Dubai / Gulf Time As the region busies itself with winter visitors, iconic sporting events, UAE National Day and the upcoming festive season, Emirates is highlighting a busy travel period for both inbound and outbound travel through Dubai for the next month, and recommending passengers arrive to the airport three hours in advance of their flight, as well as ...

  Bloomberg The UK announced a windfall tax on “excess” profits of some electricity generators to help pay for the continuation of a freeze on household energy bills. Renewable, nuclear and biomass generators will see a 45% tax, while an existing levy on oil and gas firms will rise to 35% from 25% as the government seeks to claw back ...

  Bloomberg German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised the swift implementation of natural gas price subsidies recommended by a government-appointed panel to ease the impact of soaring energy costs. “The cabinet will start implementing the proposals this Wednesday,” Scholz said at a press conference in Berlin. “We don’t want to let anyone alone in this difficult situation.” Germany, Europe’s largest economy, ...