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How to extend a UAE visit visa 2026: Fees, documents and where to apply without leaving the countryHow to register Ejari and activate DEWA on DubaiNow: Steps, documents and fees for 2026Free AI courses in the UAE 2026: Four programmes to learn prompt engineering, generative AI and moreUAE Sanadak guide 2026: How to file a complaint against your bank or insurance company, and what to expectThink your rental contract is misleading? New Dubai ruling lets you cancel it before tenancy beginsAbu Dhabi Wildlife Response Network: How the new EAD initiative rescues and rehabilitates injured animalsDubai Fitness Challenge: 6,500 free workout sessions at Kite Beach, from yoga to surfingDubai Design Week 2026: Dates, tickets, highlights and what’s free at the 12th editionDoes your UAE health insurance end when you quit your job? Here’s what happens after visa cancellationPedestrian rules in the UAE: Six things you need to knowChanging jobs in the UAE? Your bank may use your gratuity to clear your debts – here’s how to stop itUAE driving test rules change from January 1, 2027: 6 mistakes that could mean an instant ‘fail’Dubai World Trade Centre's final bridge opens October 30: Six-minute journey cut to one minuteFailed your Dubai driving test? Here’s what happens next – lessons, fees and how to rebookCan you work on your spouse’s visa in the UAE? Yes, but only if you have these documentsDubai Municipality opens applications for Al Ruwayyah campsite – all you need to knowIs your Dubai AI business certified? Here’s why the Dubai AI Seal matters, and how to apply for freeLost your passport abroad? UAE Golden Visa holders can get a return permit in 30 minutes – Here’s howDubai parking fees: 3 ways to pay less, find cheaper spaces or park for freeEtihad Rail’s Al Dhaid station in Sharjah: Ticket prices, 3 bus routes, timings and free parking

Dubai-it: ‘Dubai is a city. If you love it, it will love you way more,’ Chef Wadad Zarzour on her journey from Lebanon's war to finding her calling in the kitchen

Dubai-it: ‘Dubai is a city. If you love it, it will love you way more,’ Chef Wadad Zarzour on her journey from Lebanon's war to finding her calling in the kitchen

Dubai-it: How Syrian expat Firas Al Msaddi built fäm Properties into a Dubai real estate giant

Dubai-it: How Syrian expat Firas Al Msaddi built fäm Properties into a Dubai real estate giant

UAE new traffic rules from January 2027: Five-car limit, e-scooter permits from age 15, nine-hour driving cap and child seat rules

UAE new traffic rules from January 2027: Five-car limit, e-scooter permits from age 15, nine-hour driving cap and child seat rules

UAE sick leave certificates: Hospitals and clinics can now apply on behalf of patients

UAE sick leave certificates: Hospitals and clinics can now apply on behalf of patients

How to extend a UAE visit visa 2026: Fees, documents and where to apply without leaving the country

How to extend a UAE visit visa 2026: Fees, documents and where to apply without leaving the country

Hamdan bin Mohammed announces inaugural Dubai-it Award winners

Hamdan bin Mohammed announces inaugural Dubai-it Award winners

How to register Ejari and activate DEWA on DubaiNow: Steps, documents and fees for 2026

Dubai’s new nol–Jaywan card to combine transport and everyday payments, pilot starts this month

Sheikh Zayed Festival 2026 now open: AED 10 tickets, timings and top attractions

UAE temperatures to drop by up to 6°C in November

Road chase and dangerous driving cost motorist AED230,000

AED10.5 million fraud: Fake sugar shipment scam lands company director in jail

Parkin introduces paid parking in Dubai's Jebel Ali Industrial Area with monthly subscriptions from AED315

Parkin introduces paid parking in Dubai's Jebel Ali Industrial Area with monthly subscriptions from AED315

UAE e-scooter rules: Permit mandatory for users aged 15 and above from January 2027

UAE e-scooter rules: Permit mandatory for users aged 15 and above from January 2027

Dubai strikes gold this Dhanteras with 1kg up for grabs

Dubai strikes gold this Dhanteras with 1kg up for grabs

Sharjah Ruler inaugurates first phase of new traffic links to Dubai

Sharjah Ruler inaugurates first phase of new traffic links to Dubai

UAE schools tighten rules for school trips: No phones, full uniform and a points system for behaviour

UAE schools tighten rules for school trips: No phones, full uniform and a points system for behaviour

New US travel declaration required from November 4

New US travel declaration required from November 4

Latest News

NCM records 2.3-magnitude earthquake on the Fujairah coast

NCM records 2.3-magnitude earthquake on the Fujairah coast

NCM forecast: UAE temperatures to drop by up to 6 degrees in November

NCM forecast: UAE temperatures to drop by up to 6 degrees in November

UAE new traffic rules from January 2027: Five-car limit, e-scooter permits from age 15, nine-hour driving cap and child seat rules

UAE new traffic rules from January 2027: Five-car limit, e-scooter permits from age 15, nine-hour driving cap and child seat rules

Rafael Nadal accepts offer to join Real Madrid board of directors

Rafael Nadal accepts offer to join Real Madrid board of directors

Dubai Racing Carnival returns to Meydan for 2026–27 season with 16 race meetings

Dubai Racing Carnival returns to Meydan for 2026–27 season with 16 race meetings

Latifa bint Mohammed inaugurates 12th Dubai Design Week featuring creatives from more than 50 countries

Latifa bint Mohammed inaugurates 12th Dubai Design Week featuring creatives from more than 50 countries

UAE sick leave certificates: Hospitals and clinics can now apply on behalf of patients

UAE sick leave certificates: Hospitals and clinics can now apply on behalf of patients

Hamdan bin Mohammed announces inaugural Dubai-it Award winners

Hamdan bin Mohammed announces inaugural Dubai-it Award winners

UAE

NCM records 2.3-magnitude earthquake on the Fujairah coast

NCM records 2.3-magnitude earthquake on the Fujairah coast

NCM forecast: UAE temperatures to drop by up to 6 degrees in November

NCM forecast: UAE temperatures to drop by up to 6 degrees in November

UAE new traffic rules from January 2027: Five-car limit, e-scooter permits from age 15, nine-hour driving cap and child seat rules

UAE new traffic rules from January 2027: Five-car limit, e-scooter permits from age 15, nine-hour driving cap and child seat rules

Latifa bint Mohammed inaugurates 12th Dubai Design Week featuring creatives from more than 50 countries

Latifa bint Mohammed inaugurates 12th Dubai Design Week featuring creatives from more than 50 countries

World

How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

Social media ban is needed to protect children's brains: Australia

Social media ban is needed to protect children's brains: Australia

Democrats seize House and Senate in stunning rejection of Trump

Democrats seize House and Senate in stunning rejection of Trump

Abdul El-Sayed becomes first Muslim elected to US Senate

Abdul El-Sayed becomes first Muslim elected to US Senate

Business

Dollar slips as Democratic victory stokes AI jitters

Dollar slips as Democratic victory stokes AI jitters

PepsiCo, Monster marketed with 'energy drink' label to dupe consumers: India

PepsiCo, Monster marketed with 'energy drink' label to dupe consumers: India

Emirates celebrates Diwali with festive treats, dining and entertainment

Emirates celebrates Diwali with festive treats, dining and entertainment

Tesla accused of misleading South Korean buyers over self-driving software

Tesla accused of misleading South Korean buyers over self-driving software

Technology

Google ties school search access to AI tools in policy change

Google ties school search access to AI tools in policy change

Chinese AI model shows advanced hacking capabilities, raises security concerns

Chinese AI model shows advanced hacking capabilities, raises security concerns

How teachers are adapting classrooms to ChatGPT and AI tools

How teachers are adapting classrooms to ChatGPT and AI tools

Apple unveils its first touchscreen MacBook

Apple unveils its first touchscreen MacBook

Sports

Rafael Nadal accepts offer to join Real Madrid board of directors

Rafael Nadal accepts offer to join Real Madrid board of directors

Dubai Racing Carnival returns to Meydan for 2026–27 season with 16 race meetings

Dubai Racing Carnival returns to Meydan for 2026–27 season with 16 race meetings

Kohli shines with 74 and stunning catch as India crush New Zealand

Kohli shines with 74 and stunning catch as India crush New Zealand

Player's death after brutal match collision with goal keeper stuns Spanish football

Player's death after brutal match collision with goal keeper stuns Spanish football

Health

England to use blood tests for early cancer detection in world first

England to use blood tests for early cancer detection in world first

American University of Sharjah secures third US patent for targeted breast cancer drug-delivery method

American University of Sharjah secures third US patent for targeted breast cancer drug-delivery method

Dubai doctors halt infant’s severe epileptic seizures within 30 minutes

Dubai doctors halt infant’s severe epileptic seizures within 30 minutes

UAE’s MoHAP raises awareness of respiratory syncytial virus and seasonal prevention

UAE’s MoHAP raises awareness of respiratory syncytial virus and seasonal prevention