Dubai Crown Prince meets Saudi King, Crown Prince in Makkah

The meeting comes ahead of the two emergency Arab summits called by the Saudi King in Makkah later this week

Head of Sudan’s military council meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed expressed the UAE’s backing for Sudan

UAE approves new strategy to develop advanced skills

The strategy is based on five key themes focussing on areas such as education, economy and the quality of life

Saudi intercepts drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards airport

The aircraft had been targeting the airport in Jazan, close to the border with Yemen

UAE announces Covid protocols for Eid Al Adha

UAE announces Eid Al Fitr holiday dates for public and private sectors

Public sector workers will be off for nine days

Dubai’s Emaar Properties hires advisors for sale of district cooling unit – sources

Chairman Mohammed Alabbar said in an interview last year that the company was seeking to sell non-core assets

Saudi index falls on profit taking, other markets mixed

Saudi’s stock market fell 8.6 per cent from the beginning of May until Thursday’s close

Indonesia lists two green sukuk valued at $2bn on Nasdaq Dubai

Sukuk listings in Dubai now total $61.5bn, the largest amount of any listing centre in the world

UAE’s tax authority to start penalising violators of tobacco scheme

Penalties have been set for nine types of violations, with fines reaching up to Dhs50,000

Saudi to start fining violators of new ‘public decency’ rules

The rules cover aspects such as dressing respectfully and avoiding using phrases that might offend public decency

New road project to ease traffic between Dubai and Sharjah to open in June

The project is slated to increase the traffic flow to about 12,000 vehicles per hour in both directions

Oman’s National Gas Company terminates CEO

Oman trying to reduce US-Iran tensions – foreign ministry

Oman maintains friendly ties with both the United States and Iran

Dubai ruler to cover medical bills for young Briton injured in riding accident

The 24-year old schoolteacher suffered serious injuries and is being treated in Rashid hospital

MENA fund managers increase investments in Egypt, UAE

Dubai was one of the worst-performing markets globally last year, but has rebounded somewhat this year

Three tech innovations that are transforming UAE healthcare

From AR to smart devices, the local healthcare market is seeing a boom in new technologies

Saudi’s SALIC invests in AI firm Hummingbird Technologies

Hummingbird, which was set up in 2016, uses drone and artificial intelligence to provide advanced crop analytics to farmers

Dubai airport’s northern runway to also briefly close for maintenance

The airport’s southern runway is currently closed for a 45-day major rehabilitation project

Most GCC stock markets fall as banking shares drop

Dubai’s index is down 7.4 per cent this month, though still up 1.3 per cent year-to-date

UAE property site Bayut expands into Saudi

The expansion follows Bayut’s acquisition of Lamudi Middle East in April

Saudi officials foil attempt to smuggle drugs in buses carrying pilgrims

Customs officials seize 184,737 captagon pills that were being smuggled in two buses

Debts of liquidated construction firm Saudi Oger exceed SAR40bn – report

The struggling construction company was liquidated two year ago

FIFA to stick with 32 teams for Qatar World Cup

The sport’s world ruling body said the proposal to expand the tournament to 48 teams would not be feasible

Kuwait’s KUFPEC signs oil concession agreement in Pakistan

The Kuwaiti firm’s Pakistan unit has secured a concession for the Makhad oil block in Punjab province

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Saudi court accepts AHAB’s bankruptcy filing, rejects liquidation

The bankruptcy filing was seen as a key test of Saudi Arabia’s new law for handling insolvency disputes

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UAE says joint probe into tanker attack ensures impartiality

Four tankers were targeted near the UAE’s territorial waters on May 12

Pictures: Heavy rainfall in several parts of Saudi including Makkah

Thunderstorm alerts were issued in the Makkah, Najran and Al Baha areas

UAE investors are among the world’s most optimistic – survey

UAE investors were found to be extremely bullish on equities, according to the survey by UBS

Saudi Arabia, UAE to attend US-led Palestine investment meeting in Bahrain

The event, to be held from June 25-26, has been rebuffed by Palestinian officials and business leaders

Saudi mall operator Arabian Centres falls below IPO price in first trading

Arabian Centres’ share sale was the kingdom’s third biggest since Saudi lender NCB raised $6bn in 2014

Saudi Aramco signs US LNG deal with Sempra

Aramco has been developing its own gas resources and eyeing gas assets in the United States, Russia, Australia and Africa