The Gulf Report brings you the latest and the most crucial developments in tech and business from this powerhouse region.
Published fortnightly
About the Author
Harveen Ahluwalia
Harveen Ahluwalia
Harveen is a co-founder at The Morning Context, and leads our coverage in the Middle East. She has previously worked as a media, consumer and tech writer at The Ken and Mint. At The Morning Context, she writes on tech, venture capital, consumer and media businesses across India and Gulf—from e-commerce to healthtech to streaming.
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The Emirates remains top millionaire magnet, Saudi is a record riser
A study sheds light on how millionaires are on the move in 2025. A new firm eyes their millions and Oman finally has a personal income tax law.
Recent Editions
Riyadh Air makes new moves at the Paris Air Show
Saudi ambition soars, UAE’s oil is moving overseas and the latest in real estate.
18 Jun 2025
UAE a step closer to getting off EU ‘black list’
The country may be finally getting rid of its dirty money tag, Dubai steps in to control the Majid Al Futtaim group and other headlines.
11 Jun 2025
Emirates NBD has its heart set on an Indian bank
India’s IDBI could make banking history with a Dubai bank, there’s a new island in Abu Dhabi and a property correction is on the cards.
04 Jun 2025
Yas Island residential project goes from launch to sold-out in a day
Waldorf Astoria Residences make a splash in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai government is breaking up its properties into pieces.
28 May 2025
Older Editions
Brookfield, Lunate and the lure of Dubai’s real estate
Residential property in the emirate is all the rage. Plus, robots are now delivering food and groceries.
22 May 2025
It’s raining deals for Saudi’s AI
A new AI mega venture starts off with a bang in the kingdom, the Dubai government signs up for crypto and more.
15 May 2025
A scandal in Dubai
An Indian-origin billionaire is off to prison, the Capital Market Summit concludes and AI comes to schools.
08 May 2025
What Havyn and Mantra’s crash means for crypto in the UAE
A trading platform was fined by the regulator for breaches and misconduct, and a popular token plummeted by 90%
21 Apr 2025
What explains Abu Dhabi’s interest in Binance
After a long phase of controversies, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange just received a $2 billion investment from a prominent Emirati firm. Plus, Pokémon GO comes to the Gulf.
17 Mar 2025