Video: World’s biggest plane lands in Dubai

The Antonov An-225 Mriya landed at the Al Maktoum Airport on Tuesday

Dubai government organisation calls for bankruptcy reform

A Dubai SME report has proposed several reforms to support businesses in the UAE

Oil near $50 may support Gulf bourses

Petrochemical shares have given the greatest boost to Riyadh’s index over the last week

Dubai theme park IMG reveals new ‘spooky’ attraction

The upcoming theme park will host a haunted hotel

US Senate passes bill that will allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi

Saudi has said it might sell up to $750bn in US securities and other American assets if the bill becomes law

Saudi Shura Council members call for military roles for women

Shura Council members said women could be enrolled in certain areas of the Saudi military

Eight workers on trial in Dubai for starting riot at Arabtec site

The riot in January allegedly caused damages of Dhs 400,000

‘Bachelor ban’ limits thousands of migrant workers in Qatar

So-called “bachelor bans” bar lone men from entering malls and parks on certain days of the week in the Gulf state

Saudi aims to salvage delayed $10bn financial district

The King Abdullah Financial District remains a construction site more than 10 years after its launch

UAE businessman aims to reduce online course stigma with MIT initiative

The programme, funded by the $1.1bn Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, aims to provide free online education across the region

Saudi’s largest bank eyes overseas expansion

The bank plans to grow its Turkey franchise and expand into Malaysia, Indonesia and Egypt, its chairman said

UAE law firm tweets job offer to Barack Obama

Emirati lawyer tweets outgoing president with “serious” offer

Dubai property agency to remain UK club Coventry City shirt sponsor

Realtor Allsopp & Allsopp has signed a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with Coventry City

Vodafone Qatar to cut staff as losses widen; chairman quits

The telecom operator plans to cut its workforce by 10 per cent

Dubai police to install new radars to catch hard shoulder offenders

Violators will face a Dhs 600 fine and have their vehicle impounded for a month

QIA teams up with Brookfield to bid for Australia's Asciano - report

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund creates new $100bn unit

The fund will also abandon the Qatar Holding name, according to reports

UAE and Saudi Arabia to form co-ordination council

The two nations agreed to work more closely on matters of mutual interest

Study recommends increasing number of Omanis in leadership roles

The findings of the report by the country’s Youth and Human Resource Committee will be discussed today, according to reports

Saudi Arabia said to be holding $116.8bn in US debt

The US Treasury Department released information related to its debt for the first time in four decades

Will Saudi’s $2 trillion fund have much clout abroad?

Saudi’s new Public Investment Fund is planned to become “the largest fund in the world by far”

No drop in Dubai property prices in April

The monthly ValuStrat Price Index did not decline for the first time in almost two years

Revealed: Top 10 Instagram users in the UAE

Beauty bloggers and the royal family have the most followers

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi plans three ‘never-done-before’ rides

The theme park is all set to embark on the third phase of its expansion

Emirates announces seventh daily service to Bangkok

The new service will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER and begin on July 1

Bahrain privately places $435m sukuk

Bahrain is stepping up its borrowing and in late February borrowed $600m

Saudi to create 50,000 outsourcing jobs for women

The scheme has already connected 2,000 women with part-time outsourcing work

Saudi housemaid fees reach $13,300 in the buildup to Ramadan

The black market trade for housemaids flourishes in the buildup to the holy month

Almost 50% of UAE workers didn’t get a pay hike in 2015

Up to 28 per cent of UAE professionals don’t expect a raise this year, finds new survey

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC cutting 5,000 jobs – report

Many companies in the Gulf are trying to cut costs as low oil prices slow economic growth

Mistui, ACWA consortium wins Oman’s largest power project

The 3,319 MW Ibri Sohar-3 power generation scheme is expected to generate 30 per cent of Oman’s electricity