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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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Emirates ID number allocated for life – cannot be changed
Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) confirmed that the ID number issued for each individual, whether a citizen or a resident, is registered in the population register system, and is fixed and may not be modified or changed. It is a random number consisting of 15 digits, including a four-digit part that may match the year of
Dubai Tourism reveals new desert tour and camp regulations
Dubai: Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) announced on Monday new desert tour and camp regulations. Dubai Tourism has established quality benchmarks for all desert tour operators, including those managing outdoor, cultural and hospitality activities, it said in a statement. The new regulations will come into effect in three months’ time. Operators
May 3, 2016
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Why your applications don’t result in job offers
Dubai: You’ve sent out dozens of application letters, walked into a number of companies to drop your CV and got called into interviews, but until now you haven’t got a single job offer. What could you have possibly done wrong? Jobs may be hard to come by these days, but there’s a likelihood that candidates
Qatar Real Estate: Staying resilient through tough times
Despite the emergence of more challenging regional and global economic conditions, Qatar’s real estate sector performed reasonably well last year, and it appears to remain on course for the rest of 2016 and beyond. The Edge Property Review analyses the performance of Qatar’s property sector in detail, highlighting some of the key segments such as
April 28, 2016
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Starwood targets 100 hotels in the Middle East by 2020
Dubai: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide said on Wednesday that it is on track to grow its portfolio in the Middle East to 100 hotels by 2020. The US hotel chain said in a statement that it will open five hotels in 2016 in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and expand its regional footprint
Emirates, DHA out to boost Dubai medical tourism
Dubai: Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and CEO of Emirates airline & Group, and Humaid Mohammad Al Qatami, chairman of the board and director-general of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to promote medical tourism in Dubai and fulfil
April 28, 2016
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Bahrain’s economy to slow further in 2016-17, IMF says
Dubai: Bahrain’s economy is expected to slow further in 2016 and 2017, weighed down by weak investor sentiment and fiscal adjustments, with financial outflows expected to continue, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The fund expects Bahrain’s fiscal deficit to touch 19.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and sees it
April 28, 2016
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Petrol prices go up by 10 per cent for May in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Fuel prices have gone up for the month of May, Ministry of Energy announced on Thursday. The new prices for May are Super 98-Dh1.78, up from Dh1.62 in April, Special 95-Dh1.67, up from Dh1.51, E Plus-91-Dh1.60, up from Dh1.44. Diesel price increased from Dh1.56 per litre in April to Dh1.60 for the month
Oman sets out new 20-year tourism plan
Oman has unveiled a 20-year strategy to double visitor numbers to five million per year by 2040. The strategy hinges on developing the tourist spots of Musandam, the Hajar Mountains, the Frankincense Trail in Salalah, the city of Muscat and the surrounding deserts and making them “destinations in their own right”, the Oman Ministry of
April 26, 2016
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