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Agentic AI Is Transforming M&A. Are Lawyers Ready?

Deal teams now run AI agents that review entire contract populations overnight instead of sampling twenty. A third of dealmakers say the technology is already making better calls than humans in some s…

Priya Nair·30 Jul 2026

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Who Really Owns the World Cup? The Billion-Dollar Battle Over Football's Biggest Brand

The 2026 World Cup ended this month having generated a projected $13 billion for FIFA — a record. Host cities, meanwhile…

Priya Nair29 Jul 2026

Business

The UAE Has Become a Global Startup Hub. But Is Everything as Glossy as It Seems?

Venture funding into the UAE has climbed for four straight years and founders now list Dubai alongside London and Singap…

Priya Nair29 Jul 2026

Crime & Courts

Inside the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Economy Targeting the Gulf

Scam compounds, ransomware crews and crypto fraud networks have turned the Gulf into both a target and a transit point f…

Priya Nair29 Jul 2026

Crime & Courts

Dubai Pink Panther Heist: How International Investigators Tracked One of the World's Most Wanted Crime Networks

In 2007, thieves drove two stolen Audis through the glass front of a Dubai mall and vanished with millions in diamonds w…

Layla Haddad29 Jul 2026

Crime & Courts

What Is the 'Fake Dubai Prince' Scam?

Fraudsters are impersonating Dubai's real Crown Prince to lure victims into online romances, then draining their savings…

Layla Haddad29 Jul 2026

Business

UAE Inheritance Law 2026: What Expats Without a Will Need to Know

Most online guides tell non-Muslim expats their estate defaults to Sharia if they die without a will. The text of the la…

Priya Nair29 Jul 2026

Crime & Courts

Why Are More Brits Getting Arrested in the GCC? What's Really Behind the Surge

A wave of cybercrime arrests tied to the Iran-Israel war exposed something Britain's own government has tracked for over…

Layla Haddad29 Jul 2026

Analysis

Which Nationalities Face the Most Travel Bans in the UAE? What the Data Reveals

Online lists claiming to rank which nationalities the UAE has "banned" circulate widely and disagree with each other. Th…

Omar Rahimi29 Jul 2026

Crime & Courts

Can UAE Courts Still Reach You After You've Left the Country?

A single sentence in the UAE's penal code lets prosecutors treat a crime as committed on Emirati soil even when the pers…

Layla Haddad29 Jul 2026

Analysis

A Generation Already Hooked? Why the UAE's Social Media Ban May Be Fighting Yesterday's Battle

The UAE has given tech platforms 12 months to lock children under 15 out of social media. Evidence from Australia, the f…

Omar Rahimi29 Jul 2026

Crime & Courts

The Man Behind Dubai's $242 Million 'Black Magic' Bank Heist Served 43 Days — Then Died Free

Foutanga Babani Sissoko convinced a Dubai Islamic Bank manager he could double money through supernatural power, and wal…

Priya Nair29 Jul 2026

Business

How to Recover Money Lost to a Bank Scam in the UAE: A Step-by-Step Guide

The UAE has a formal, regulator-backed process for disputing unauthorized bank transactions — but it only works if you m…

Priya Nair29 Jul 2026