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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Reem Asaad: The Saudi Woman Who Changed Labour Law with Facebook, Then Built a Tech Leadership Career

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In 2009, when a Saudi woman used Facebook to campaign against a retail labour regulation, the likelihood that it would change a decades-old national...

GITEX Global: Why the World’s Largest Tech Event Calls Dubai Home

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GITEX Global, held annually at the Dubai World Trade Centre, has grown into one of the largest, and by some measures the largest, technology...

Nayla Al Khaja: The UAE’s First Female Filmmaker Who Put Emirati Cinema on Netflix

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When Nayla Al Khaja decided to study film in Canada on a UAE government scholarship, cinema was not a profession that Emirati women were...

Nora Al Matrooshi: The UAE’s First Female Astronaut and the Mission That Goes Far Beyond Space

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When Nora Al Matrooshi completed her NASA Astronaut Candidate Training Programme in 2024 and received her astronaut pin, becoming the UAE's first female astronaut...

DP World and Dubai Ports Authority Launch 25-Year GCC Smart Logistics Partnership

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DP World, the Dubai-headquartered global ports operator, and the Dubai Ports Authority have signed a landmark 25-year Smart Logistics Partnership that will deploy next-generation...
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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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