The airline offers up to 10% off pre-order meals and excess baggage fees
Kuwait
Abu Dhabi
Ramadan 2025 announced in GCC; 50 UAE megaprojects; Best and most expensive schools in Dubai; Real estate price analysis – 10 things you missed this week
Ramadan start dates announced, UAE megaprojects, top Dubai schools, real estate analysis and more of the top stories this week
Moon-Sighting Committee
Kuwait announces Ramadan 2025
Kuwait has announced the start of Ramadan 2025 after moon-sighting
Bahrain real estate
GCC real estate transactions hit $383bn; apartment yields in Saudi, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman revealed
GCC real estate investments see healthy yields for apartments in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman
Great Place to Work
Revealed: Best workplaces in Kuwait 2025
Great Place to Work announces best workplaces in Kuwait 2025
GCC
GCC healthcare spending to hit $159bn by 2029; Saudi and UAE lead growth as hospital beds to pass 140,500
Healthcare spending in GCC countries will grow by between 4 and 8.8 per cent in the next five years with UAE and Saudi Arabia seeing most growth
acquisition
ACWA Power expands in Gulf with $693mn deal for Bahrain, Kuwait assets
Under the terms of the agreement, ACWA Power will acquire ENGIE’s shares in the four key operating assets
International Astronomical Centre
Probable Ramadan 2025 start date announced
International Astronomical Centre reveals expected start of Ramadan 2025
Dubai real estate
How will real estate perform in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 2025?
Markaz analysts identify opportunities and expectations for UAE, Saudi and Kuwait real estate markets this year
amnesty fines
Dubai real estate supply; Exclusive Salt Bae interview; Sheikh Hamdan announces well-being resort; UAE deportations; Kuwait announces holiday – 10 things you missed this week
Dubai real estate analysis, new well-being resort announced, Brits flock to the UAE, Kuwait announces holiday and more top news stories this week
Kuwait
Kuwait announces 5-day holiday
Kuwait Cabinet announces extended weekend break and holiday to mark National and Liberation Days 2025
dubai chamber of commerce
UAE-Kuwait trade hit $13.5bn in 2024
Trade between the UAE and Kuwait is flourishing as the Gulf nations look to boost ties
GaStat
GCC targets $188bn tourist spending as visitor numbers boom
GCC countries attracted more than 68m visitors in 2023, up almost 43 per cent on 2019
Saudi non-oil trade with GCC partners hit $2.5bn in November
Saudi trade with GCC countries soared by 43 per cent last year as UAE is top partner
Boston Consulting Group
GCC trade to grow at almost double the pace of global trade through 2033
Boston Consulting Group report predicts 5.5 per cent annual growth for GCC nations as against 2.9 per cent for global trade
Aviation
Jazeera Airways announces new Kuwait flights to Russia, Egypt and Hungary
Kuwait’s low-cost airline Jazeera Airways will fly to Sochi, Hurghada and Budapest in Summer 2025
GCC
GCC goods trade valued at $1.5tn in 2023, bloc ranked third in world with China top partner
GCC ranked sixth in the world for trade of goods