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Doha Named GCC Tourism Capital 2026: Qatar Records 1.13 Million Visitors in Q1 as Hospitality Sector Booms
Doha has been named the GCC Tourism Capital for 2026, with Qatar recording 1.13 million international visitors in Q1 2026 and 5.1 million in 2025, as the city leverages Art Basel, the World Cup and a diversified events calendar to drive economic growth beyond oil.
UAE AI Startup Scene June 2026: CNTXT AI Buys Arabic Voice Company Actualize, du Ventures Launches $50M Fund
Two June 2026 UAE deals signal the maturation of Gulf AI from experimentation to consolidation: CNTXT AI acquired dialect-aware Arabic voice AI startup Actualize for enterprise GCC deployment, while du launched a $50 million corporate venture fund targeting fintech, AI, and cybersecurity.
UAE Cost of Living 2026: Full Monthly Expense Breakdown for Singles, Couples and Families
The UAE offers one of the most compelling quality-of-life propositions in the world for expatriates, world-class infrastructure, safety, sunshine, and a zero-income-tax environment. But...
GCC Tourism Revival 2026: How All Six Gulf Nations Are Rebuilding Visitor Confidence After Regional Disruption
The Gulf Cooperation Council's tourism sector, which collectively welcomed more than 60 million international visitors in 2025 before facing a disrupted H1 2026, is...
Bahrain Non-Oil Economy at 85% of GDP: How the Kingdom Became the GCC’s Most Diversified Economy
Bahrain's non-oil sectors now represent approximately 85 per cent of GDP — with financial services alone at 17 per cent — making the Kingdom the GCC's most structurally diversified economy by this measure, built on the foundations of Vision 2030, a unified financial regulator, and early-mover regulatory innovation.
