Freezing government fees did not have ‘significant financial impact’ on Dubai – official

Dubai issued a decision in March 2018 to free all government fees for three years

New bridges to ease entry/exit to Dubai Mall parking to open this month

The bridges link the Dubai Mall Zabeel parking building with the Financial Centre Street, Sheikh Zayed Road and Jumeirah

Saudi Aramco delays launch of its mega IPO

A listing of the oil giant is unlikely before December or perhaps January

Are big companies in the UAE doing enough to foster young talent and startups?

A number of organisations are hosting their own startup hubs

Aramco’s IPO comes as Saudi markets head for even rougher waters

The Tadawul All Share Index is down 14 per cent since the end of June

Dubai Parks and Resorts reports 20% drop in Q3 visits

The decline was primarily due to a drop in resident visitor numbers

Up to 74% of UAE workers trust robots more than their managers – survey

In the UAE, more men (76 per cent) than women (64 per cent) have turned to AI over their managers

Saudi’s Shoura Council calls for study on keeping expat fee unchanged in 2020

The study will look into the expatriate fee charged on companies and as well as the dependents fee that foreign nationals pay

Selling Aramco: The Wall Street A-listers on the Saudi oil giant’s IPO

A former Donald Trump national security adviser is among the list of top bankers working on the mega IPO

Saudi bus crash leaves 35 expat pilgrims dead

A private chartered bus transporting 39 Asian and Arab expatiates collided with a heavy vehicle in Madinah

Dubai’s biggest bank Emirates NBD plans $1.76bn rights share sale

The lender plans to use the proceeds of the sale to strengthen its capital base and support growth

Kuwait’s Emir returns home after treatment in the US

The 90-year-old was admitted to a hospital in the US last month

Dubai skyline

Dubai sets limits to starting state-related entities

Additional state-related firms will only be created to fulfill a national security requirement or a strategic government need

Saudi Arabia venture investor considers second $500m fund

STV expects venture capital investments in Saudi Arabia alone to grow tenfold by 2025

Etihad, Air Arabia to launch Abu Dhabi’s first low-cost carrier

The new airline, called Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, will have its hub at the Abu Dhabi International Airport

Video: Abu Dhabi launches world’s first AI university

Located in Masdar City, the university will offer graduate level and PhD programmes

UAE issues advisory for citizens in Lebanon

Lebanon has been struggling to battle massive forest fires which erupted on Monday

Revealed: Dubai developer with the most project handovers in the last six months

Dubai Hills Estate is a “popular location” for investors and end-users, finds new report

UAE, Russia sign deals worth over $1.3bn during Putin’s visit

Vladimir Putin visited the UAE on Tuesday in his first official trip since 2007

Saudi Aramco is set to pay up to $450m in fees to IPO advisers

The payment would represent a fee of about 1 per cent on the $40bn Aramco is seeking to raise

Emirates launches new platform to deliver products from US to UAE

Emirates Delivers allows consumers to shop from multiple online retailers in the US and have the goods delivered in the UAE

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in the UAE

Investment deals worth around $1bn are expected to be signed during the visit

Video: American rapper will.i.am lends voice to new Dubai Expo 2020 campaign

Dubai Expo 2020 is preparing to open its doors a year from now

Saudi, Russia sign multi-million dollar investment deals during Putin visit

The key deal was an agreement to bolster cooperation in the OPEC+ group

Jasper Hope leaves role as CEO of Dubai Opera

He has been in the role since the opening of Dubai Opera in 2016

Five minutes with… John Martin St. Valery, chairman, British Business Group in Dubai

The BBG is seeing greater interest in face-to-face interaction in Dubai

Dubai bank Mashreq appoints new chairman, CEO

Former CEO Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has now been appointed chairman

Dubai’s DEWA gets record low bid to build solar-power plant

The contractor bid 1.7 cents per kilowatt-hour for the photovoltaic plant at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

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Dubai’s Emirates warns US-EU jet-tariff war will drive up travel costs

A tit-for-tat imposition of import duties on Boeing and Airbus planes would ultimately increase the cost of planes and ticket prices

Bahrain’s Investcorp leads $11.2m funding in Indian startup Bewakoof

Following the deal, Investcorp will hold 14 per cent equity and a board seat in the Indian apparel company