
Categories, Tags and UAE Geography
This page is the editorial map of Dubai Times: sections, story types, tags and the UAE places we cover.
First-level sections
News
News coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Middle East
Middle East coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Explained
Explained coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Opinion
Opinion coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Features
Features coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Business & Economy
Business & Economy coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Investigations
Investigations coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Culture
Culture coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Travel
Travel coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Science & Technology
Science & Technology coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Video
Video coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Sport
Sport coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Nightlife & Shopping
Nightlife & Shopping coverage connects daily UAE life with evidence, context and named places. It includes public-interest stories, explainers, profiles, guides and analysis relevant to residents and visitors.
Second-level categories and article classes
- Government — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Courts — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Transport — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Aviation — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Real Estate — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Energy — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Banking — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Startups — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Retail — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Hospitality — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Tourism — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Events — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Education — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Healthcare — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Climate — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Labour — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Migration — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Ports — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Free Zones — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Culture — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Film — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Food — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Shopping — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Nightlife — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Sport — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Public Safety — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Technology — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Telecom — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Family — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Heritage — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Faith — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Neighbourhoods — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Infrastructure — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Property — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Consumer Rights — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- India Relations — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- UK Relations — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- EU Relations — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- US Relations — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Saudi Links — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Qatar Links — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Oman Links — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Bahrain Links — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
- Kuwait Links — a recurring UAE beat with documents, local reporting and reader-service context.
News and article types
Second entity: UAE geography
For a national UAE publisher, the second entity is place: emirates, districts, islands, neighbourhoods, business zones, ports, mountain areas and coastal communities.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi coverage follows government services, transport, culture, real estate, business, tourism, education, food, public space and daily life.
Dubai
Dubai coverage follows government services, transport, culture, real estate, business, tourism, education, food, public space and daily life.
Sharjah
Sharjah coverage follows government services, transport, culture, real estate, business, tourism, education, food, public space and daily life.
Ajman
Ajman coverage follows government services, transport, culture, real estate, business, tourism, education, food, public space and daily life.
Umm Al Quwain
Umm Al Quwain coverage follows government services, transport, culture, real estate, business, tourism, education, food, public space and daily life.
Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah coverage follows government services, transport, culture, real estate, business, tourism, education, food, public space and daily life.
Fujairah
Fujairah coverage follows government services, transport, culture, real estate, business, tourism, education, food, public space and daily life.
International geography used by Dubai Times
Our international tagging is limited to major Tier 1 and Tier 2 countries and India when directly relevant to UAE readers, trade, tourism, aviation, diplomacy, education or diaspora life.