Editorial Policy

Dubai Times publishes UAE journalism with a clear distinction between news, analysis, opinion, explainers, reviews and guides.

How we choose stories

We prioritise stories that affect residents, citizens, visitors, consumers, businesses and communities across the United Arab Emirates. A story earns attention when it changes public understanding, explains a rule, affects daily life, reveals a market pattern, adds cultural value or documents a place accurately.

Formats

News reports what happened and why it matters. Analysis explains causes, consequences and context. Opinion is clearly framed as argument. Explainers answer practical questions with evidence. Reviews judge restaurants, films, events or services through first-hand criteria. Investigations require documents, repeated checks and editorial review.

Evidence and sourcing

We use official records, direct statements, interviews, public datasets, company filings, archive pages, screenshots, field notes and specialist sources. Anonymous sourcing is reserved for clear public-interest cases and must be justified internally.

Updates and corrections inside articles

When a material change is made, the article should carry an update note explaining what changed. Factual corrections are marked in the body or at the end of the article. Minor style fixes do not require a public note.

Archive standards

Old pages, deleted URLs, cached snippets and screenshots are treated as evidence only after context is checked. We record dates, page titles, visible metadata and the reason an archived source matters.

Transparency

Readers should be able to understand why a story exists, how it was reported and who to contact about an error. Our contact page provides a direct editorial channel.