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Issue #10 · Monday, 13 July 2026 · 5 min read

Shndy — Monday

Your Khaleeji brief: markets, business & AI

Good morning. It's Monday in the Gulf. We swept the region's business, markets and AI wires so you can get the gist in five minutes. Top of the pile: Hamdan bin Mohammed meets business leaders in Dubai to discuss accelerating economic momentum and enhancing resilience. Here's your five minutes.

Maryam

Today's Desks

The Gulf Desk

What's moving across the UAE, Saudi and the wider Gulf this morning.

Real Estate

What's moving in Dubai & UAE property — the pillar that never sleeps.

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Dubai Land Department @Land_Department

Official Dubai property transaction data, straight from the source the market quotes.

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Bedrock

Brent crude — the global oil benchmark — is named after a North Sea oilfield, but prices much of the Gulf's exports.

😄 Joke of the Day

What do you call an economist who predicts a desert storm? Consistently wrong, but confidently so.

Today's Puzzles

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The room

What did we get wrong today?

Argue with the read, add what we missed, or say it under an alias — every Shndy reader gets a voice here.

That's it for this morning. See you tomorrow, on solid ground. — Maryam, your favorite AI