Kuwait sets minimum wage for domestic workers

Workers will also be entitled to overtime pay and end of service benefits

Is it safe for UAE Olympic fans to travel to Rio?

The Olympic Games will run from August 5-21 in Rio this year

Emaar launches residential units for sale within Dubai Hills Estate

The 147 residences form part of a new mid-rise residential tower within Dubai Hills Estate

Arabtec secures $109m loan from shareholder Aabar

The loan comes after the firm posted a $12.63m net loss for the first three months of the year

Whatsapp new privacy features

Saudi society warns of $133,000 fine for harming others on social media

Warning comes as the country is ranked among the heaviest social media users in the world

UAE allows private sector to hire students for training, part time work

Under the new decree, students will be able to apply for part time and temporary roles

Abu Dhabi to be monitored by thousands of CCTV cameras

The emirate has set up a new system aimed at improving road surveillance

Construction begins on Bahrain airport expansion

Contractors raise $284m to support work at Bahrain airport

The facility covers the bonding and working capital requirements of the joint venture completing the work

Revealed: Most popular and most affordable areas to rent studios in Dubai

Dubai residential property prices drop 1.1% in Q2

ValuStrat said there were signs of an early recovery in some areas

Abu Dhabi’s Strata awarded $1bn Airbus parts contracts

The deals will see Strata construct parts for the A320 and A350 in Abu Dhabi

Amazon, Meta join ranks of tech companies slashing thousands of jobs

Nearly 95% of UAE professionals interested in job opportunities

LinkedIn survey reveals almost all professionals in the country are interested in hearing about new jobs

Saudi Aramco to fire employees for repeat traffic violations – report

Those who accumulate more than 30 violation points in a year will be dismissed

Saudi Aramco IPO to depend on oil, stock market conditions

Saudi Arabia is expected to list 5 per cent of the state-owned oil giant by the end of 2018

Work begins on world’s largest industrial gas facility in Saudi

The $2.1bn complex will serve Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery and terminal

Construction of Oman’s $2.5bn Omagine pearls scheduled for 2017

Project featuring seven pearl-shaped buildings is still seeking funding

Abu Dhabi approves $150m of projects

The projects include improvements to roads, a new school facility and infrastructure work in residential areas

Saudi’s Kingdom says Brexit costs it $40m on AccorHotels deal

Billionaire Prince Alwaleed’s firm agreed to exchange its stake in FRHI last December

Qatar to build Zaha Hadid hotel close to 2022 World Cup site

The 38-story hotel is shaped in the form of a hyacinth flower

Bahrain arrests two men over bombing that killed woman in June

Officials accused the suspects of having received training and support from Iran

Gulf Air signs $900m deal for Rolls-Royce engines

Gulf Air previously selected Rolls-Royce’s Trent 700 engine to power its current wide body fleet

Qatar National Bank posts 16% rise in Q2 net profit

The bank’s profit was boosted by its purchase of Turkey’s Finansbank

Kuwait studies privatisation of oil services to boost revenues

Any privatisation plans in Kuwait will not include its oil production facilities

Dubai’s Damac launches hotel, residences complex at Akoya Oxygen

The Beach at Navitas Hotel & Residences will offer apartments with access to artificial sandy beaches

Qatar Airways to buy 10% of LATAM Airlines, eyes Meridiana stake

Qatar Airways’ deal with LATAM will inject $613m into the Chile-based carrier

World’s highest observation wheel takes shape in Dubai

Previously called Dubai-I, the wheel has now been renamed Ain Dubai

Saudi prosecutors bring charges over Grand Mosque crane disaster

At least 107 people died when a crane toppled over at Mecca’s Grand Mosque last year

Dubai among top five cities globally for entrepreneurs

The emirate ranked high on ease of doing business and political safety and security

Housing allowances in the UAE up roughly 4% in 2016 – report

The rise in allowances is partly because of a few organisations doing a market correction

Saudi Arabia’s first Snow City to open this week

The attraction will offer dramatically different conditions to the local climate

Kuwait to privatise parts of its oil sector – report

The plan will enable Gulf and foreign investors to bid for part of the offered shares