UAE

Ask ten people in Dubai how they found their car and you will hear ten different stories. One picked up a Corolla from a colleague who was leaving the country. Another spent three weekends walking around Al Aweer in July heat. A third paid too much for a shiny SUV and discovered the air conditioning

If you have lived in Dubai for any length of time, someone has asked you to meet in Oud Metha. It might be a check-up near Rashid Hospital, a school visit, an afternoon at Wafi, or a friend who just took a flat close to Lamcy Plaza. The good news is that this part of

Ask a few Dubai residents where they would move if rent stopped swallowing half their salary, and someone will point north-east, towards the Sharjah border. Muhaisnah 4 sits right in that pocket. It will never feature on a tourist postcard, but it does something many better-known areas can’t: it lets an ordinary family rent a

If you work anywhere near the tech and media belt of Dubai, you already know the stretch of Sheikh Zayed Road where glass towers line both sides and the traffic slows to a crawl by early evening. Sitting right in the middle of it is Dubai Internet City Metro Station, an elevated stop on the

A spotless and well-maintained workspace is not just a visual preference for business owners. It is a critical contributor to generating a productive office. In Dubai’s energetic business setting, corporate offices contend with regular foot traffic from patrons, visitors, their workforce, and suppliers. Contaminants like germs, badly maintained washrooms, grime, stained carpets, and office clutter

Almost everyone who has banked in the UAE has a fall-below fee story. You start a new job, open an account in a rush, and a couple of months later a small deduction turns up on the statement. Nobody warned you. The balance sat under the limit for a few days before payday, and the

Anyone who has changed trains at BurJuman knows the small moment of doubt that arrives right after you tap through the gates. The concourse is huge, the signs point three different ways, and the exit you choose decides whether you land beside an office block on the road side or have to walk back underground

Not every mall in Dubai needs an aquarium, an ice rink or a dancing fountain. Some just need to be there when you run out of rice on a Tuesday evening. Century Mall in Al Mamzar belongs to that second group, and it is exactly why families from Deira, Al Qusais and Al Nahda keep

Walk into almost any home, office or hotel lobby in the UAE and sooner or later someone will put a small cup in your hand. It might be gahwa, poured a thimbleful at a time. It might be a glass of karak so strong and sweet it beats an alarm clock. Traditional Arabic drinks are

Ask anyone who has lived in Dubai for a few years where to find a decent plate of biryani at midnight, a tailor who can fix a zip while you wait, or a shop that will sell you sensible sandals without a mall price tag, and the same name keeps coming up. Karama. The word