Dubai Fitness Challenge returns for its tenth edition from 31 October to 29 November 2026, building on a nine-year run that has drawn more than 16 million cumulative participants. The programme will include flagship events, 30 Fitness Hubs, and a wider digital push as organisers aim for the largest edition yet. Read more →

Dubai's villa market is shifting, and sellers need to do more than price correctly to attract serious buyers. BlackBrick Property and Blush International outline the communities generating the most interest, the search terms driving views, and how interior design priorities are changing. Read more →

Meta has taken down more than 750,000 accounts suspected of belonging to Australians under 16 since December's social media ban, with Instagram and Facebook removals rising sharply through June. Australia's internet regulator is now considering enforcement action against platforms it says have fallen short of compliance. Read more →

Wego search data shows Kuwaiti travellers are branching out from their usual summer destinations this August, with Tunisia up 54%, Sri Lanka up 30%, and Spain up 19% year on year. Egypt, Türkiye, Thailand, and the UK remain the most-searched overall, but emerging destinations are gaining ground. Read more →

Wealthy homeowners in Dubai are increasingly choosing to renovate rather than relocate, with demand for luxury villa transformations rising an estimated 35 to 50 per cent over five years. Individual renovation budgets have reached AED 20 million, as buyers treat refurbishment as part of their acquisition strategy. Read more →

Emirates SkyCargo has flown Altair-1, the UAE's first commercial AI-enabled earth observation satellite, from Dubai to Los Angeles ahead of an October 2026 launch. The satellite is the first of ten planned in Orbitworks' Altair constellation, built and manufactured entirely in the UAE. Read more →

Dubai's residential property market recorded modest month-on-month gains in July, with transaction volumes up 2% and values up 3%, led by apartments and luxury deals. The annual comparison remains weak, with volumes down 32% and total value down 49% against July 2025. Read more →

David Robert Mitchell's thriller The End of Oak Street, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, opens across the region on 13 August 2026. The film follows a suburban family transported to an unrecognisable world after a mysterious cosmic event. Read more →