Bahrain’s Gulf Air flight returns to Manila after engine fails

All passengers onboard were safely evacuated

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UAE residents warned against posting airline crash photos, videos on social media

Sharing images and videos of accidents and is punishable under UAE law

Dubai airport closure could have cost emirate $330m

Wednesday’s crash landing is believed to have cost Dubai’s economy $1m per minute that Dubai International Airport was closed

Dubai airport reopens second runway, in ‘recovery mode’

Flight disruptions affected 19,000 passengers on Wednesday

“Jump! Jump!” – video shows chaos in cabin of crashed Emirates plane

All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane

Omantel ends talks with potential buyer of its WorldCall stake

Omantel took a 56.8 per cent stake in the Pakistani telecom operator in 2008

Women launch civil case following Twitter comments insulting Emiratis

Are Saudi’s Prince Alwaleed and Steve Ballmer mulling Twitter buy?

Rumours this week boosted Twitter’s share prices

Investigation begins into Emirates crash landing

All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the gutted Boeing 777-300

Consultants sought for next phases of Dubai Tram

RTA issues tender for feasibility study of next phases which will take passengers to destinations including Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah and Mall of the Emirates

Several airlines cancel Dubai flights on Thursday

Indian carriers Spice Jet, Indigo and Jet Airways have cancelled all their flights to and from Dubai on Thursday

Update: Dubai airport resumes departure operations after Emirates crash

An Emirates plane coming from India crash-landed at the Dubai airport on Wednesday

Saudi govt discussing rescue of construction company Oger

Oger has been hit hard by a slowdown in the Saudi construction sector

Video: Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed on EK521 accident

Emirates flight EK521 crash landed in Dubai airport with 300 people onboard

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai temporarily cancels all flights from Dubai

Dubai International Airport suspended operations after an Emirates plane crash landed on Wednesday

Jet Airways flight from Dubai diverted back after technical issue

The flight to Mangalore returned to Dubai airport on Wednesday morning after problems onboard

Saudi coalition will stay off UN blacklist, says secretary general

Saudi ambassador to the UN claimed safety of children in Yemen is at the top of its priorities

Firefighter dies during Emirates’ plane crash at Dubai airport

Flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram had 282 passengers and 18 crew onboard

Dubai billionaire offers to hire 3,000 laid-off Indian workers in Saudi

Ravi Pillai made the offer following reports that thousands of workers in Saudi are facing a ‘food crisis’

Indian minister visits Saudi to repatriate 10,000 stranded workers

Indian officials said employers had not paid the workers’ wages and that they now faced a food crisis

Qantas flight to Dubai returns to Sydney due to technical snag

The Airbus A380 aircraft turned back an hour into its journey

Emirates resumes flights to Guinea capital Conakry

The airline had suspended flights to the city in 2014 over Ebola fears

Saudi princess to lead new women’s sports initiative

Appointment of Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan comes days ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, where four Saudi women will compete

Dubai schools allowed to raise fees by 6.4%

School fees hike approved in Abu Dhabi

51 private schools given green light to raise fees by 6 per cent

UAE non-oil private sector sees strongest hiring since May 2015

Monthly Emirates NBD index says growth in the sector hit a 10-month high in July

Legal view: What you should know about the UAE’s VPN law

No clarity yet about what exactly constitutes a “crime” when using VPNs

Saudi prepares rules for real estate funds amid housing push

Saudi Arabia aims to build 1.5 million homes over the next seven or eight years

Heritage hotel planned for Saudi UNESCO site Ad’Diriyah

The property will aim to imitate the design of the site’s mud buildings

Dubai to invest $270m in future accelerators programme

The programme, launched last month, includes seven future challenges to be addressed by companies and entrepreneurs

Etihad launches 787 Dreamliner to Shanghai

The aircraft increases capacity on the route by 14 per cent

Kuwaiti conglomerate doubles maternity leave for UAE staff

Alghanim also offers women an option to extend leave by four months without pay