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You live in UAE, is that right? And if so, does your country have a shortage in the supply of electricity?

i dont think so..
the smaller less prosperous emirates like sharjah, ajman and ras al khaima have some shortages but
this is due to the massive expansion in growth they are undergoing and the usuall arab lack of planning..

Abu dhabi and Dubai do not have a shortage.

why do you ask by the way.?

Thanks for the answer.


My mother is having some problems with a property she bought few months ago!

im guessing it is probably in ajman isnt it?
yes they just build those buildings before the electricity supply is ready for that entire suburb,
you could wait months ..

Gurey, where would you suggest for a somali to live in Arabaha? Where are we tolerated the best and which of those small countries has the coolest weather? Are they all hot as hell?

Most gulf arabs are generally tolerant of somalis becuase they ahve lived witht them for generations
it would be rare to encounter any racism.
Somalis are practically unkown in the other countries, you are basically another poor black african to
most egyptians, lebanese etc while most gulf arabs think you are a fellow arab.

now Saudia is an unhealthy environment for everyone, probably thats why they pay much higher salaries than anyone
i know a guy that took a 30% downgrade in salary to move to the UAE.
I still think the UAE is the best of the lot, oman, and qatar even bahrain are pretty good places to live.

unfortunatley the weather is unbearably hot, Syria is another place, its safe
very little crime, and welcoming to somalis.. but there are no jobs.

The best Arab countries for Somalis are Qatar, Syria, Kuwait and Oman. I'd probably add Yemen, but they are piss poor and on par with Somalis in terms of income. UAE is OK, but its hard to get a citizenship and a citizen have to take your responsibility

Seem to be a lot of Somali's buying property there. I know a few who are having houses built in Dubai right now.