Dubai gold prices have dipped slightly as international bullion markets continue responding to a mix of economic signals that have kept investors cautious. The movement follows recent price swings tied to the US dollar and shifting expectations around interest rates — two factors that tend to push and pull gold prices in opposite directions depending on how they move. Since Dubai’s retail gold rates track closely with international spot prices, any movement in global markets tends to show up fairly quickly at the counter. Buyers across the Gold Souk and mall-based jewellers are noticing the change, with many adopting a…
Author: Mohan Nasre
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Abu Dhabi is launching the next innings for ‘Cricket’s Fastest Format’ as Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub (ADCSH) assumes majority ownership and commercial rights control of the Abu Dhabi T10, transitioning the tournament into an Abu Dhabi-owned and managed competition. Under the new framework, ADCSH will own and manage the Abu Dhabi T10 as a long-term national sporting asset, supported by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and with the unwavering support of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB). “This is a strategic evolution of the tournament, which signals strengthened governance, institutional credibility, and a clear global growth strategy for…
If you’ve been watching Dubai South’s development trajectory over the past few years — the logistics expansion, the Expo City growth, the Emirates engineering hub announcement, Al Maktoum International Airport’s coming expansion — then Majid Al Futtaim’s Dh62 billion mixed-use community announcement fits a clear pattern. Dubai South is being assembled piece by piece into something genuinely substantial. And this project, by sheer scale and ambition, accelerates that assembly considerably. Dubai South is set for another major transformation as Majid Al Futtaim announces a Dh62 billion mixed-use mega community featuring homes, retail, entertainment, and green spaces. Homes, retail, parks, entertainment,…
The numbers coming out of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce tell a clear story. Indian businesses continue to register in Dubai at a pace that keeps them firmly at the top of foreign company membership lists, and that momentum has carried strongly into 2026. More than 18,000 Indian companies joined the chamber during 2025 alone — a figure that reflects genuine, sustained confidence in what Dubai offers rather than a short-term trend. The reasons aren’t hard to understand. Dubai sits at a geographic crossroads that gives businesses access to markets across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East from a…
Every year in the UAE, the same conversation happens sometime around November. People start quietly checking when Eid falls, calculating whether National Day lines up with a Thursday or Friday, and figuring out how many leave days they’d need to turn a long weekend into a proper trip. 2026 is worth planning early because the calendar is genuinely favorable. Several key holidays land near weekends in ways that create real opportunities for extended breaks — and knowing about them now means you can book before the good hotel rooms and flights disappear. Here’s the full picture. UAE Public Holidays 2026…