PureHealth is adding 22 new and upgraded SEHA CLINICS facilities across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain throughout 2026, including six new primary care clinics and six mobile healthcare units. The expansion follows a year in which the network recorded 4.1 million outpatient visits, up 14.5 per cent on 2024. Read more →

Expatriate residents in the UAE are drawing up Wills earlier in life, with Just Wills Legal Consultants recording a 20% rise in conversions over the past year. Property ownership, parenthood and business formation are the main triggers, with the 35–44 age group showing the fastest growth in enquiries. Read more →

Etihad Rail has opened bookings for its Dubai to Abu Dhabi route, with the 57-minute service due to launch on September 30 from the new Al Yalayis Station in Jumeirah Golf Estates. It follows the operator's Abu Dhabi to Fujairah debut in June, which drew more than 70,000 ticket sales. Read more →

The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has flagged 377 fake Emiratisation cases across 266 private sector companies in the first half of 2026. Legal action has been taken under Cabinet Decision No. 43 of 2025, with the Ministry calling the violations isolated but warning they harm genuine Emirati jobseekers and compliant employers alike. Read more →

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's DIGGER, starring Tom Cruise as a powerful figure racing to contain a catastrophe of his own making, will open in cinemas and IMAX across the region on 1 October 2026. The film was shot entirely in VistaVision and features a cast that includes Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, and Jesse Plemons. Read more →

Eagle Hills and the Maldives government have signed a commercial terms agreement for Maldives Waterfront and Marina, a $12 billion integrated destination planned for the Ras Malé area. The Maldives minister described it as the largest foreign investment programme in the country's history. Read more →

PhonePe has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE to operate retail payment and stored value services. The Indian fintech, which counts over 700 million registered users at home, plans to partner with local banks and integrate with UAE payment rails once final approval comes through. Read more →

Dubai observes 10 days of mourning following the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Flags are flown at half-mast, but this does not automatically mean a public holiday or closure of schools and businesses. Broadcast schedules may change, and live entertainment events are often cancelled or postponed. Read more →