Dubai beats Madrid and Beijing on innovation index

London was deemed the world’s most innovative city

Saudi women must ‘think like men’ at work, says councilwoman

Rasha Hefzi also believes the Kingdom will have a female prime minister

Qatar eyes future bid for Summer Olympics

Official suggests Qatar will have the necessary infrastructure after 2022

Oman to borrow up to $10bn – report

Sultanate is eyeing foreign loans to plug its budget deficit

Dubai to launch 1,000 data gathering projects

Emirate plans to use data to develop and manage public services

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Qatar

Controversial airline CEO Akbar Al Baker tops our list of powerful Qataris

UAE reveals largest-ever structural changes in government

Changes include fewer ministries, bigger role for private sector

UAE will “extinguish fire in Yemen” – deputy PM

​Sheikh Saif says UAE made a “sound decision” to get involved in Yemen

Kuwait to pay $600m in bonuses despite 64% budget deficit – report

Reports suggest the number could double if oil sector bonuses are included

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in the UAE

Sheikh Ahmed tops the list for the fifth consecutive year

Emaar to build new landmark tower at Dubai Creek

The tower is to be “as great as Burj Khalifa and the Eiffel Tower”

UAE-Australia trade not hit by low oil prices

Australia is tapping into healthcare and education to boost trade links

Saudi’s Prince Alwaleed taunts Trump: “Need a third bailout?”

The two businessmen have public spat on Twitter

Saudi releases identity of mosque suicide bomber, pledges further action

The attack in Al Ahsa on Friday left four people dead and 36 injured

CEO Predictions 2015: Hani Ashkar, Middle East Senior Partner, PwC

The need for economic diversification and social and hard infrastructure is not going away, writes Ashkar.

Dubai Design District launches 21 smart initiatives

The new initiatives are being introduced in collaboration with the RTA and DEWA

There is still optimism for SMEs in the Middle East – expert

Scott Mordell, CEO of Young Presidents’ Organisation, believes more global collaboration will help businesses weather challenging times

Oman eyes removal of foreign ownership restrictions

Reports suggest the sultanate may approve new legislation to attract foreign investment

Revealed: 10 best brands in the UAE

Dubai airline Emirates tops the list with rival Etihad coming at the second place, finds new poll

Saudi residential transactions fall as low oil prices prompt shift towards rental

No affordable housing projects earmarked for major cities of Riyadh and Jeddah despite chronic shortage

Dubai world’s fourth most visited city in 2015, tourists up 7.5%

The emirate received 14.2 million overnight visitors last year

Qatar replaces foreign minister as part of major cabinet reshuffle

Several ministries have been clubbed in the new cabinet

NBAD profit drops 6% in 2015

Lender suffers 25 per cent YoY profit decline in Q4

New image of massive Dubai central library released

The gigantic library will hold more than one million books and is due to be opened in 2017

Qatar, UAE ranked as the least corrupt countries in the MENA region

Denmark emerged as the least corrupt nation worldwide on Transparency International’s global index

Mashreq 2015 net profit flattens in tough market conditions

Bank’s CEO described the performance as ‘remarkable’ given deteriorating sentiment

UAE tops global talent index in the MENA region

However, report finds number of job markets under threat due to technology and automation

Abu Dhabi Ports and subsidiary ADT offer over 120 new jobs for Emiratis

Abu Dhabi Ports aims to achieve 51 per cent emiratisation in 2016

DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf retires

Chairman Sultan bin Sulayem will carry out the CEO’s duties and functions on an interim basis