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US travel curbs decried as ‘unjust, insulting’ in the Middle East

Would-be travellers have reported chaotic disruption to their plans

Predictions 2017: Aramex CEO Hussein Hachem

Aramex is investing heavily in technology innovation

A week in the life of… Alida Scholtz, CEO and MD, G4S UAE

Scholtz stays on top of current economic and political situations throughout the week

Saudi Shoura Council rejects proposal to tax expat remittances

The proposal included a 6 per cent tax on expat remittances

UAE, India sign major energy deal

The UAE is India’s fifth biggest oil supplier

Abu Dhabi International Airport passenger traffic up 5.1% in 2016

Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad accounted for 76 per cent of the airport’s traffic

UAE gets set to host 2019 Special Olympics World Games

Abu Dhabi will host the event from March 14-21, 2019

Dubai airport welcomes 83.6m passengers in 2016, remains world’s busiest int’l

The airport is forecasting 89 million passengers this year

Saudi accuses 32 people of spying for Iran

Saudi inflation plunge aids government in fight to tame deficit

Much of the decline was due to lower food prices, which fell 4.3 per cent from a year earlier

Russia beats Saudi as China’s top crude oil supplier in 2016

Russian shipments surged nearly a quarter over 2015 to about 1.05 million barrels per day

Dubai’s Emirates to launch daily Newark flights via Athens

The launch of the service follows a request from the Greek government

Saudi ATMs won’t accept new currency notes for six months

The new currency to mark the era of King Salman was first made available at the end of December

Dubai’s Emirates to launch third daily service to Nairobi

The third daily flight will also be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER

Saudi’s new fingerprint policy pushes Mobily into Q4 loss

Under new rules announced last year, all SIM cards issued in Saudi must be linked to a fingerprint record

Asian workers take a break at Friday Market in Kuwait City

Kuwait MPs demand debate on expat population in Feb

Lawmaker Abdul Karim Al Kandari submitted a proposal to discuss the issue earlier this week

Saudi Shoura Council to discuss expat remittance tax proposal next week

The proposal would also limit the amount of cash expats could carry out of the kingdom

Apartment prices dip significantly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 2016

Property site Bayut.com said a double-digit decline was seen in Dubai

Oman Shura member says expat remittances a ‘hidden cancer’

Nasser Al Khamisi made the comments during a Shura session on Monday, according to reports

Kuwait finalising plans for dollar bond sale – report

The sale could raise up to $10bn, according to reports

Former Saudi Oger workers complain of payment delays after September dismissal

Around 1,300 King Fahd Quran Printing Complex staff were terminated in September

UAE citizens no longer need pre-entry visas for Costa Rica

The two countries signed a protocol granting citizens mutual exemption from pre-entry visas

Omani mobile operator Samatel announces termination of services

Samatel first launched services in 2010

Saudi prepares to handover 120,000 homes to citizens

The distribution of units will begin next month and will be completed within three years

Several killed as Turkish cargo jet crashes in Kyrgyzstan

The jet destroyed 15 local houses when it crashed

Dubai Trump International Golf Club to open next month

Among the facilities at the site will be Trump themed restaurants

Dubai’s Nakheel invites construction proposals for $1.36bn Deira Islands Boulevard

The development includes 2,924 apartments and townhouses spread across four clusters

Saudi’s top cleric says cinemas, song concerts harmful

Round-the-clock entertainment could open the door to “atheistic or rotten” foreign films and encourage the mixing of the sexes

OPEC chief confident about commitment for output cut deal

Under the deal, producers will curtail oil output by nearly 1.8 million bpd, initially for six months

Predictions 2017: SKAI Group CEO Kabir Mulchandani

Mulchandani explains why he is not worried about the prospects of Dubai’s hospitality industry this year

Qatar Airways opens Paris premium lounge

The lounge can hold up to 200 passengers and features two terraces