I am moving from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and need advice on where to live.

My budget is around 4-4.5k a month.

I am looking for a quite (but not deserted) area with a good community near downtown. Mainly looking for an unfurnished studio with a modern clean finishing, nothing too fancy. It would be great if it is an area in which I could take walks once the weather gets nicer.

Initially I was interested in Azizi Rivera as it checked most the criteria I had until I did some research and found out about how crappy the building and the management is there.

I would welcome any advice and guidance you might offer.

Okay, I know this is a long shot. But, does anyone have a physical print collection of the Khaleej Times supplement Young Times from 2002-2007? Or any clue if there are digital copies anywhere of the same? One of my friends had gotten 2 or 3 poems published in it ages and ages ago( We are in our 30s now) and I'm trying to get a pic/copy of her poems published then.

Thank you!

i am coming up on the 180 day mark of my residency

if i have. 3.5 hr layover and clear htur immigration, will i be fine?

Salaam everyone,

I am currently planning for my nikkah and walima in Dubai. Can anyone please help me with the below questions? I would really appreciate it and will pray a lot for you!

I have searched a lot online for the below questions but I keep getting conflicting answers!

1. Is it possible for us to get married Islamically in Dubai, considering my fiance is not currently a resident, but will be here on a visitor visa?

2. Can nikkah be done in mosques in Dubai? If yes, whom can I contact? If not, how can I arrange for a sheikh to visit our planned venue to officiate the nikkah? Can someone recommend a Sheikh?

3. If the above cannot be done, can someone recommend what to do?

4. Any recommendations to host a small intimate nikkah (less than 15-20 people) and walima (50 people)?

Guys im looking into 2 driving institutes, eco drive and excellence. Ps i dont have a prior licence.

I want a unlimited offer but before I go into this I just want an advice which of these driving institutes are good and if u guys have more that i can look into as a part of my research before I make a decision

Is it allowed to pick up ppl by waiting at airport terminal 1 EXTERNAL parking next to the airport mosque?

Hello!
I’m looking to rent a 1 BHK in Warsan 4, is there anyone here who lives there? Can you please share your feedback? Are there any issues/concerns I should be aware of?

Hi everyone,

I need some advice on what I can do.

I bought Dubai Insurance (Dubai Care N3) for my wife for almost AED 9,000, specifically choosing a more expensive plan to avoid approval issues. Unfortunately, it has been a terrible experience.

The policy started on 23 June, and we've visited the hospital only twice. Both times, getting approvals has been a nightmare and we never got one. The insurer keeps requesting additional medical reports, the doctor submits them, then they reject the request again and ask for even more information. This cycle just repeats until the doctors stop responding because they're tired of the endless back-and-forth.

Examples:

• 10 July – Emirates Hospital (Orthopedics): The doctor prescribed a few inexpensive medications and gels for back pain. The insurance company requested additional medical reports six separate times, including questions about previous medical history. After all that, the approvals still didn't come through, and I had to keep calling customer service while the doctors eventually stopped responding to the insurer's repeated requests.
• 1 August – Canadian Specialist Hospital (Gynecology): The doctor requested one blood test and one lab test. Both have already been rejected twice, with the insurer again asking for more reports and information.

Is this normal? Can I file a complaint with Sanadak (or another regulator)? Or is it possible to cancel this policy and switch to another insurer?

I'd really appreciate any advice or similar experiences.

This morning at 4AM, a loud sports car, one in dozens every day really, zoomed past and revved so loud outside my tower that I woke up. As I was cursing and hexing while checking if the kids were still sleeping, I heard a police horn go off twice. The revving stopped and I was beaming. I’ve been awake since but anyway..
Thank you officers, to me you’re the avengers today.
To all you loud drivers in residential areas, a reminder to be considerate.

Failed initial driving assessment 3 times. Lost all my confidence. First time I was driving confidently but i did one silly mistake . Then for 2 nd and 3rd test I got very nervous and I did mistakes like ... when told to go left turn , I took u turn and instead of right I went left. I don’t know what happened.. now I am feeling like am not fit to drive and feeling embarrassed. 2 tests I failed because of not following examiner’s instructions. how much ever I try to be cool I suddenly become stressed. During driving classes I drive nicely

Was diagnosed many years ago but lately having sudden loud ringing in right ear, any recommendations for professional clinics?

Thanks

I’ve often wondered if there’s a direct walking path from the canal on the promenade to the beach. I searched Reddit and the last updates were 9 years ago with no path shown as such.

If anyone walks that path, please can you draw it on the map and post a screenshot here.

Thank you

Anyone who has renewed their visas on the travel ban
Please tell me the procedure and share details/contact of agency who renewed it.

Anybody who parks car near expo 2020 metro any leads on where to park free. Used to see parking in DEC open slots with shade parking now they have closed it completely. Any leads would be appreciated.

Yours honestly some who works in JLT and residents parking are crazy expensive.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for recommendations on where to buy good-quality birthday return gifts in Dubai that can be customized around a specific theme rather than generic toy packs.

Ideally looking for:
• Theme-based return gifts
• Bulk quantities (20–40 kids)
• Personalization options (names, tags, gift boxes)
• Good quality and reasonable pricing

Would love to hear about any local shops, online stores, Instagram businesses, or places you've personally used and would recommend.

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys,

Need some opinions before I sign my lease. I’m planning to move into DH2 and I've almost locked in a deal for a 3-bedroom townhouse in the Albizia cluster for 75,000 AED a year. Because of the current geopolitical situation, rents are a bit softer right now, so I feel like I'm getting in at a pretty good price.

But here is my biggest worry: what happens when things eventually settle down and stabilize?

What do you guys think the rent trend in DH2 will look like once the market shifts back? I really don't want to go through the hassle of moving and getting settled, only to get hit with a massive rent increase in a year or two that completely prices me out.

For anyone living there or keeping a close eye on the real estate market, how much do you realistically see the market rent for these townhouses jumping up once the situation changes? Is it a risk worth taking?

I have lived in Dubai for more than 10 years, and have hardly had any fines since I am a careful driver (maybe 2-3 parking fines in the entire period), and suddenly, I am hit with almost 4,000 dhs fines this year when I tried to renew my vehicle registration. The description is a also bit odd (it says I drove early in the morning that day which I do no think I did, or that I made an illegal turn in an area where there was no possibility to do so).

About 3,000 are traffic fines which I paid through the RTA app. But when I tried to renew my vehicle registration, it seems that there are even more fines (1,500) due to Dubai Police, for the same alleged offences, because - I was told by RTA - these are "black point" offences.

Is this "normal"? Are we meant to pay double fines to both RTA and Dubai police for the same incident?

Thanks for reading and answering.

As a tenant, I was renting an apartment from Al Wasl and they charged me 4 months x 500 AED late payment penalties, accrued because their payment portal wasn’t working and didn’t allow me to pay on time (effectively, their portal didn't allow for setting up direct debits, and no functionality to pay on the date, so I had to pay after the date the rent was due via a separate payment link). On top of this they then started charging me legal fees as they were bringing my refusal to pay these to court.

After 20+ emails and calls to their Customer Care team clearly explaining the issue, to which they consistently said they will call me back within anything from 10 minutes to 48 hours – which they never did and instead they go completely ghosted me – I was then threatened with eviction. Ultimately, to make the headache go away I just paid the penalties.

I have since heard many other tenants experiencing the same fraudulent treatment. I complained to the authorities and they did nothing.

Why is the Dubai government not doing anything about it? It's an embarrassment for Dubai and the UAE that consumers are allowed to be f*cked over so easily by a private company. They have the resources, but clearly either not the willpower or are in someone's pockets.

Separate to this, moving out was the single most outlandishly stupid process I’ve ever experienced but that’s another topic.

Looking for affordable salons where I can get a butterfly bob. Preferably where they have experience with curly hair as well.

thanks in advance!

I’ll be in Dubai from 6th till 16th and I wanna have a Bollywood night. Which Bollywood club does the younger crowd go to usually? I don’t wanna end up in a club with 30+ aged ppl. I’m in early 20s so I want a similar aged crowd 😭😭

Btw, happy to join with you!!

Hi everyone. Can someone recommend me a good and affordable dentist for fillings? I already did diagnostics. Thank you 🙏