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Alwaleed’s Kingdom, Ashkenazy sue owner of Plaza Hotel over $600m sale

The billionaires firm and its fellow minority shareholder want to exercise their right to match any offer on the property

‘Potential irregularities’ found in Dubai-based Abraaj’s funds – report

One firm reviewing Abraaj’s operations is said to be discussing its findings with the Dubai Financial Services Authority

UAE denies it has strategic ambitions for Yemen’s Socotra

The emirates has been accused of trying to annex the island archipelago

Saudi intercepts missile fired towards Khamis Mushait

There were no immediate reports of casualties

UAE blocks Roblox, Blue Whale, Mariam other online games

The country’s attorney general said the games were damaging to children’s health

Yemenis flee Hodeidah as fighting nears

Forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition are advancing towards Hodeidah port city

Oman to revoke expat work permits if companies don’t hire Omanis

The country is currently enforcing a six-month ban on employing foreigners in 10 sectors

IEA warns global oil demand may suffer as crude nears $80

Oil has risen 51 per cent in the last year

Philippines partially lifts Kuwait labour ban

The ban was cemented in February after series of domestic worker abuse cases

UAE says influencers have two weeks to comply with new regulation

Influencers face paying up to $8,167 for licences to continue operating legally

Saudi intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The kingdom has intercepted dozens of missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis in recent months

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar sees Q1 profit rise after stake sale

The property market in Abu Dhabi remains under pressure

Kuwait to delay VAT implementation until 2021

All of the Gulf states were expected to introduce the 5 per cent tax by next year

Dubai Police signs deal for self-driving vehicles

The organisations aims to have autonomous cars in its fleet by 2020

Interview: A taste of Freedium

Millennium Finance Corporation’s Keba Keinde talks to Gulf Business about his new venture into cryptocurrency and why his Freedium coin could change the lives of 6 billion people worldwide

Dubai’s Emirates renews Formula One sponsorship

The value of the deal was not disclosed

Former Gulf News editor denies premeditated murder

Francis Matthew was previously sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering his wife

OPEC+meeting

UAE says next OPEC meeting to focus on inventory not sanctions

OPEC is set to meet in June to set oil policy together with non-OPEC producers participating in the supply cut deal

UAE social media influencers must pay up to $8,200 for licences

The county’s influencer community had been operating without regulation up until recently

Dubai Marina tower catches fire

The building has been described as a new residential tower

Kuwait signs labour deal with the Philippines after abuse concerns

“The final decision to lift the ban is in the hands of the president,” an official said

The Gulf Business Salary Survey 2018

Following a series of major changes relating to taxation, legislation and economic performance over the last 12 months, Gulf Business explores how the regional pay packet has been impacted

Turning Dubai into a culture capital

Art Season and SIKKA Art Fair project manager Walid Moosa Ahmed discusses Dubai’s growing arts and culture landscape

IMF says UAE’s VAT introduction has gone well, impact short-lived

Inflation is expected to average 3.5 per cent this year, according to the IMF

Oil prices surge as Iran sanctions loom

Brent crude could return to $100 a barrel next year, or even sooner, Bank of America said

Kuwait, Philippines to sign labour deal after worker rescue row

The deal had recently appeared in jeopardy after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would make a worker ban permanent

Kuwait to procure social media monitoring programme

The finance ministry wants to track comments that could damage the country’s “financial status”

Dubai’s Jumeirah to manage Bahrain hotel resort

The resort will be Jumeirah’s second hotel in Bahrain

Gulf economies may be winners after US Iran deal exit

Apart from Dubai and Oman, the wealthy Gulf oil exporting states have minimal trade and investment links with Iran

Do Iran sanctions spell the end of OPEC oil deal?

OPEC members need to start reacting now if they intend to avert an escalation of prices