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Mazhar Farooqui

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Dubai
As seen in: MSN, Flipboard, Gulf News, WKND, Khaleej Times, Zawya, MENAFN, Cherokee Tribune Ledger-News, Khaleej Times (Podcast)
Multi-award winning Dubai-based investigative journalist & author of The Maz Files: Scoops, Scams & Showdowns

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Mazhar Farooqui’s Biography

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Award-winning Dubai based investigative journalist and Editor of news tabloid XPRESS published by Gulf News.
Previously worked for leading publications like The Times of India, Hindustan Times and The Pioneer

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Floating Seahorse: Truth vs hype

Floating Seahorse: Truth vs hype

DUBAI: Villa, boat, vessel, hotel or holiday home? The Dh15 million Floating Seahorse, a model of which sank …

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Floating Seahorse: Truth vs hype

Floating Seahorse: Truth vs hype

DUBAI: Villa, boat, vessel, hotel or holiday home? The Dh15 million Floating Seahorse, a model of which sank …

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Expose: Trading scam masterminds unmasked in the UAE

Expose: Trading scam masterminds unmasked in the UAE

It took us almost a year to get to the bottom of it. The painstaking investigation involved sifting through h…

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XPRESS exposé: Well-oiled racket involving sale of ISO certificates uncovered

XPRESS exposé: Well-oiled racket involving sale of ISO certificates uncovered

DUBAI: Like millions around the world, if it's an ISO certificate that makes you pick a product or service, t…

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Watch: Heartwarming moment as Indian mum reunites with her twin boys in Dubai

Watch: Heartwarming moment as Indian mum reunites with her twin boys in Dubai

DUBAI: Torn between hope and despair Indian divorcee Zainab Fawad, 44, had dreamt of this moment every single…

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Jet ski scam: How many more victims?

Jet ski scam: How many more victims?

Sharjah: If you have the nerve to go for a jet ski ride in Sharjah's Al Mamzar area, then you should also hav…

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Dubai restaurant offers up to 75% off based on whether you dine with wife or girlfriend

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By Mazhar Farooqui
| WKND
Ann’a by Jimmy Dixs, located at Barcelona Hotel in Al Jaddaf, has rolled out a weekday promotion that ties discounts to your company PUBLISHED: Sun 29 Mar 2026, 5:06 PM A restaurant in Dubai is offering up to 75 per cent off, but the deal depends less on what you order and more on who you walk in with. Ann’a by Jimmy Dixs, located at Barcelona Hotel in Al Jaddaf, has rolled out a weekday promotion that ties discounts to your company. Come with family and you get 50 per cent off.
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Dubai Restaurant Offers Up To 75% Off Based On Whether You Dine With Wife Or Girlfriend

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By Mazhar Farooqui
| MENAFN
Dubai Restaurant Offers Up To 75% Off Based On Whether You Dine With Wife Or Girlfriend 2026-03-29 02:17:35 (MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Ann'a by Jimmy Dixs, located at Barcelona Hotel in Al Jaddaf, has rolled out a weekday promotion that ties discounts to your company A restaurant in Dubai is offering up to 75 per cent off, but the deal depends less on what you order and more on who you walk in with.
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Air India to run special UAE flights on March 19 amid travel disruptions

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By Mazhar Farooqui
| Khaleej Times Verified
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Rewrite and bring value to a story where a politician was accused of rape

Have you ever used a typewriter?

YES

How is social media changing news?

It has increased viewership but at the same time led to an unprecedented boom in the fake news industry

Awards

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SHARJAH GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AWARD FOR BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

2013 - Investigative Journalism

Bagged the $7,000 inaugural Sharjah Government Communication Award for Best Investigative Report for an expose that revealed how schools in Dubai go to extreme lengths in a bid to get top ratings from education regulator KHDA. These ratings determine the percentage of fee hike a school is allowed.

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KARPOOR CHANDRA KULISH AWARD

2014 - Investigative Journalism

Bagged the Karpoor Chandra Kulish (KCK) International Award for Excellence in Print Journalism (Merit) for the investigative story: ‘I am an Idiot, Yet I am Hired’. http://gulfnews.com/xpress/uae-s-biggest-recruitment-racket-exposed-1.689523 which blew the lid off a massive recruitment racket in the UAE

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GIJN

2017 - Investigative Journalism

Fellow Global Investigative Journalists Network (GIJN)

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KARPOOR CHANDRA KULISH INTERNATIONAL AWARD

2018 - Investigative journalism

KARPOOR CHANDRA KULISH AWARD 2018 - Investigative Journalism Conferred the Karpoor Chandra Kulish (KCK) International Award for Excellence in Print Journalism (Merit) https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/gulf-news-journalist-conferred-top-india-award-1.2279821 for the investigative story: ‘We are a bogus firm yet we have an ISO’ https://gulfnews.com/xpress/news/xpress-expose-well-oiled-racket-involving-sale-of-iso-certificates-uncovered-1.1979048 which exposed how the prestigious ISO 9001 certificates can be bought by anyone who can pay for it

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