Mentions in websites like GulfNews.com, KhaleejTimes.com, and TheNational.ae are considered reliable, whereas mention in websites like dubaicityguide.com or adwonline.ae is not considered good enough reason for considering the individual or commercial entity to be provided a Wikipedia page.
Reliable sources would include The Times of India, The New York Times, The Economic times & Fastcompany.com. In case no reliable third-party sources can be found on an individual or topic, then an independent Wikipedia page should not be provided according to Wikipedia.
Francis Kalarickal, Director of GMI, says,
“GMI contributes to Wikipedia “ethically and transparently” on behalf of individuals, corporate entities and NGO clients. Most often nearly 90% of cases when someone wants to create a new Wikipedia page, the person or company doesn’t meet Wikipedia’s requirements to qualify for a page”.
In such cases with proper inputs & guidelines from GMI, with 6 to 8 months time frame, a Wikipedia page can be created with sufficient groundwork.