Author: Mohan Nasre

If you travel regularly between Doha and Dubai, Qatar Airways has some useful news for you. The airline is significantly expanding its operations on the route, moving from two daily flights to five daily services as summer travel demand builds across the Gulf region. The expansion is being rolled out in stages — three daily flights from June 5, a fourth from June 15, and the fifth service arriving later in the summer. At full capacity, that works out to up to 35 weekly flights between the two cities. Qatar Airways Expands Dubai Capacity The airline is operating the expanded…

Dubai had a rough few months earlier this year. Regional tensions disrupted travel plans, hotel bookings dropped, and some major events got postponed. For a city that depends heavily on tourism, that kind of disruption is no small thing. But if you were expecting Dubai to pull back or reconsider its growth plans, that is not what is happening. Instead, the city is pushing forward with an aggressive tourism strategy that includes massive events, expanded airline routes, global marketing campaigns, and continued infrastructure investment. The message from Dubai’s tourism leadership is clear: the long-term vision has not changed. The city…

Starting a business in any city usually means dealing with a dozen different companies and filling out endless forms. You need a bank account. You need payment systems. You need logistics partners, insurance, telecom services, and help with hiring. Each one requires separate meetings, contracts, and fees. Dubai is trying to change that. The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism has introduced a new digital platform that brings banking, payments, logistics, HR, insurance, and telecom services together for small businesses. The new platform combines essential business services into one digital ecosystem. The city has just launched something called SME in…

Dubai spent decades building a reputation as the safe, stable, business-friendly corner of a complicated region. That reputation has been one of its most valuable economic assets — attracting investors, expatriates, multinationals, and tourists who wanted access to the Middle East without the instability that comes with it. The US-Iran conflict is now testing that reputation in ways that feel meaningfully different from previous challenges. The US-Iran conflict is creating genuine economic pressure on Dubai through flight disruptions, softening property demand, trade route uncertainty, and cautious investor sentiment. Why the US-Iran Conflict Matters to Dubai This isn’t primarily a military…

Dubai gold price falls again on Wednesday morning, with the 22K rate falling below the Dh500 per gram mark as fresh tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices pushed investors in a different direction. The 24K gold price opened at Dh538.5 per gram, down from Dh542.5 at Tuesday’s close — a drop of Dh4 per gram overnight. The other variants followed the same downward path. The 22K rate fell to Dh498.5 per gram, 21K dropped to Dh478.0, 18K slipped to Dh409.75, and 14K came in at Dh319.5 per gram. On international markets, spot gold was trading below $4,500…