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Yemen government begins nationwide offensive against Houthis

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Yemen’s internationally recognised government has ordered its armed forces into a nationwide campaign to retake Houthi-held territory, marking a sharp expansion of fighting after weeks of escalating confrontation involving the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia. Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council and supreme commander of the armed forces, announced the operation on Sunday, saying the government was moving from preparation to […]

Saudi sets six-year-low Arab Light discount in Asia

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Aramco has cut the November official selling price of its flagship Arab Light crude for Asian customers by $3 a barrel, setting it at a $5 discount to the average of Oman and Dubai benchmarks, the widest discount since June 2020. The unexpectedly deep reduction comes as Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel amid persistent Middle East security risks, while recovering […]

Katherine Ryan returns to Dubai Comedy Festival

Katherine Ryan returns to Dubai Opera on October 12 as part of the Dubai Comedy Festival, bringing her sharp observational stand-up back to the city for a 9.30pm performance. The award-winning comedian, writer, actor and presenter will appear in the Main Auditorium, with tickets starting at Dh195. The show is open to audiences aged 16 and above and is presented by GME Events as part of the […]

Israel’s top court restores Arab parties to ballot

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Israel’s Supreme Court has unanimously restored the country’s two main Arab electoral lists to the October 27 parliamentary ballot, overturning disqualifications imposed by the Central Elections Committee before voting this month. The court ruled that neither Ra’am nor the Joint List met the stringent legal threshold required to exclude a political list from a Knesset election. The decision preserves the principal electoral vehicles […]

Etihad Rail expands Abu Dhabi-Dubai weekend trains

Etihad Rail has added six passenger train services between Abu Dhabi and Dubai this weekend after exceptionally strong early demand, releasing more than 2,000 additional seats on the newly opened route. The operator said more than 1,000 extra seats were made available across three services on Saturday, October 3, with a further 1,000-plus seats offered on three additional services on Sunday, October 4. The move follows the […]

UAE retail sukuk enters Nasdaq Dubai secondary trading

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The UAE Ministry of Finance has listed its second five-year Sovereign Retail T-Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai, opening the government-backed Islamic instrument to secondary-market trading after subscription, allocation and settlement were completed. The offering drew subscription orders of AED285 million, about 5.7 times its AED50 million target, underscoring demand among individual investors for the second issuance under the sovereign retail programme. The sukuk carries […]

Mubadala tops Gulf sovereign fund activity through September

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company was the most active sovereign wealth fund among the Gulf’s leading state investors during the first nine months of 2026, deploying $26.2 billion, according to data released by Global SWF. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund ranked second with $14 billion of investments between January and September, followed by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority at $12.2 billion, Abu Dhabi’s L’imad […]

Flydubai pilots transferred to UAE for questioning

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The two pilots involved in a violent cockpit altercation aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 have been transferred from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi, placing them directly within a UAE investigation seeking to establish what triggered the mid-air emergency. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior said the captain and co-pilot left for Abu Dhabi on Thursday after receiving medical clearance, accompanied by a UAE security team. […]

Saudi pipeline flows climb above 80% capacity

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia has lifted crude flows through its East-West Pipeline to nearly 6 million barrels a day, restoring more than 80% of the strategic route’s capacity and sharply increasing oil available for export from the Red Sea coast. The 7 million-barrel-a-day conduit, operated by Saudi Aramco, is now carrying volumes close to levels reached during the Iran war, after running at roughly half […]

Etihad Rail stages laser displays across three stations

Etihad Rail is staging laser shows at passenger stations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah on Friday night as it marks this week’s expansion of the UAE’s national passenger rail network. The displays are scheduled to run from 7pm on October 2 until 1am, illuminating the Mohamed bin Zayed City station in Abu Dhabi, Al Yalayis station in Dubai and the passenger station at Al Hilal in […]

Saudi probe finds co-pilot assaulted flydubai captain

Saudi authorities on Thursday have found that the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 assaulted the captain during a cockpit altercation that forced the Dubai-Tel Aviv service to make an emergency landing in Tabuk. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior said preliminary investigations by the kingdom’s competent authorities, conducted in coordination with a UAE security team, established that an altercation occurred in the flight deck and that the co-pilot […]

Etihad explores legal options after Manchester City ruling

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Etihad Airways is seeking legal advice on possible action after rejecting implications arising from an independent commission’s findings that Manchester City breached Premier League financial rules. The Abu Dhabi airline, Manchester City’s principal sponsor since 2009, said it “categorically rejects any finding, conclusion or implication” suggesting that it had ever participated in improper commercial arrangements. It said it would obtain legal counsel on […]

Modi honours pilot Machchhar after flydubai emergency

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Captain Smit Machchhar as a “hero” for his actions during a cockpit emergency aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, saying his courage helped avert a major tragedy. Modi said on Thursday that Machchhar showed “immense courage” and an unwavering determination to protect others despite suffering serious injuries. “India is proud of Captain Machchhar,” he […]

Oil prices steady above $102 amid supply concerns

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices were broadly steady above $102 a barrel on Friday as traders weighed China’s suspension of fuel exports and an expanding US military presence in the Middle East against signs that regional crude supplies were recovering. Brent crude slipped 3 cents, or 0.03%, to $102.28 a barrel by 0350 GMT after edging higher earlier in Asian trading. US West Texas Intermediate fell […]

Sheikh Mohamed rides Etihad Rail to Dubai station

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan travelled by Etihad Rail from Abu Dhabi to Dubai on Monday as the national railway network prepared to add Dubai to scheduled passenger operations. The presidential journey preceded the inauguration of Etihad Rail’s Dubai Station at Al Yalayis by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and […]

Media Business Network unveils redesigned digital platform

Media Business Network has introduced a redesigned website aimed at simplifying access to its projects, services, news and business opportunities as the Dubai-based company sharpens its focus on content, public relations and hospitality-focused marketing distribution. The refreshed platform presents MBN’s activities around three principal business areas and provides a more structured route for clients, advertisers and media partners seeking information about the company’s operations. MBN said the […]

Flydubai halts Israel flights during FZ1073 investigation

Dubai-based flydubai has temporarily halted flights to and from Israel while authorities investigate the flight-deck altercation that forced its FZ1073 service to divert to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The carrier announced the suspension after passengers from the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight were taken onward following the emergency landing at Tabuk Airport. Flydubai said the measure was being taken in coordination with relevant authorities and would remain under review […]

Drama In The Skies: The Flight That Nearly Became A Catastrophe

Middle East downturn pulls global air demand lower

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Global air passenger demand fell 0.8 per cent year-on-year in August, as a renewed contraction in Middle Eastern traffic outweighed growth across several other regions, the International Air Transport Association said. Demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, declined from August 2025 even as airlines increased total capacity by 0.3 per cent, measured in available seat kilometres. The global passenger load factor consequently slipped […]

AIQ broadens overseas reach with India energy deal

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai UAE-based technology company AIQ has signed an agreement to enter India’s oil and gas sector, extending its international expansion with a deployment covering an unnamed conglomerate’s refineries, fuel stations and digital stores. Chief Executive Officer Dennis Jol disclosed the agreement at a media briefing on Wednesday but declined to identify the customer or give financial terms. The contract marks AIQ’s entry into one […]

Regev presses for Flydubai flight suspension

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Israel’s Transport Minister Miri Regev has called for all Flydubai flights to Israel to be suspended after a Dubai-Tel Aviv service made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a serious cockpit incident on Wednesday. Regev asked Israel’s Shin Bet security service to halt the Dubai-based carrier’s operations pending an investigation into the episode and compliance with security arrangements governing its services to […]

Oman manufacturing output advances 16.1% in first half

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oman’s manufacturing output rose 16.1 per cent year on year to about RO2.188 billion in the first half of 2026, with chemicals and refined petroleum products driving a broad expansion in industrial activity. Data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information showed basic chemicals manufacturing increased 22.7 per cent to RO659.6 million, while refined petroleum products climbed 40 per cent to RO397.2 […]

Chicago authorises $2.5 billion Stonepeak parking transfer

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Chicago’s City Council has approved the $2.53 billion sale of its privatised parking-meter concession to Stonepeak Partners, clearing the transfer from a Morgan Stanley-led investor group after months of political dispute over the transaction. Aldermen voted 46-3 on Tuesday to authorise Stonepeak, a New York-based infrastructure investment firm, to acquire Chicago Parking Meters LLC, which controls the city’s metered street-parking system under a […]

Saudi allies coordinate defence response to Houthi attacks

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have moved to activate military coordination under their new joint defence pact after Houthi attacks on the kingdom, with Pakistan pledging to defend Saudi Arabia by “whatever means” are required. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Islamabad stood unequivocally behind the kingdom under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, though he did not say whether Pakistan had joined […]