Rolls-Royce doubtful about sealing $21bn Emirates deal at Dubai Airshow

Finalisation of the deal for the A350 and A330 jets is being delayed by issues concerning price and the performance of the planes

UAE’s Mubadala is undecided on SoftBank’s Next Vision Fund

The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund said it will continue working with SoftBank

Dubai government to partner with Huawei

Deal between Dubai Municipality and Chinese telco inked amid GITEX Technology Week and ongoing controversies surrounding Huawei

Watch: UAE work permits can now be issued in two days

Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announcement comes amid GITEX Technology Week

New $1.1bn terminal at Bahrain Airport to open in March 2020 – crown prince

10,000 to 14,000 volunteers are also needed for testing

Video: Mall of the Emirates apologises for evacuation amid heavy rain

A “technical glitch” caused a power outage on a day of heavy rains

UAE lifts Lebanon travel ban for Emiratis

Ban lifted from Tuesday, October 8

Scooter startup firm Tier Mobility raises $60m led by UAE’s Mubadala

Demand for e-scooters in cities worldwide has helped the industry’s biggest players achieve multibillion-dollar valuations

Video: Heavy rains hit parts of the UAE

Videos shared on social media showed flooded streets in parts of the country

UAE-linked Petrofac gets major North Sea oil contract

Company has operational centres in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah

Revealed: The world’s best workplaces

Several companies with significant UAE and Saudi Arabian operations make the list

Watch: Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi takes over late brother’s Qasimi fashion label

Sharjah Art Foundation succeeds her brother Khalid, who died in July

Video: Mariah Carey to perform free Dubai concert to mark one year until Expo 2020

Singer will perform on October 20 with Hussain Al Jassmi at Burj Park

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in UAE for official visit

Lebanon’s government is scrambling to implement reforms needed to unlock billions in international aid

Dubai’s RTA unveils ‘virtual Nol card’ to enable payment through phones

The new initiative will be rolled out in the third quarter of 2020

Six tourist spots in Saudi Arabia that will surprise you

The kingdom offers ancient ruins that rival Jordan’s and a rich and varied culture that defies stereotypes

Saudi Arabia dairy company Almarai sees net profit fall following CEO shakeup

Net profit decline comes despite increase in revenues

Oman low-cost carrier Salam Air launches new flights from Muscat to Bangladesh

New service four times per week from Muscat to Chittagong

Digital advertising on taxi windows being trialled in Dubai

RTA testing out the technology at GITEX 2019 in Dubai

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade surges in first half of 2019

Non-oil foreign trade is up five per cent compared to the same period in 2018 – and 87 per cent since 2009

UAE set to be taken off EU list of tax havens

The UAE is reportedly set to be removed along with Switzerland and the Marshall Islands

UAE private sector added 40,000 new jobs in Q2

The total number of private sector workers in the country grew to 5.1 million in the second quarter of 2019

Saudi to permit foreign couples to share hotel rooms

Women, including Saudi nationals, will also be allowed to rent hotel rooms by themselves

Revealed: Top 10 banks in the GCC

The GCC’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

Explainer: Understanding the GCC’s changing remittance market

Hatem Sleiman, regional vice president – Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan at Western Union, reveals the latest trends in the industry

Revealed: Top banks in Kuwait

Kuwait’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

Three ways GCC governments can benefit from the entertainment industry

GCC governments can unlock an estimated $3.4bn annually in increased spending, finds new study

UAE cloud migration slows as IT costs rise – study

One of the key reasons was found to be UAE organisations’ “data hoarding culture”

Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc to kick off $5bn gas pipeline lease deal

The sale is likely to draw interest from infrastructure funds and private equity firms

Dubai and Abu Dhabi top table as smartest cities in Middle East

The two cities lead the region in the inaugural IMD Smart City Index