Unemployment among Saudi nationals hit a record high of 15.4 per cent last year
The nightly curfew currently in place from 6pm to 5am is currently expected to end on April 8
The new plan comes after the coronavirus pandemic and oil market turmoil created a double crisis for Saudi Arabia
The recent recovery of the crude oil price to the pre-pandemic level of $60-65 per barrel is a huge relief for all the Gulf states
The value of gifts brought in with travellers should not exceed Dhs3,000
The real estate sector in Dubai recorded a strong sales growth of 17 per cent in January 2021
The overall regional tree planting programme (with 50 billion trees) is claimed to be the largest reforestation programme in the world
Amendments to the UAE’s citizenship law heralds the making of a diverse, talent-based society
Flags will be flown at half-mast during the mourning period
Sheikh Hamdan held the position of Minister of Finance since the first formation of the Cabinet on December 9, 1971
The investments will focus on strategic sectors in Indonesia, including infrastructure, roads, ports, tourism and agriculture, among others
Three new chambers of commerce will be created and the five-year plan seeks to increase Dubai’s foreign trade from Dhs1.4 trillion to Dhs2 trillion
The nightly curfew timing has been reduced by one hour
Legal procedures against the accused are currently underway
The UAE became the first Gulf Arab nation to agree to normalise ties with Israel
These strikes came after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked an Aramco refinery in the Saudi capital on Friday
Cryptocurrency businesses will be offered bespoke licences by the DMCC Crypto Centre in Dubai
Normalisation of ties with the GCC, the upcoming FIFA World Cup and economic reforms are painting a positive picture for the gas-rich nation
Covid-19 response sees Ministry of Health spending almost tripled compared to 2019
Gross credit in the banking system grew from Dhs1.779 trillion by the end of December 2020 to Dhs1.779.2 trillion in January 2021
The non-oil economy shrank an annual 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter
Each of the four defendants has been handed a five-year imprisonment term followed by deportation and a fine of Dhs10m
It confirmed a minimum Dhs2.57bn dividend for 2022
The ‘Year of the 50th’ officially starts on April 6, 2021 and lasts until March 31, 2022
Emirates Global Aluminium said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization were Dhs4.1bn in 2020
Some two million people in Kuwait are expected to receive Covid-19 vaccination by September
The Central Bank of the UAE projects the country’s real GDP to increase by 2.5 per cent in 2021
The requirement came into force after the Securities and Commodities Authority’s meeting on Sunday
The new exemptions follow an earlier set of measures that were approved last year
The new initiative offers expatriate workers labour mobility and amends existing exit procedures