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Dubai singles splurge on premium dating apps but starve for real romance

Tue 10 Sep 2024Tue 10 Sep 2024

With fewer people approaching strangers in real life, many are now paying for premium features on dating apps to increase their chances of forming genuine connections

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Abu Dhabi

UAE millennials overspend, fail to save: Top 3 errors causing financial ruin

Written by Tala Michel Issa

Mon 4 Sep 2023Mon 4 Sep 2023

Millennials need to stop blaming the economy for their financial woes and start by breaking these 3 money habits

Dubai

Dubai expat gives birth on RTA bus ride

Written by Staff Writer

Thu 8 Jun 2023Thu 8 Jun 2023

The woman and baby are both “in good health”

Dubai expats

Dubai Police praise expat for returning AED110,000 found in public place

Written by Staff Writer

Sun 19 Mar 2023Sun 19 Mar 2023

French expat praised for returning AED110,000 found in Dubai

Dubai

Dubai named among world’s top cities for expats but work-life balance weighs

Written by Andrew Sambidge

Sat 4 Dec 2021Thu 13 Jan 2022

Dubai is beaten only by Kuala Lumpur and Malaga in the Expat City Ranking 2021 by InterNations

betterhomes

Dubai broker sees surge in British property buyers amid UAE’s latest expat incentives

Written by Staff writer

Tue 3 Aug 2021Tue 9 Nov 2021

Betterhomes says the number of UK buyers increased by 600% in the first half of this year compared to the year-earlier period

Bernd Debusmann Jr

Reverse culture shock is real, and it’s not fun

Written by Staff Writer

Tue 9 Mar 2021Thu 28 Oct 2021

Thousands of expats who have left Dubai amid the pandemic are in for a rude awakening back home

Dubai coffee shop ordered to close as new UAE coronavirus cases top 800

Dubai economy

Why Dubai’s population should rebound in second half of 2021

Written by ITP

Tue 2 Mar 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

Expert says expat exodus from Dubai could impact neighbouring GCC countries

Expatriates make up the majority of the population in the United Arab Emirates, of which Dubai is a part.

Dubai expats

Dubai suffered steepest population drop in Gulf region during coronavirus, S&P says

Written by Bloomberg

Mon 1 Mar 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

The emirate’s population dropped by 8.4% last year as expatriate workers left during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dubai expats

Do small things today that future you will thank you for

Written by ITP

Mon 8 Feb 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

The Arabian dream is over for some, but for those still living it, don’t miss out on the seemingly unimportant opportunities in the Middle East, writes former Dubai resident Katie King from the UK.