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Dubai's Sustainability Agenda: Green Business in the Desert
The irony of one of the world's largest oil and gas exporters becoming a leader in clean energy is not lost on observers, but the UAE's commitment to its e…
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How to Get a UAE Golden Visa: The Complete 2025 Guide
The UAE's Golden Visa programme, launched in 2019 and significantly expanded since, offers 10-year residency to a broad range of eligible individuals witho…
Business
UAE Corporate Tax 2025: What Every Business Owner Must Know
The United Arab Emirates introduced a federal corporate tax of 9 percent on business profits in June 2023, ending decades of zero federal corporate tax and…
Jobs
Understanding the Dubai Visa System for Workers
The UAE's residence visa system has evolved considerably in recent years and is now more flexible than it was a decade ago. The standard employment visa is…
Jobs
Working as a Freelancer in Dubai: The New Rules
Freelancing in Dubai used to occupy a legal grey area that left many independent professionals working without proper status, invoicing through workarounds…
Jobs
Legal Jobs in Dubai: Working in the Gulf's Legal Capital
Dubai's legal market is centred predominantly on DIFC, where the English common law courts have created an environment in which international law firms can…
Business
Dubai's E-Commerce Boom: Opportunities for Online Businesses
The UAE has one of the highest e-commerce penetration rates in the world relative to population, driven by a combination of high smartphone ownership, exce…
Jobs
Moving to Dubai: The Practical Checklist for a Smooth Relocation
Moving to Dubai is logistically manageable but has enough administrative steps that going in with a clear checklist makes the experience significantly smoo…
Business
Understanding Emirati Business Culture for Foreign Entrepreneurs
Emiratis represent a small percentage of Dubai's population but a disproportionate share of its commercial and political influence, and building genuine re…
Jobs
Working Culture in Dubai: What First-Timers Need to Understand
Working in Dubai is an exercise in navigating one of the most multicultural environments on earth, where your colleagues might be from thirty different cou…
Business
Investing in Dubai Property as a Foreigner: The Complete Guide
Dubai's decision to open its property market to foreign freehold ownership in 2002 transformed the city. Before that point, non-UAE nationals could only le…
Jobs
Tech Jobs in Dubai: Your Career in the UAE's Digital Economy
Dubai's technology sector has expanded rapidly, fuelled by government digital transformation initiatives, a growing startup ecosystem, and large corporates…
Jobs
Finding a Job in Dubai: A Practical Guide for Expats
Dubai's job market operates differently from most Western economies in ways that catch first-time arrivals off guard. The most important difference is that…
Tourism
Dubai's Cultural Institutions: Art, Heritage, and Museums
The cultural narrative around Dubai used to be simple — there wasn't any. That narrative is now outdated. The Museum of the Future, which opened in 2022…
Foreign Policy
The I2U2 Quad: Is India Playing the West Against the East?
There’s a lot of chatter about acronyms these days—Quad, I2U2, SCO, BRICS. It can get confusing for anyone trying to keep up. I remember when the I2U2…
Business
Starting a Business in Dubai: The 2025 Complete Guide
Dubai has spent two decades building one of the most business-friendly regulatory environments anywhere in the world, and the results are visible. Hundreds…
Business
Dubai's Tech Startup Scene: Is This the Next Silicon Valley of the East?
Dubai has made a serious strategic bet on becoming a technology hub, backed by government funding, regulatory flexibility, and active recruitment of talent…
Business
DIFC: The Financial Hub That Put Dubai on the Global Map
The Dubai International Financial Centre occupies a small but significant patch of land between Sheikh Zayed Road and the financial district, and within it…
Business
How Dubai Became the World's Logistics Capital
Fly over Dubai at night and the geometry of its ambition becomes clear. Two major airports, the world's busiest by international passenger traffic at DXB a…
Tourism
Jumeirah Mosque: Dubai's Open Door to Islamic Culture
The Jumeirah Mosque is one of the most beautiful buildings in Dubai and one of only a handful of mosques in the UAE that actively welcomes non-Muslim visit…
Global Governance
BRICS Expansion: Is India Losing Influence to China?
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) recently decided to expand, inviting countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and Egypt. On the surface…
Domestic & Foreign Policy
The Rise of Hindutva and Foreign Policy: How Domestic Politics Shapes Geopolitics
We often separate domestic politics from foreign policy, but in India, they are deeply intertwined. The current government’s foreign policy has a distinc…
Tourism
Inside Dubai's Gold Souk: A Buyer's Complete Guide
No trip to Dubai is complete without at least walking through the Gold Souk in Deira, even if you have no intention of buying anything. The sheer volume of…
Jobs
In-Demand Jobs in Dubai 2025: Where the Opportunities Really Are
Dubai's economy has diversified significantly over the past decade, and the sectors with the greatest appetite for talent in 2025 reflect that diversificat…
Jobs
Teaching in Dubai: Salaries, Schools, and How to Get Hired
Dubai has over 200 private schools following British, American, IB, Indian, and a dozen other curricula, and the majority recruit internationally. For qual…
Jobs
Engineering and Construction Jobs in Dubai: The Boom Continues
Dubai has not stopped building since the 1970s and shows no sign of stopping now. The city's infrastructure pipeline includes new metro extensions, megapro…
Business
Starting a Business in Dubai: The 2025 Complete Guide
Dubai has spent two decades building one of the most business-friendly regulatory environments anywhere in the world, and the results are visible. Hundreds…
Jobs
Dubai's Aviation Sector: Careers in the World's Busiest Airport
Dubai International Airport is the world's busiest international airport, and together with Al Maktoum International airport it forms the aviation backbone…
Jobs
Healthcare Jobs in Dubai: Opportunities for Medical Professionals
Dubai's healthcare sector has been one of the fastest-growing parts of the economy, driven by medical tourism, a growing population, and government investm…
Business
How to Build a Personal Brand in Dubai's Business World
Dubai is a city where people come to build — careers, businesses, legacies — and the personal brand you construct matters in direct commercial terms. T…
Tourism
Inside Dubai's Gold Souk: A Buyer's Complete Guide
No trip to Dubai is complete without at least walking through the Gold Souk in Deira, even if you have no intention of buying anything. The sheer volume of…
Jobs
Dubai's Hospitality and Tourism Jobs: A Sector That Never Stops Hiring
Tourism is one of Dubai's largest industries and the ambition to reach 25 million annual visitors by 2025 means the sector has expanded dramatically and co…
Tourism
Jumeirah Mosque: Dubai's Open Door to Islamic Culture
The Jumeirah Mosque is one of the most beautiful buildings in Dubai and one of only a handful of mosques in the UAE that actively welcomes non-Muslim visit…