UAE approves new wellbeing strategy and law on genetically modified products

The national strategy for wellbeing 2031 will focus on improving the quality of life in the UAE

Irish teacher killed in Dubai bus crash mourned

Fiona Geraghty was one of the 17 people who died in the crash in Dubai on Thursday

Dubai’s DP World wants to operate ports along Russia’s northern sea route

The northern sea route (NSR) requires new ports and heavy icebreakers to move goods

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Kuwaiti MP calls for imposing fees on expats for using beaches, causeway

Kuwait’s only female lawmaker said expats put a strain on the country’s infrastructure

British hiker dies in Ras Al Khaimah

The man got stranded in the Al Manaie area, bordering Oman

Oman to levy 100% tax on tobacco, alcohol, energy drinks from June 15

The sultanate expects the selective tax to generate around OMR100m a year

Kuwait arrests 47,000 expats in three months as crackdown continues

Kuwaiti PM’s mother dies, UAE leaders send condolence messages

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a cable of condolences

Saudi energy minister says OPEC close to agreeing oil pact extension

Oil prices are up 16 per cent so far this year thanks in part to the OPEC+ deal

UAE says ‘sophisticated’ tanker attacks likely the work of a ‘state actor’

The May 12 attacks targeted two Saudi tankers, an Emirati vessel and a Norwegian tanker, causing no casualties

Dubai bus crash: Death toll rises to 17, Omani bus operator suspends service

Officials confirm that 12 of those killed were Indian nationals

Why US-based data giant Alteryx is expanding into Dubai

In an exclusive interview, the company’s co-founder, chairman and CEO Dean Stoecker discloses why Dubai was the obvious choice for its newest office

How I got here… Anna Skigin, CEO of Frank Porter

Frank Porter, the Airbnb management company Skigin founded in Dubai is making “strong ground”, she says

Report on tanker attacks off UAE coast to be presented to UN Security Council

The May 12 attacks targeted two Saudi tankers, an Emirati vessel and a Norwegian tanker

Video, pictures: UAE celebrates royal wedding reception in Dubai

UAE leaders and VIP guests were in attendance at the event in Dubai World Trade Centre

Search efforts intensify for Saudi trainee pilot who went missing in the Philippines

The pilot and his instructor went missing on May 17

Indian airline IndiGo begins two new direct routes to Abu Dhabi

The new direct flights will operate to and from the Indian cities of Delhi and Mumbai

UAE, Saudi say following developments in Sudan with ‘great concern’

The countries urged for dialogue between all Sudanese parties to ensure stability

Dubai prepares for royal wedding reception on Thursday

The function at Dubai World Trade Centre will begin at 4pm

Dubai’s new venue Coca Cola Arena readies for its opening on June 6

The venue has the capacity to seat 17,000 people

Over half of UAE residents say they are taking steps to reduce air pollution

Some of the measures taken include electricity conservation at home and using public transport

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Saudi-led Arab coalition evacuates Iranian ship’s crew member south of Red Sea

The man, who was seriously ill, is being treated in a military hospital in Jazan

French weapons sales to Saudi jumped 50% last year

France sold about 1bn euros worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, with the main item being patrol boats

Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall reopened after being evacuated

Some of the other places in Yas Mall were also closed, according to reports

Saudi arrests over 3.2 million in continuing crackdown on illegal workers, residents

A total of 81,655 expatriates have been deported to their respective countries since November 2017

Saudi energy minister – ‘We will do what is needed to sustain market stability’

Oil prices in May sustained their worst monthly fall in six months

In pictures: UAE leaders perform Eid Al Fitr prayers

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed performed Eid prayers early on Tuesday

BP agrees to sell Egyptian oil assets to Dubai’s Dragon Oil

The size of the deal has been estimated at over $600m, according to sources

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UAE, Saudi confirm that Eid Al Fitr starts on Tuesday

The crescent moon was sighted on Monday evening

Indian businessman becomes first expat to get UAE gold card residency

Lulu Group chairman Yussufali has been handed the gold card residency

Bahrain to allow foreign firms to take 100% stakes in oil, natural gas extraction projects

The foreign company must have signed, or be in the final stages of signing, an agreement with the government