Nuclear Power: Boon Or Bane For The GCC?

As the UAE and Saudi race to build nuclear reactors to meet mounting energy needs, the inevitable question arises – is nuclear a viable option?

Medical Tech Firms Boom In GCC As Healthcare Spend Surges

Medical tech firms are flush with rising government healthcare spend.

Saudi’s Khodari Says Labour Reform Impact To Start Fading In H2

Labour reforms impact on the company will “drag on for a few more years”, but it is steadily decreasing, a top executive said.

New Japanese Farming Methods Target UAE’s Agricultural Sector

Until recently it was thought that agriculture in the UAE was a futile industry. But Japan’s film farming technology is forcing the experts to revaluate.

Samsung, Apple Struggle To Compete As Smartphones Go Mass-Market

The average selling price of a smartphone globally is seen dropping by more than a fifth by 2018, to $260.

Milan To Dubai: Building The Expo Connection

As Expo 2015 host Milan prepares for the event, officials say they are pleased to hand the baton to Dubai in 2020.

Foreigners Target Key UAE, Qatar Stocks Ahead Of MSCI Upgrade In May

MSCI will raise the UAE and Qatar to emerging market from frontier market status at the end of May.

Frustrated Kuwaitis Ask, Why Is Kuwait Falling Behind?

The six parliamentary elections since 2006 and more than ten different governments

PR Lessons From The Malaysian Airline Disaster

The crisis is as an eye-opener for governments and authorities across the world on how to confront the attention that accompanies any mega-disaster.

The UAE: A Thriving Japanese Car Market

The Japanese automotive industry is one of the most prominent in the world.

GCC’s Sugar Stocks Appeal To Investors

The tenth anniversary of the Kingsman Dubai sugar conference was held as the fourth consecutive year of global sugar stocks increase.

Saudi Dynasty Moves To Forestall Succession Crisis

The Kingdom recently appointed Prince Muqrin as deputy crown prince.

Why Compulsory Military Service Will Benefit The UAE

The UAE government recently ruled that all Emirati men aged 18-30 would have to serve in the military. What’s not to like, asks Damian Reilly.

Street Protests Urge Oman To Pursue Graft

Nearly 30 people accused of corruption have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to 23 years.

Arab League Summit In Kuwait Merely Papers Over Rifts

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have accused Qatar of disregarding an accord not to interfere in fellow Arab states’ internal affairs.

Dubai To Host Largest Incentives Group

Up to 14,500 delegates from Nu Skin Enterprises in China will visit the emirate between April 6-16.

Obama Aims To Soothe Saudi Fears With Riyadh Visit

Washington’s preliminary nuclear deal with Iran last year caused tensions between the US and Saudi.

GCC Rift Looms Large Ahead Of Arab League Summit

Iran and Syria are the main issues for discussion at the summit, scheduled to take place in Kuwait on March 25-26.

Malaysia Jet Saga Highlights Doubts Over Air Traffic Radar

The recent disappearance of MH 370 has exposed flaws in the use of radar in aircraft, which fades over oceans and deserts.

Japan Woos Gulf Tourists

A shift in policy is now seeing Japan take steps to embrace the Muslim traveller.

Dubai Considers Rule Change To Lure More Domiciled Funds

Only nine funds have been domiciled in the DIFC since its current funds regime was introduced in 2010.

Dubai’s $20bn Debt Refinancing Deal Will Boost Property Market – Expert

The deal will reinforce confidence in Dubai’s property market, curbing apprehensions on market volatility, says expert.

Saudis Hardened By Wars In Syria, Iraq Join Al Qaeda In Yemen

Last month, Yemen said it had handed Saudi Arabia 29 of its nationals wanted as al Qaeda militants.

Huge Housing Deal May Signal Gulf Investment Push Into Egypt

Dubai firm Arabtec has signed a $40 billion deal to build one million homes in Egypt.

Saudi Listing Of Brotherhood As Terrorist Group Complicates Gulf Ties

Despite the brotherhood’s taste for populist electoral politics, no other GCC member, apart from Saudi Arabia, has declared it a terrorist organisation.

Building Bridges Between Japan And The UAE

Trade, energy and industry ties are dominating business and bilateral relations between the two countries, say experts.

Kuwait Bourse To Be Big Fish In Small Pond As Others Upgraded

The upgrading of Qatar and the UAE to emerging market status by the MSCI may benefit Kuwait’s stock market.

Malaysian Jet’s Disappearance Among Rarest Of Aviation Disasters

The incident is likely to rekindle a debate about whether black box flight recorders should be replaced with satellite-based systems capable of sending back telemetry in real time.

Gulf’s Rift Over Qatar May Slow Investment, Reforms

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar last week.

G20 Growth Pledge Easier In The Making Than The Execution

Each country has until November to come up with its own supposedly “concrete” plans, but there is nothing to enforce their implementation.