Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Jeddah Islamic Port has introduced temporary storage-fee concessions for transit cargo, seeking to lower logistics costs and attract more shipping lines to Saudi Arabia’s largest Red Sea gateway. The incentive package took effect on July 19 and will remain available for 60 days. It extends the storage-fee exemption for transit containers to 15 days, while general transit cargo will receive five exemption days. […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai Police has launched a Young Journalist course to equip school students with journalism skills, media awareness and a stronger understanding of responsible communication. The course forms part of the Dubai Police Summer Student Programme 2026, which is bringing together about 1,400 pupils from 130 public and private schools. Participants represent 31 nationalities, reflecting the broad social mix of Dubai’s student population. The […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai ExxonMobil has signed on as a Gold Sponsor of Angola Oil & Gas 2026, strengthening its position in the country as Luanda seeks billions of dollars in investment to sustain crude production and revive exploration. The conference will be held in Luanda on 9 and 10 September, bringing together energy companies, investors, financiers, service providers and policymakers. Angola is promoting an upstream investment […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Yemen’s Houthi movement has declared a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, adding another unofficial customs authority to one of the world’s busiest and most heavily armed stretches of water. Military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced on Monday that the measure would take effect immediately, apparently concluding that international shipping had enjoyed far too much clarity about which sea lane might be attacked next. The […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai Future District Fund has expanded its portfolio to 30 investments, confirming that the future is now sufficiently diversified to survive several pitch decks, two market corrections and at least one founder describing an ordinary payment service as “transformational infrastructure”. The fund made eight new investment commitments during 2025, including five venture capital funds and three high-growth companies. Its portfolio now consists of […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai DUBAI — The World Economic Forum has recognised UAE PASS as a global model for integrated digital government infrastructure, confirming that civilisation can function without citizens carrying a folder containing six photocopies, three passport photographs and a letter proving that the letter exists. The recognition places the UAE’s national digital identity system among leading examples of how governments can connect public and private […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The UAE economy has withstood disruption from the Middle East conflict, supported by strong financial reserves, rapid policy intervention and continued strength across banking, trade and logistics, the International Monetary Fund has said. An IMF staff team completed a visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from July 7 to 16, holding discussions on economic conditions, financial-sector performance and policy priorities. The meetings also […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran has claimed that ballistic missiles and drones destroyed several US military aircraft stationed in Jordan, widening a fast-escalating exchange of attacks across the Middle East. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the operation targeted US fighter jets and aerial refuelling aircraft at military facilities in Jordan. It claimed several aircraft were destroyed and others seriously damaged, but offered no independently verifiable evidence. […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s skyline is packed with buildings designed to command attention, but The Pad in Business Bay stands apart by leaning deliberately towards the Dubai Water Canal, echoing the shape of an Apple iPod resting in its charging dock. Developed by Omniyat and designed by Hong Kong-based architect James Law, the residential tower is inclined at an angle of 6.5 degrees. Its unconventional profile […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi is emerging as a leading long-term residential investment market as economic diversification, controlled development and stronger international capital flows reshape demand across the emirate. BlackBrick, a UAE real estate advisory firm, said the capital offered investors a combination of government-backed planning, limited prime supply and expanding employment sectors. Its assessment reflects growing interest in Abu Dhabi among overseas buyers seeking stability, […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US military facilities across the Gulf on Friday after American forces completed a sixth consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, deepening a cycle of retaliation that has disrupted regional shipping and unsettled energy markets. Tehran said its forces targeted US facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait during the early hours of Friday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Britain will require social media platforms to place 16- and 17-year-olds under a default overnight curfew, extending its child online safety campaign beyond a planned ban covering younger users. The proposed rules will block access to social media accounts between midnight and 6am unless teenagers actively change their settings. Platforms will also have to disable autoplay, infinite scrolling and other features designed to […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran has threatened to disrupt energy exports across the Middle East as renewed US military action and a naval blockade deepen the struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The warning raised the prospect of attacks extending towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern entrance to the Red Sea and a vital route for oil, liquefied natural gas and container traffic. Iran’s […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai is assessing the feasibility of converting organic waste into sustainable aviation fuel, extending the emirate’s clean-energy ambitions to one of the world’s most difficult sectors to decarbonise. The proposal was examined at the 95th meeting of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, chaired by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Council members reviewed how locally available waste could provide feedstock for lower-carbon […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Fynd has launched its artificial intelligence-powered fashion development platform, Fynd Create, across the Gulf Cooperation Council, targeting brands seeking to shorten design cycles, improve sourcing visibility and move collections into production faster. The platform brings trend forecasting, product design, range planning, technical specifications, supplier selection, manufacturing oversight, catalogue creation and logistics into one connected system. Fynd said early deployments with fashion businesses across […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai DMCC and the Botswana Stock Exchange Group have signed an agreement to connect Botswana’s commodity producers with Dubai’s trade, finance and logistics network, creating a new commercial corridor between Gaborone and the emirate. The memorandum of understanding will establish what the organisations describe as Africa’s first multi-commodity sister-hub trading corridor. It is intended to widen international market access for Botswana’s diamonds, copper, coal, […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dealing. com has secured a Guinness World Records title after making 24,343 tokenised stocks available for trading on a single investment platform, placing the Dubai-linked service at the centre of efforts to widen access to global securities through blockchain infrastructure. The title for the “Most Tokenised Stocks Available for Trading on a Single Platform” was presented to Tajinder Virk, co-founder and chief executive […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iranian cruise missiles struck two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, killing one crew member and injuring eight others as maritime tensions intensified across the Gulf. The Mombasa and Al Bahiyah were hit while travelling through the southern shipping lane within Omani territorial waters, the UAE Ministry of Defence said. Fires broke out on both vessels and caused material damage […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai SBI Funds Management raised ₹26.63 billion from anchor investors, including major sovereign wealth funds, before opening one of the country’s largest public offerings of 2026 to wider subscription on Tuesday. The asset manager allocated 46.4 million shares to 129 anchor investors at ₹574 each, the upper end of its ₹545-₹574 price band. Strong institutional demand helped the anchor book attract prominent global investors […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Gemcorp Capital has completed a $20 million Shariah-compliant structured financing in Saudi Arabia, marking the emerging-markets asset manager’s first direct lending transaction in the kingdom. The financing has been extended to SILQ, a Saudi financial technology platform that provides procurement, payment and funding services to small and medium-sized enterprises. The transaction gives Gemcorp an initial foothold in a market where growing companies often […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Sharjah has secured exclusive rights to develop and operate BookXcess bookstores across the Middle East and Africa, extending the emirate’s publishing ambitions into large-scale international book retail. The agreement places Big Bad Wolf Sharjah, a subsidiary of the Sharjah Book Authority, in charge of developing, managing and marketing the Malaysian bookstore chain throughout both regions. The arrangement also gives the Sharjah entity responsibility […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai ADI Chain has secured a $50 million strategic investment to accelerate the international deployment of blockchain infrastructure designed for governments, enterprises and regulated digital-asset markets. The funding will support network expansion, institutional integrations and the development of applications that connect public blockchain technology with national payment systems, financial institutions and large corporate users. The company did not disclose detailed commercial terms of the […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes overnight into Monday, deepening a military confrontation that has sharply reduced commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and unsettled global energy markets. US Central Command said American forces completed another round of attacks intended to weaken Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels using the strategic waterway. Dozens of targets were struck, […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi recorded a 21 per cent annual increase in new economic licences during the first quarter of 2026, signalling sustained investor demand and stronger business formation across commercial, professional and industrial activities. The number of active licences across the emirate rose 12 per cent between January and March compared with the same period last year. The expansion covered all three regions, with […]
