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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Emerging-market assets came under pressure as investors moved towards the dollar, cutting exposure to riskier currencies and equities before the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and amid rising doubts over artificial intelligence spending and stalled Middle East peace efforts. MSCI’s emerging-market currency gauge fell 0.3 per cent, with most major developing-economy currencies weakening against the greenback. The Philippine peso, the rupee and the Thai […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Etihad Airways has launched a codeshare partnership with Air Cambodia, widening its Southeast Asian network and giving travellers a single-ticket connection from Abu Dhabi and beyond to Siem Reap through Phnom Penh. The agreement allows Etihad customers to book journeys from across its international network to Siem Reap, the gateway to the Angkor Wat temple complex, via the Cambodian capital. The arrangement includes […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi has moved to leave OPEC and OPEC+, ending nearly six decades inside the producers’ group and sending a sharp signal through an oil market already strained by geopolitical risk, supply disruption and shifting energy strategies. The decision, announced on Tuesday and set to take effect on May 1, marks one of the most consequential breaks inside the oil-exporting bloc since Qatar’s […]

By Saifur Rahman GCC financial wealth is projected to grow by roughly 4.7–5.2 percent annually, reaching US$3.5 trillion by 2026–2027, up from US$2.7–US$2.8 trillion in 2021–2022, driven by high oil prices, robust IPO activity in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and a rising influx of high-net-worth individuals, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group. The recently announced plans by the UAE Government to automate 50 per […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s Emirati Human Resources Development Council and Dubai International Financial Centre have launched a specialist programme to prepare UAE nationals for roles in wealth management, private banking and financial technology, strengthening the emirate’s push to deepen local participation in high-value financial services. The Wealth Strategist Programme is designed to equip Emirati talent with practical skills required by private banks, asset managers, family offices, […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is preparing a major expansion into the United States natural gas sector, with plans that could commit tens of billions of dollars to assets spanning production, pipelines, liquefaction, export infrastructure and downstream supply. The push is being led through XRG, ADNOC’s international investment arm, which is examining 29 potential transactions as it seeks to build a vertically integrated […]

Emirates has completed the first installation of Starlink Wi-Fi on an Airbus A380, marking a major step in its plan to turn onboard internet from a limited add-on into a core part of the long-haul travel experience. The upgraded superjumbo returned to Dubai after installation and certification work in Newquay, United Kingdom. The aircraft is the first A380 in the world to be fitted with the next-generation […]

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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Al Ain’s major citizen housing programme is moving ahead with five residential developments that will deliver 10,316 villas, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s push to build integrated neighbourhoods around family stability, public services and sustainable urban growth. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, reviewed progress on the projects being implemented by the Abu Dhabi Housing Authority with strategic partners. […]

Skydive Dubai has reopened after a month-long operational pause, returning with a short-term resident offer that gives one free tandem jump to a companion for every eligible paid booking made before 3 May. The promotion applies to UAE residents who book a tandem skydive and present a valid Emirates ID at the time of booking. The accompanying guest can be a tourist or resident, making the offer […]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved a new set of Cabinet decisions aimed at strengthening the UAE’s industrial base, led by the creation of a AED1 billion National Industrial Resilience Fund to localise critical industries, secure supply chains and accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing. The Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai reviewed the measures during a Cabinet meeting that also […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Global equities advanced and crude oil retreated from session highs after Iran offered Washington a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move towards ending the war, easing pressure on investors after stalled peace efforts had lifted energy prices. Asian shares rose 1.4 per cent, while the MSCI emerging markets index climbed to a record high as traders reacted to signs that […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Gulf bourses posted modest gains on Sunday even as hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran weakened, leaving investors to balance fragile ceasefire expectations against higher oil prices, inflation risks and slowing global growth. Trading was cautious across the region, with market moves reflecting selective buying rather than broad confidence. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index rose 0.1 per cent, supported […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai   Qatar’s media-sector push has gained fresh momentum after Media City Qatar and the International Association for MediaTech entered a Platinum Partnership designed to raise the country’s profile as a regional centre for media, technology and content creation. Announced in Doha on 26 April 2026, the agreement gives Media City Qatar wider access to IAMT’s international platforms, industry events, market intelligence and training […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai QNB Egypt has signed an EGP 5.5 billion medium-term facility agreement with MARAKEZ to finance part of the investment cost for residential and commercial expansion at District 5, strengthening one of East Cairo’s major mixed-use developments at a time when developers are turning increasingly to structured bank financing. The agreement covers funding for District 5, a 268-acre project in New Katameya that combines […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Nokia has chosen Egypt as its support hub for the Middle East and Africa, setting up a centralised operational centre in Cairo to handle regional support activities and customer services across one of the world’s most diverse telecoms markets. The move places Egypt at the centre of Nokia’s service delivery model for operators, enterprises and public-sector customers across the region. The Cairo hub […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Gulf Bank has renewed its long-term strategic collaboration with Mastercard, strengthening a payments alliance aimed at expanding digital banking services, improving transaction security and responding to changing customer behaviour across Kuwait’s financial sector. The renewed agreement gives Gulf Bank continued access to Mastercard’s payment technologies, digital solutions and global expertise, with a focus on contactless payments, mobile wallet services, card security, customer convenience […]

Ras Al Khaimah’s residential property market cooled in deal activity during 2025, but rising prices, higher rents and a strong development pipeline signalled that demand remained intact despite a more selective investment climate. The emirate recorded about 6,600 residential sales transactions during the year, down 17.4 per cent from roughly 8,000 deals in 2024. Total sales value fell 24.7 per cent to Dhs12.4 billion, with the slowdown […]

  UAE aviation fuel supply chains are set for tighter coordination after ENOC Group and Emirates Petroleum Company, Emarat, signed an agreement to build a joint business continuity planning framework for Jet A-1 operations. The memorandum of understanding is designed to protect fuel availability at key aviation hubs during operational disruption, supply pressure or logistics constraints. It sets out a structured mechanism for cooperation between the two […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan by two of his senior envoys for negotiations over the Iran conflict, leaving a fragile ceasefire under deeper strain and casting doubt on the next phase of diplomacy aimed at halting a war that has unsettled energy markets and widened security risks across West Asia. Trump told Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, and special […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Wall Street climbed to record levels as hopes for renewed US-Iran diplomacy, a stronger-than-expected Intel forecast and reduced uncertainty around Federal Reserve succession combined to fuel a broad risk rally across US assets. S&P 500 gained nearly 1 per cent on Friday, extending its longest weekly advance since 2024 and pushing the benchmark to an all-time high. Nasdaq also advanced, helped by a […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai   UAE authorities have launched an ambitious public-sector transformation programme to move half of government sectors, services and operations onto agentic artificial intelligence within two years, marking a major shift from digital service delivery towards autonomous government systems. The initiative was announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, under the […]

Dubai’s flagship carrier expects demand to recover quickly once the Iran conflict eases, with president Sir Tim Clark signalling confidence that operational disruption will not leave a lasting dent in the airline’s growth trajectory. Speaking by videolink at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit in Berlin on Thursday, Clark said Emirates could regain momentum by the end of the summer if a political or military settlement emerges within […]

Dubai’s advertising market has become the launchpad for a new AI-powered creative intelligence system from Omnicom Advertising and Google, marking the first customised deployment of Google’s ABCD AI detector in the Africa, Middle East and Turkey region and setting up a wider rollout across client markets this year. The system combines Google’s framework for evaluating effective YouTube video creatives with Omnicom’s proprietary creative AI, giving advertisers a […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Global gas markets face a deeper supply squeeze after the International Energy Agency estimated that conflict in the Middle East could remove about 120 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas from world supply between 2026 and 2030, a loss equal to roughly 15% of expected LNG availability over the period. The warning marks a sharp reversal for a market that had been […]

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