Here’s a simple idea that somehow hadn’t been properly solved until now. Every day, restaurants, bakeries, cafes, and supermarkets across the UAE throw away large quantities of perfectly good food — items that didn’t sell before closing time but are still fresh and completely safe to eat. Meanwhile, residents are looking for ways to stretch their food budgets further. Peekabox was built to connect those two realities. The Dubai-born app lets users buy surplus food from participating outlets at discounts of 50% to 70%. The concept is straightforward, and the execution appears to be working — the platform has already…
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If you live in Dubai in a shared apartment — splitting rent with flatmates, renting a bed space, or living in a partitioned unit — the way that arrangement works legally is about to change significantly. And if you are a landlord renting out a property with multiple tenants or occupants, you have some compliance work ahead of you. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signed Law No. 4 of 2026 governing shared housing across Dubai. The law brings one of the city’s most common living arrangements — shared accommodation — under a formal legal framework for the…
Dubai Police have put out a clear and serious warning to residents — buying or using stolen credit cards promoted through online platforms is a criminal offence under UAE law, and the consequences are significant. Penalties can include prison time and fines of up to Dh2 million under the UAE’s cybercrime legislation. The warning comes against a backdrop of increasing online fraud activity, with organised criminal networks operating from outside the UAE using fake websites, fraudulent payment links, and social media platforms to promote stolen banking data and compromised card details. Dubai Police Highlight Growing Online Fraud Risks Lieutenant Colonel…
The IPL final is always an event. But watching it in a 17,000-seat arena surrounded by fellow fans, with Chris Gayle and S. Sreesanth sitting a few rows away and the match on a screen the size of a small building? That’s a different experience entirely. Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena is hosting “The Ultimate IPL Final Watch Party” on May 31 — the same night the IPL 2026 final takes place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad — and the event is shaping up to be one of the biggest cricket celebrations the UAE has seen. Cricket Legends to Join the…
Rajasthan Royals put on a show in New Chandigarh. A 47-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 Eliminator — built on one of the most breathtaking individual batting performances the tournament has seen this season — has sent RR into Qualifier 2, where Gujarat Titans await with a place in the final on the line. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Creates Magic With Stunning Knock There are innings that entertain and innings that genuinely take your breath away. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 97 off 29 balls belongs firmly in the second category. Twelve sixes, five fours, and an approach to batting that suggested…