Events and established tourist attractions sustain robust performance in the hospitality sector for some Middle East cities.
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed has approved a host of new projects to be undertaken by the Dubai Municipality.
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh urged Egypt’s opposing sides to meet to find a solution to the crisis.
The Saudi government has given a four-month extension to an amnesty for foreign workers with visa violations
Under an agreement with Indian bourse BSE derivatives exchange DGCX started trading futures for the S&P BSE SENSEX.
In a rare interview, the founder of the world’s largest private schools company takes on his critics, and reveals his ambition to save the world from bad education.
Ahmed al-Sayed has now been appointed chief executive of Qatar Investment Authority
Eight men were sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, 56 were jailed for 10 years and five for seven years.
Since the Arab Spring several Gulf governments have pushed for greater control of VoIP and other hard-to-trace communication tools.
An appeals court has upheld the four-year sentence handed down to Grant Cameron, Karl Williams and Suneet Jeerh in April on drug charges.
The new project will be situated alongside the Trump golf course within the new Akoya development.
Solid infrastructure and investor friendly policies have helped the country move up in a global FDI rankings list.
The Kingdom began a stringent crackdown on illegal foreign workers earlier this year.
The country plans to explore new gas fields and increase gas output.
LNG shipper Maran Nakilat will use the proceeds to expand its LNG carrier fleet.
The prince is being sued by Jordanian businesswoman Daad Sharab, who says she was not paid a commission for brokering the sale.
With so much opportunity for both parties, will the UAE overcome its impasse with Ethiopia over air travel and illegal nannies?
Carrier identifies demand for August resumption, but Emirates provides stiff competition.
Yahclick,launched by Mubadala owned-Yahsat, promises to offer better connectivity and higher speeds.
The European Union lifted restrictions on arming the rebels in May. Britain and France said they would not send weapons before August 1.
Reports suggested that telecoms operator was in talks with Qatari funds to sell a stake in its fixed-line business.
HRW said the men were detained in September 2011 and had spent a year and a half in prison before being tried by a special tribunal.
Real GDP growth quickened to 4.2 per cent in the first three months of 2013.
Majid Al Futtaim plans to launch two new hotels and upgrade Mall of the Emirates and Deira City Centre and build a new cinema complex.
The Begonia-1 discovery well produced 9.4 million cubic feet per day of gas and 133 barrels of condensate during initial test drilling.
The operator said the deal would be the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia’s telecom sector and would boost the company’s free cash flow.
Sri Lanka returned a 40,000-tonnes diesel cargo shipment from ENOC on Thursday saying it was “not up to the required specifications”.
The merged entity, called Aldar Properties, has assets of over Dhs46 billion and a market capitalisation of around Dhs16.7 billion.
The new hotels will be located across the city, and aim to support Dubai’s goal of attracting 20 million visitors by 2020.
Al Jazeera America, with headquarters in New York, plans to launch in late-August this year.