Abu Dhabi palace Qasr Al Watan will be closed for a week for Ramadan

The palace will stay open for shorter hours during the holy month

Dubai’s Emirates signs codeshare deal with LATAM Airlines Brazil for 17 routes

Emirates currently serves two Brazil gateways – Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro – with daily services

New Dhs25bn plan revealed for Dubai’s Mina Rashid with mall by the sea, floating club

Mina Rashid will be a “Riviera style costal destination” similar to Monte Carlo, says developer Emaar

Jeddah-based newspaper Saudi Gazette stops print-run, goes digital-only

The Jeddah-based English language newspaper began in April 1976

Revenues boost Saudi Arabia’s Q1 budget, expenditure up 8%

Revenues were boosted by both the kingdom’s oil and non-oil sectors

Saudi-led coalition attacks air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport

The raids targeted drone maintenance sites, a communications system and locations of drone experts and operators, a Saudi official said

Saudi coast guard rescues Iranian oil ship in Red Sea

The 26-sailor crew of the ship were all rescued

Emirates chairman: ‘I always want to see the price of oil below $60’

Sheikh Ahmed says airline is forced to pass on the costs of high oil prices to passengers

Saudi wealth fund PIF plans to borrow via debt twice this year, says MD

Last year the fund raised an $11bn international syndicated loan, its first commercial borrowing

Dubai police arrest person who shot video of valet refusing to get off from car bonnet

Filming someone without their permission and posting the clip on social media is against the law in the UAE

Hotels in Dubai given 18 months to meet new sustainability requirements

The requirements include sustainable management approaches, performance metrics, and energy, food and water management plans

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Ramadan timings announced for the UAE’s private sector

The holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin on Monday, May 6

Abu Dhabi banks ADCB, UNB and Al Hilal merge to create third largest UAE lender

The enlarged ADCB group, listed on ADX, has Dhs423bn in assets and over one million customers

Importing cigarettes without ‘digital tax stamp’ now prohibited in the UAE

It will also be illegal to sell any unmarked cigarette packs in local markets as of August 1

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution posts 6.6% jump in first-quarter profit

ADNOC Distribution said net cash generated from operating activities decreased in the quarter

Dubai’s ruler approves new ‘iconic’ bridge over Creek, major bicycle project

Sheikh Mohammed has approved a series of new projects being undertaken by the RTA

Former Abraaj executive gets bail in New York in fraud case

Abdel-Wadood will be subject to home “incarceration” in New York and wear an electronic monitoring device

Souq relaunches as Amazon.ae in the UAE

Souq was acquired by global e-commerce platform Amazon in 2017 for an estimated $650m

Saudi advises its citizens to leave Sri Lanka

The advice follows suicide bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people on April 21

Air Arabia to meet Airbus and Boeing ahead of imminent 100-jet order, says CEO

“We need to put an order in. That is overdue,” said chief executive Adel Ali

Saudi’s Flynas considering upgrading Airbus A320neo order

The airline could opt for the larger A321 model, according to its CEO

Oman readies US dollar bond sale – sources

The government previously said it plans to cover 86 per cent of this year’s expected budget deficit through local and foreign borrowing

Meet the power couple boosting wellbeing in the region

The duo’s company Fit On Click has grown significantly since launching in Dubai in 2015

Saudi’s Falih will stick to global oil deal, pact could be extended

Saudi’s energy minister was talking to Russia’s RIA news agency

Pharma partnership aims to accelerate supply of medicines to UAE market

Multinational firm GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with UAE-based Neopharma in a bid to speed up supply

Sharjah’s non-oil GDP reaches Dhs89bn in 2018

The emirate’s overall GDP increased to Dhs97.5bn – up from Dhs92.7bn in 2017. 

Dubai’s Jumeirah Group to open five hotels in Asia, Europe over 18 months

The new openings will increase Jumeirah’s portfolio to 31 properties

Oman’s SalamAir eyes profit as Boeing MAX grounding hampers rivals

Oman Air has grounded five MAX jets, and flydubai in the UAE has grounded 14, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights.

Flydubai could opt for Airbus jets if Boeing MAX grounding prolonged

Flydubai has had to ground its 14 MAX jets, accounting for roughly 10 per cent of its fleet

JW Marriott Dubai in Deira to suspend operations next month

The reason for the closure of the four-star hotel has not been disclosed