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The regulatory and commercial landscape across the Middle East — including the UAE and Saudi Arabia — continues to evolve. Our Insights section provides commentary, analysis and updates designed for executives, HR leaders and investors navigating the region.
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Relocating to Abu Dhabi: Your 2026 Guide from the UAE Capital’s Experts
Most people who research relocation to the UAE start with Dubai. They spend weeks on Dubai guides, Dubai neighbourhoods, Dubai visa types. Then, somewhere in the process, they pause and ask: ‘But what about Abu Dhabi?’ It’s a good question. And increasingly, it’s the right one. Abu Dhabi is the UAE’s capital, its largest emirate,
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An Intro to Passports and Visas for Your International Move
You won’t get far in an overseas move without the right travel documents and paperwork. This process must start well ahead of your departure date. A little planning and forethought to make sure you understand the requirements, complete all the forms and account for any government bureaucracy will help to ensure everything goes smoothly. Documentation requirements and procedures
Saudi energy minister: Oil market at the end of downturn
Producer action to limit supply will help the market improve further, said Al Falih. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister gave an upbeat message to an audience of industry executives on Wednesday, saying the oil market was at the end of a downturn and producer action to limit supply would help it improve further. Khalid al-Falih also
October 19, 2016
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UAE starts hiring for tax body ahead of value-added levy
The ministry is advertising about 30 staff positions for the tax authority on its website. The United Arab Emirates is hiring officials to set up a federal tax authority that will be in charge of collecting levies, as the Gulf nation seeks to diversify its revenue base with value-added taxation. The ministry is advertising about
Bahrain’s spending cuts ‘may be over’ as oil prices stabilise
Senior official says excessive administrative spending should be reduced instead. Bahrain’s government is no longer obliged to cut public spending as international oil prices start to stabilise, said committee chairman for financial and economic affairs Abdulrahman Bu-Ali ahead of the 2017/2018 national budget meeting. He said the government should instead balance finances which go towards
October 19, 2016
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Free Wi-Fi Access Is Coming To ALL Of Dubai
Users across Dubai will be able to access fee Wi-Fi by the end of next year, The National reported. Wi-Fi UAE, launched last year by Smart Dubai—a government entity charged with overseeing Dubai’s transformation into a smart city—and UAE’s integrated telecommunications firm du in 200 locations in the emirate, is now available across 300 locations. “Two weeks ago, we
October 17, 2016
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Bahrain to set up integrated communication centre
It will unify government narrative, strengthen relations with media. Bahrain is to set up a communication centre tasked with unifying the government narrative and institutionalising official media-related work. The National Communication Centre (NCC) will have a significant role in informing citizens and residents of government plans and initiatives and in establishing relationships with local, regional
October 17, 2016
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Jordan to host inaugural adventure tourism conference
Adventure ATTA meeting to be staged early next year. Jordan will play host to the Adventure Trade Travel Association (ATTA) regional AdventureNEXT Near East (ANNE) in early 2017. This inaugural adventure travel conference, supporting eco-tourism and active travel development in the Middle East and North Africa regions, will be held on the shores of the
October 16, 2016
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Qatar launches awareness campaign for labour law changes
New legislation to make it easier for expats to leave the country and change jobs is set to be brought in on Dec 13. A two-month awareness campaign to promote wider understanding of planned changes to Qatar’s labour laws gets underway this week. The initiative, being led by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry
October 11, 2016
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UAE fire-safety recommendations to be drawn up for buildings
DUBAI // Fire-safety authorities are working on guidelines to reduce the risk of fire spreading quickly on buildings with flammable cladding. Tests will be run by experts to see if fire barriers will keep residents safe in older buildings with combustible aluminium facades. “Each building will have different solutions depending on the percentage of cladding,
October 9, 2016
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