Tag: Dubai
How Careem Became the Arab World’s First Major Tech Unicorn: The $3.1 Billion Story
When Uber acquired Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem for $3.1 billion in January 2020, it marked the largest tech exit in Arab world history —...
Mohamed Alabbar and Emaar: The Business Leader Who Built Modern Dubai
Few business figures have shaped the physical landscape of a city as profoundly as Mohamed Alabbar has shaped Dubai. As the founder and long-time...
UAE Football 2026: Arabian Gulf League, National Team and Development Journey
UAE football operates with a distinct identity, a loyal domestic fanbase, and its own development trajectory. The UAE Pro League (Arabian Gulf League), the...
Careem Founders Story: How Mudassir Sheikha Built the Gulf’s First Tech Unicorn
Careem — the ride-hailing superapp that became the first GCC tech unicorn and was acquired by Uber for $3.1 billion — was founded by...
Emaar Properties Company Profile 2026: Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and the GCC Real Estate Giant
Emaar Properties is the company most responsible for shaping the physical skyline of modern Dubai — and one of the most watched real estate...
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Abu Dhabi Judicial Department: Wills, Courts and Non-Muslim Inheritance
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
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
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
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.


