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Spain’s Gran Meliá To Make UAE Debut With 366-Key J1 Hotel In Dubai In 2027
What happened? Meliá Hotels International is bringing its Gran Meliá brand to the UAE for the first time through J1 Hotel, a Gran...
Emirates Luggage Robot to Scan Faces, Drop, Weigh and Tag Bags
Emirates Group is developing a luggage robot that can identify passengers using facial recognition, accept their bags, weigh them and attach baggage tags...
UAE ranks fourth globally for nuclear facility security in 2026 index
The UAE has achieved a fourth-place global ranking for nuclear facility protection in the 2026 Nuclear Security Index, published by the Nuclear Threat...
UAE Petrol Prices Set to Change in October 2026
The UAE is preparing to announce its petrol and diesel prices for October 2026. The current September rates remain in effect until the...
Kalba’s Al Freish Lake to bring waterfalls, greenery and family park
What happened? Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has approved the plan for Al Freish Lake in Kalba. Who is...
Ras Al Khaimah Police strengthens child protection with specialist programme
Ras Al Khaimah Police is taking part in a specialist child protection programme organised by the UAE Ministry of Family in cooperation with...
Rashid Hospital introduces smart paid parking in Dubai, but patients park free
Dubai has introduced a smart paid parking management system at Rashid Hospital as the first phase of a wider rollout across Dubai Health...
Sheikh Hamdan forms Board of Trustees for Hamdan Bin Rashid Foundation
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued Executive Council Resolution No. (49) of 2026 to form the Board of Trustees...
UAE Just Took the No.1 Spot in the Arab World’s Digital Economy
The UAE topped the Arab Digital Economy Index 2026, placing it in the highest-performing group alongside Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. The...
Saudi Arabia’s Harrats Basalt Named an IUGS Heritage Stone for the First Time
Saudi Arabia’s volcanic basalt from the western harrats has been officially recognised as an IUGS Heritage Stone, marking the Kingdom’s first designation of...
