global average of 36 percent but a 5 percent increase since 2014, according to a new […]

ABU DHABI // The Arab world’s first mission to Mars will begin the 62 million kilometre journey to the Red Planet from an island in south Japan. The UAE’s unmanned probe, named Hope, is set to launch from the Tanegashima […]

ABU DHABI // National landmarks lit up in the colours of Belgium’s flag last night as the UAE condemned the terrorist attacks. Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, expressed the country’s condemnation of what he called cowardly […]

Summer is just around the corner and Dubai’s beaches are ready for an action-packed season. You will find these hotspots crowded with people playing beach games, picnicking, jet-skiing, jogging, swimming in the warm Gulf waters or topping up their tans. […]

Some of the big screen’s most popular cartoon characters will be on hand to entertain visitors when the Motiongate theme park opens later this year. The four million square foot Motiongate Dubai is set to attract over three million tourists […]

Low cost carrier Air India Express is set to start flying to Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, it has been announced. The airline will start flights to the northern emirate later this month, airport officials said, adding that they come […]

Qatar may house thousands of football fans in Bedouin-style tents in desert areas close to stadiums during the 2022 World Cup as tumbling oil prices have forced the tiny Gulf state to delay projects, including building hotels. Most of the […]

DUBAI // Carole Holditch decided to share her knowledge after a slimming support group helped her to transform her body – and her lifestyle. So the Briton set up Good Habits UAE after she moved to Dubai 20 years ago. […]

ABU DHABI // Motorists who plan to drive overseas can now obtain an international driving licence by visiting their local post office. International driving permits are now being issued in any of the country’s 118 post offices after the Emirates […]

Dubai Properties (DP), a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and manager, announced Sunday the start of the construction of its flagship project, 1/JBR. The construction started with site mobilizing and enabling works by the end of January 2016. Final […]

Rental levels in Qatar continued to rise strongly during 2015 despite the backdrop of on-going economic uncertainty and a sustained period of low oil pricing, according to consultants CBRE. It said in its H2 2015 Qatar MarketView report that residential […]