Since 2009
Dubai Times covers the United Arab Emirates as one connected country: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain.
Our reporting follows public life, business, culture, travel, shopping, nightlife, technology, education and the policies that shape everyday decisions.
We are an English-language B2C media site for readers who follow the Emirates as a place to live, work, visit, invest, study and understand.
Our early identity was direct: Dubai news, business, movies, nightlife, shopping and more. That mix still defines the publication because the UAE is not one beat. A transport change, a property rule, a school decision, a film release, a restaurant opening and a regional diplomatic move can all affect the same reader.
Since 2009, Dubai Times has built value through practical reporting, public-facing service journalism and editorial memory. In 2026, the publication returns with a clearer newsroom structure, visible policies and stronger verification standards.
We prioritise named sources, official records, first-hand observation, archive checks and a clear distinction between news, analysis, opinion, guides and reviews.
Coverage built around practical impact, official records and market context.
Guides and explainers separate what is known, what changed and what readers can do.
Author-led coverage of scenes, venues, festivals and the people behind them.
Dubai Times appeared online in 2009 with a city-facing brief: news, business, movies, nightlife, shopping and daily-life information around Dubai and the wider Emirates.
Through the 2010s we followed Dubai’s transformation, the rise of digital media in the Gulf, aviation and tourism growth, malls, hotels, film, restaurants, property, transport and the practical questions of living in the Emirates. The 2026 return keeps the public-facing editorial line and adds clearer publisher identity, taxonomy and verification standards.
