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Voted the seventh safest city in the world by global data website Numbeo, Dubai is a great place to bring up children.
With tax-free living, top-notch schools and hospitals, plus free Covid-19 vaccinations for all residents, it is easy to see why the UAE is a popular destination for expats, who make up nearly 89 per cent of the population.
Villas with gardens are the most popular option for families moving to Dubai, and luckily the emirate has dozens of developments to choose from, depending on your budget.
As a general rule of thumb, the further away from the sea, the cheaper the annual rent.
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Dozens of Expo 2020 Dubai pavilions have begun to hire thousands of staff in anticipation of the global event s launch in October.
The boom in recruitment is for guest services, tour guides, chefs, hosts and site managers, as governments and embassies look to hire front-facing personnel to host their pavilions.
There are 192 country pavilions on the 438-hectare site. Some of the larger pavilions require up to 200 staff each.
Millions of visitors are expected to visit Expo 2020 between October 2021 and March 2022.
We are very optimistic that with vaccination and the increased awareness of how to deal with Covid, that people will come to this event
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UAE property: how to get your deposit back from a landlord in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Taking your own photos when you move in, getting a check-in report to note existing faults and meeting your landlord before you move out, can all help
A pivate villa on Palm Jumeirah. Thousand of people rent in the UAE, but many struggle to get their security despoits back at the end of a tenancy. Courtesy, Gulf Sotheby’s International Realty
Harry Tregoning, an estate agent for Tregoning Property in Dubai has several top tips for getting your deposit back. Pawan Singh / The National
Trends, truths and tales from UAE families as they navigated life during COVID-19
1 of 27 COVID-19 has affected everyone’s lives, but it is perhaps parents whose worlds were rocked the most by the novel coronavirus. With schools and nurseries closed, mums and dads were promoted to makeshift teachers overnight, forcing them to juggle home-learning duties with their own sudden work-from-home status, on top of the manifold domestic tasks involved in raising a family. Image Credit: Supplied
2 of 27 Meanwhile for couples who were just starting a family, all pregnancy dreams and plans flew out of the window, as maternity wards tightened restrictions, grandparents-to-be cancelled flights, baby showers and antenatal classes went virtual, and pregnant women were classed as vulnerable and advised to self-isolate at all times. Thousands of families struggled on reduced or lost incomes, dealt with sickness at home or abroad, and wo