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A brand new day for Gulf Today

Gulf Today prides itself on being a platform for local writers who through their voices have shed light on great many issues affecting the region. It is of utmost importance that local opinions be heard and Gulf Today has been at the centre of many crucial debates.

09 Mar 2019

Damocles sword hangs over the citizenry

Undeterred by the suffering caused by the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) undertaken in Assam, the Narendra Modi administration

an hour ago

Boot on the other foot

Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has projected itself to the world as a liberal democratic state, although it was founded on war, ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population of Palestine and separation of remaining Palestinians

05 Dec 2019

Such are the perplexing times we live in...

Do people really not know the value of something? Sometimes, something that,

05 Dec 2019

Here are some of the reasons why discrepancies in the bilateral trade statistics exist?

The bilateral trade statistics are significant for understanding the economic interconnections between the trading partners, for developing trade and investment

03 Dec 2019

Livelihoods impacted by climate change

A study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Guwahati has found that farmers are the most sensitive to climate change, followed by drivers and street food

03 Dec 2019

Lessons of BJP’s failed Maharashtra coup

It began as a classic case of the proverbial slip between the cup and the lip. It ended a week later with the one who snatched the cup being unable to sip, returning it. The Shiv Sena, a major regional

02 Dec 2019

Yet another painful, serious security failure

Last Friday’s attack in London by a 28-year old man, who had served time in prison for plotting detonate pipe bombs at the City’s stock exchange, demonstrated once again

01 Dec 2019

The lavish face of Emirati freedom

December 2, 1971. On this day freedom — lavish life’s most succulent face — unfolded for the Emiratis. They have always had the best interests at heart not only of the Emiratis, but also of all those who live here and around them.

01 Dec 2019

The sun shall never set on the Emirati martyrs

There was forbearance because the homes where such men are raised are homes where sacrifice plays the mortar, where acceptance is fashioned as a divine chip and where the defeat of evil is designed as living man’s most pious triumph.

01 Dec 2019

Indian real estate attracts $14 billion of foreign PE during 2015-2019

Indian real estate attracted nearly $14 billion of foreign private equity (PE) between 2015 and the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, according to latest Anarock data.

30 Nov 2019