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Middle East work productivity to fall during football World Cup

GulfTalent found a significant number of workers played to watch games at work, leave the office early or stay up late

CEO of Dubai’s Atlas Jewellery is released after being held for loans default

M.M. Ramachandran was sentenced to three years in jail by a Dubai court in November 2015

Emirates starts flights to London Stansted

The airline now operates 10 daily flights to three different London airports

Foreign investment in Saudi at 14-year low despite reforms

FDI inflows shrank to $1.4bn in 2017 from $7.5bn in 2016

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How technology is changing the GCC’s logistics industry

The rapid technological advances of recent years have changed the face of the region’s logistics and supply chain sector

Elite Airborne Express: Strengthening the chain

Girish Nair, managing director of Elite Airborne Express, speaks about the evolution of the region’s logistics and supply chain industry

NATO rejects Qatar’s membership plans

On Tuesday, Qatar’s defence minister said the country had a long-term strategic “ambition” to join NATO

Saudi bans fruit, vegetables from India’s Kerala

Kerala has recently witnessed an outbreak of the Nipah virus

Pictures: New luxury eco-hotel opens in Sharjah, two more set to open this year

Located in Kalba, Kingfisher Lodge offers a total of 25 tents for guests

Obama issued secret licence to help Iran withdraw $5.7bn from Omani bank

The arrangement reportedly came about after Iran complained it was not reaping the benefits of the 2016 nuclear deal

UAE, Saudi partner on 44 strategic economic, military projects

The new joint strategy was announced after the first meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Jeddah

Saudi women face detention in care centres for traffic violations

The kingdom is preparing to lift its female driving ban on June 24

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Saudi Shoura members call for ban on recruiting foreign lawyers

Members say there are sufficient Saudis to fill roles requiring less experience

Qatar Airways CEO apologises after saying his airline “has to be led by a man”

It is not the first time the Qatar Airways CEO has attracted controversy for his comments regarding women

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar to handover 300 villas in West Yas this month

The villas were initially expected to be handed over to buyers at the end of 2017

UAE to use drones to map agricultural areas

The pilot phase of the project will begin in the second week of June

Electronic visa for Umrah available now

Saudi says Qatari residents, citizens welcome for Umrah despite boycott

June 5 is the one-year anniversary of the row

Emirates grounds 20 planes; facing ‘double whammy’ – Tim Clark

The airline has been hit by rising oil prices and the strengthening dollar

Thousands of UK F&B outlets remove Saudi flags from World Cup display

Several Muslims complained that flying the Saudi flag outside a licensed venue was offensive

Philippines’ Duterte apologises to Kuwait after worker row

The Philippine premier had accused the Gulf state and other Middle Eastern countries of seeing his people as slaves

Dubai’s Abraaj to meet with creditors this week to discuss debt – sources

Abraaj is being advised on the matter by US investment bank Houlihan Lokey

Mega Dubai Hills Mall takes shape

The mall will feature about 650 retail and F&B attractions when it opens

New five-star hotel, Canal Central, set to open in Dubai’s Business Bay

Canal Central Hotel in Business Bay will have a soft opening during Eid al Fitr

New smart gates opened at Dubai airport’s Terminal 2 to cut queues

The smart gates will allow passengers to pass through immigration in between seven to 10 seconds

Dubai’s Emirates begins direct Newark service

The route is the first new addition by a UAE carrier since an aviation deal last month to resolve claims of unfair competition from US airlines

What makes coaching work in the business environment?

Former CEOs such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Eric Schmidt, and even celebrities like Oprah and Leonardo DiCaprio all had one – a coach, that is. Should you?

Middle East airlines to see traffic rise as demand restores on US routes

The US had enacted its controversial laptop ban during this period last year

Saudi warns Umrah visa violators face $13,000 fine, jail

The kingdom is in the middle of a crackdown on labour and residency law violators

Dubai’s Emirates reintroduces discount pass for passengers

Retailers have been added to the programme for the first time this year

UAE outlines new tax rules for gold, diamond dealers, events companies

The government recently opted to roll back VAT for the two sectors