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Dubai Plans New Tourist Visa Service and Exclusive Club for Repeat Visitors
Dubai plans to launch a new tourist visa application service through Visit Dubai and an invitation-only…
Middle East
Syria Arrests Two Suspected Daesh Members in Deir Ezzor
Syrian authorities have arrested two suspected Daesh members in Deir Ezzor over alleged targeted killings, including…
Business & Economy
Oman and China Sign Currency Swap Deal and 14 Cooperation Agreements
Oman and China have signed a currency swap agreement and 14 cooperation documents covering AI, digital finance, green investment, space technology and trade.
Energy & Infrastructure
UAE Expands Etihad Rail Network with Two New Al Dhafra Stations on 30 November
Etihad Rail will open new passenger stations in Madinat Zayed and Liwa on 30 November, expanding…
Business & Economy
Bahrain Announces $3.89 Billion Investment Package Across Aviation, Property and Technology
Bahrain has announced four investment projects with a combined stated value of $3.89 billion, covering aviation…
Middle East
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Government & Policy
Israel Election Deadlock Gives Arab Parties a Potentially Decisive Role
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
Strait of Hormuz Tanker Attack Raises Fresh Alarm Over Gulf Shipping Security
Business & Economy
Middle East Oil Disruptions Keep Global Supply Under Pressure
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Business & Economy
OPEC+ Expected to Hold Oil Output Targets Steady Ahead of Sunday Meeting
Business & Economy
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 Enters Its Value-Realisation Phase
Opinion
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Government & Policy
UAE AI Skills Gap 2026: Why the Class of ’26 is About to Eat the Class of ’96 for Lunch
The government has successfully launched the world’s most advanced AI curriculum. But in doing so, they may have…
Opinion
The ‘Skill Shift’: 5 Industries Hiring Aggressively in UAE in Q1 2026 (And What They Pay)
The UAE is set for one of the world’s strongest hiring surges next year. From AI specialists to…
Government & Policy
The Impossible State: How 54 Years of Vision Redefined the World Map
History usually moves in centuries. Empires rise and fall over hundreds of years. Cities take generations to mature.…
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Aviation & Logistics
Bahrain Airport Plans 11-Year Extension of Texel Air Hangar Agreement
Bahrain Airport Company is progressing an 11-year extension of Texel Air's hangar agreement, supporting plans for further investment…
Education
UNESCO Conference in Doha Focuses on the Future of Higher Education Across Arab States
Doha hosts the fifth UNESCO Conference on Higher Education in the Arab States, bringing regional education leaders together…
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
Aliyev Skips the Ankara Summit as Turkey–Azerbaijan Tensions Grow
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev skipped Turkey's Ankara summit despite a personal invitation from Erdoğan. His absence has raised…
Energy & Infrastructure
ADIPEC 2026: Energy Leaders Cancel UAE Visits
Security concerns linked to rising Middle East tensions have reportedly led senior ExxonMobil and Chevron executives to cancel…
Capital & Sovereign Wealth
Gaza Patients Face Growing Barriers to Urgent Medical Treatment Abroad
Thousands of Gaza patients need specialist treatment abroad as shortages and limited medical evacuations put lives at risk.
Culture & Society
Yemen Private School Fee Disputes Disrupt Classes as Families Face Rising Costs
Fee disputes have disrupted classes at private schools in Taiz, while rising education costs are putting more pressure…
Power & Policy
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Geopolitics & Diplomacy
Southern Lebanon Returns Begin, but the Risk of a Fragile Peace Remains
Families are reopening homes and businesses in the south, yet destruction, uncertainty and low-level hostilities continue to shape…
Government & Policy
Hamas Move to Transfer Gaza Authority Opens a New Test for Reconstruction
The proposed shift to a UN-backed technocratic committee raises immediate questions over weapons, governance and who can control…
Capital & Sovereign Wealth
Saudi Arabia’s 2026 Budget Deficit Shows Vision 2030 Entering a Harder Spending Phase
The kingdom’s fiscal plan keeps transformation spending alive while signalling sharper discipline around priority sectors and project sequencing.
Business & Economy
Saudi’s All-In-One Travel Package Visa Aims to Cut Friction from Tourism Growth
Combining flights, hotels and e-visa services into one transaction could help Riyadh turn interest in Saudi tourism into…
Capital & Sovereign Wealth
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India–GCC
Indian Travellers Become a Key Test Market for Middle East Tourism Recovery
The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman are looking to India’s outbound travel base as conflict and uncertainty weigh…
Business & Economy
UAE–Saudi Payment Friction Raises Questions over Gulf Financial Integration
Reports of delayed or blocked transfers to UAE accounts underline how regulatory caution can become a strategic business…
Energy & Infrastructure
Gulf Oil Producers Rush to Monetise Reserves as the Energy Transition Clock Ticks
The strategic push to extract more value from oil before demand weakens is reshaping production choices, fiscal planning…
India–GCC
India-Gulf Risk Link Deepens as Oil and Currency Signals Converge
India’s currency and bond markets are again watching Middle East oil risk, showing how closely the India-Gulf corridor…
India–GCC Corridor
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Energy & Infrastructure
Qatar Gas Disruption Research Shows Asia’s Exposure to Gulf Supply Shocks
A new scenario study argues that disruption in Qatar’s gas sector can ripple unevenly through importers, with India,…
India–GCC
Maritime Energy Resilience Study Recasts the India–Gulf Corridor as a Risk System
New modelling of chokepoint disruption places strategic inventories, alternative routes and corridor planning at the centre of energy…
Middle East
Inspired by the Hon’ble PM’s Viksit Bharat 2047 Vision, Raja Mukherjee Builds a Gulf Roadmap
Raja Mukherjee’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision places Gulf capital, Indian diaspora human capital, Asia’s Knowledge Hub of Excellence,…
India–GCC
India–GCC FTA Talks Put Trade Corridor in Focus
India and the GCC have moved from strong trade flows to a more formal negotiation over rules, services,…
Real Estate & Cities
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Real Estate
Emaar 3D Printed Villas Dubai 2026: Inside the World’s First ‘Printed’ Luxury Compound
The prototype phase is over. Emaar has officially launched sales for ‘The Curve’ in Dubai South, a community…
Government & Policy
Ras Al Khaimah Real Estate 2026: The ‘Wynn Effect’ and the Last Chance to Buy Early
The casino opens in 12 months. The prices are up 20%. As the ‘Vegas of the Gulf’ takes…
Real Estate
UAE Noise Radar Fines 2026: The ‘Silent Neighborhood’ Initiative Goes Live
The days of revving your engine at 2 AM are over. New ‘acoustic cameras’ have been deployed across…
Real Estate
UAE Freelance Social Security Law 2026: The ‘Shield’ That Ends the Gig Economy Risk
For years, the trade-off for freedom was security. You had no end-of-service gratuity, no pension, and no safety…
Technology & AI
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Technology & AI
The UAE Is Building an AI Infrastructure State
Abu Dhabi’s expanding data-centre capacity and partnerships with OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia and G42 reveal a strategy that treats…
Technology & AI
Saudi Arabia’s GenAI Adoption Shows the Next Vision 2030 Challenge Is Skills
New research points to wide use of generative AI in Saudi Arabia, but also uneven understanding, privacy concerns…
Technology & AI
GCC Workforce Readiness Becomes the Missing Link in the Region’s AI Build-Out
Research on Gulf AI strategies suggests regulatory coherence and skills may matter as much as capital expenditure on…
Technology & AI
Desert Data Centres Put the Middle East’s AI Ambition under a Sustainability Test
As Gulf states compete for AI infrastructure, energy efficiency and cooling strategy are becoming strategic questions, not technical…
Energy & Infrastructure
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Capital & Sovereign Wealth
Gulf Markets Slip as Hormuz Risk Returns to the Centre of Regional Pricing
Renewed tension around the Strait of Hormuz is again forcing investors to price security, energy and sovereign risk…
Energy & Infrastructure
Israel Floats Hormuz Bypass Pipeline as Gulf Energy Security Debate Deepens
A proposed Saudi–Eilat–Ashkelon route has revived questions about whether Gulf exports need new physical corridors beyond the Strait…
Energy & Infrastructure
Qatar LNG Delivery Cuts to Bangladesh Show How Gulf Disruption Travels to Asia
Reduced scheduled deliveries underline the growing link between Gulf security, Asian energy planning and the stability of long-term…
Energy & Infrastructure
TotalEnergies Syria Talks Put Offshore Energy Back on the Reconstruction Agenda
A potential offshore exploration contract signals renewed international interest, but security and governance will decide whether Syria can…
Leadership
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Government & Policy
Dubai’s Flexible Summer Work Model Expands Public-Sector Reform
Dubai’s flexible summer work model is part of a wider shift toward human-centred public administration and productivity reform.
Leadership
Expo 2030 Puts Riyadh’s Urban Delivery in Focus
Riyadh’s Expo 2030 preparations will test transport, hospitality, public space and the capital’s wider urban transformation.
Government & Policy
The Global Healer: How Dr. Devi Shetty is Engineering a Borderless Healthcare Revolution for 2026
From the landmark acquisition of the UK’s Practice Plus Group to the “Udaan” medical education mandate, the Narayana…
Government & Policy
UAE India CEPA 2.0: Trade Hits $100BN Early as ‘Bharat Mart’ Opens Doors
Four years after signing the historic CEPA, the UAE and India have smashed their 2030 trade target four…