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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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Relocating to Abu Dhabi: Your 2026 Guide from the UAE Capital’s Experts
Most people who research relocation to the UAE start with Dubai. They spend weeks on Dubai guides, Dubai neighbourhoods, Dubai visa types. Then, somewhere in the process, they pause and ask: ‘But what about Abu Dhabi?’ It’s a good question. And increasingly, it’s the right one. Abu Dhabi is the UAE’s capital, its largest emirate,
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South Africa turns on Saudi-built solar to cut coal reliance
South Africa and Saudi Arabian ACWA Power launched a $328 million solar power plant in the Northern Cape province on Monday, as Africa’s most industrialised country rushes to expand its power supply and cut its coal reliance. The Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project, developed by a consortium led by ACWA Power, is set to
March 15, 2016
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Seventeen schools to open in Abu Dhabi by 2018
ABU DHABI // Seventeen private schools, including two all-girls institutes, are expected to open in the emirate over the next two years, and between them they will enrol 24,000 pupils. Abu Dhabi Education Council said the schools would help to meet rising demand, as the student population is growing at about 5 per cent a
March 15, 2016
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First World Future Sports Games to take place in Dubai in 2017
Dubai has revealed that it will organise the first World Future Sports Games in December 2017 as part of its new economic sector, Future Sports, supported by the city’s World Federation of Future Sports. The event will feature nine competitions based on modern technology and artificial intelligence sports. These will include driverless car racing, robotic
March 14, 2016
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The high cost of entrepreneurship
So you are ready to start your own business! It’s a time that is both exciting and possibly nerve-racking. But there are so many reasons to do it, right? To be your own boss. To set your own hours. To realise your dream. And most of all, to provide the kind of financial reward and
March 14, 2016
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Saudi starts building world’s largest umbrella in Makkah
Work started on Thursday for the installation of the world’s largest folding umbrella in the northern courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. This is the first of the eight high-tech giant umbrellas and 54 small ones to be installed in the Grand Mosque in the coming six months. Manufactured in Germany, each canopy will
March 14, 2016
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Top companies to work for in the UAE
Logistics firm DHL has been named as the best place to work in the UAE for the third consecutive year, according to a new survey. Great Place to Work, a global research, training and consultancy firm said DHL had retained its top spot after “nurturing employee development, creating a fun work environment, being transparent, listening
March 11, 2016
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Dubai’s private sector faces short-term challenges but long-term opportunities
Research released last week about the health of Dubai’s private sector made for difficult reading. The Emirates NBD Economy Tracker Index showed that private companies signalled the first deterioration in overall operating conditions since data collection began six years ago. Given the steadily worsening performance of the index over the last couple of months, this
March 11, 2016
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Rezidor says to launch new lifestyle brand in Dubai in 2018
Hotel group Carlson Rezidor has announced plans to launch its lifestyle select brand Radisson RED in Dubai. Located in Dubai’s Silicon Oasis, the 171-room Radisson RED Dubai Silicon Oasis is expected to open in the third quarter of 2018, the company said in a statement. “Dubai has always been an important destination for our growth,
March 11, 2016
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Everything you need to know about Taste of Dubai
There are few more enticing combinations in Dubai; a spring day of scudding clouds, billowy breezes and warm sunshine, a sward of emerald-green grass and the smells of about 20 five-star kitchens churning out bite-sized portions of their most celebrated creations. Taste of Dubai is back this weekend and ready to prove it is one
March 10, 2016
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