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Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) is working with officials in Dubai to evaluate the use of hybrid cars and plug-ins as part of the city’s plan to modernize transportation by shifting…

After dramatic expansion in recent years, Emirates Airline now finds itself under the gun to compete with numerous companies offering cut-rate flight fares in the region.

Tourism is booming in the small gulf kingdom of Bahrain, with officials projecting that tourism in the country could be worth $1 billion by 2020.

A food vender in the coastal town of Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) was recently fined after officials found “chicharon crackers,” a Filipino product made of pig skin, on…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, recently made an unusual announcement on his official Twitter account: The kingdom needs a…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is slated to embark on a multi-billion dollar project to replace broader energy subsidies with a set of financial supports for some of the country’s…

New studies continue to look at the migration of a “rare species” – the super-rich, and one thing that some researchers are finding is that the world’s elite are still…

The new Chinese shopping center in Salalah, Oman, offers more than 250 businesses, including a kids play area, a fountain and a food court, but the country’s second-largest city hopes…

While on the surface the United States might seem like it has a close-knit and like-minded relationship with GCC nations, some U.S. officials say those American allies might be promising…

Flying cars have been the stuff of science fiction and fantasy for decades, but diligent engineers might finally have overcome the hurdles that have kept the idea grounded.

 “Integrated facilities management” might sound like a complex and complicated term, but its purpose is just the opposite: to simplify. Just ask Imdaad, an innovative United Arab Emirates company that,…

As it has done in the United States, Western Europe and some parts of Asia, the automaker Tesla is hoping to soon electrify the United Arab Emirates market.

The Israeli Knesset voted to “legalize” thousands of housing units in the West Bank on Monday, bringing condemnation from other gulf nations as well as other countries and members of…

Dubai recently began installing a new high-tech system in heavy trucks in an effort to improve traffic safety and lower the rate of road accidents.

For the past few years, Dubai property companies have made concessions to buyers to entice them into new homes built in a burgeoning real estate market, and now there’s more…

The ongoing civil war in Yemen has caused immeasurable pain and heartache, from the thousands of lost lives to the approximately 20 million residents in desperate need of food or…

While UAE leaders continue to revamp the country’s entire health care system, hoping to make it a hub for the region, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is focusing on one…

A recent Gulf News headline might have had readers scratching their heads: It said 98 percent of professionals in the Middle East are looking for jobs.

The United Arab Emirates has begun a focused campaign to tackle commercial fraud activities on multiple fronts, including the counterfeiting of goods and the theft of intellectual property.

Saudi Arabia is pushing forward with changes to its labor policies following talks last fall with Qatar and Kuwait regarding the development of unified labor laws across the region.

Scientists are stepping in to make sure Muslims and others who want to keep pork off of their plates and out of their personal items can rest assured.

Today’s hospitality and tourism industry is a lucrative arena, but it’s also crowded, so hoteliers must sometimes turn to outside help to gain a competitive edge. To that end, the…

Saudi Arabia might cut as much as half of its planned projects this year following a historic drop in oil prices, a recent Reuters report says. The amount of contractor…

The downturn in oil prices and other financial pressures in the GCC have not slowed economic growth in Dubai, a crown jewel of the UAE that continues to draw on…