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Dubai infrastructure is growing fast, with new metro lines, power and water networks, airports and homes. Residents gain faster trips, steady utilities and jobs closer to home, and businesses gain more customers, a wider pool of staff and room to grow, with the first real test in 2029, when the Metro Blue Line opens. Sheikh […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Three newly launched off plan projects on Sheikh Zayed Road, in DIFC and on The World Islands show how developers compete when the Dubai market slows. Dubai off plan launches slowed this year. Developers brought about 50,000 units to market in 2026, close to a third of last year’s pace, and third quarter transaction value […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
From tomorrow night to mid December, the UAE stages a UFC card, a DP World Tour championship, the Formula 1 season finale, GITEX Global and more than a dozen headline shows. Here is everything on the calendar, date by date. OCTOBER Saturday 24 October: UFC 333, Etihad Arena, Yas Island The UFC returns to Abu […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Fight night lands on Yas Island tomorrow and opens two months of championship sport, arena concerts and the Formula 1 finale. Daytime highs in Abu Dhabi fall from 35°C in October to 26°C in December, so I pack linen for the day and a light layer for the evening. This week I am picking mine […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai’s economy produced about AED473 billion in goods and services in the first half of 2026 after adjusting for inflation, according to the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment at Digital Dubai. The figure sits 2.3% below the same period last year. Before the inflation adjustment, output grew slightly to about AED505 billion. Prices rose across […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai Fitness Challenge opens its 10th edition on 31 October, and the biggest change for active residents sits on the city’s northern coast: Dubai T100, the triathlon weekend inside the programme, leaves Jumeirah 3 Beach and Meydan Racecourse for Al Mamzar. The challenge runs from 31 October to 29 November. Its premise holds from 2017. […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
UAE searches for Van, a lake city in eastern Türkiye, rose 2,607% in a year, the steepest climb Skyscanner recorded from this market. Van sits on a new travel map. Residents here plan more trips, pick each place for one clear reason, and pay more for the seat to get there. A survey of 1,000 […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai and Abu Dhabi both rank inside the global top 10 of the Savills Next Generation Wealth Hubs Index, published this week, as two international forums in Dubai described global capital as available but increasingly selective about where it goes. Between 13 and 15 October, the World Economic Forum and the UAE Government held the […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
UAE Wealth Is Growing Fastest Among Households With US$1 Million to US$20 Million Households holding US$1 million to US$20 million will control 31.5% of UAE financial wealth by 2030, up from 29.3% in 2025, according to Boston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth Report 2026. No other segment gains as much share. Tomorrow, the RISE Summit opens […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Households holding US$1 million to US$20 million will control 31.5% of UAE financial wealth by 2030, up from 29.3% in 2025, according to Boston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth Report 2026. No other segment gains as much share. Tomorrow, the RISE Summit opens at Dubai World Trade Centre with more than 250 institutional investors, sovereign funds […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Monthly rent in Dubai lowers the entry cost of a home, but it moves risk onto whoever carries the payment schedule. Landlords collecting instalments directly take on more exposure to unpaid rent. Tenants paying through a financing provider take on fees and repayment pressure. Before you agree to monthly payments, understand what each arrangement leaves […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Dubai shopping keeps changing, and this autumn brings a long list of arrivals. Some are entire malls. Others are flagships, refreshed stores or a single corner in a hotel tower. Taken together, they show you where the city’s retail scene is heading. Skylight Mall Brings a 360 Store Destination to Al Khail Road Start with […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
Abu Dhabi closed its first Liveability and Investment Exhibition, LIVEX 2026, at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi on 1 October. Behind three days of projects and announcements sat one question: how does a capital growing at this pace keep living in Abu Dhabi comfortable and modern for the people arriving every year? The answer matters to […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
When Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed approved the strategy and operating budget of the Dubai Longevity Authority on 27 September, the city gave healthy ageing a regulator. The authority, established in June under Law No. 17 of 2026, will license providers, set minimum standards and supervise a pilot programme spanning research, clinical trials, manufacturing and longevity […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
When Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed approved the strategy and operating budget of the Dubai Longevity Authority on 27 September, the city gave healthy ageing a regulator. The authority, established in June under Law No. 17 of 2026, will license providers, set minimum standards and supervise a pilot programme spanning research, clinical trials, manufacturing and longevity […] Follow on Twitter @DubaiChronicle
