Nakheel launches luxury twin-tower project at Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall

The complex will feature 531 apartments

Marriott Hotel Downtown Abu Dhabi opens its doors

The corporate-focussed hotel has 21 meeting rooms and two ballrooms

Deyaar appoints Millennium & Copthorne to manage 3 Dubai hotels

The three properties total nearly 1,000 units

Saudi’s Grand Mufti says Iran’s leaders ‘not Muslims’ as haj row mounts

Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh said leaders of regional rival Iran saw Sunni Muslims as their enemy

Kuwaiti MP proposes expats pass tests to stay in the country

Expats make up roughly 70 per cent of Kuwait’s population

Dubai municipality awards Dhs1bn contract for mega library

The Mohammed bin Rashid Library is slated for completion in mid-2018

Disgusting conditions on Saudia flight blamed on deportees

A video taken aboard the Airbus A330 plane showed human waste on a toilet seat and tissues littering the gangway

Windshear highlighted in Emirates EK521 accident

The crew of Emirates flight EK521 grappled with windshear on final approach

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

CEO of Mubadala refuses to rule out more mergers

Khaldoon Khalifa al-Mubarak, boss of Abu Dhabi’s state fund, said further M&As are possible following the merger of Mubadala and IPIC

No more jail time for bad debts under new UAE bankruptcy law

The long-awaited law was approved by the cabinet this week

Cartier’s ME perfume sales rival the US

General Director of Fragrances highlights region’s importance during L’Envol male fragrance launch at Zaya Nurai Island

Dubai metro extension to begin running in May 2020

Route 2020 is expected to serve about 125,000 riders per day

Saudi man jailed for using drone to smuggle drugs into Jeddah prison

Kingdom sentences man to 15 years behind bars and 1,500 whip lashes

Expo 2020: Firms selected to design theme pavilions

Dubai Expo 2020 site to become conference, office space

The expo organisers intend for much of the site to be reused

Dubai’s annual property exhibition Cityscape begins

All the news and gossip from the property show which runs from September 6-8 at Dubai World Trade Centre

Russia offers to build 16 Saudi nuclear plants

Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation has expressed its willingness to assist in the kingdom’s nuclear plans

UAE soldier dies in Yemen

Serviceman Rashid Ahmed Abdullah Al Habsi died while on duty

Cash crunch at Saudi Oger casts shadow over Lebanon’s Hariris

The troubles at Saudi Oger have also led to layoffs in Lebanon’s Future Movement

Dubai introduces robot lifeguard

The boat-shaped craft can drag troubled swimmers to the shore

In pics: Nakheel unveils ultra luxury penthouses on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

Palm 360 is a twin-tower hotel and residential project slated for delivery in mid-2020

Italian themed Dubai Outlet Village opens its doors

The mall is inspired by Tuscan hilltop town and UNESCO World Heritage site San Gimignano

Iran, Saudi spat continues over running of haj pilgrimage

A stampede during the haj last year left 769 pilgrims dead, according to Saudi officials

Emaar unveils massive golf development in Dubai South

Spread across nearly 7 sqkm, the development will include 15,000 homes

UAE residential market declines expected until year-end

Declines are expected across the Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah property markets, according to Cluttons

Nakheel appoints AE7 to oversee $1.36bn Deira Islands Boulevard

The development comprises 16 residential buildings, two hotels and two serviced apartment complexes

Saudi state fund plans stake in King Abdullah industrial zone

The Public Investment Fund aims to invest in King Abdullah Economic City, according to reports

Kuwaiti citizens selling property to avoid DNA testing

Up to 250,000 Kuwaiti citizens could be avoiding DNA tests because they obtained citizenship fraudulently

UAE to offer visas on arrival to Chinese visitors

The decision was taken at a UAE cabinet meeting on Sunday

UAE cabinet approves bankruptcy law

The new law is anticipated to decriminalise bounced cheques

First look: The Westin Dubai Al Habtoor City

The hotel is the largest Westin in Europe, the Middle East and Africa