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The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) is using digital monitoring, data analysis, and artificial intelligence to strengthen labour-market compliance across the private sector. One area of focus is fake Emiratisation, where a company formally registers a UAE national without a genuine working relationship. MoHRE said its
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The global framework for crypto tax reporting and anti-money laundering compliance is moving from policy design into implementation. For UAE-licensed virtual asset firms, the direction is now clearer: tax transparency, Travel Rule compliance, risk assessments, and suspicious activity reporting are becoming more connected parts of the same compliance
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Dubai's summer flexibility programme for government staff is back for another year. The Dubai Government Human Resources Department has launched the 2026 edition of 'Our Flexible Summer', running from 29 June to 10 September 2026. The initiative gives Dubai government employees adjusted working hours and, where
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The UAE Ministry of Education has launched Project NOVA, an AI- and data-driven institutional transformation initiative aimed at improving how the ministry operates, delivers services, and uses information to make decisions. According to the Ministry, the project is designed to support a more integrated and future-ready operating model.
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The UAE’s national rail network is moving into its next passenger stage. Etihad Rail’s introductory passenger service between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah is scheduled to begin on June 30, 2026, with ticket booking available through the Etihad Rail app and official website. The route connects Mohamed bin Zayed
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Global equity markets fell sharply on June 23 and 24, 2026, as selling in technology and semiconductor stocks moved from Wall Street into Asia and Europe. The drop reopened a familiar question among market watchers: whether the valuations of AI-linked companies have moved too far ahead of the earnings
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AI is changing the early-career job market. Some employers are cutting traditional junior roles. Others are rebuilding them around AI-assisted work, practical judgment, and faster output. That shift matters for graduates and people early in their careers. A lot of first jobs used to include routine tasks that
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Dubai International Financial Centre has opened a public consultation on proposed amendments to its Data Protection Regulations, with the draft changes focused on AI systems, personal data safeguards, certification, and governance roles. The consultation paper is presented as Consultation Paper No. 3 of 2026 and is dated June 2026. The
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PwC’s 2026 Global AI Jobs Barometer points to a sharper shift in how employers describe jobs, skills, and early-career expectations in an AI-influenced labour market. The report, released on 15 June 2026, analysed more than one billion job advertisements across 27 territories. It found that AI specialist
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The UAE’s updated Central Bank framework is now in its transition phase. Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2025 came into force on 16 September 2025 and replaced the previous 2018 Central Bank law while also repealing the 2023 insurance law. Under Article 184, entities and persons subject to
Investing
Gold climbed again on Tuesday, building on the previous session’s gains and holding near its highest level in more than a week. Reuters reported spot gold up about 0.8% at roughly $4,341 per ounce in early trade, after rising 2.6% on Monday to its highest level
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The UAE’s annual midday outdoor work ban has returned for summer 2026, running from 15 June to 15 September each day between 12:30 pm and 3:00 pm. MoHRE said the measure is being applied for the 22nd consecutive year as part of the country’s occupational heat-