Dubai ‘s property market recorded total sales value of AED151.8 billion in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 46 per cent increase year-on-year, a new report finds. Transaction volumes rose 25 …
UAE Property: ‘What deductions can my landlord make from the security deposit?’
Question: What is the precise timeline for my landlord to refund my security deposit after I hand over the keys at the end of a tenancy and what exactly qualifies as “reasonable deductions”? MB, Dubai …
UAE Clarifies Tax Depreciation Rules on Fair‑Valued Properties
The UAE Ministry of Finance has introduced Ministerial Decision No. 173 of 2025, establishing clear rules for applying depreciation adjustments to investment properties held at fair value under the …
Saudi Arabia bets big on foreign property ownership to power post-oil future
The kingdom’s unprecedented policy shift aims to boost real estate investment while navigating religious and social sensitivities.
China’s Inaction Deepens Peril for Struggling Property Stocks
Investors are growing skeptical that Chinese developer stocks will stage a rebound this year, as Beijing’s reluctance to unleash sweeping stimulus deepens pessimism about the sector.A gauge of …
Timor-Leste Needs New Strategies to Create Jobs – The Diplomat
Timor-Leste has experienced modest economic growth, particularly in its non-oil GDP. … enforcing contracts, registering property, access to credit, and resolving insolvency.
Five-star hotels and serviced apartments: Singapore firms invest … – CNA
RECOGNISING TIMOR-LESTE’S POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT. Property developer Edward Ong, chairman of the Pelican Paradise Group, visited Timor-Leste as a church missionary in 2006 and recognised the …
TV newsreader jumps from seat after Israel missile strike hits building behind her
Syria appears to be on Israel’s hit list now after a series of deadly air strikes were unleashed on the capital, Damascus, today. The Israeli army said that it struck the entrance to the Syrian …
Head of UN rights office urges accountability for killings in Syria’s Sweida
The head of the United Nations human rights office called on Friday for Syria’s interim authorities to ensure accountability and justice for killings and rights violations in the southern city of …
Safeguarding intellectual property rights of artists and dependents
The Supreme Court recently delivered its judgement in favour of Sheela Wijewardena, the wife of the late veteran musician Clarence Wijewardena, in an intellectual property rights case. ..