December 2025 - The GCC Edge

Degree vs Pedigree in the Gulf, Why Skills Are Replacing Credentials

Posted by tag | Dec 27, 2025 | Talent |

For decades, university degrees functioned as economic filters across the Gulf. A credential from...

Each year, more than two million people converge on Makkah within a matter of days. They arrive...

Posted by tag | Dec 25, 2025 | Startups |

In Silicon Valley, startup failure is often treated as professional experience. A failed company...

Posted by tag | Dec 24, 2025 | Business, Startups |

When global media discusses the Gulf, the conversation often defaults to state-led megaprojects or...

Posted by tag | Dec 23, 2025 | Startups |

For more than a decade, Silicon Valley has exported a single dominant startup formula to the...