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Dubai Fashion Week Enters Its Business Era Dubai’s fashion scene has a lot to talk about this week. Vogue just reported that the Arab Fashion Council has a new chairwoman, Emirati executive Amina Taher, and with her comes a bigger shift. Dubai Fashion Week is moving its dates. The Spring/Summer 2027 show will run October […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai has nailed its colors to the mast: by 2033 – the emirate’s bicentennial – it wants to be among the world’s top three cities to live, work and invest, and to have doubled the size of its economy. Those aims, gathered under the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), are not marketing slogans; they are a […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
The 22nd edition of the International Property Show closed this week at Dubai World Trade Centre, and the energy on the floor left little doubt that Dubai’s real estate market is alive and thriving. Over three days, from September 7 to 9, developers, brokerages, banks, and proptech firms filled the halls across five pillars, Real […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
The UAE non-oil private sector recorded its strongest PMI reading since December 2024 in August, with the index published by S&P Global rising to 55.3 from 52.7 in July. New business rose to one of its strongest levels in more than two years, and export demand expanded for a second consecutive month, reversing a stretch […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Abu Dhabi’s Growing Falcon Auction Market A rare white falcon set the top price at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, and the sale opens a wider question about what gives an animal a multimillion dirham value. The Qarmousha Pure Ultra White falcon sold for AED 1.5 million, close to USD 408,000, […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai ranked first globally for greenfield FDI projects in cultural and creative industries for the fourth consecutive year, according to fDi Markets data from the Financial Times. The emirate attracted 754 greenfield FDI projects in 2025, ahead of London, Singapore, Riyadh, and Bengaluru across 233 tracked cities. Behind that ranking sits a more specific story […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai International processed 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, a 31.3 percent decline against the same period last year. Regional airspace constraints tied to the conflict in the Middle East drove the drop, reshaping capacity across the network during what Dubai Airports has described as one of the most difficult operating periods […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Professionals across trade, finance, aviation, technology and energy have a packed calendar to plan around this year. Dubai runs a heavier schedule of business events over the next four months than any comparable window in the region, and each date is already confirmed. Book travel and hotel rooms early. Availability near Dubai World Trade Centre […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
A three bedroom apartment inside Riva Residences gives you a clear read on interior design trends in Dubai’s waterfront developments. It also tells you something about the community forming around it. The design choices inside Walk into the unit. The ceiling height registers first. At 3.3 metres, the space reads taller than most Dubai apartments […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
There is one signal worth trusting above marketing copy and glossy campaigns. When the industry itself keeps returning to the same city, that says more than any headline. Right now, that signal points to Dubai. The numbers support what the streets already suggest. The Middle East is set to become the fastest growing travel and […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Bitcoin price hit $70,000 on Wednesday. It was the first time since June. The move did not last. Bitcoin slipped back below the level within hours. By Thursday morning, bitcoin price had settled near $69,100. That is a gain of almost 8 percent on the day. It is up 9 percent on the week. The […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai’s residential market grew more slowly in July 2026. This is according to the monthly property price report from REIDIN, the index provider behind the figures below. The city’s overall Sales Price Index fell 0.65 percent during the month. Annual growth measured 0.55 percent. That is down from 11.79 percent in January, 6.09 percent in […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
