Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi low-cost carrier flynas has agreed to acquire a 10 per cent stake in Swissport Saudi Arabia for about SAR50 million, pairing the investment with a five-year exclusive ground-handling agreement covering its network across the kingdom. The transaction, signed on September 6 and disclosed to the Saudi Exchange on Monday, also gives flynas an option to buy an additional 10 per cent of […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oman and Yemen have signed two agreements to connect the electricity grids of Dhofar and Al Mahra, opening a cross-border supply route designed to improve power reliability in eastern Yemen. The agreements, concluded in Salalah on Sunday, cover an interconnection between Oman’s Dhofar Governorate network and the grid serving Yemen’s Al Mahra Governorate. The project will initially supply Hawf and Shahn before extending […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Etihad Salam Telecom Company signed 29 strategic partnerships during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, using the four-day technology gathering to widen its portfolio across connectivity, cloud services, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and enterprise digital solutions. The company, known as Salam, said the agreements formed the centrepiece of its participation as a strategic sponsor and supported its shift from a traditional telecommunications provider towards an integrated […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Bahrain has signed its Participation Contract for Expo 2030 Riyadh, establishing the formal framework for its pavilion, programmes and visitor experience at the six-month World Expo. The agreement, signed in Manama on September 3, moves Bahrain’s participation from confirmation and preparatory work into detailed planning and implementation. It was signed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, president of the Bahrain Authority for […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has established Gulf Coast Development Company to build a large tourism and residential destination along the Al-Khafji coastline near Kuwait, extending the sovereign wealth fund’s investment drive into the northern Eastern Province. PIF said on Monday the new company would develop the project with private-sector partners and local and regional investors, targeting demand for housing, hospitality and tourism […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The United Arab Emirates is accelerating alternative routes for energy exports and trade to reduce its exposure to disruption from the war with Iran, presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Monday. “Our energy exports will not be held hostage, nor will our trade and economic activity,” Gargash told the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, saying the government was expanding port capacity on the […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia is preparing to give the International Atomic Energy Agency enhanced verification and monitoring powers over sensitive nuclear activities under its planned civil nuclear partnership with the United States, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Monday. Grossi said the arrangements being developed would not amount to Saudi Arabia formally adopting the IAEA Additional Protocol, the agency’s standard instrument for expanded inspections. […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Burjeel Specialty Hospital has introduced Sharjah’s first positron emission tomography/computed tomography service, giving cancer patients in the emirate access to advanced molecular imaging for diagnosis, staging, treatment planning and follow-up. The PET/CT service operates within the hospital’s Nuclear Medicine Department and is integrated with Burjeel Cancer Institute, linking imaging findings with multidisciplinary oncology teams. The hospital said the arrangement is intended to allow […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai OPEC+ producers have agreed to keep their October oil production quotas unchanged, resisting pressure for another supply adjustment as war-related disruptions continue to remove millions of barrels a day from Middle Eastern output. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman decided at a virtual meeting on Sunday to maintain September’s required production levels through October, OPEC said. The seven countries also […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran plans to declare a new exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz after its forces targeted three oil tankers and three US-linked vessels in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian shipping, raising risks to commercial traffic through the Gulf. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the proposed zone would extend from what Tehran describes as the US naval […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai US forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles towards two US Navy warships, sharply escalating the confrontation around the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said on Saturday that an American aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple Iranian attacks while patrolling regional waters and that no US personnel were hurt. The command […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai ROX has begun local vehicle production at its newly completed Advanced AI Manufacturing Centre in Abu Dhabi, with the first three ADAMAS models carrying the “Made in the Emirates” mark rolling off the line. The company said the start of production marks a new phase in its localisation strategy, extending its Abu Dhabi presence from regional operations into manufacturing, supply chains, technology and […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Emirates has introduced an electrically powered Premium Economy seat with a full-height adjustable privacy divider, a feature the Dubai carrier says is a world first for the cabin category. The seat is debuting on newly delivered Airbus A350 aircraft and marks Emirates’ first fully electric Premium Economy product. Passengers can raise or lower the divider using seat controls and lock it at the […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain has joined Fintech Forward 2026 as a Diamond Sponsor, adding its backing to the fourth edition of Bahrain’s flagship financial services forum scheduled for October 7 and 8. The bank said it will also operate a pavilion in the exhibition area at Exhibition World Bahrain, where visitors will be able to learn about its digital banking services and technology-led offerings. […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The UAE has approved the rollout of an artificial intelligence curriculum across all public and private schools, pairing classroom instruction with large-scale teacher training and a new AI-assisted decision-making system for the federal Cabinet. The decision, announced after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, makes AI education […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Al Mazunah Free Zone has lifted cumulative investment above OMR141 million after localising four new projects in the first half of 2026, according to figures released by its operator, the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates, or Madayn. The four projects carry investment of more than OMR620,000 and cover industrial and logistics activities as well as export offices. Together they will occupy more than […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Ajman has completed a three-city tourism roadshow across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad, using the campaign to deepen commercial ties with travel companies and promote the emirate more prominently in UAE holiday itineraries sold in India. The Ajman Department of Tourism, Culture and Media said the programme, held from August 30 to September 4, brought together travel agents, tour operators and other tourism partners […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Jazan University has launched a project to establish the Jazan Future Skills Center, partnering with Atomcamp Arabia under the sponsorship of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology during LEAP 2026. The university said the centre is intended to accelerate technology localisation, develop specialised local expertise and strengthen national capabilities in artificial intelligence and other digital fields. It will also support entrepreneurship, […]
The Gulf’s events and hospitality sectors are expanding at a pace few regions can match, and much of that growth is being carried on the backs of a workforce that barely existed in its current form a decade ago: flexible, on-demand talent. From five-star product launches in Dubai to sprawling exhibitions in Riyadh, the ability to scale a team up or down within days has become just […]
The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that all bitcoin added to El Salvador’s official holdings since June 2025 came from private donations, with no public resources used to expand the country’s cryptocurrency position. The disclosure was contained in an IMF statement issued after staff reached agreement with Salvadoran authorities on the combined second and third reviews of the country’s $1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility. The Fund said […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dell Technologies and Armada have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop containerised mobile and edge data centre solutions across Saudi Arabia, targeting organisations that need computing and storage capacity close to operations. The agreement, announced on Friday after being signed during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, sets a framework for combining Dell’s enterprise hardware and infrastructure stack with Armada’s specialised mobile, containerised data […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Vice President JD Vance has rejected describing the United States’ confrontation with Iran as a war, arguing that major combat operations ended weeks ago despite a sharp renewal of strikes across the Gulf. “I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance told reporters at a White House briefing on Thursday. “Right now, there is no active shooting.” He acknowledged that fighting had flared in […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Nasdaq Dubai has listed $713 million of dual-currency green bonds issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited through its Dubai International Financial Centre branch, adding another sizeable sustainable debt transaction to the exchange. The offering was issued under ICBC’s $20 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme and comprises two three-year tranches carrying the theme China-Arab States Renewable Energy Cooperation. The first […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai stc Bahrain has signed a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services to transform its IT operations, introducing managed services and advanced automation as the telecoms provider seeks a more scalable, resilient digital infrastructure. The agreement, announced during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, will focus on modernising stc Bahrain’s technology landscape and establishing what the company describes as a future-ready operating model. The programme is […]
