Dubai airport traffic dropped nearly a third in the first half of 2026 as the US-Iran war disrupted flights and hit hotel occupancy. Here’s what the recovery looks like heading into the second half of the year.
Qatar National Bank has closed a $2 billion unsecured syndicated loan from Asian lenders, the largest Asia-only syndication ever raised by a GCC bank. Here’s what the deal signals about investor appetite for Gulf risk.
Emirates resumed one daily Dubai-Bahrain flight on August 15 but Kuwait remains fully suspended, leaving Gulf hotels and MICE planners to navigate a slow, carrier-by-carrier aviation recovery.
Hudayriyat Island generated Dh19 billion in sales in H1 2026, or 27 percent of Abu Dhabi’s residential market, topping the emirate’s real estate rankings for a second straight quarter. Here’s what’s driving the run and what it means for buyers.
Drone strikes on two ADNOC tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have pushed war risk shipping insurance to 3 to 10 percent of hull value, adding millions in cost per voyage and rattling Gulf oil and trade markets.
Red Sea Global has opened its third Amaala resort this year, even as the US-Iran conflict keeps foreign tourists away from much of the Gulf. Here’s why Saudi Arabia is still building at full speed.
The World Travel and Tourism Council forecasts the Gulf will shed 137,000 tourism jobs this year as the regional conflict suppresses visitor demand, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE hit hardest.
Fitch Ratings finds sukuk outperforming conventional bonds in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain as liquidity nears pre-war levels. Here’s what’s driving the split across the Gulf.
Saudi Arabia’s stc, Qatar’s Ooredoo and UAE operators are racing to build new subsea cables and AI data centers as the Gulf pushes to control its own data highways. Here’s what an $800 million SilkLink bet and an 8 to 10 GW compute race mean for Gulf business.
Saudi AI company HUMAIN has made its first investment in a Saudi firm, backing enterprise AI specialist MOZN. The two will jointly build production-grade AI for financial institutions and the public sector, with the first solutions set to debut at LEAP in Riyadh.
