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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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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
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
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
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
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,
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
Reduced working hours will cost Saudi Arabia $27bn each year
Saudis and expatriates have welcomed the proposed change to Saudi law that would see a 40-hour week and two days off. The current work week is 48 hours with one day off.Hina Latif | March 09, 2016undefinedSaudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has reiterated its previous decision in favor of a 40-hour work week and two days
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