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Dubai Fitness Challenge activities continue across five themed villages

The month-long event aims to get residents and citizens to commit to half an hour of physical activity each day

Dubai World Central sees 45.2% drop in passenger traffic in 2015

Dubai World Central airport passenger traffic up 26% in Q3

Year-to-date traffic was still down 1.9 per cent on last year

Saudi Prince Alwaleed: Khashoggi probe will exonerate Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia should publicly release the findings of the murder investigation, the billionaire said

New women-only theme park launched in Saudi

The park, located in Al Khobar, features a Sky Zone trampoline park and a Snow Forest

Iran sanctions seen keeping oil above $75, but 2019 demand outlook darkens

Global oil demand is projected to grow by between 1.1 and 1.5 million barrels per day in 2019

WWE’s ‘Crown Jewel’ wrestling extravaganza to be held in Saudi

This is the second WWE event to be held in Saudi this year

Dubai’s DP World JV wins bid to build warehousing zone in Mumbai port for $78m

The free trade warehousing zone is expected to be operational by 2020

Bahrain, Manama, Cityscape view of Bahrain World Trade Center and Bahrain Financial Harbor

Bahraini public sector worker faces jail term, $1.5m fine on corruption charges

The defendant was accused of “deliberately undermining the interests and money of the company by using his post to make profit for other people”

UAE signs visa waiver agreement with Congo

The UAE passport is now the fourth most ‘powerful’ in the world

Dubai agents expect property prices, rents to decrease up to 5% in Q4

“Increasing handovers will continue to impact rents in most locations across Dubai”, Cavendish Maxwell said

UAE passes law to combat money laundering, terror financing

The UAE has been tightening its financial regulation to try to close regulatory gaps

Dubai’s Emirates introduces Airbus A380 on Hamburg, Osaka routes

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the A380

Dubai airport passenger traffic slips slightly in September

The number of passengers using the airport fell by 0.2 per cent to 7.2 million

Saudi civil defence says 14 deaths linked to heavy rains, flooding

Major cities across the kingdom have been hit by heavy rains and flooding in recent days

Saudi court acquits two men charged with burning woman’s car – report

The vehicle’s owner had alleged the arson was committed by men opposed to the lifting of the kingdom’s female driving ban

Saudi terminates more than 70% of foreign staff in government jobs

The Ministry of Civil Service said in September 2017 that it planned to replace all expat staff in the public sector

Dubai to cover mental health, longer rehabilitation under mandatory insurance

The additions are expected to push up health insurance premiums

Lion Air crash: Officials say no survivors expected as bodies found

The plane, with 189 people onboard, crashed into the sea on Monday morning

Emirates to launch trials of ‘world’s first biometric path’ at Dubai airport

The ‘biometric path’ will initially cover only first and business class travellers

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Former Dubai teacher sentenced to jail in the US for child sex offences

William Brinson Ball pleaded guilty to the charges in April

Kuwait MP calls for foreign workers to be charged “for the air they breathe”

Safa Al-Hashem is among a group of MPs calling for the country’s foreign population to be reduced

Indonesia’s Lion Air flight crashes with 189 people on board

The Boeing 737 jet crashed into the sea soon after take-off from Jakarta

Oman officials discuss removal of electricity subsidies

The government is expected to spend $1.42bn on electricity subsidies this year

Makkah crane collapse retrial to begin on Wednesday

The September 2015 incident resulted in 110 deaths

Foreigners sold net $624m of Saudi stocks in week to Oct 25

The foreign selling slowed from a record SAR4.01bn in Saudi stocks in the previous week

Saudi ministry warns new retail job restrictions 12 days away

The government is pushing for 70 per cent of jobs at 12 types of stores to be held by Saudis

Royal Brunei Airlines cuts Dubai-London flights

The carrier is cutting its service from Brunei to London via Dubai

Dubai’s Emirates operates temporary A380 service to St Petersburg

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the A380

Israeli PM Netanyahu makes rare visit to Oman

Netanyahu’s visit came days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a three-day visit to the Gulf country

The future of the GCC’s design industry

With the fourth edition of Dubai Design Week taking place next month, we look ahead to the increasingly popular event, and how the region’s design and architecture industries are evolving