Dubai has a habit of solving problems with solutions that sound mildly absurd until you realise they actually work perfectly. The problem this time is a familiar one: how do you keep a city of four million people physically active during a summer where the outdoor temperature makes exercise genuinely dangerous? The Mallathon answered part […]

On the second of July 2026, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, chaired a meeting at Emirates Towers and approved a package of new government strategies and infrastructure projects worth AED 18 billion. Eighteen billion […]

Words carry weight. The language we use to describe people shapes how society sees them, treats them, and ultimately values them. For most of modern history, the words used to describe people living with disabilities have reflected limitation – what a person cannot do, what they lack, what sets them apart from an assumed norm. […]

Dubai-born AVENEW Development announces plans for The Ritz-Carlton Residences Dubai, The World Islands, the latest addition to its growing portfolio of distinguished addresses and its second collaboration with Marriott International. The project reflects AVENEW’s founding principles of thoughtful design, distinctive location selection and timeless quality. The World Islands form an archipelago of approximately 260 man-made […]

Emirates is revealing another world first in the sky, transforming journeys for Economy Class passengers with the introduction of the U-Dream Headrest – a game-changing new seat addition that enables Economy Class customers to experience a whole new level of support and comfort inflight. Backed by a significant investment, installation is already underway across Emirates’ fleet, reinforcing […]

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it has approved a five-year plan to expand the emirate’s soft mobility network through 2030. It is aimed at strengthening links between residential areas and public transport stations and to build an integrated urban mobility system that supports first- and last-mile journeys, making travel easier and […]