Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was the last of 10 airports to be exempted from the ban
Category: Middle East
Dubai’s Emirates offers free visas to Thai travellers for a month
The offer is open to Thai travellers who book return tickets from Bangkok or Phuket to Dubai between July 14- August 14
Oman cracks down on late salary payments
A new system will automatically track when wages are delayed or reduced
Qatar did not believe in need for Yemen coalition – official
Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah said the country had its “own opinion” on how to resolve the situation
Saudi Aramco considers Zuluf oilfield expansion
Zuluf is one of the largest offshore oilfields in the world
Saudi woman briefly arrested for wearing short skirt in online video
The woman was released without charge and the case has been closed by the prosecutor
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt reduce Qatar demands to six ‘principles’
The four states cut diplomatic ties and economic links with Qatar on June 5
Abu Dhabi rents, sales prices drop as demand lags supply
Residential apartment and villa sales prices were down by 8 per cent and 4 per cent respectively year-on-year
Two Saudi teachers face trial for alleged Iran spying
The men face charges of gathering information on Saudi’s East-West Pipeline and plotting to blow it up
Oman’s low-cost carrier SalamAir to appoint new CEO
The recently launched airline has confirmed that the new CEO will be a GCC national
Saudia says laptop ban lifted on US flights
Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines have also been exempted from the ban
Emirates to operate one-off A380 flight to Colombo
The special flight will be operated next month
Dubai Islamic Bank Q2 profit up almost 14%
The lender’s profit growth came on the back of strong income from Islamic financing
Emirates A380 flight ‘almost collides’ with Air Seychelles aircraft – reports
The near-collision happened when the Emirates flight was preparing to descend in Mauritius
Saudi rejects 63% of work visa applications in 2016 ahead of Nitaqat changes
The kingdom will introduce stricter Saudisation requirements for businesses from September
Dubai’s Emirates NBD posts 6% rise in Q2 profit
The DUbai-based lender made a net profit of Dhs2.02bn in the second quarter
Saudi dependents fee does not apply to visit visas
Some foreign workers were reportedly asked to pay the dependents fee on top of that for visa extension
Saudi warns against Venezuela travel after citizens arrested at Caracas airport
Ministry says several Saudi citizens have been arrested by authorities at the Caracas International Airport
Saudi Arabia crude exports fall in May
Exports in May fell to 6.924 million barrels per day from 7.006 million bpd in April
Saudi finance ministry says 13 banks qualify for domestic sukuk programme
A senior finance ministry official estimated in May that local debt issues would cover 25 to 35 per cent of the 2017 deficit
Dubai utility turns to AI chatbot to answer customer problems
Rammas can accurately respond to most queries, according to DEWA
Kuwait Finance House eyes merger with Ahli United Bank
The Gulf’s banking sector is consolidating as three years of low oil prices squeeze deposits
Dubai Taxi Corporation limos now available through Uber
The deal builds on an agreement signed in January
Dubai Duty Free says sales beat Apple’s best store
DDF sales per square metre are higher than the Apple store in New York, according to a company study