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According to an official of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), it is moving toward a single visa for tourists in the region. GCC’s assistant secretary-general for economic matters, Abdullah Al-Shobaily, told Al-Hayat daily that the GCC is currently striving to set up a computer system to ex...

Andhra Pradesh based Rainbow Hospitals is a 450-bed pediatric and maternity healthcare business that was established in 1999. Rainbow Hospitals is easily India’s largest specialized pediatric and maternity care company that has four pediatric, maternity and neonatal intens...

An exclusively Indian trade fair will be held in Dubai in the first week of September in which various Indian government export promotion bodies and more than 200 private and public sector companies from India and the Middle East will showcase their products and services. The Muscat-based Silver...

People Visiting Dubai for Eid Celebrations are going to have a blast this year. The Dubai Municipality said that during the Eid Holidays, the parks will remain open till 11 PM hosting a variety of events and programs. According to the Director of Public Parks and Horticulture Department, Taleb Abdul Kareem Julfar,...

According to Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) reached 120.7 points in the Second Quarter of 2013 which is a 14.6 points increase from the same period last year with a 6.7 points increase between the first two quarters of 2013. During the third quarter of thi...

From a net profit of Dh170 million in the first half of 2012 to Dh370 million, and from a consolidated total income of Dh1.12 billion in 2012 to reaching Dh1.29 billion by the first half of 2013, Dubai Investments (DI) - an investments company listed on the Dubai Financial Market is on a steady rise. The total assets announced by…

ABU DHABI, UAE - Indian and Russian guests are the new toast of the capital. While domestic tourists still form the biggest pool of clients for the emirate, India is the largest overseas market for Abu Dhabi. India toppled the United Kingdom, which was the largest market in firs...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to the UAE, West Asia’s third largest recipient country, increased by 25 per cent, to $9.6 billion, continuing a recovery initiated in 2010 but remaining below the level of $14 billion that was reached in 2007, the latest report by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) reveals...

The Indian embassy in Riyadh is taking part in a job fair to assist Indians who are looking for work after being affected by the Gulf Kingdom's new labour law. The 'Job Status Correction Fair' is being organised by Riyadh Chamber of Commerce in Riyadh from June 22-26. ...

Nearly 5,000 Indians in Saudi Arabia have found new jobs after the Indian consulate in Jeddah took up proactive measures to help the expatriates affected by the Gulf Kingdom's new labour law. Consul general Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said yesterday that since the announcement...