Workers have queued outside government offices and some consulates for days on end over recent weeks in daytime temperatures topping 40 degrees centigrade.
The author behind best-selling books The Tipping Point and Outliers speaks exclusively to Gulf Business.
Gulf Business reveals the trials of Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker.
Islamic banks Al Khair and Khaleeji have set up a committee to study the feasibility of a merger.
The British Council has released a new English language assessment tool called Aptis to assist multinational firms in the UAE.
The contract to build Saraya Aqaba was awarded to a consortium of Arabtec, Drake and Scull and Consolidated Contractors Co.
The contracts signed are five-year extensions to existing service contracts.
The new project, named Dubai Creek Harbor, will include a business district, shopping, sporting and entertainment facilities.
The ‘Dubai Design District’, located adjacent to the Business Bay area, will aim to become a full service commercial hub for the industry.
Prince Alwaleed has attacked the U.S. magazine’s ranking of world billionaires as flawed and biased against Middle Eastern businesses.
Emaar Properties and Meraas Holding plan construction of an 11 million square metres project.
Qatar Diar, the real estate arm of the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, owns 45 per cent of Barwa.
A Jubail plant would have processing capacity of 1.5 million tonnes a year and the other, in Rabigh, one million tonnes a year.
The bank had said in March it would issue local debt as part of an adjustment of monetary policy.
The project will include four rail lines and will link stadiums for the 2022 World Cup tournament.
The Kingdom announced in March that it was planning to ban VoIP services such as Skype and Viber.
The changes are expected to be implemented in six to nine months.
The family conglomerate has hired three people from accounting firm Deloitte to senior management positions.
The deal marks Qatar’s first major investment in a listed Indian company.
Airline to introduce the double-decker aircraft from January amidst “robust demand” for business and leisure traffic
A total of 1,283 buildings were completed in Abu Dhabi during the quarter, according to official data.
The Dubai contractor expects a series of recent contract wins to boost its 2013 earnings.
L&T will build a plant with a processing capacity of 75 million standard cubic feet per day.
A feasibility study will be carried out by the two companies over the next five months.
With several high profile property launches, how can Dubai avoid another real estate crash?
Boeing is expected to announce a formal launch of the aircraft in June.
Emaar MGF Land has been accused of using overseas funds to buy agricultural land, which is not allowed.
Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE also make it to the global top 10 nations with the highest density of millionaires.
Yield on the 91-day T-bills eased to 0.82 per cent on Tuesday from 0.87 per cent in May.