Let’s be honest — for football fans in Dubai, the World Cup is always a late-night affair. The matches are happening on the other side of the globe, which means your alarm and your TV remote are about to become best friends for six straight weeks. This year, though, something is different. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is the biggest football tournament ever played. For the first time, 48 teams are competing instead of 32, spread across three countries — the USA, Canada, and Mexico — across 16 cities and 104 total matches. There’s even a brand-new round added to…
Author: Mohan Nasre
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Dubai’s retail and lifestyle campaigns tend to be well-executed, but this one is a cut above the usual shopping festival mechanics. The Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, in partnership with Dubai Chambers, has launched “Win Your Home in Dubai” — a 12-week campaign running from May 22 to August 30, 2026, that gives participants the chance to win residential apartments through retail spending at participating outlets across the city. The entry mechanism is simple: spend AED 500 or more at a participating store, and you’re in the draw. The campaign is open to anyone aged 18 and above, which means…
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…
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,…