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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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The Importance of Community
They say you only truly know your strength when you are tested, but that is also when you find out your capacity for grace and kindness. In recent weeks the Middle East region has certainly been tested, and it has shown how strong it can be, but, perhaps more impactfully, its nations, governments and people
March 27, 2026
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1000-seat theatre to come up at Dubai Safari
Dubai: The main building of the Dubai Safari Park project to be built at a cost of Dh151 million has been approved by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Chairman of Dubai Municipality, the civic body announced on Sunday. The municipality also released an image of the
Marriott inks deal to run luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi
Hospitality giant Marriott has signed an agreement to operate a five-star hotel close to the Al Forsan International Sports Resort in Abu Dhabi. The luxury Marriott Al Forsan Hotel is slated to open later this year following the management agreement, a statement said. The hotel features 400 rooms and suites, seven restaurants and lounges, a
Saudi to compare expat remittances to earnings
Authorities in Saudi Arabia are reportedly considering plans to introduce a new mechanism that will compare remittances to a sender’s income. The new mechanism could potentially impact millions of expats who live and work in the kingdom. Arab News reports that the project is the brainchild of the country’s Finance Ministry, the Saudi Arabian Monetary
Hospitality chain SFC Group says planning $16m UAE investment
Hospitality chain SFC Group has announced that it will invest AED60 million ($16.3 million) to expand its restaurant vertical SFC Plus in the UAE. The company said in a statement that it wants to add 25 new SFC Plus restaurants over the next four years to capitalise on the growing popularity of the quick service
Dubai property prices, rents may not rebound until 2018
Residential property prices continued to fall during the first half of 2016, with values expected to decline further until the end of 2017, according to a new report. Phidar Advisory’s latest Dubai residential research note said “soft demand” was behind the latest price drops rather than supply which has expanded slowly over the past 30
Oman allows three-month stay on multiple entry visas
Oman will reportedly relax rules on multiple entry visas for some countries in a bid to boost its economy. As of July 20, people visiting from 38 countries can stay for three months, an increase from the previous rules which allowed a three-week stay. It is hoped the extension will allow investors more time to
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Immigration Changes Affect Work Permits and Residence Visas
With the Middle East’s second largest economy behind only Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) relies heavily on foreign workers to sustain its economic growth. According to United Nations’ estimates, over 90 percent of its private market labor force is comprised of foreign workers. So any changes in immigration policies and processes always have
UAE’s hotel construction pipeline set to peak in 2018
The UAE’s hotel construction pipeline is forecast to peak in 2017 and 2018 as the country gears up for the World Expo event in 2020. According to a new report by TOPHOTELPROJECTS, there are 183 hotel projects and 54,000 hotel rooms in the UAE pipeline. The hotel construction report prepared for The Hotel Show Dubai
“I find it almost unbelievable, the amount of progress Qatar has made in the past 20 years”
Interview with Ambassador Nguyen Hoang, ambassador of Vietnam to Qatar What is your understanding and experience of living in Qatar? From the moment I first landed here in Doha until now, I have a very good impression about Qatar and its people. It’s not only the top-level Qatari officials who I find to be personable, but
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