UAE Lottery: Dh5 Million Winner in October 3 Lucky Day Draw

One player is Dh5 million richer after the UAE Lottery’s Lucky Day Draw on Saturday, October 3. The winner matched all six main numbers in Draw No. 261003 to claim the second prize, while the Dh30 million jackpot rolled over again, according to UAE Moments’ report of the results. Gulf News also reported that the […]

UAE Unveils Flight-Ready Probe for Asteroid Belt Mission

The UAE has unveiled the probe for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, its second interplanetary mission. Developed, assembled and tested in the UAE, the probe reached flight readiness in less than two years. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Supreme Space Council, witnessed […]

Sheikh Mohammed Sets Out Seven Rules for Life in Dubai

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has set out seven rules for life in Dubai, arguing that the emirate’s success should be measured not only by what it builds, but by the society it creates. “We have built a beautiful city, a harmonious society and a model experience for the world,” he wrote, describing Dubai […]

Retail Congress MENA 2026 Opens in Dubai With Mo Gawdat

Retail Congress MENA 2026 opens today in Dubai, bringing the region’s retail, shopping-centre and real-estate leaders together on October 5–6 at The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC. The two-day congress is organised by the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres & Retailers (MECSR) under the theme “Level Up: Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders Today,” according to UAE News 24/7. The […]

DWTC Hosts 18 Flagship Events Across Dubai This October

Dubai World Trade Centre will host 18 flagship exhibitions and conferences in October, spread across its Sheikh Zayed Road campus and the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) at Expo City Dubai. The line-up spans aviation, beauty, real estate, energy, education, agriculture, artificial intelligence and satellite technology, making it one of the busiest months in DWTC’s 2026 […]

Altair-1: UAE’s First Commercial Satellite Is in Orbit

The first commercial satellite built in the UAE is now in orbit. Altair-1, designed, assembled, integrated and tested in Abu Dhabi by Orbitworks, lifted off on 2 October aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellite deployed successfully, acquired a signal and has entered commissioning, with its status described […]

Best Hotels in Dubai With Kids Clubs

A kids club is not the same thing as a kids pool. A proper club runs supervised activities to a daily schedule, takes children off your hands for a few hours at a time and gives them something to talk about at dinner besides the buffet. Dubai’s best family resorts treat these clubs as a […]

Best Hotels Near Dubai World Trade Centre

If you are in Dubai for a conference, an exhibition or a trade show, the smartest address in the city is the one that lets you walk to the halls. The Dubai World Trade Centre sits on Sheikh Zayed Road at the edge of DIFC and Downtown, and the hotels around it have one job: […]

Best Hotels Near Dubai Miracle Garden

Dubai Miracle Garden does not sit in a hotel district. The world’s largest natural flower garden spreads across Dubailand in Al Barsha South, surrounded by the residential communities of Arjan, Jumeirah Village Circle, Motor City and Studio City, and the nearest hotels are the mid-market properties that serve those neighbourhoods. That is good news for […]

Best Hotels in JLT Dubai for Every Budget

Jumeirah Lake Towers is the Dubai neighbourhood many visitors overlook, which is exactly why regulars like it. Built around three lakes opposite Dubai Marina, JLT is a grid of residential and office towers packed with independent cafés, small restaurants and lakeside walking paths, and its hotels charge noticeably less than the beachfront towers a bridge […]