Fatima Al Zaabi

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Fatima Al Zaabi writes our Features — the profiles of the people, founders and companies building the Gulf. She reports the long-form side of the magazine: how a business was actually built, what it cost the person who built it, and what the rest of the region can learn from it.

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Expo City Dubai 2025: A Year of Innovation, Culture and Global Connections

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Expo City Dubai, the legacy development of the World Expo 2020 site in Dubai South, has established itself as one of the most dynamic...

Saudi Aramco and SABIC Integration: Reshaping the Global Petrochemicals Landscape

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Saudi Aramco's acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund was one of the most significant...

GITEX Global 2026: Inside the GCC’s Biggest Tech Event and What Business Leaders Must Know

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GITEX Global, held annually at the Dubai World Trade Centre each October, has grown from a regional consumer electronics show into one of the...

GCC Real Estate Markets 2025: Why Gulf Property Outperforms Global Benchmarks

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At a time when real estate markets across much of the developed world have faced pressure from high interest rates and post-pandemic recalibration, GCC...

Gulf Football Stars: GCC Players Who Have Made Their Mark in the World Game

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Gulf football has traditionally been the story of international stars coming to the GCC rather than GCC players going global. Yet a growing number...
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Kuwait’s Police Certificate Lives in an App, and Closes When You Leave

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Kuwait issues its police clearance as a Criminal Status Certificate through the Sahel app, and only to current residents aged 18 and over. The verified process.

Oman’s Police Certificate: Almost Every English Guide Names the Wrong One

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The Royal Oman Police issues two certificates, not one, and expatriates cannot get the Good Conduct one. The real process, the real fees, and where guides go wrong.

Qatar Abolished the Exit Permit. The Internet Has Not Noticed

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Qatar removed the exit permit for private-sector workers in 2018 and for almost everyone else in January 2020. Who still needs approval, and the ILO numbers.

Rica Hernandez: A Salon Built on One Promise

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Rica Presentacion Hernandez built Blink Lash from a home beauty service into a licensed Abu Dhabi studio. The founder, in her own words.
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