Dubai-it
‘I wanted to build a higher tower’: How Italian engineer Giovanni Zara Dubai-it with an AI-powered dream
By Huda Tabrez •Oct 16, 2026
Dubai: A good job, with a decent salary, in your hometown … for many that would be the picture of a perfect life. But when you’re always on the looko...
When Dubai-it becomes your school of life: How 27-year-old Karine Yengo Kaisa has learnt by being in the right environment
By Huda Tabrez •Oct 15, 2026
Dubai: At the age of 19, Karine Yengo Kaisa had accomplished more than most of her peers – she had completed her bachelors’ degree, having jumped a f...
Sunday inspiration, Monday Reel, Tuesday fully booked: How Turkish expat Nena Siena Dubai-it in two weeks
By Sanya Nayeem •Oct 14, 2026
Dubai: On a Sunday night in September, Turkish national Nena Siena, 29, was scrolling on her phone when she came across something that made her stop:...
Dubai-it: Solemann Haddad, the Michelin-starred chef, who found his calling on the streets of Al Rigga, says Dubai is the Biryani capital of the world
Oct 13, 2026
Dubai: Solemann Haddad owes his career as a chef, at least in part, to his parents' terrible cooking. His mother, Nathalie, is French; his father, Fi...
Dubai-it: Two Japanese chefs, Hisao Ueda and Takashi Namekata, on the delights of Wagyu beef, Sushi and Omakase
Oct 12, 2026
Dubai: When Chef Hisao Ueda arrived in Dubai in 2011, Japanese Wagyu was still a rarity. “It was not famous in Dubai, Wagyu, Japanese beef,” he remem...
This South African engineer Dubai-it by saying goodbye to the perfect life and choosing growth
By Sanya Nayeem •Oct 10, 2026
Dubai: In September, South African national Tiaan du Preez had to do one of the hardest things he has ever done: he said goodbye to his fiancée, Mish...
Dubai-it: From waiting at Dubai Airport to seeing his son graduate – a Filipino father's 20-year journey
By Huda Tabrez •Oct 10, 2026
Dubai: In a little over 20 years, Filipino expat Eriberto Villarico has seen the promise of Dubai come true – in his life, and that of his family’s. ...
Dubai-it: A childhood rescue, a lost backpack and 30 years of feeling safe in Dubai
By Huda Tabrez •Oct 8, 2026
Dubai: It wasn’t until he’d woken up the next day that 49-year-old Indian Portuguese expat Leonard Rego realised he had left the most important piece...
His grandfather built a business in 1982. Hassan Tamimi Dubai-it into a new direction at age 15
By Sanya Nayeem •Oct 8, 2026
Dubai: When you’re tasked with growing your family’s business, the pressure can be a little daunting. Canadian national Hassan Tamimi, 29, is the Gro...
Dubai-it: Fast internet, Tesla taxis and midnight safety – the things this Indian expat misses when she travels
By Sanya Nayeem •Oct 8, 2026
Dubai: Whenever Indian national Rosa Ravindran, 32, travels abroad, she misses the little things about Dubai. High-speed internet that doesn’t leave ...
Dubai-it: ‘I’m one of the biggest loudspeakers and champions for Dubai because it is the best place in the world,’ says Chef Kelvin Cheung
Oct 7, 2026
Dubai: When Kelvin Cheung told his father that he wanted to become a chef, his father did not try to make the profession sound better than it was. Ch...
From India to Dubai: How a promise to his mother shaped Tauseef Khan’s Dugasta property success
By Biju Mathew •Oct 7, 2026
Dubai: Humble beginnings, AED 18,000 in savings, and an unwavering hunger to succeed. Years later, Tauseef Khan, Founder and Chairman of Dugasta Prop...
‘The magic of Dubai is real’ – how this Moroccan-Spanish national chose to ‘Dubai-it’ in life
By Huda Tabrez •Oct 5, 2026
Dubai: Moroccan Spanish expat Rajae Hakim decided to move to Dubai looking for bigger opportunities in 2023. What she found, though, was nothing shor...
Dubai-it: From kitchen sink to $50 million CEO, how Stephen Flawith built Pickl and a fresh fast-food empire in Dubai
Oct 5, 2026
Dubai: Grit, grime, grounding. The forces that define a professional kitchen offer a special kind of education. It is fast, physical, and unforgiving...
Dubai-it: How a German mother watched her shy son open up in a city full of unexpected kindness
By Sanya Nayeem •Oct 2, 2026
Dubai: As a mother, German national Sandra Ludwig quickly notices how strangers treat her daughter Maria, 15, and son Benjamin, 7. On their first fam...
Chef Gabriela Chamorro: 'If I have to choose 1,000 times where I want to live, that's going to be Dubai'
Sep 30, 2026
Dubai: She walked in, right on time, framed by the colonial interiors of her restaurant. A nervous energy bounced off her. It felt like a Frida Kahlo...
Dubai-it: How a Dubai kid built Alfred and landed on Dubai Metro map
By Biju Mathew •Sep 30, 2026
Dubai: Trust. Reliability. Thinking big. These are lessons Avinash Babur learnt growing up in Dubai, watching both a city and a family business rise ...
Dubai-it: He left a €10,000 salary for Dh8,000 to start again in Dubai
By Sanya Nayeem •Sep 29, 2026
Dubai: When Christian Kiefer arrived in Dubai in 2010, he left a job that paid about 10,000 euros (Dh41,474) for a starting salary of Dh8,000. “I did...
Dubai-it: ‘You need to run ahead of the train’: Why this Russian entrepreneur chose Dubai
By Huda Tabrez •Sep 29, 2026
Dubai: All through his life, 38-year-old Russian expat German Sverdlov has sought the next challenge – the first big corporate gig, the first entrepr...
Her Dubai-Mumbai video got people talking: Why this mother left India to build a new life in Dubai
Sep 29, 2026
Dubai: Nearly two years ago, on a chilly January day, Farha Naz arrived in Dubai. The air was crisp. The 38-year-old had made a difficult decision. S...
Dubai-it story of a Michelin Chef: Akmal Anuar's audacious road to the stars
Sep 28, 2026
Dubai: He dropped out of school, washed dishes, cooked in the Solomon Islands under the watch of an armed bodyguard and once had no money left to sen...
Dubai-it: Dreaming big in the city of the future – why this 25-year-old sees her future in Dubai
By Huda Tabrez •Sep 28, 2026
Dubai: Looking at the Museum of the Future, watching her dreams grow just by being in a place that makes things happen. Even though 25-year-old Anshu...
Dubai-it: Chirag Suri, from the cricket crease to real estate success
Sep 28, 2026
From the Dubai kid selected in the IPL (Indian Premier League) auction to a realtor closing a 123-million-dirham deal with charm, Chirag Suri is livi...
How an Indian publisher is learning to Dubai-it his way to the frontier of AI
By Sanya Nayeem •Sep 27, 2026
Dubai: What does the future of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) look like? When Indian national Bernard D’sa, 39, was looking for inspirat...
Dubai-it: How growing up in Dubai opened the world to this Belgian expat
By Huda Tabrez •Sep 23, 2026
Dubai: Chips Oman, Star juice, Dh3 shawarmas from neighbourhood shops. When 38-year-old Dubai resident Alex de Smet thinks back to the years growing ...