The five Indians were “beaten, shackled and suffocated” to death and robbed of their belongings
Category: Middle East
UAE says tourists can reclaim VAT from November 18
The first phase will see the digital system of the scheme implemented at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah International airports
National Bank of Bahrain seeks to buy shares in rival Bahrain Islamic Bank
NBB is the second largest Bahraini bank by market capitalisation
Kuwait’s private sector faces new call to hire citizens
A bill calling for higher Kuwaitisation requirements has been submitted to the country’s cabinet
Saudi unemployment steady in Q2, foreign labour force down 290,000
Foreign workers continue to leave the kingdom due to rising living costs and job restrictions
Dubai’s Nakheel breaks ground on Dhs713m Dragon Towers project
The residential project is due for completion in 2021
Abu Dhabi police issues warning about theft of credit card details
The machines can retrieve details from a card when placed near a wallet
Foreigners sold net $1.1bn of Saudi stocks in week to Oct 18
The selloff came during a week when investors were rattled by the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Warnings of heavy rain, thunderstorms issued across Saudi
The Met department has warned people of reduced visibility
Saudi to launch new SAR2.5bn airport project in Jazan
The project will be implemented within three and a half years
UAE business loan demand up in Q3, personal loans fall
Demand for business loans is set to rise further in Q4
Saudi foreign minister says Khashoggi killing ‘grave mistake’, details not yet known
Adel al-Jubeir said the killing was carried out by a “rogue operation”, and said Saudi officials do not yet know where the body is
Bahrain’s GFH sells waterpark for $60m
GFH said it had retained rights to operate and manage Lost Paradise of Dilmun over the next five years
Dubai tower The Opus by Zaha Hadid begins handover of commercial units
The ME by Melia hotel – slated to open in summer this year – has now been delayed to Q4 2019
UAE to offer health insurance, benefits to senior citizens
Among the plans are to benefit from the experience of retirees in the labour market
US treasury secretary says premature to comment on sanctions against Saudi Arabia
Mnuchin said information so far on the investigation was “a good first step but not enough”
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q3 profit up 5.5%
The bank made a net profit of Dhs1.15bn ($313.1m) in the three months ending September 30
Saudi fund allocates $800m to sustainable rural development
The Agriculture Development Fund’s contribution will help support small farmers, breeders, fishers and livestock breeders
Abu Dhabi wins bid to host global volunteer conference
The 26th IAVE World Volunteer Conference is expected to attract more than 1,000 visitors from 90 countries
Bahrain says Iran-run social media accounts behind threats to poll candidates
Some candidates claimed to have received threats on social media asking them to withdraw their candidature
Video: Dubai marks two-year countdown to Expo 2020
An event was held at Burj Park, Downtown Dubai on Saturday
UAE set to introduce digital tax stamp scheme for tobacco products in 2019
The scheme follows the implementation of a 100 per cent excise tax on tobacco products in October 2017
Dubai’s RTA awards Dhs447m contract for Deira Islands bridges
The bridges will be the main connection points to Deira Islands
Paid parking set to be introduced in Dubai’s Barsha Heights
The zone has been earmarked as ‘A’, meaning charges will be Dhs4 per hour
