Saudi Aramco IPO is set to take place ‘very soon’, says CEO

The main exchange to list shares will be in Saudi Arabia

Saudi government contracts can no longer be awarded to foreign consultancy firms

All the government departments in the kingdom are obliged to offer contracts to Saudi consultancy offices

Video: Dubai’s Global Village set to return October 29

Season 24 will reportedly feature more than 3,500 shops and restaurants

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

Ellington Properties inks Dhs150m Dubai tower deal

Deal with entrepreneur Abdul Razeq Abdul Ahad through Déjà Vu Real Estate for tower in central location

Dubai contractor Arabtec mulls merger with Abu Dhabi’s Trojan

The two companies have “commenced a review of the possibility of combining their construction businesses”

Dubai among most-Instagrammed cities on earth – new data

More than 79 million hashtags in summer 2019 alone, according to Wego

Dubai radio presenter Lucy Stone dies

The radio presenter worked with Dance FM 97.8 in Dubai

Kuwait’s Agility plans to invest heavily in setting up facilities across Africa

The idea is to “build it and they will come,” said Geoffrey White, Agility’s CEO for Africa

IMF says Saudi needs a tighter fiscal policy

The IMF also reiterated that diversifying the economy is needed to create more jobs for Saudi citizens

Over 3.7 million arrested in Saudi as crackdown on illegal workers, residents continues

The kingdom has been detaining people for residential, labour and border security regulations since November 2017

Saudi holds talks with kingdom’s richest to anchor Aramco IPO

The kingdom is aiming to raise at least 1 per cent to 2 per cent of Aramco from these investors, according to sources

Oil rises as new Saudi minister signals OPEC+ cuts to continue

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman was appointed as the new Saudi energy minister on Saturday

Video: Dubai Metro completes 10 years in operation

More than 1.5 billion journeys have been taken on the Dubai Metro since it opened

British Airways pilots’ strike hits UAE

Flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to UK scrapped

Dubai developer Danube Properties expands presence in India

The company has launched its third Indian sales and marketing office in Kochi, Kerala

Dubai school bus accident: 15 students injured

A school bus collided with a water tanker in Dubai on Monday morning

UAE residents not paying less rent despite falling property prices – survey

Survey shows 70 per cent of UAE residents paying as much or more for rent compared to a year ago

Saudi awards contracts for megacity Neom’s worker housing

Tamimi Group and Saudi Arabian Trading & Construction Co. won contracts to finance, build and operate three residential areas

Kuwait’s Emir admitted to US hospital for tests, postpones Trump meeting

Sheikh Sabah was due to meet with US President Donald Trump on September 12

UAE’s Allied Investment Partners to invest Dhs5bn over the next four years

The company will launch funds that will invest in fixed income, private capital, venture capital, trade finance and infrastructure

Saudi has a new energy minister: What does it mean for the oil industry?

Prince Abdulaziz has been appointed as the kingdom’s new energy minister

Dubai’s Emirates, flydubai ban certain Apple laptops from flights

Recalled models sold between September 2015 and February 2017 cannot be taken aboard unless their batteries have been replaced

Bahrain emerges as top Middle East destination for expats – survey

Latest InterNations Expat Insider Survey of 64 different countries also ranks Kuwait last

UAE amends list of public holidays for 2019

FAHR has added a holiday to mark Mawlid Al Nabi – the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

Dubai’s Emirates NBD close to hiring banks for $2bn rights sale

The bank last year proposed selling new shares to help fund the acquisition of Turkey’s Denizbank AS

Aldar launches new project in Saadiyat Island offering land plots to foreign buyers

The project is the first to be launched on Saadiyat Island since Abu Dhabi launched new laws enabling foreign buyers to own freehold land

Etihad, Emirates launch September sales for flights from UAE

Sales ending September 12 on discounted fares for economy and business class to dozens of destinations

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Saudi forces intercept another drone targeting kingdom

The drone was fired from Imran in Yemen on Saturday

Court orders Saudi prince to pay Trump organisation $1.8m in rent

Trump Park Avenue sued Prince Faisal bin Abdul Majeed al-Saud last year, claiming he leased an apartment in 2013 but stopped paying rent in early 2017

Saudi King replaces energy minister Khalid Al Falih

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has been appointed to the role