United Arab Emirates

  • Apr 1, 2019
  • 7 min read

Gulf arms sector localisation may be slow and patchy

Gulf states, notably the UAE and Saudi Arabia, have plans to promote indigenous arms manufacturing

Gulf states
  • Mar 27, 2019
  • 7 min read

Multiple obstacles will block a Yemeni oil revival

The Hadi government has set out specific targets to increase oil output and revive LNG production this year

Yemen
  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 2 min read

Uber takeover of UAE firm may face anti-trust hurdles

Uber has announced that it has agreed a 3.1-billion-dollar deal for a complete takeover of Middle Eastern rival Careem

United Arab Emirates
  • Mar 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Space plans will benefit UAE leaders’ national vision

The UAE will host a new Arab space cooperation body, in addition to advancing its own ambitious space agenda

United Arab Emirates
  • Mar 13, 2019
  • 2 min read

UAE officials will move quickly on nominal tax reforms

The EU has included the UAE on the final version of its blacklist of countries assessed to be tax havens

United Arab Emirates
  • Mar 6, 2019
  • 2 min read

Possible EU blacklisting will worry troubled UAE banks

The UAE has been added to a draft EU blacklist of non-compliant states on tax regulation alignment

United Arab Emirates
  • Feb 15, 2019
  • 2 min read

Drone incident will prompt jitters among UAE officials

Flights were temporarily suspended at Dubai International Airport this morning amid reports of a drone sighting

United Arab Emirates
  • Feb 11, 2019
  • 2 min read

Oil price pressures will drive Gulf consolidations

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is reportedly considering merging its subsidiaries amid a regional wave of consolidations

Gulf states