AUGUST 2026 ISSUEAbu Dhabi · Dubai · Riyadh · Doha
In this issue
Edition Two · Out now
Women Shaping Abu Dhabi
The leaders, innovators and visionaries redefining the Emirate.
54 pages · 15 on the record · Published 28 August 2026
Reported and edited in the UAE · Written by named journalists
About us
Editorial policy
Corrections
Be featured
Enquire about a featureGulf Times Now profiles the founders, operators and companies shaping the Gulf — from family conglomerates to first-time founders. If you are building something here, we would like to hear about it.
Guides
Practical answers for life in the Gulf
We write for the people building the Gulf — the founders, the operators and the families who arrived with a plan.
Gulf Times Now · The magazine for the Gulf’s achieversOpinion
Argument and analysis
Where the Gulf’s achievers belong
Coming 2026
The GTN 50
Our first ranking of the fifty founders, operators and family businesses shaping the Gulf. Nominations open later this year.
Register interest
Every week
The Gulf Briefing
One email: the week’s essential Gulf business stories, the guides worth reading, and who we profiled. No noise.
Join the listAcross the Gulf, from the desk
Reporting and practical guides by emirate and by country. Abu Dhabi first, because that is where we are.
Start here
- Abu Dhabi Cost of Living 2026: Full Monthly Budget for Expats
- Abu Dhabi Darb Toll 2026: Rates, Peak Times & How to Pay
- Abu Dhabi Driving Licence: Converting, Testing and Renewing
- Abu Dhabi Free Zones: ADGM, KEZAD, Masdar City and twofour54
- Abu Dhabi Health Insurance: DoH Rules, Thiqa and the Basic Plan
- About Gulf Times Now
Abu Dhabi
- The UAE Travel Ban Page Everyone Links To Does Not Exist
- ENEC and Barakah: The Arab World’s First Nuclear Plant
- Abu Dhabi Judicial Department: Wills, Courts and Non-Muslim Inheritance
- Etihad Airways: The Airline That Stopped Buying Other Airlines
- Buying Property in Abu Dhabi: Freehold Zones, DARI and Registration
- G42: Abu Dhabi’s AI Champion and What It Actually Builds
- Sir Bani Yas Island: Abu Dhabi’s Wildlife Reserve in the Gulf
- First Abu Dhabi Bank: How FAB Became the UAE’s Largest Lender
- Getting Around Abu Dhabi: Buses, the Hafilat Card, Taxis and Darb
The UAE
- Dubai Shared Housing: Permits, Limits and Fines
- Eid Milad un Nabi: What the Day Marks
- UAE Public Holidays: What the Law Owes You
- Your Flight Is Cancelled in the UAE: What the Airline Actually Owes You
- UAE Consumer Protection: Your Rights and How to Complain
- Dubai Freelance Permits: The Routes That Actually Exist
- The UAE Data Protection Law: What the PDPL Actually Requires
- Cloud Seeding and UAE Rain: What the Weather Agency Actually Said
Saudi Arabia
- The Gulf Space Race 2026: How the UAE and Saudi Arabia Are Reaching for Mars and the Moon
- Renting a Home in Saudi Arabia 2026: Ejar Contract, Deposit & Rules
- Saudi Electricity & Water Bills 2026: SEC Tariffs & How to Pay
- Saudi Exit & Re-Entry Visa 2026: Single, Multiple & Final Exit Guide
- Saudi Family Visit Visa & Dependent Iqama 2026: Salary Rules & Fees