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Thursday stays hot across the Emirates, and the sea is the part of the forecast that changes most. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) outlook for Thursday points to fair to partly cloudy weather, with clouds forming over eastern areas during the day and turning convective in the afternoon, according to the forecast summary carried […]

Mosques across the UAE will hold a special prayer for rain this Friday. President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed all mosques in the country to perform Salaat Al Istisqaa, the rain prayer, on Friday, October 9, 2026, UAE Moments reports, in coverage attributed to WAM. When the prayer takes place The rain […]

Dubai’s outdoor season has an unofficial starting gun, and it fires this Saturday. The Ripe Market returns to Dubai Police Academy Park in Umm Suqeim on October 10 for its 15th season, running every Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 9pm until May 2, 2027, Time Out Dubai lists, with entry at Dh5. Fifteen years […]

Abu Dhabi spent Wednesday talking about where global money goes next. Investopia Bridge 2026 was held on October 7 at Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas on Saadiyat Island, drawing more than 30 speakers and over 800 participants, according to the event report carried by EIN Presswire. The one-day special edition ran under the […]

One of Dubai’s biggest outdoor days out is back next week. Dubai Safari Park reopens for Season 8 on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9am, bringing more than 3,000 animals across six themed zones back to Al Warqa 5, according to the park’s official site. The season launches with a Wildest Opening Week from October […]

Dubai’s flagship app contest has been retired in favour of something bigger. The Create AI Agents Championship was launched on Wednesday by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, at the awards ceremony for the third Create Apps Championship at Emirates Towers Boulevard, The National reports. The new competition moves the focus from building […]

Abu Dhabi has landed another global asset manager. Capital Group, which manages about US$3.6 trillion, has secured a Financial Services Permission from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, letting it operate as a regulated investment manager in the emirate’s international financial centre, the firm announced on October 7 via PR Newswire. The licence […]

Dubai’s biggest waterpark is staying up late for one night only. Aquaventure After Dark returns to Aquaventure World at Atlantis, The Palm on Friday, October 9, 2026, from 8pm to midnight, with the park’s 105 slides, rides and attractions open after dark for guests aged 13 and over, FACT Magazines reports. What happens after dark […]

Ras Al Khaimah gets its direct Kerala link back this month. Air Arabia will resume daily non-stop flights between Ras Al Khaimah and Kozhikode from October 16, 2026, the airline announced on October 6 in its official press release. Kozhikode, also called Calicut, is the coastal city on Kerala’s Malabar Coast, and the route is […]