Author: Mohan Nasre

Former Indian cricketer KS Bharat has made the move to Dubai, and he’s already exploring what the UAE cricket scene has to offer. The experienced wicketkeeper-batter, who once represented India at the highest level, is now expected to register for the International League T20 (ILT20) — a notable next step in a career that’s clearly entering a new phase. The news has caught the attention of cricket fans in both India and the UAE. Bharat’s move says a lot about how appealing the UAE has become for international cricketers looking for fresh, competitive opportunities outside the more traditional cricketing nations.…

Abu Dhabi has rolled out a new private education strategy built around a simple idea: get students ready for a fast-changing world without losing sight of what makes the UAE who it is. The plan, introduced by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), aims to build an education system that brings together innovation, student well-being, and a strong sense of cultural identity. The direction mirrors what UAE leadership has been pushing toward for a while now — raising a generation that can lead in technology and innovation while staying genuinely connected to Emirati heritage. The strategy is…

This Sunday, June 21, the UAE will experience its longest day of the year as the summer solstice arrives across the Northern Hemisphere. It’s the kind of astronomical milestone that quietly happens every year without much fanfare, but it marks something genuinely significant — the official start of summer and the peak of daylight hours for 2026. People naturally associate summer with heat, but the solstice itself is really about geometry rather than temperature. It’s tied to how the Earth is tilted as it makes its way around the Sun, and on this particular day, the Northern Hemisphere is angled…

Spend any amount of time in Dubai — a business meeting, a mall, a Friday brunch — and you’ll notice something quickly. People here genuinely care about what’s on their wrist. The UAE has built a culture where a watch isn’t just a way to check the time; it’s a quiet but unmistakable signal of taste, success, and personal style. What’s interesting is that the scene isn’t just about flexing the most expensive piece possible. There’s real horological appreciation here, alongside the status symbols. Here are the seven watch brands that show up most often on wrists across the Emirates.…

The UAE has taken a significant step toward protecting young people online by setting a minimum age of 15 for social media use. The move addresses concerns that have been building globally around how social media affects children — privacy, cyberbullying, harmful content exposure, and screen time that’s gotten genuinely out of hand for a lot of young users. This isn’t happening in isolation. It reflects a broader international conversation about how to keep children safe in digital spaces, and the UAE is positioning itself among the countries taking concrete action rather than just discussing the problem. What the New…