NEWS & INSIGHTS

The importance attached to having a UAE passport has continued to increase in the past year, according to the annual Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index. The index, which gives an insight into the development of visa policies over the […]

Immigration authorities in the United Arab Emirates have begun allowing foreign nationals to enter the country on short-stay visit visas and apply for work permits in country, as officials seek to alleviate processing delays associated with new work permit documentation […]

Indian residents in the UAE can now provide health insurance for their families back home, reported The National newspaper. This is due to a collaboration between the UAE’s Aster DM Healthcare and RAK Insurance which offers policies costing between $61 […]

Bahrain also joins travel ban after Saudi halted $4bn aid to Lebanon army in response to “hostile” Hezbollah positions. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon or avoid travelling there. The move […]

Notorious for imposing harsh penalties on foreigners who overstay their visas, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) declared an amended campaign to deter those who overstay the allotted duration of their visas. While foreigners have always been subject to […]

A stable and strong middle class – a population that is neither poor nor rich by national standards – is a major factor in the development of any economy. It serves as a promoter of educational attainment, a driver of […]

Kuwait’s state departments have been asked to lay off “unnecessary” expats by the end of the year, the Kuwait Times has reported. The move is one of many attempts to decrease the number of expats in the country, who make […]

Residents in selected villa communities can now receive mail at their doorstep with the launch of Emirates Post Group’s “MyHome” service. Villa owners and tenants can apply to have a mailbox installed for free on their compound wall or near […]

Japan has announced plans for constructing the world’s tallest building. The Sky Mile Tower would stand twice as tall as Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current tallest building in the world. Sky Mile Tower will be 1,700-metre tall and able […]

An exclusive crowd investing platform for early stage companies has been launched in Dubai by a duo of local serial entrepreneurs. Venturefin, a brainchild of Ibrahim Jaber and Ahmed Al Qassimi, aims to connect qualified investors to early stage companies […]

With the continued volatility in energy prices and mixed sentiments about the economy, 2016 is projected as a year of ‘cautious optimism’ across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and organisational and HR leaders are scrambling to review their budgets and […]

Entrepreneurship is flourishing in the Middle East, a London Business School survey of regional executives has revealed. The survey of nearly 500 regional executives found that the Middle East is seen as a growing market for entrepreneurship, with more than […]