Pakistan to offer visa on arrival to UAE citizens

Pakistan recently unveiled reforms to its visa policy to improve tourism

Saudi Aramco to invest $1.6bn in South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank

Saudi Arabia is the top crude oil supplier to South Korea, the world’s fifth-biggest importer

Over 2.5 million illegal workers, residents arrested in Saudi crackdown

The latest update indicates that roughly 200,000 people have been arrested in the last three weeks

UAE to establish payment linkage systems between GCC states

The law has also been amended to allow trade agencies that allows them to become public and private shareholding companies

Dubai’s DMCC CEO resigns, new COO appointed

DMCC’s executive chairman Ahmed Bin Sulayem will now also take on the role of the CEO

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC seals $5.8bn refining and trading deal with ENI, OMV

The “one of a kind” deal expands ADNOC’s access to European markets

Mariah Carey to perform in Saudi this week

The American singer will perform at the King Abdullah Economic City, north of Jeddah

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Saudi’s SABIC posts 12.4% drop in Q4 net profit

The company cited lower average selling prices and a decrease in the share of results of associates

In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed visits mega Italian cruise ship

The MSC Splendida is docked at Port Rashid in Dubai

Dubai Taxi Corporation launches new ‘royal limo’ with fridge, massage seats

The RTA chairman also reviews the implementation of AI in Dubai taxis

Russia holds off Saudi to remain top crude oil supplier to China in 2018

Russia’s lead over Saudi in supplying China almost doubled to 295,000 bpd in 2018 from 150,000 bpd a year earlier

Asian Cup holders Australia knocked out by hosts UAE

The UAE will now play in the semi finals against Qatar

Saudi seeks to attract SAR1.6 trillion with industrial development programme

The programme will cover project in industry, mining, energy, logistics, military, chemicals and small businesses industries

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GCC economies likely to grow more slowly through 2020

The economies are expected to be hit by lower oil price expectations, oil output cuts and a gloomier global growth outlook

The many benefits of contactless payments in the UAE

The shift in consumer behaviour is requiring merchants to adapt to changes that could affect their bottom line

Saudi will support Lebanon “all the way” – finance minister

Lebanon has one of the world’s highest levels of public debt as a proportion of national output

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad files lawsuit in the UK against Air Berlin administrators

The lawsuit disputes a claim by Air Berlin’s administrators for damages of up to $2.26bn

UAE to implement new technology to reduce cheque fraud

Banks in the country plan to use QR codes to improve cheque security

Dubai municipality denies rumours of bacon fat in chocolate

Rumours on social media claimed that the Break Supa chocolate bar had pork grease

Saudi Aramco seeks advisers for SABIC debt financing

The Saudi oil giant could borrow as much as $50bn from international investors to fund the acquisition

Etihad records best punctuality results since 2010

The Abu Dhabi airline saw on-time performance results of between 80-85 per cent across its hub and network

Netflix begins streaming its first Emirati TV series, Justice

The 18-episode series has been produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Beelink

UAE-based Gulf Capital’s credit fund halts investments after staff departures

At least seven employees, including four managing directors, have left Gulf Capital in the past year and a half, said sources

Dubai property prices may have hit bottom – Damac chairman

Prices have steadily fallen since a mid-2014 peak

Saudi businessman Amr Dabbagh, two consultants released from detention

Princes, top officials and businessmen were detained in a corruption crackdown in November 2017

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Brazilian poultry firm BRF aims to restore Saudi exports in three months

One of BRF’s plants lost its certification to export to the kingdom

US officials say Saudi sisters found dead in New York river ‘committed suicide’

Rotana Farea, 23, and Tala Farea, 16 were found dead in October last year

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to hold cabin crew recruitment days in 19 cities globally

The airline is looking to hire cabin crew from Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed’s firm supports Uber-Careem merger

Kingdom Holding holds a stake in Dubai-based car hailing app Careem

Dubai’s DP World acquires additional stake in Australia unit

The deal values DP World Australia at an enterprise value of approximately $997m