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Saudi Tourism
Saudi Arabia enforces new Saudization and worker registration rules for tourism sector
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism has approved new rules for worker registration and Saudization in licensed tourism facilities, with strict compliance checks
Aviation
Dubai’s SolitAir marks first year with 30 Global South cargo routes and plans 20-aircraft fleet by 2027
Dubai-based SolitAir marks one year with 30 Global South cargo routes, a fleet of seven Boeing freighters and plans to expand to 20 aircraft by 2027
Australia
UAE-Australia CEPA comes into force to boost trade beyond $10bn by 2032
The UAE-Australia CEPA is now in force, aiming to raise annual trade from $4.2bn in 2024 to more than $10bn by 2032, while boosting investment ties
cepa
UAE-Malaysia CEPA takes effect to double trade to $13.5bn by 2032
The UAE-Malaysia CEPA, effective from October 2025, aims to double non-oil trade to $13.5bn by 2032, boosting investment in AI, healthcare and logistics
Dubai real estate
Dubai real estate sales hit $14.8bn in September 2025; top areas and projects revealed
Dubai property sales rose 11.3 per cent to $14.8bn in September 2025, led by apartments, plots and Business Bay, JVC and Dubai Hills Estate
DIEZ
Dubai launches ‘Employee to Entrepreneur’ programme to turn staff into startup founders
Dubai’s DIEZ has launched the ‘Employee to Entrepreneur’ programme to help staff build startups
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development
Saudi Arabia boosts electronic salary transfers for domestic workers in phase 4 rollout
Saudi Arabia’s HR ministry launches phase four of its electronic salary transfer system for domestic workers, with full rollout set for January 2026
Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK)
Abu Dhabi schools progress: 23 upgraded to ‘Good’, 13 rated ‘Outstanding’
ADEK reports 23 Abu Dhabi schools improved to ‘Good’ in latest Irtiqa’a results, with 13 ‘Outstanding’ and 51 ‘Very Good’ schools across the sector
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
Dubai World Trade Centre to host GITEX Global, WETEX, Beautyworld and over 15 major events this October
Dubai World Trade Centre’s October calendar features GITEX Global, WETEX, Beautyworld and more than 15 exhibitions spanning tech, sustainability, healthcare, HR, and education
GCC Railway Project
Gulf Railway Project: Trains to connect UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain by 2030
Gulf Railway Project will connect all six GCC states by 2030, spanning 2,117 km with high-speed passenger and freight trains, official confirms
dubai chocolate
Dubai Duty Free hits record $184m September sales as luxury, gold and iPhone 17 drive 11.9% surge
Dubai Duty Free posted record September sales of $184m, up 11.9 per cent year-on-year, led by luxury, gold and Apple’s iPhone 17 launch
Dubai
Emirates adds six weekly flights to London Heathrow from October
Emirates currently operates six daily services to London Heathrow, all using the Airbus A380
Abu Dhabi
Gulf money fuels Egypt real estate with UAE, Saudi leading $1.4 bn inflows
Foreign capital is pouring into Egypt’s housing market as Cairo pushes its most ambitious development agenda in decades
Al Marjan Island
RAK real estate: Source of Fate launches new $708mn Miraggio Waterfront project on Al Marjan Island
Source of Fate has partnered with Savills as the sales partner for Miraggio
beauty
ULTA’s Middle East expansion fuels shift from import market to global beauty exporter
When the store launches in Dubai later this year, ULTA will be actively scouting for Middle Eastern beauty brands to take back to the US
air travel
Middle East air traffic to hit 466m passengers in 2025 as global travel reaches 9.8bn
Middle East air travel is forecast to reach 466m passengers in 2025, up 5.9 per cent year-on-year, as global traffic climbs to 9.8bn, ACI World reports