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Dubai, UAE: As Dubai continues to attract property buyers from overseas markets, DSQ Real Estate is highlighting the growing importance of post-purchase advisory for international investors who own property in the emirate but may not be physically present to manage every stage of the ownership journey. For many overseas buyers, purchasing a property in Dubai is only the beginning. Once the transaction is completed, owners often need […]

by Alexandra Govorukha Between 70% and 95% of digital transformation efforts fail. That’s not a technology problem. Boston Consulting Group research reveals roughly 70% of challenges in AI projects stem from people and process issues, not technical ones. Yet most organisations continue to treat transformation as a deployment challenge, not a communications one. My Executive Master’s in Digital Transformation and Innovation Leadership from IE Business School gave me […]

A broad group of payment, banking, technology and crypto firms has joined Open Standard to introduce Open USD, a US dollar-backed stablecoin designed for large-scale business payments and digital settlement. The initiative brings together more than 140 companies, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, BlackRock, Coinbase, Stripe, BNY, Standard Chartered, Google, Shopify, Coinbase, Ripple, Fireblocks, Gemini, MetaMask, Emirates NBD and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. Open USD, trading under […]

Around 15–20% of wellness enthusiasts in the UAE keep training through summer. Whether it’s a 30‑minute Pilates class, a poolside yoga session, or a 5K run at sunset – the heat is real. And so is the need for smart recovery. For reference only – this is not medical advice. Consult a physician for health concerns. The luxury fitness scene doesn’t hibernate The Middle East wellness hype […]

France and Oman have moved to reinforce free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting any mandatory transit fee or political condition on vessels using one of the world’s most critical energy corridors. The position emerged during Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s official visit to Paris, where he held talks with President Emmanuel Macron on maritime security, mine-clearance operations and diplomatic efforts to stabilise the Gulf […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has opened the prequalification stage for contractors and consortiums seeking to build the Dubai Metro Gold Line, moving the Dh34 billion project from planning into the procurement phase. The authority has issued requests for qualification for the fully underground line, with interested contractors required to submit qualification documents by 17 August. The process follows an expression-of-interest stage launched […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran has rejected French involvement in clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that Tehran alone will manage security operations in the strategic waterway under its memorandum of understanding with the United States. The rejection, delivered by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, followed President Emmanuel Macron’s offer for France to work with Oman and other partners on demining and safe passage through […]

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Greenlogue/AP Masdar has broken ground on a 1GW wind farm in Kazakhstan’s Zhambyl region, marking its first renewable energy development in the country and a major step in Abu Dhabi’s push to build round-the-clock clean power platforms across Central Asia. The $1.4 billion project combines utility-scale wind generation with a 600MWh battery energy storage system designed to support grid stability in southern Kazakhstan. The development is being […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi’s XRG and Italy’s Eni have agreed to buy minority stakes in three upstream blocks operated by YPF in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta basin, adding upstream weight to a liquefied natural gas project designed to turn the country’s shale gas reserves into large-scale export revenue. The agreements give XRG and Eni 32 per cent each in the Meseta Buena Esperanza, Aguada Villanueva and […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi has begun work on Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, a major performing arts centre on Saadiyat Island that is scheduled to open in 2030 and add more than 6,000 seats to the emirate’s cultural infrastructure. The project, whose name means House of the Arts, was launched near the Saadiyat Cultural District during a site visit by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin […]

Fourteen Saudi nationals were killed when a helicopter belonging to Aramco crashed on Sunday morning at Ras Tanura, a key energy hub on Saudi Arabia’s eastern Gulf coast, authorities said, opening an investigation into the cause of the accident. The aircraft went down at about 6am local time in the Ras Tanura area, west of the Strait of Hormuz, with all those on board reported dead. The […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices rose on Monday as renewed US-Iran military exchanges unsettled traders and slowed energy traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, reviving concerns that a fragile pause in hostilities may not hold long enough to restore normal crude flows. Brent crude futures climbed 58 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $72.57 a barrel at 0207 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose […]

Tether is moving to turn its multibillion-dollar bullion base into an active lending instrument, with holders of its gold-backed XAU₮ token set to borrow against their digital claims on physical gold without selling the underlying asset. The plan extends the company’s tokenised gold strategy into collateralised credit, a market structure already familiar to holders of bitcoin who use digital assets to obtain liquidity while keeping exposure to […]

Bitcoin slipped below $60,000 in the final week of June as digital assets endured one of their sharpest weekly reversals of the year, with Dogecoin, XRP and Solana showing relative resilience while broader market sentiment weakened under pressure from interest-rate expectations, a stronger dollar and fund outflows. The largest cryptocurrency changed hands near $59,873 after briefly falling through a level watched closely by traders for signs of […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran and the United States exchanged fresh attacks on military targets across the Gulf, placing fragile ceasefire talks under severe strain and drawing Kuwait and Bahrain deeper into a confrontation already unsettling shipping, energy markets and regional diplomacy. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Sunday that its naval and aerospace units had launched missiles and drones at US-linked facilities, naming Ali Al […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The UAE has moved to deepen technology cooperation with the United States and allied economies through the second Pax Silica Summit in Washington, DC, placing secure artificial intelligence supply chains, advanced infrastructure and trusted cross-border deployment at the centre of its expanding AI diplomacy. The delegation, led by Saeed Al Hajeri, Minister of State, joined officials from dozens of partner economies and senior […]

There is a particular kind of conversation happening in Munich, Vienna, and Zurich right now. A founder runs the numbers on another year of operating at home, looks at the tax line, the energy bill, and the months lost to permits and paperwork, and starts asking a question that would have seemed exotic a decade ago: what would it actually take to run this from Dubai? In […]

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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Nasdaq Dubai has listed a USD 500 million sukuk from The Arab Energy Fund, strengthening the exchange’s Islamic debt platform at a time when regional issuers are continuing to tap international capital for longer-term funding and diversified investor access. The senior unsecured sukuk, issued through APICORP Sukuk Limited under The Arab Energy Fund’s Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, comprises trust certificates due in 2031. […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai UAE authorities confirmed there was no security threat after an emergency missile warning was pushed to mobile phones across the country on Friday evening and withdrawn within minutes, briefly unsettling residents before officials traced the episode to a technical malfunction in the national early warning system. The first message, sent at about 5.17pm on June 26, warned of “potential missile threats” and instructed […]

DUBAI – The Gulf region continues to rank among the world’s most dynamic destinations for tourism and hospitality investment. Against this backdrop, Christopher Aleo, Chief Executive Officer of iSwiss Hedge Fund, has announced a significant new project in the Sultanate of Oman. The New York-headquartered investment fund, active in real estate, infrastructure and international tourism, has confirmed a major investment in Salalah, located in Oman’s Dhofar Governorate. […]

Throughout the quarter, OTC & Partners advised on a diverse portfolio of cross-border transactions and strategic initiatives, reinforcing its capability to manage intricate legal workstreams across multiple legal systems while maintaining a commercially focused approach. Among the highlights, the firm acted on a cross-border merger and acquisition involving leading cryptocurrency businesses. The mandate required coordination of multi-jurisdictional legal streams, alongside the alignment of transaction documentation with post-completion […]

The residency-by-investment landscape looks very different in 2026 than it did just a few years ago.[/caption] Across the world, governments have tightened eligibility requirements, increased investment thresholds and, in some cases, closed popular investment routes altogether. At the same time, investor priorities have evolved. Rather than simply looking for a residence permit, families are increasingly asking a broader question: Which country offers the best long-term opportunities for […]

Iraq has signalled that it may reconsider its position inside OPEC unless its production quota is lifted sharply, opening a new dispute inside the oil producers’ group at a time when war-related disruption in the Gulf has strained export revenues and weakened confidence in the cartel’s cohesion. The warning marks an unusually direct challenge from one of OPEC’s five founding members and its second-largest producer after Saudi […]

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