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Dubai NYE bashes: From Dhs5,000 Nando’s to Dhs10k at Trove

If you’re looking for pricey places to ring in 2024, then Dubai is the place to be

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Daily Insider: UAE’s new $30bn climate fund a good start

Money is rolling in to address climate change, but the real test for COP28 will emerge in the coming days as disparate parties try to come to agreements.

Daily Insider: Saudi gains momentum with World Expo win

Following in the footsteps of Dubai, Riyadh has a huge opportunity to put itself on the global map with World Expo 2030.

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Daily Insider: Dubai schools growth signals expat shift

Dubai’s schooling sector is growing strongly on the back of the city and emirate becoming a major magnet for professionals and families from across the globe.

Daily Insider: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix a marvel for the UAE

The Yas Marina circuit has entrenched itself as one of the most important destinations on the F1 calendar — a feat that many cities could only dream of achieving.

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Daily Insider: Upbeat UAE CEOs buck global trends

UAE CEOs are said to be far more positive about their business prospects, especially when compared to their global counterparts.

Daily Insider: Hard times for crypto as Zhao drama bites

The exit of CZ from Binance and his subsequent legal troubles in the US is just another unsurprising drama enveloping the controversial world of cryptocurrencies.

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Daily Insider: OpenAI drama puts future of AI at risk

The mystery around Sam Altan’s firing is starting to turn ugly, while also potentially posing an existential risk to the artificial intelligence space.

Daily Insider: Saudi’s 300% foreign investment surge success

Foreign investment levels in Saudi Arabia’s capital markets are on a tear, with demand rising dramatically over the last eight years since regulators started opening up trading.

Daily Insider: Get ready for Jetsons-like air taxis in Dubai

Electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles, ferrying both passengers and goods, could become a reality in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the next five years.

Daily Insider: Trials and tribulations of riding an e-bike in Dubai

Riding a rented, on-demand e-bike in Dubai is an amazing feat for this city. But the popularity of it means that sometimes docking your bike can leave you with a serious conundrum.

Daily Insider: Saudi Arabia takes to the skies and the ‘cloud’

Not only is Saudi Arabia making waves with Riyadh Air, but it’s also attracting the world’s biggest tech players as Google unveils its new cloud region in the kingdom.

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Daily Insider: How the UAE has transformed in just 10 short years

The sheer rate of change in the UAE and gulf region over the last decade is nothing short of astounding, writes Gulf Business group editor, Gareth van Zyl.