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  • Omani people hoping for democratic change

    Omanis hoping for change after vote

    Sultan Qaboos remains a popular figure in a country that was mostly undeveloped and faced war in its Dhofar region when he seized power from his father.

    December 22, 2012 6:49
  • RAND research facility closed in Abu Dhabi

    UAE shuts down American research office

    The United Arab Emirates has shut down the Abu Dhabi office of the RAND Corporation, the American policy research institute, in the…

    December 20, 2012 4:57
  • Abu Dhabi residential

    Abu Dhabi gets on social welfare housing

    Abu Dhabi has boosted welfare spending for its citizens over the last couple of years, partly to avert any social discontent during Arab Spring uprisings elsewhere in the Middle East.

    December 20, 2012 12:17
 
  • Saudi expats find housing difficult and pricy

    Riyadh expats struggle with housing

    "Help! I can't find anywhere to live. All the housing managers just tell me their waiting lists are months and months long," posted a British man seeking a home for his family.

    December 20, 2012 9:42
  • Qantas-Emirates alliance have 5 years

    Qantas-Emirates relationship cut in half

    The alliance is deeper than a straightforward code-share arrangement -- where airlines share some flights -- but stops short of a global revenue-sharing deal or equity injection from either side.

    December 20, 2012 9:01
  • Saudi Arabia bans Brazil import

    KSA bans Brazil beef after Mad Cow concerns

    Between January and October, Saudi Arabia imported 31,300 tonnes of beef, putting it among the top 10 largest importers from Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter.

    December 18, 2012 5:43
 
 
 
  • Pension product in Gulf

    Gulf’s first private pension product

    Bahrain’s Takaud Savings and Pensions became the first Gulf-based private pension provider with the launch of its maiden product on…

    December 12, 2012 2:50
  • 02 dubai group

    Dubai Group could sell Omani stake

    Dubai Group, an investment vehicle restructuring $10 billion of debt, is in talks to sell its stake in Oman National Investment Corp…

    December 12, 2012 2:45
  • e-government for GCC

    United States wants more with the Middle East

    The United States has free trade agreements with Oman and Bahrain, and individual trade and investment framework agreements with the four other GCC members.

    December 12, 2012 8:50
 
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