Layla Hassan

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Layla Hassan writes Gulf Times Now’s guides — the practical, checkable answers to moving to the Gulf, living here, working here and starting a business. Her brief is service journalism: what the rule actually is, what it costs, what it takes and what changed, written so a reader can act on it the same day.

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Higher Education in Saudi Arabia 2026: Universities, Scholarships and Vision 2030

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Saudi Arabia's higher education sector has undergone a dramatic transformation as part of Vision 2030, moving from a largely domestically-focused system to an internationally...

Best Universities in the UAE 2026: Rankings, Fees and International Campuses

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The UAE has transformed itself from a country with virtually no higher education infrastructure fifty years ago into a major international academic hub with...

GCC Real Estate 2026: Which Country Offers the Best Returns?

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The GCC property market spans six distinct jurisdictions with very different legal frameworks, yield profiles, and regulatory environments. In 2026, investors are weighing opportunities...

Gulf Petrochemicals 2026: SABIC, Borouge, Qatar Fertilisers and Downstream Energy

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The Gulf's oil and gas industry extends far beyond extraction — a sophisticated downstream petrochemicals sector converts hydrocarbons into plastics, fertilisers, industrial chemicals, and...

GCC Clean Energy Investment 2026: Nuclear, Solar, Wind and Green Hydrogen

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Across the GCC, clean energy investment is accelerating at a pace that would have been unimaginable five years ago — driven by falling solar...
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Abu Dhabi Judicial Department: Wills, Courts and Non-Muslim Inheritance

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Abu Dhabi has its own wills registry, and on eligibility it is broader than DIFC — plus the intestacy default your heirs can still apply to displace.

How the UAE Left the FATF Grey List — and What Did Not Change

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The UAE came off FATF monitoring on 23 February 2024 with three other countries — and was never blacklisted. What delisting did not change for businesses.

Al Wathba Wetland Reserve: Abu Dhabi’s Flamingo Sanctuary

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The flamingo figure everyone quotes is a seasonal peak. The real story is 1,000 nests — and the GCC’s first IUCN Green List site almost nobody mentions.

UAE Commercial Agency Law: What Federal Law 3 of 2022 Changed

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The 2022 agency law did not open agencies to foreign ownership, and the transition is not two years. What the Ministry’s own text actually says.
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