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Abu Dhabi cracks down on unregistered cars via toll gates

The gates are being used to track unregistered vehicles before a road toll system is introduced

Oman introduces cheaper tourist visa

The move comes after the country quadrupled the cost of a one-month visa last year

Saudi women expect new job opportunities after lifting of driving ban

GulfTalent said its survey showed 82 per cent of women plan to get behind the wheel

The future of free zones in the UAE

By the end of the year, foreign business owners will be able to register onshore in the UAE with 100 per cent ownership. How will this change – and others – impact the GCC’s free zone landscape?

Telcos of the future: Bridging the gap between imagination and reality

Manish Vyas looks ahead at how the telecommunication sector could transform the way humans live, work and play

UAE amnesty to begin in August

The last amnesty, allowing illegal residents in the country to correct their status, was more than five years ago

Saudi, Egypt, Morocco crash out of 2018 World cup

It has been an eventful tournament for the ‘greens’

Saudi to offer 1,000 cyber security scholarships

The kingdom has been impacted by major cyber attacks in recent years

Dubai’s Gems Education to freeze teacher salaries

Dubai’s government has prevented schools from increasing fees in the next academic year

Marriott to take over management of Abu Dhabi’s Yas Viceroy hotel

The change in management will leave Viceroy with no UAE hotels

Work set to begin on Saudi’s Salwa Canal project

The planned canal, expected to cost SAR2.8bn, will add 60 kilometres to the Saudi coastline when completed

Saudi receives apology for World Cup plane fire

The Saudi team’s plane caught fire on Monday evening during a flight to Rostov-on-Don

UAE presents ‘evidence’ of Iran’s support for Houthis in Yemen

Weapons captured by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen bear “distinctive links to Iran”, say officials

UAE amnesty will allow illegal residents to work

An official said the upcoming amnesty would be the first allowing illegal residents to correct their status inside the country

Saudi dismisses entertainment chief, no replacement named

Ahmed al-Khatib was appointed in 2016 as chairman of the General Entertainment Authority

Saudi football team land safely in Rostov after plane catches fire

The team were travelling on a Rossiya Airbus A319 from St Petersburg to Rostov-on-Don in Russia

Dubai lures transit passengers with airport experience

The UAE announced a new transit visa policy last week allowing connecting passengers an exemption from entry fees

Who is fighting in Yemen’s messy civil war?

A look at the various different parties involved in the war

Dubai’s Emirates launches new Auckland service via Bali

The flight will provide the only ‘year-round non-stop daily service’ between Auckland and Bali

Dubai’s DP World will not consider settlement with Djibouti over port

The Dubai-based port operator says it will continue legal proceedings to retake control of the Doraleh port

UAE to give Ethiopia $3bn in aid and investments

The Emirates will deposit $1bn in Ethiopia’s central bank to ease a severe foreign currency shortage

Kuwait: Oil habits are hard to break

Kuwait’s oil dependent economy has struggled to keep pace with developments in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, but with a growing non-oil economy and ambitious development plans, the Gulf state could be turning a corner

UAE, Saudi confirm start of Eid Al Fitr

Friday, June 15, has been declared as the first day of Eid Al Fitr

UAE announces new visa rules for residents, jobseekers and tourists

The UAE Cabinet has also added an insurance scheme in place of bank guarantees when recruiting private sector workers

The UAE’s new arbitration law: How will it impact investors?

The new federal arbitration law takes effect on June 16

Abu Dhabi to allow alcohol sales during Islamic holidays

The emirate is also introducing a 30 per cent alcohol tax in stores

Saudi air defences intercept missile attack

An attack over the weekend killed three civilians in Jazan

OPEC will squeeze oil buffer to historic lows with an output hike

Some analysts say spare capacity could even fall below 2 per cent

Anwar Gargash, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs

UAE minister dismisses Qatar’s lawsuit as ‘lies’

Qatar has filed a lawsuit against the UAE at the International Court of Justice

Dubai’s private sector sees strong growth, but hiring remains dull

Growth was driven by increased output, which rose at the fastest pace in 40 months during May