Qatar to implement changes to Khafala law by December 2016
The new law stipulates that workers in Qatar can change jobs without their sponsors’ approval
At least 24 people were killed and over 140 injured after a massive fire engulfed the Jazan General Hospital on Thursday
The hub will be the second one in the Middle East
Purpose will be to identify people suspected of using fraudulent documents
Blaze broke out at the intensive care unit and the maternity department of Jazan General Hospital
Kingdom is under pressure to reduce its dependence on oil revenue
Ambassadors will be chosen from the fields of health, education, science, sport, design, arts and culture, technology and entrepreneurial activity
The hike in taxes is hoped to bolster revenues as cheap oil pinches
Jarir Bookstore has become the latest GCC retailer to boycott the Republican candidate
The country is also in the process of drafting the corporate tax law, senior official confirms
The majority of professionals in the region said that they would like their career and life to be “very different” in 2016, a new survey shows
Police and narcotics officials seized 11 and a half kilogrammes of hashish and 142,725 illegal pills from a ship in Sharjah’s Khalid Port
The defendants are accused of supplying communication devices and equipment to Houthi rebels in Yemen
Sheikh Mohamed met with Yemeni resistance leaders in the UAE and pledged continued support against the Houthis
The government called ITCU figures ‘fallacies’, saying that they were based on annual mortality rates among all expats
The emirate beat New York, London and Paris to occupy the top spot
Dubai is getting all decked up to celebrate the Christmas season. Gulf Business takes a look at some of the popular events around town
The new project will link Jumeirah street with Al Khail road through two-level bridges and roads
Move reportedly to help more Kuwaitis into government positions
The project is progressing on schedule, confirm government officials
The UAE businessman has spoken out strongly against Trump following his controversial statements on Muslims
The Gulf country is outlining a multi-pronged tourism strategy to cash in on the visitor boom
The vehicle is the two-millionth Series Land Rover and Defender model to be manufactured at Land Rover’s Solihull plant
The kidnapped Qatari nationals belonged to a hunting party, which had set up camp in a strip of desert on the Saudi-Iraq border
Contract winners included United Arab Emirates-based online recruiter Bayt.com, global expertise design company Thinkwell Group and open innovation experts Nine Sigma
Hassan Al Thawadi suggested investigations focused on individuals rather than “a young hard-working bid committee from Qatar”
Business partners were informed that the office will close next year
The report by the World Bank and PwC found that the Middle East is the easiest region in which to pay tax
The general command of the UAE Armed Forces confirmed that Sultan Mohammed Ali Al Ketbi died in Yemen
This is the first time that women have been allowed to vote and stand as candidates in the kingdom