As expats continue to relocate to Dubai, the cost of living is rising but salaries are expected to stagnate, according to a new survey by Dubai-based recruitment agency Cooper Fitch. Cooper Fitch ...

Victoria Blinova worked in Dubai for four years at a boutique marketing firm and Nestlé. She grew up in Cyprus and moved to the UAE in 2013 to attend NYU Abu Dhabi. Expats don't pay taxes, but Blinova ...

When Mohammed A. first came to Dubai in 1977, his goal was clear. He wanted to stay in the UAE for two years and return to ...

Jessika Roso Malic got a job as a stewardess for Emirates in 2010. She moved from Phoenix to Dubai and worked there for six years. Malic said life in Dubai was glamorous, but she got burned out at ...

A practical guide for Americans living in the UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman If you’ve been living anywhere in the Gulf—Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait City—you’ve probably heard the word ...

Manu van Droogenbroeck, a sales executive at an IT firm in Dubai, will enter the new year debt-free, something he never imagined would happen with a single online ticket. The 44-year-old Belgian expat ...

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Readers discuss a guest essay by Paul Theroux about his experiences as an American expat. To the Editor: Re “The Hard Reality That American Expats Quickly Learn,” by Paul Theroux (Opinion guest essay, ...

Dubai’s status as the leading legal hub for expat lawyers in the Middle East is being challenged by Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. For decades it was always Dubai that was top of the list in attracting ...

A new survey suggests that Dubai's population growth is having a negative impact on expat salaries. As more expats compete for jobs, salaries are set to remain flat in 2025, Cooper Fitch found. But ...