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Patrick Ryan

Patrick Ryan

National Reporter
Dubai
Patrick is an experienced journalist with a long-standing record in news publications in Ireland and across the Middle East. He has a keen interest in news and current affairs as well as community issues. Patrick has covered a wide range of areas in his time as a reporter including crime, transport, community news, business, sport and technology.
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Firms must submit fixed-term contracts for employees by February 1 or risk being fined. Getty Images
Firms 'scrambling' to meet UAE employment contract deadline

Many companies have left the requirement to the last minute

UAEJanuary 26, 2023
Russell Reyes Tuazon, from the Philippines, won Dh15 million in the Emirates Draw. Photo: Emirates Draw
Friday the 13th lucky for Dh15m Dubai lottery winner

Russel Reyes Tuazon considers starting his own business after jackpot success

UAEJanuary 24, 2023
Italian architect Luca Curci believes his floating city design could help redefine urban living as sea levels continue to rise. Photos: Luca Curci
Could this floating city be the future of urban life?

Italian architect Luca Curci says his model could be home to more than 50,000

MegaprojectsJanuary 23, 2023
Maroun Farah outside the building where he lives, in the Gardens. Pawan Singh / The National
All rosy in this family's Dh48,000 two-bedroom home in The Gardens

Maroun Farah has lived in same apartment for more than eight years and has no plans to move anytime soon

UAEJanuary 15, 2023
From second left: Belinda Balluku, Albania’s deputy prime minister and minister of infrastructure and energy, Steven Kobos, president and chief executive Excelerate Energy, Neeraj Agrawal, chief financial officer of Crescent Petroleum, and Roger Martella, chief sustainability officer of General Electric, in session at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Russia's invasion forces nations' hands on diversifying energy

Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum hears how crisis has led to need for rapid change in energy production

GovernmentJanuary 14, 2023
Careem has listed several trends it noticed on its apps in 2022. Bloomberg
UAE resident shelled out Dh70,000 on 1,900 taxi trips in a year

Latest Careem user trends reveal another customer spent Dh80,000 on 1,100 food orders

TransportJanuary 13, 2023
Chinese tourists at Burj Beach in Dubai in May 2019, before Covid-19 led to a three-year shutdown in China. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Gulf set for 'critical' economic boost as China reopens

UAE and Saudi Arabia among nations expecting demand for oil and goods to rise, with tourism predicted to normalise by 2024

GulfJanuary 13, 2023
Speed limits between Dubai and Hatta have been reduced to 80kph. AwesomeDigital
Speed limit reduced on key Dubai road

New signs are already in place along 6km stretch of road

UAEJanuary 12, 2023
The Onpassive metro station, formerly known as Al Safa, will look like this after its rebranding. Photo: RTA
Dubai's Al Safa metro station renamed Onpassive

Station rebranded after US firm for next 10 years as part of deal with RTA

TransportJanuary 11, 2023
The Monday-to-Friday working week brought about changes for most UAE employees. Ravindranath K / The National
How employees in UAE have adapted to Monday-to-Friday week

The need to be available for clients in other GCC countries means Sunday can still be a busy day for some in the private sector

UAEJanuary 01, 2023
Lauren O'Connell and her family at their home in Sustainable City, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
My Dubai Rent: Family pays Dh200,000 for Sustainable City villa

Lauren O'Connell and her family swapped a busy city centre life for the serenity of the suburbs during the pandemic

UAEJanuary 01, 2023
The drive-through Covid-19 testing centre at Al Wagan Hospital in Al Ain. Photo: Seha
Seha to close all Covid-19 centres in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra

Screenings and vaccinations will take place at healthcare centres

CoronavirusDecember 30, 2022
Burjeel Medical City’s Bone marrow transplant unit has successfully performed the very first bone marrow transplant from a donor to a child in the UAE. The highly advanced, matched sibling transplant treatment was successfully carried out on a five-year-old girl from Uganda, with the donor being her 10-year-old sister. The patient responded well to the treatment and is due to be discharged from Burjeel Medical City within a few days, following 5 weeks of admission to the hospital. Photo: Burjeel Medical City
Five of the UAE's most inspiring stories of 2022

From life-changing lottery wins to courageous health battles, there has been plenty of positivity to share this year

UAEDecember 30, 2022
Employees walk to work on the first working Friday in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai, on January 7, 2022. - The United Arab Emirates has changed its workweek, making Sunday which is a work day in much of the Arab world, part of the weekend. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
How UAE life will change in 2023 as new laws come into force

The government will introduce legislation to further modernise the legal system, bolster employment rights and improve Emirati participation in the private sector

GovernmentDecember 29, 2022
People are wrapping up to keep warm in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Boom in demand for winter clothes in Dubai

Retail workers say hoodies, jackets, beanie hats, winter boots and sweaters are flying off shelves

UAEDecember 28, 2022
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