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dubai free zone
Dubai free zone launches 60-minute business licence service
Dubai entrepreneurs can launch business in just one hour with new free zone licence service
Hilton
Hilton pipeline extends to 100 properties in Saudi Arabia
Hilton extends hospitality and real estate offering in Saudi Arabia with 21,000 rooms planned
Donald Trump
Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia as $600bn investment in US businesses announced
US President Donald Trump was in Saudi Arabia to talk deals and diplomacy as investments pass $600bn
DIFC
Dubai International Financial Centre looks to train 1m people in sustainable finance
DIFC reveals major sustainability education push at Dubai FinTech Summit
Mastercard
2025 travel trends: Nature, food and wellness drive holiday spending says Mastercard
Travel with purpose and currency fluctuation have an impact on holiday spending, according to Mastercard research
Dubai real estate
Dubai real estate forecast for 2025 positive as world’s wealthy lured by Golden visas, low tax and lifestyle
Dubai real estate market has seen a 23 per cent increase in transaction volume
communications industry
Saudi communication and tech sector hit $48bn last year; most popular internet times and days revealed
Saudi Arabia’s growing tech sector value and key Internet statistics revealed
Oman real estate market
Oman real estate transactions dip 2.5% to $1.5bn in Q1
Oman statistics reveal slight fall in volume and value of real estate transactions compared to last year
Qatar
Qatar boosts recruitment services for graduates
Qatar’s Ministry of Labour launches graduate recruitment service for universities
Green sukuk
OMNIYAT debuts $500mn green sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai
Oversubscribed 3.6x, the ultra-luxury developer’s first Islamic issuance signals growing investor appetite for sustainable real estate financing
Branded hotels and residences
Marriott announces St. Regis Jeddah to open in 2030
Marriott International bringing its popular St. Regis brand to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
CBUAE
UAE imposes sanctions on 5 insurance brokers
UAE introduces insurance broker sanctions over money laundering and terrorism laws
airport baggage
Emirates handling around 100,000 bags a day with 99.9% ‘success rate’
Emirates records record year for baggage handling and massive success rate for delivery
human development
UAE climbs human development rankings; life expectancy and education impress
UAE rated among world’s top countries for human development
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
QS to benchmark UAE universities
UAE teams up with Quacquarelli Symonds to grade UAE universities
Abu Dhabi housing
Abu Dhabi approves $22.5bn housing projects
Sheikh Khaled approved 4 housing projects in Abu Dhabi