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Dubai: Grab your umbrellas. There’s a good chance of rainfall in various parts of the UAE over the next five days, starting today, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM forecasts fair to partly cloudy weather, in general, with the likelihood of convective cloud formation in eastern regions of the country by this afternoon – these clouds are likely to bring rainfall to areas like Fujairah and Kalba today. Temperatures in the mid-30s Meanwhile, temperatures are steadily declining into the mid-30s, just in time for cooler evenings at popular outdoor destinations like Global Village, which reopened this…

DUBAI, 15th October, 2026 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation, witnessed the signing of an agreement to establish the Centre for Global Future Opportunities in Dubai during the Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders. The centre is a joint initiative between the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and the World Economic Forum (WEF). The centre, which will be overseen by DFF, aims to transform promising opportunities across technological, economic and societal fields into tangible policies,…

Abu Dhabi: The UAE is spearheading international efforts to combat hunger and malnutrition through humanitarian assistance, development partnerships and agricultural innovation, aiming to save lives, strengthen food system resilience and ensure sustainable supplies. These efforts were reflected in a range of initiatives throughout 2026, including humanitarian campaigns targeting the most vulnerable, international partnerships to expand nutrition programmes, and innovative projects to boost agricultural production and strengthen communities’ capacity to withstand food crises. The ‘Edge of Life’ campaign, launched in February 2026 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to save…

ABU DHABI, 15th October, 2026 (WAM) — The thirty-second Council meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) started in Abu Dhabi. Gathering in Abu Dhabi from 14 to 16 October, over 300 government representatives and delegates to IRENA’s biannual decision-making body will review the Agency’s work and discuss collective priorities for the next phase of the global energy transition. Progress on the energy transition is evident: renewable energy deployment continues to reach record levels, technology costs have declined and electrification is advancing across end-use sectors. Yet the pace of implementation remains insufficient, while electricity demand is growing rapidly and…

Rubrik, the security and AI operations company, recently announced Rubrik Apache Iceberg Protection, the company’s enterprise data protection capability for Apache Iceberg on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The new solution expands Rubrik’s cloud data security and AI governance portfolio on AWS. It provides customers running Apache Iceberg the ability to recover complete, queryable tables following a cyber incident, so they respond and recover with greater ease. Bridging a critical gap in enterprise data lakehouse resilience Native snapshots are metadata pointers, not backups, and when a table is deleted, corrupted by ransomware, or overwritten by an errant AI agent, those pointers…

Picture this: A family walks into an adviser’s office in Dubai. Its business is run from the UAE, but much of its property sits abroad, and the children who will one day inherit both live in several different countries. Ten years ago, the conversation would have been largely centred on growth, with questions about which corner of the private markets had opened up to them. Today the first questions are more likely to be about who inherits what, and whether the plan will hold up against the family’s faith.“Families are actively seeking out Shariah-compliant planning now, where once they settled for…

ABU DHABI, 15th October, 2026 (WAM) — Preparations have kicked into top gear with just 50 days to go until F1 cars hit Yas Marina Circuit for the opening session of the 2026 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Taking place from December 3-6, Yas Island will once again host the final round of the Formula One World Championship and multiday Yasalam festival with global music stars performing across multiple venues. Thursday, October 15, marked the start of a 50-day countdown until the opening session of the 2026 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the thrilling sight of the…

Dubai: Global content creator and British entrepreneur Simon Squibb revealed that he has allocated the value of the $1 million prize he won during the third edition of the 1 Billion Followers Summit 2025 to support and fund the dreams of thousands of people and help them turn their ambitions into reality. He stressed that money in its essence represents energy that can be directed towards creating opportunities and empowering others with knowledge, skills and opportunities to achieve an economic impact that goes beyond the beneficiaries themselves, and extends to their families and communities. Simon confirmed that his choice of…

DUBAI, 15th October, 2026 (WAM) — During the Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders 2026, organised by the UAE Government and the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Dubai Future Foundation, officials and experts highlighted the growing role of young people as key partners in policymaking and shaping the future, calling for more inclusive participation and greater readiness for rapid technological transformation and an evolving labour market. During “Reading the Youth Pulse”, Khalid Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Director of the Federal Youth Authority; Tiffany Lee, Curator of the Global Shapers Vancouver Hub; Sakshi Sharma, Global Shaper from the Jaipur Hub; and…

Home UAE Dubai rents are falling for new tenants but rising for those renewing: What 2026 data shows New villa contracts averaged Dh200,000 in Q3, down from Dh225,000, while renewed villa rents rose 10.3% to Dh194,040. Real estate agents say the divergence reflects a more competitive market, not a general decline By Ahmed Al-DamardashPublished: 16 October 2026, 03:10 (UAE)4 min read Real estate agents confirmed that the decline in new contract rents in some areas of Dubai represents a positive price correction after the waves of increases witnessed in the market during the past period. Picture for illustrative purposes. Source:…