Air Arabia begins nonstop service from Sharjah to Vienna

Six-hour flight to the Austrian capital will operate four times a week, becoming daily in December

UAE joins international alliance to protect Gulf shipping

Saudi Arabia also joined the US-led alliance earlier this week

Emaar opens new 286-room Vida hotel at Dubai Creek Harbour

The property is the fourth under Emaar’s Vida brand

Dubai startup Seafood Souq seals deal with Emirates for speedy shipping

New agreement will see fresh salmon and other seafood brought to the UAE and wider Middle East from around the world

Saudi’s Shoura Council approves changes to Hajj, visit and transit visas

Under the new system, pilgrims arriving for Hajj and Umrah – as well as visitors and those requiring a transit visa – will pay SAR300

Pompeo meets with Saudi Crown Prince as Trump seeks new Iran sanctions

Pompeo met with Prince Mohammed in Jeddah and discussed the need “to counter the continued threat of the Iranian regime”

Different Arab money

UAE, Saudi central banks lower interest rates after Fed cut

The UAE’s central bank lowered the repo rate and its certificates of deposit rate by a quarter percentage point

Aramco attacks had ‘zero’ impact on Saudi revenue – minister

The kingdom has used oil reserves to fill the gap during the past few days

UAE retailer Majid Al Futtaim launches new loyalty programme

Existing Majid Al Futtaim loyalty programmes will be replaced by Share

Aramco chairman says attacks won’t derail IPO preparations

The company is ready to do it any time in the next 12 months, says chairman

Safa Al Hashem kuwait

Kuwaiti MP reportedly receives ‘death threat’ for anti-expat remarks

Safa Al-Hashem has issued controversial comments such as asking the government to charge expats for the “air they breathe”

Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi diverted due to smoke from tablet – reports

Flight from Abu Dhabi to Washington DC diverted due to smoke allegedly coming from a passenger’s tablet

Dubai’s property market is ‘performing perfectly’ – Danube Properties director

In an exclusive interview, Atif Rahman shares his strategy in spearheading the growth of Danube Properties, and why remains bullish about Dubai

Dubai’s DSA Investments leads bid for mines once owned by Guptas, Glencore

The Dubai firm has teamed up with two South African companies for the bid

Pompeo to visit Saudi, UAE this week to discuss attacks, Iran

The US secretary of state will discuss ways to “counter Iranian aggression” in the region

Saudi partially restores output at damaged oil plant, says will meet all its commitments

The Abqaiq facility will return to processing pre-attack levels of about 4.9 million barrels per day by the end of September

Saudi prepared to inject liquidity if needed: Governor

Saturday’s strikes on Aramco facilities slashed Saudi Arabia’s crude output by half

Attack on Saudi Arabia a ‘dangerous escalation’ – UAE minister

Linking the attack to developments in Yemen is totally “unacceptable”, says Anwar Gargash

Revealed: Top 20 busiest airports in the world

Dubai remains the world’s busiest airport by number of international passengers

Oracle to open cloud data centre hubs in the UAE, Saudi

The centres will provide regional customers access to services including its autonomous database as well as Oracle fusion applications

Oman low-cost carrier Salam Air launches Abu Dhabi-Muscat flights

The airline has launched four weekly flights between the Gulf capitals

Kuwait telco Zain taking lead on Middle East-first mobile industry climate plan

Initiative aimed at net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Over 100 fintech firms register in Dubai’s DIFC since 2018

The centre offers fintech firms subsidised licensing options and access to a $100m fintech fund

Chevron can resume production on Saudi-Kuwait oilfield quickly if needed – CEO

The zone can produce as much as 500,000 barrels a day but has been shuttered for at least four years

Saudi says Iranian weapons used to attack oil facilities

Saudi officials said initial findings suggest the attack was not launched from Yemen, contradicting claims by Houthi rebels

‘I’m a scapegoat,’ says former CEO of Dubai contractor Drake and Scull

Khaldoun Tabari said the Dubai-based contractor has filed 15 complaints against him to the public prosecutor last year

Saudi tells Asian buyers they’ll still get contracted oil supply

The attack on the kingdom’s most important oil production facility halved Saudi output

Saudi prince wins court battle to control football club Sheffield United

The UK high court ordered the British co-owner of the club to sell his 50 per cent share to Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad

Chinese superstar Tuzki checks out Dubai as part of new tourism campaign

The internet-famous cartoon bunny is visiting the emirate as part of a campaign to encourage more Chinese tourism

Abu Dhabi Airports, Etihad launch trial of autonomous wheelchairs

The autonomous wheelchairs will allow passengers with restricted mobility to navigate easier through the Abu Dhabi airport