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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ADIA at Fifty: Inside the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

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Fifty years of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority — what it discloses, why it never publishes its AUM, and the insourcing shift behind its returns.

Sean Barcoe: The Special-Ops Pilot Who Built an Abu Dhabi Creative Studio

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Sean Barcoe spent 20 years as a US Army pilot before building BarCoe, an Abu Dhabi creative production studio now expanding onto a new site.

Hamid Al Ali: The Dubai Insider Advising Founders on Where to Land

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Hamid Al Ali moved from government and media into Dubai property, building Catch Estates to give investors honest relocation and Golden Visa advice.

Kalpesh Kinariwala: How Pantheon Turned Real Estate Into Art and Culture

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Kalpesh Kinariwala built Pantheon from a Dubai residential developer into Pantheon ACR, and made HOP Events Lucky Ali's global touring partner.

Khalid Al Mutawaa: The Gallerist Who Backed Emirati Art Before Abu Dhabi Did

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Khalid Al Mutawaa opened Etihad Modern Art Gallery in Abu Dhabi in 2003. How an independent gallery became one of the capital's cultural anchors.
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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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