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What are the cybersecurity implications of mergers and acquisitions in the GCC?

The biggest mistake an organisation could make is to assume that the company it is looking to acquire is inherently secure

Saudi to grant ‘instant’ visas for expats

The service is only open to private sector companies that meet strict nationalisation quotas

Dubai now has the restaurant with the world’s biggest vegan menu – meet the woman behind it

Sky Sommers’ Veganity boasts the world’s most extensive 100 per cent vegan restaurant menu

Middle East’s least punctual airlines revealed

Saudi airlines had among the lowest percentage of flights departing and arriving on time

Saudi Arabia sells SAR2.3bn in sukuk monthly issuance

The debt sale was split into three tranches

Dubai’s DHA says ‘on track’ to attract 500,000 medical tourists by 2021

The top three specialties for medical tourists in Dubai last year were dentistry, orthopaedics and dermatology

UAE gets new video calling app as VoIP restrictions on Skype, WhatsApp continue

Yzer also has Dhs400m investment from business figure Balvinder Singh Sahni

Saudi forces intercept two Houthi drones targeting kingdom

The attacks on Thursday morning targeted the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait

Two groups, one backed by China’s Fosun, bid for stake in UAE’s NMC Health

The deal shows the growing interest of Chinese companies in the Middle East

Vistara launches daily Dubai flights

Travellers can experience premium economy on the route

Travel from the UAE to Ireland is booming

Bookings to the Emerald Isle from the UAE in the first six months of 2019 were up 58 per cent

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA exceeds one million barrels per month in Iraqi Kurdistan oil field

Since beginning production in 2017, Atrush has extracted about 17 million barrels of oil from the field

Saudi women can now travel without permission from men

More than 1,000 women reportedly crossed entry points in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province alone hours after the restriction was lifted

UAE to tax sugary drinks, e-cigarettes from 2020

An excise tax of 50 per cent will be levied on sweetened drinks and a 100 per cent excise tax on electronic smoking devices

Saudi online grocery startup Nana Direct raises $6.6m in funding

Funding co-led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Impact46

Dubai Expo 2020 to invest $75m in landscaping

Nursery also planned with more than 12,000 trees and 256,000 shrubs

Kuwaiti MP calls for curbing growth of ‘large’ expat groups such as Indians, Egyptians

Indians, Egyptians, Bangladeshis and Syrians account for more than half of the 3.4 million expatriates in Kuwait

UAE construction sector to grow 6-10% in 2020 – KPMG survey

Comes ahead of Expo 2020

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UAE’s Finablr posts 9.1% rise in first-half group income

The company raised $400m in an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year

Emirates says over half a million people will arrive in Dubai over the next two weeks

The airline said it is implementing several initiatives to ensure smooth movement for passengers

Dubai communities that saw the biggest price drops in H1 2019

Apartment and villa prices in Dubai were down in the first half of the year

Saudi Aramco asks banks to pitch for roles in IPO

Aramco’s planned IPO, which could potentially raise $100bn, is the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation drive

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen attacks military targets in Sanaa

The coalition advised civilians to stay away from the targeted areas

Video: Etisalat says 5G coverage available at world’s tallest tower in Dubai

Etisalat aims to build 1,000 5G towers across the UAE this year

Islamic New Year holiday for UAE public and private sectors announced

The holiday is expected to fall on September 1, though it is subject to the moon sighting

Dubai Police warn of scammers posing as celebrities on social media

If you get a message from Mariah Carey… it’s probably not Mariah Carey

Saudi-owned Muvi Cinemas partners with Motivate Val Morgan for advertising

Saudi-owned Muvi recently opened its first cinema in the kingdom

Revealed: The Middle East’s most punctual airline

Abu Dhabi airline Etihad leads the pack for the first seven months of the year

Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit the UAE this week

Modi will also travel to Bahrain following the two-day UAE visit

Kuwait’s Emir has recovered after health setback

Sheikh Sabah, 90, went through a medical checkup and the results were good, an official said