UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim opens $117m City Centre Suhar in Oman

The mall, Majid Al Futtaim’s fourth in Oman, features 129 retail outlets

Top 10 most popular brands in UAE in 2018

Dubai airline Emirates topped the list for the fourth consecutive year

Saudi aims to rank among world’s top 10 entertainment destinations

The kingdom plans to host auto races, magic shows and theatrical performances this year

UAE signs agreement at WEF to host 4th Industrial Revolution research centre

The new research centre will be run by the Dubai Future Foundation

Saudi Aramco eyes multi-billion-dollar US gas acquisitions – CEO

Aramco already owns Motiva, the biggest U.S. oil refinery

Fujairah joins other ports, tightens exhaust rules ahead of 2020 regulations

Under new rules, ships will have to reduce the sulphur content in their fuel to less than 0.5 per cent, compared with 3.5 per cent now

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Bahrain got first funds from GCC aid last year

Saudi, Kuwait and the UAE pledged to give $10bn to Bahrain to avoid the risk of a debt crisis

Five new link bridges to Dubai Mall will open next month, says Emaar

The retail link bridges connect the mall with Doha Road/Financial Centre Road

UAE open to co-hosting 2022 World Cup if Qatar rift resolved – sports chief

The FIFA president has suggested that Qatar’s neighbouring countries could host matches during the 2022 World Cup

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China’s Roadbot plans $614m tyre plant investment in Abu Dhabi

The facility will be fully operational by October 2020

Saudi’s Red Sea project masterplan gets board approval, eyes 2030 completion

The approved master plan will see 22 islands developed offering over 10,000 hotel rooms

Saudi’s largest lender NCB posts 3.5% rise in Q4 profit

The bank, which is in merger talks with Riyad Bank, made a net profit of SAR2.65bn in Q4

Pope to meet with Grand Imam in Abu Dhabi next month

The visit marks the first time a Pontiff has visited the GCC

UAE officials deny reports that a Boeing 747 jet landed on Fujairah corniche

The decommissioned plane is set to be transported to Bahrain

Saudi sells over SAR7bn sukuk in monthly issue

The kingdom’s finance ministry issued SAR5.37bn ($1.43bn) in domestic sukuk

Sheikh Mohammed reviews new projects in Hatta

Hatta is in the midst of a 10-year redevelopment plan to become a tourism hub

Oman’s expat workforce reduces by 60,800 after visa ban policy

More than 64,000 jobs have been created for Omanis in the private sector in the last one year

Kuwait to boost spending, eyes oil price at $55-$65 per barrel

Kuwait said the new plan aims to drive economic growth by maintaining a capital expenditure ratio of 17 per cent of the budget

Saudi sacks head of civil aviation authority GACA

Abdulhakim bin Mohammed bin Suleiman Al-Tamimi was appointed to the post in June 2017

Up to 62% of those receiving gratuity in the UAE expect to get over Dhs20,000

Survey finds 59 per cent are either fully or partly relying on their gratuity for retirement

Abu Dhabi reshuffles Executive Council, appoints new police chief

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed personally thanked outgoing members

Saudi government says 99% of private sector contractors paid within 60 days

The kingdom’s finance ministry says it remains committed to making payments on time

Dubai property developers put bond plans on hold

Emaar Properties and Nakheel have reportedly halted plans to issue US dollar-denominated bonds

Saudi Alhokair’s mall unit plans IPO launch in Q2

Arabian Centres Company has applied for an IPO with the Capital Market Authority

Saudi landlords go to court after several expats ‘shut shop’ and leave

The shops were leased by Saudi nationals and illegally run by expatriates on a profit sharing basis, according to reports

Over one million expected to visit Saudi’s first ‘global village’ in Jeddah

The festival will run for a month at Jeddah’s waterfront with pavilions from roughly 50 countries

The UAE’s highest ice rink opens at the top of Jebel Jais

The rink is located 1,300 metres above sea level at the peak of the Ras Al Khaimah mountain

Sheikh Hamdan to head UAE delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos

The event is taking place in the Swiss city of Davos from January 22 to 25

Dubai’s ruler briefed on municipality projects worth Dhs6.5bn

Projects include the world’s largest single waste-to-energy plant and a deep tunnel storm water system

Emirates cuts baggage allowance for some passengers

Passengers booking Special or Saver tickets on economy will have their baggage allowance cut by 5kg