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Iran outlines Gulf exclusion zone after tanker strikes

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran plans to declare a new exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz after its forces targeted three oil tankers and three US-linked vessels in retaliation

Iran outlines Gulf exclusion zone after tanker strikes

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran plans to declare a new exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz after its forces targeted three oil tankers

US disables three Iranian tankers after missile attacks

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai US forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles towards two US

ROX launches Abu Dhabi production at AI centre

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai ROX has begun local vehicle production at its newly completed Advanced AI Manufacturing Centre in Abu Dhabi, with the first

Vance rejects war label for Iran conflict

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Vice President JD Vance has rejected describing the United States’ confrontation with Iran as a war, arguing that major combat operations

LatAm gushers and possible Venezuela exit a nightmare for Opec

Matein KhalidIt is ironic that Opec, born as the brainchild of a nationalist Venezuelan oil minister in 1960, could die in 2027 as a

What Shein’s $27bn IPO means for Mubadala

Matein KhalidChinese fast-fashion giant Shein is set to list in Hong Kong on September 1 at a valuation of up to $27 billion. That is less

Gulf Intelligence’s 2026 Energy Journalist Award

Matein KhalidI am so honoured that my peers, who are the creme de la creme of financial journalism in the global and GCC media

Falcon commands AED2.1 million at ADIHEX auction

A Gyr Pure Ultra White falcon sold for AED2.1 million at the final auction of ADIHEX 2026 in Abu Dhabi, setting what organisers

Airlines alter UAE schedules as regional tensions persist

Airlines serving the UAE are continuing to adjust schedules, reroute aircraft and warn passengers of delays and cancellations as the latest escalation between the

Sharjah broadens Dhs20,000 living standard across beneficiaries

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved a Dhs20,000 minimum monthly living standard for government

deVere Group launches live pricing across four markets

Arabian Post Staff Independent financial advisory firm deVere Group has built and launched live pricing and analysis pages across all four markets, designed for investors

Talking Point

Iran fiscal squeeze strains households as defence demands rise

Iran’s worsening fiscal squeeze is spilling into daily life as collapsing oil revenue, a record-low currency and surging prices force

Xi reaches Cairo as China broadens Egypt engagement

Trump rejects munitions fears as Iran clashes resume

Venezuela defends sovereignty after Trump oil control claim

Gulf AI uptake outpaces measurable returns

Venezuela weighs departure as OPEC influence weakens

Kuwait and Pakistan deepen military partnership

Aldar launches first homes at Yas Point

Aldar has launched The Canopies, the first residential community within its AED6 billion Yas Point waterfront development on the northern

BankDhofar earns 2026 workplace certification

Bake My Day takes pink tins to Riyadh

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Krishna Raji joins women founders spotlight

Wire

Press Release

Enfield Royal Clinic Dubai Expands to United States With Three New Branches

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17 Years in Dubai: What the Interior Design Industry Has Learned and Where It Goes Next

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HUUM 9kW Face-Off: Which Iconic Estonian Heater Belongs in Your Sauna?

Saudi Subsidiary of 3D Factory Korea Receives Guinness World Records Pre-Approval for World’s Highest Mountain Media Facade

Politics

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Bank Account Opening in Dubai: An Ultimate Guide

Any firm in the UAE must have a corporate bank account. It

Science & Research

Chinese researchers engineer self-contracting muscle grafts

August 31

New York tree map sharpens urban cooling strategy

August 29

NASA images expose crater from Falcon 9 crash

August 21

Wine linked to lower heart death risk

August 10

Cryogenic robot targets wildfire hotspots before flames spread

August 04

Coffee reshapes gut microbes beyond caffeine effects

August 03

Daily avocado linked to lower heart risk

August 02

Memristor chip reaches brain-scale processing speed

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columns

Gulf’s growth model faces its first true stress test

Matein KhalidThe US-Israel war with Iran has now stretched beyond five weeks, inflicting extensive damage on energy infrastructure, airports, ports and commercial

Iran war is an economic disaster for India

PUK to wait and watch until Baghdad picture becomes clear

3 reasons for investors to be cheerful till year-end

Pessimism sells. It always has. But investors who let fear set their strategy this year are, I believe, about to

Washington’s trillion dollar move should worry investors

US inflation landed where markets hoped, that should worry investors

A fragile Hormuz deal is no reason for global investors to relax yet

Sharjah launches world’s first AI trade-name service

Sharjah Economic Development Department and Sharjah Digital Department have introduced an AI-powered Trade Name Issuance Service at GITEX Global 2025

Ajman Unveils Smart-Payment Push at GITEX 2025

Dubai expands nol card reach via new MoU pacts at GITEX

Commvault and HPE Deepen Gulf‐Scale Data Protection Alliance

MBRHE Unveils Next-Gen Smart Housing at GITEX 2025

Skyborne Shift: Aridge Debuts Flying Car in Dubai

Syria Enters Global Tech Stage with GITEX Debut

UAE Pushes Heart Health Ahead of Global Awareness Day

A surge of new initiatives is underway across the UAE ahead of the upcoming global heart-health campaign, as health authorities

Apple Unveils iPhone 17 Series; UAE Pre-Orders Launching 12 September

iPad-Exclusive Instagram Puts Reels First

UAE Plans Long Weekend for Upcoming Public Holiday

Peer to Peer

Tether chief attributes Bitcoin adoption gap to generations

Tether chief executive Paolo Ardoino has attributed Bitcoin’s failure to match gold’s global reach to a generational divide among financial

CoinRabbit receives 2026 crypto lending award

Global Bitcoin ownership estimated at 5%, India ranks first

Scalable blockchains underpin shift to tokenised finance

Financial

Insights

Global Residency by Investment: How Investors Are Choosing in 2026

The residency-by-investment landscape looks very different in 2026 than it did just a few years ago.[/caption]Across the world, governments

Regional Uncertainty Drives Rising Interest in EB-5 Among Pakistani Families

Revolut sharpens push for business clients

Global Tensions Spark Surge in Rare Diamond Investments

Investing

EB-5 Clock Ticks as U.S. Investors Abroad Reassess Timing and Strategy

For U.S. immigration policymakers, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program has long served as a bridge between global capital and domestic

Between U.S. Tightening Scenarios and Japan’s Expanding Deficit Post-Elections

Climate Action

Updates

Mubadala Energy lowers 2025 greenhouse emissions by 30.9%

Greenlogue/APMubadala Energy reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from its operated assets by 30.9 per cent

Himalayan flood disaster sharpens climate warning

Oman wind project secures financing for 120MW expansion

Green Shield expands Amazon environmental crime crackdown

Business

How Flexible Talent is Supporting the Gulf’s Hospitality and Events Boom

[caption id="attachment_122040" align="alignleft" width="1012"] Image Source - https://www.pexels.com/photo/business-meeting-in-modern-office-setting-36765734/[/caption]The Gulf's events and hospitality sectors are expanding at a pace few regions can