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Travel time can play a big part in whether someone considers a job. The practical question is how far a candidate can realistically travel each day, and the UAE’s passenger rail rollout may change that calculation. Etihad Rail says passenger services are opening in phases. An introductory operational phase
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The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), in a joint initiative with Al Teneiji Group, has announced offices at Al Teneiji Business Centre for branches of foreign companies seeking to invest in the emirate. The move extends an earlier programme that made similar office space available to start-up investors and
Career
The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) settled 185,793 labour disputes amicably between January and June 2026, equal to 98.6 per cent of all cases recorded by the ministry during that period. Only 2,481 disputes, or 1.4 per cent, were referred to the
Investing
Alpha Dhabi Holding, an investment holding company listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, published its first-half 2026 results on 3 August. Group revenue reached AED 37.6 billion, up 5% from the same period a year earlier, while net profit rose 48% to AED 9.8 billion. Adjusted
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The Central Bank of the UAE has replaced its dormant accounts rules with a broader framework that reaches past banks. The Dormant Accounts and Unclaimed Funds Regulation (C 9/2025), issued on 31 December 2025 and published on the CBUAE Rulebook, applies to all licensed financial institutions. That includes banks,
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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