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The regulatory and commercial landscape across the Middle East — including the UAE and Saudi Arabia — continues to evolve. Our Insights section provides commentary, analysis and updates designed for executives, HR leaders and investors navigating the region.
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The Importance of Community
They say you only truly know your strength when you are tested, but that is also when you find out your capacity for grace and kindness. In recent weeks the Middle East region has certainly been tested, and it has shown how strong it can be, but, perhaps more impactfully, its nations, governments and people
March 27, 2026
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Four ‘outstanding’ schools in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Four private schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi have attained the highest ranking in the latest round of inspections conducted by education regulator Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec), it was announced on Tuesday. This is the first time that any school has reached the “outstanding” rating since private school checks were introduced
August 17, 2016
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Makkah, Dubai lead Middle East’s hotel construction in July
Makkah, Saudi Arabia’s holy city, and Dubai both have more than 20,000 hotel rooms in the pipeline, according to latest data supplied by analysts STR. Makkah currently has 21,835 rooms in 13 hotels under construction while Dubai has 20,882 rooms in 67 hotels, STR’s July 2016 Pipeline Report showed. Two additional markets in the region
UAE, India share winning ties
India’s 70th Independence Day comes at a landmark stage in the country’s relations with the UAE. The trade balance between the two nations for the financial year 2015-16 might shrink by nearly $11 billion (about Dh40.4 billion), but this is expected to be a mere hiccup amidst larger global economic factors, and the countries are
August 17, 2016
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Business with UAE will continue as usual
Dubai: Bilal B. Sabouni, CEO of American Business Council Dubai and the Northern Emirates, said uncertainties stemming from this year’s US election will not necessarily hurt the solid business relationship with the UAE, noting that Americans are valued abroad for their work ethic and business acumen. “Honestly, I think business is business. The best American
August 17, 2016
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The GCC view: Brexit – a blessing or a curse?
The UK’s decision to leave the EU has created exciting new possibilities for trade relations with the GCC region The initial response appeared to be everything the doom mongers had feared. Trillions of dollars wiped off financial markets, the British pound plunging to levels not seen for decades and immediate downward revisions for global growth.
New measures to prevent Indian worker exploitation in the UAE
A new collaboration has been formed between India and the UAE to ensure blue-collar Indian workers hired in the emirates are offered the same salary and benefits promised by recruiters. The new scheme will allow Indians officials to verify whether employment contracts requiring emigration clearance that are offered to workers are the same as those
Independence Day: Indian expats reveal wish list
Dubai: While Indian citizens were invited to upload their suggestions for the Indian Prime Minister’s ceremonial speech from the Red Fort in New Delhi for India’s 70th Independence Day celebrations, Indian expats in the UAE shared their thoughts with Gulf News. Leading NRIs spelt out their wish list for the progress they expect in India
For Dubai’s expats, the grass is not always greener on the other side
For those accustomed to the litany of worrying news about the economy in Dubai, last week’s Emirates NBD research into the performance of the private sector came as a bit of a surprise. The lender’s Dubai Economy Tracker for July showed that overall conditions are improving at their fastest rate since March last year, with
Three hospitals for expats to be built in Qatar by 2017
Qatar is to build three new hospitals by 2017, the government’s Private Engineering Office (PEA) has announced. The hospitals will reportedly be dedicated for expat workers in densely populated areas in the Central, South and North regions. The hospitals in the Industrial Area, Mesaieed Industrial City and Ras Laffan will be completed and handed over
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