Author: Stuart

DUO Gastrobar at Dubai Creek Harbour has released the Harvest & Harmony menu. The menu supports wellness goals through seasonal ingredients and lighter dishes. This menu appears only at the Creek Harbour site. It builds on fresh produce, simple cooking and balanced taste while keeping DUO’s core principles: no gluten, no sugar, less lactose and refined gastronomy. Harvest & Harmony makes healthy eating straightforward. Chef Dmitry Blinov, Owner and Brand Chef of DUO Gastrobar, said: “The start of the year is the perfect moment to reconnect with healthier habits, and our menu is designed to make that journey simple and…

The presentation suite at Atlantis The Royal filled steadily Tuesday evening as property investors and prospective buyers arrived to hear about a development that wasn’t coming to Dubai Marina, Downtown, or any of the city’s established luxury corridors. Instead, ADE Properties had chosen Majan—a neighbourhood adjacent to the aspirational Al Barari enclave—for its latest residential play. The project, Barari Gate, represents a calculated bet on Dubai’s emerging districts. While competitors pile into saturated prime locations, ADE is positioning itself in areas where infrastructure investment and accessibility are converging with relatively affordable entry points. It’s a strategy that hinges on timing.…

Ninety-eight per cent of ultra-luxury villa buyers in Dubai won’t purchase a property they can’t walk through first. That single statistic, buried in a new market analysis, reveals more about the psychology of extreme wealth than a dozen investor surveys. The completed-property preference isn’t a quirk. It’s a philosophy. A study released this week by fäm Luxe, the luxury division of fäm Properties, tracked the resale market for villas above AED 40 million throughout 2025. The findings paint a portrait of a buyer class that operates by entirely different rules. Across 169 transactions worth AED 11.57 billion, just 15.7 per…

More than 400 million people speak Arabic. Yet until now, the artificial intelligence models built for them have lacked the rigorous, standardised evaluation that’s been commonplace for English and other major languages for years. That gap is closing. A collaboration between Dubai-based Arabic.AI and Stanford University’s Center for Research on Foundation Models has just completed its first phase: an Arabic extension of HELM, the influential benchmarking framework that’s become a trusted reference point in AI research circles. The result is the first holistic leaderboard for Arabic large language models, giving researchers and enterprises a transparent way to compare performance across…

Ten thousand dirhams. That’s roughly £2,100, or about what many people pay for a month’s rent. At Trèsind Dubai, it’s the price of admission for two on February 14th. The figure buys an evening in a private outdoor cabana at the One&Only Royal Mirage, where modern Indian gastronomy meets the kind of luxury Dubai has built its dining reputation on. One night only. Limited seating. The sort of exclusivity that doesn’t require advertising—though the restaurant is taking bookings now. It’s a bold stake in a city where Valentine’s Day has become competitive sport among high-end restaurants. The experience unfolds under…

Held under the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is organising the 27th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) from 30 September to 2 October 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. WETEX 2025 has drawn the participation of 68 sponsors along with 18 partners and supporters. The exhibition hosts a total of 3,100 companies…

AnaAkhtar™, an innovative bilingual EdTech platform dedicated to social, emotional, and behavioural (SEB) development and based in the UAE, has officially launched its full version. Following successful pilot programmes, key partnerships, and accreditation, AnaAkhtar™ is now fully deployed — delivering the region’s first platform focused on SEB development to support students’ growth beyond traditional academics. The launch was marked by a founders’ meeting at AnaAkhtar’s Amman office, attended by co-founders Eman Alotaibi, Hussam Talal Ghazzawi, and Eyad Deeb. During the meeting, Omar Abdelhadi, Platform Development Lead, unveiled the full version of the AnaAkhtar™ platform, highlighting its enhanced bilingual functionality, exceptional…

On 28 September, Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club proudly hosted the 10th Senior Summer Open Golf Championship, where players braved the summer heat in a thrilling contest for the title. Rising to the occasion was Shui Wang, who claimed victory with an exceptional 42 Stableford points, highlighted by six net birdies. Finishing just a single point behind, Sultan Mahmood secured second place with an excellent 41 points, while Zein Ismail clinched third spot with a strong 40 points. In the Super Senior Division (60+), Riaz Khan delivered a steady performance despite challenging conditions, carding 36 Stableford points to take home…

Lusail Stadium had seen spectacle before. But when the lights dimmed during halftime of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 Final on Qatar National Day, something different unfolded. Not fireworks. Not dancers. Instead, 68 musicians from the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, 30 instruments, and a composition that began with the sound of desert wind and ended with a heartbeat echoing across 88,000 spectators. The song was called ‘Nabd Qatar.’ Within weeks, it would rack up more than a million views. Conceived by Media City Qatar as the centrepiece of its ‘Qatar SoundBeat’ initiative, the orchestral work premiered before government officials, visiting…

Try keeping 140 floors comfortable in a city where summer temperatures routinely push past 45 degrees Celsius. That’s the challenge now facing Daikin, which has secured an extended contract to design and deliver the complete climate control infrastructure for Burj Azizi, the tower set to become the world’s second-tallest building when it opens in 2029. The scale is staggering. Azizi Developments announced the expanded partnership on Monday, confirming that Daikin will supply integrated heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems across the tower’s residential apartments, seven-star hotel, retail mall, and entertainment venues. The deal encompasses fan coil units, fresh air handling units,…