Saudi Arabia has introduced new limits on expatriate labour visas for newly established companies, capping them at five, as part of wider reforms aimed at increasing Saudi parti...

The Palestinian Health Ministry says more than 1,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip despite the formal cessation of hostilities, citing continued Israeli drone strike...

The United Arab Emirates has ranked first globally in macroeconomic performance in the International Institute for Management Development’s 2026 competitiveness index, reflectin...

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has welcomed the US–Iran agreement but said broader economic and investment normalisation with Tehran will depend on ver...

Major Gulf energy producers are fast-tracking alternative pipeline and overland export routes toward the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman, seeking to reduce exposure to disruption risks...

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has kept its long-term global oil demand forecast steady through the end of the decade, even as it adjusts to major institu...

United States-mediated talks have produced a new arrangement between Israel and Lebanon to halt cross-border hostilities and create designated security zones in southern Lebanon...

United States and Iranian officials have signed a memorandum of understanding following Pakistan-mediated talks, ending the naval blockade of Iranian ports and allowing oil ship...

Security officials meeting in Amman have agreed to enhance intelligence coordination and border protection measures to counter smuggling networks and militant threats along regi...

Kuwaiti lawmakers have begun deliberations on proposals to diversify the economy through private-sector development, capital market reforms and modernization of public services.

Health authorities across the Gulf Cooperation Council have established a centralized genetic research and diagnostic platform aimed at advancing personalized medicine and impro...

Bahrain's central bank and regional financial authorities have agreed on a framework to align digital banking rules and accelerate the development of secure cross-border financi...