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New expats in Dubai face major hurdles if their rent isn’t Ejari-registered / AI Image For thousands of expats arriving in Dubai this month, the hunt for the perfect home is the first major hurdle. However, a wave of sophisticated rental scams emerged in early 2026, targeting newcomers who are eager to secure housing quickly. Fraudsters are increasingly posing as legitimate agents or owners, offering luxury apartments at below-market rates to lure in unsuspecting tenants. These “phantom landlords” often present official-looking contracts but intentionally skip the most crucial step: Ejari registration. Without this government-verified document, a tenant has no legal standing, making them vulnerable to “double-leasing” (where the same unit is rented to multiple people) or vanishing “agents” who pocket the deposit and disappear.What is Ejari in Dubai?Ejari (Arabic for my rent) is the official online registration system managed by the Dubai Land Department and Real Estate Regulatory Agenc..

AdvertisementJapanThis Week in AsiaPoliticsTrump’s Pearl Harbour ‘joke’ falls flat in Japan, Takaichi praised for responseAs Japan faces pressure over the Iran war, Takaichi has been commended for steering her meeting with Trump towards trade deals
4-MIN READ4-MIN4 ListenJulian RyallPublished: 7:03pm, 20 Mar 2026People across Japan have recoiled in shock over US President Donald Trump’s joke about the attack on Pearl Harbour in the presence of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the White House, perceiving the incident as an insult to a long-time ally of Washington.On the other hand, Takaichi has received praise for her measured response even as she stiffened visibly over Trump’s comments at the joint press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday.
In response to a question from a Japanese reporter about Washington’s failure to tell its allies before its February 28 attack on Iran, Trump replied: “We wanted a surprise. Who knows better about surprises than Japan. Why didn’t you tell me a..

File photo: Tarique Rahman, son of former PM Khaleda Zia (Picture credit: AP) DHAKA: Tarique Rahman, former PM Khaleda Zia’s son and BNP’s heir apparent, returns to Bangladesh Thursday along with his family, ending over 17 years of self-exile. On the eve of his return, the country’s largest political party described the moment as “both politically significant and emotionally charged.”His return, along with wife Zubaida and daughter Zaima, comes less than two months before the parliamentary elections and BNP sources said his presence in campaigns as its star leader will help boost its prospects and its workers’ morale. Osman Hadi's Brother Accuses Yunus Regime Of Murder Plot To Defer Bangladesh Polls Scheduled in Feb BNP is facing the challenge of growing popularity of the coalition led by the country’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, especially among the youth. To mark his return, BNP has organised a reception in the outskirts of Dhaka, for which the party expects thousand..