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Fire in Saudi building kills 11 people

The blaze broke out in a three-storey house early on Wednesday morning

Saudi executes four nationals for terrorist acts in restive Qatif

The executions come following several recent attacks on security forces in Qatif, which is home to the kingdom’s Shia minority

Saudi schoolgirls to take physical education classes from September

Sporting activity for girls was previously limited to some private schools

UAE athlete dies while training in London

Emirati para-athlete Abdullah Hayayei was preparing to take part in upcoming championship in London

US Secretary of State Tillerson says Qatar’s position ‘reasonable’

Tillerson said he was hopeful of progress towards a resolution in the GCC dispute

Dubai ruler launches $1.5bn Food Park

The park will facilitate repacking, storage, trading and processing

Revealed: The highest temperatures ever witnessed in the GCC

Kuwait sets the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the eastern hemisphere

UK high court rules arms sales to Saudi can continue

The Campaign Against Arms Trade had asked for export licences to be blocked due to alleged breaches of human rights laws in Yemen

US, UK, Kuwait urge swift negotiated solution to Qatar crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill visited Kuwait

Senior Dubai-based editor charged for wife’s murder

Francis Matthew, the editor-at-large at Gulf News, has been referred to the Public Prosecution

Hiring slows in construction, travel and tourism sectors in Dubai

Dubai’s non-oil private sector grew faster in the first half of the year as compared to H1 2016

Saudi awards project to build 17 strategic water reservoirs

Saudi Arabia has 116 water supply and sanitation projects worth SAR4.9bn ($1.3bn), according to reports

Kuwait Airways, Royal Jordanian see US laptop ban lifted

Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines have already been exempted from the ban

Dubai property prices, rents continue to decline in Q2

Asteco said tenants remained in a strong negotiating position with a market recovery still some way off

UAE to open new centres to offer hiring services for domestic workers

The centres are expected to start services in the fourth quarter of this year

Computer errors, confusion in initial days of Saudi dependents fee

From July 1, foreign workers in the kingdom must pay an SAR100 monthly fee for each dependent

Saudi Aramco’s oil reserves fall in 2016

The company’s gas reserves rose to 298.7 trillion standard cubic feet from 297.6 trillion

Dubai developer Azizi begins work on Dhs12bn Riviera project in MBR City

Azizi Riviera comprises of 69 mid-rise residential buildings, a retail district and two hotels

Saudi’s expat dependent fee: Everything you need to know

The fees have to be paid through the government-run SADAD payment banking system

Qatar Airways confirms lifting of US laptop ban

Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways have also announced a lifting of the ban this week

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt set to deliver verdict on Qatar

Qatar could face further isolation and possible expulsion from the GCC

Saudi tightens its grip on Japan, its biggest Asian oil market

Japan’s imports of Saudi crude between January and June reached 1.3 million bpd, 7.7 per cent higher than a year ago

Over 2.2 million expat dependents registered in Saudi as new fee takes effect

The fee, which took effect on July 1, requires expatriates to pay SAR100 per month for each of their dependents

Emirates says laptop ban on US flights lifted

The airline said new security measures had been implemented

Saudi Arabian Airlines expects US laptop ban to be lifted by July 19

Saudia is working with the country’s civil aviation authority, GACA, to implement new security measures for US-bound flights

Job creation in UAE’s private sector slows to eight-month low

The UAE’s non-oil private sector recorded sharper rises in both new orders and output

Turkish Airlines CEO says electronics ban on US flights to be lifted this week

The US lifted a ban on laptops in cabins on flights from Abu Dhabi on Monday

Expat dependent fee takes effect in Saudi Arabia

Residence permits will not be renewed and exit/re-entry visas will not be issued for expatriates unless the fees are paid

Abu Dhabi airport sees slower passenger growth this year

Abu Dhabi International handled 10.1 million passengers in the five months to May 31, an increase of 1.8 per cent

Passenger traffic at Dubai International airport up 1.9% in May

About 36.97 million passengers used the airport from January to May