UAE

The UAE has built a genuine reputation as one of the best places in the world to freelance, and the numbers back it up. By 2025, the UAE had risen to second place in the global ranking of countries for freelancers and digital nomads, with most of those professionals based in Dubai.

The UAE has a reputation for being strict about dress codes, and it also has a reputation for being a place where anything goes. Somehow, both of these are partially true, and the contradiction confuses a lot of newcomers.

The United Arab Emirates has quietly become one of the most exciting destinations in the world for freediving — a sport that strips away the tanks, the regulators, and the noise, leaving only the diver and the sea on a single breath.

Over the last 25 years, the UAE has transformed from a fast-growing Gulf economy into a global hub for business, tourism, finance, and innovation.

Last April, the United Arab Emirates faced an unprecedented deluge, a storm that marked itself as the most severe in 75 years. One year later, as the nation commemorates the anniversary of these historic floods, the UAE reflects on the lessons learned and the steps taken to fortify its cities against an increasingly unpredictable climate.