Zero income tax and tight security makes Dubai one of the best destinations for a 'workation,' study finds

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Dubai Skyline and Jumeirah Open Beach.
Dubai was rated the second-best spot to take a working vacation.

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An American LGBTQ+ activist who fled Israel during Hamas attacks says she never imagined feeling safer in Dubai, where being gay is a crime

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Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israel.
Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israel.

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I moved to Dubai when Russia invaded Ukraine. The cost of living is extreme, but it's very safe and I love living here.

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a woman holds her daughter
Mary Pedler and her daughter.

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE are battling to become the Middle East's economic superpower

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Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan have had a longstanding relationship.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have a long-standing relationship.

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One of Russia's richest oligarchs who now lives in Dubai says Putin's invasion of Ukraine made him a 'pariah'

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A picture of Andrey Melnichenko smiling with his hands on his chin.
Andrey Melnichenko.

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A Gen Zer living in a microstudio in Dubai says it's changed how she shops, cleans, budgets, and socializes

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the dubai studio and twinkle

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A rental car company is now demanding $10,000 from a Texas influencer who has been detained in Dubai for 3 months

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Tierra Allen.
Tierra Allen.

Courtesy of Tina Baxter.

Emirates is opening a new store that will allow passengers to check in and drop off their bags without having to go to the airport

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A man in a blue suit uses a self-service kiosk to check-in at Emirates new check-in city terminal in Dubai.
Emirates' city terminal is in Dubai's financial district, 15 minutes from the airport by car, and around 30 minutes by public transport.

Emirates

'A massive record-breaker': A plot of sand the size of half a football field just sold for $34 million on a luxury Dubai island

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A view of the Dubai skyline in the distance, taken from a drone above the World Islands, you can also see Jumeirah Bay Island extending like a curved hook-like promontory
Jumeirah Bay Island is on the left, near the Dubai shoreline.

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The world's most expensive license plate just sold for $15 million in Dubai

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Rear view of man wearing dishdasha walking along street carrying shopping bags,
The "P 7" plate was sold at a charity auction in Dubai on Saturday.

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