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Free 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 parkingAbu Dhabi Freelancer Licence guide 2026: Eligibility, documents, fees and step-by-step TAMM applicationUAE eSIM guide 2026: How to switch from a physical SIM to an eSIM for free

Where Dubai one-bedroom rents fall below AED 46,000

Where Dubai one-bedroom rents fall below AED 46,000

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

Mohammed bin Rashid approves new star ratings for UAE government services

Mohammed bin Rashid approves new star ratings for UAE government services

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

New US travel declaration required from November 4

UAE gives emergency doctors priority right of way on roads under new ministerial decree

Emaar plans AED12.5b Emaar Development buyout

Etihad extends Riyadh, Dammam flight cancellations until November 19

UAE Central Bank fines total Dh222.92 million in 2026, with one Dh200 million penalty on a foreign bank branch

UAE weather: Rain forecast in Sharjah, Fujairah, while humidity brings fog to Dubai

UAE insurance claims: How Sanadak helped settle car accident, rain damage and theft disputes

UAE insurance claims: How Sanadak helped settle car accident, rain damage and theft disputes

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

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

Road chase and dangerous driving cost motorist AED230,000

Road chase and dangerous driving cost motorist AED230,000

Inside the trading card market: Why one card is worth AED50 million

Inside the trading card market: Why one card is worth AED50 million

DIB Holding sets IPO price at AED1.12 per share

DIB Holding sets IPO price at AED1.12 per share

UAE Flag Day: ‘We came here to make a living, but found a place to belong’

UAE Flag Day: ‘We came here to make a living, but found a place to belong’

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Where Dubai one-bedroom rents fall below AED 46,000

Where Dubai one-bedroom rents fall below AED 46,000

Sharjah Ruler inaugurates first phase of new traffic links to Dubai

Sharjah Ruler inaugurates first phase of new traffic links to Dubai

Dubai strikes gold this Dhanteras with 1kg up for grabs

Dubai strikes gold this Dhanteras with 1kg up for grabs

Democrats seize House and Senate in stunning rejection of Trump

Democrats seize House and Senate in stunning rejection of Trump

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

Abdul El-Sayed becomes first Muslim elected to US Senate

Abdul El-Sayed becomes first Muslim elected to US Senate

Emaar plans AED12.5b Emaar Development buyout

Emaar plans AED12.5b Emaar Development buyout

New US travel declaration required from November 4

New US travel declaration required from November 4

UAE

Sharjah Ruler inaugurates first phase of new traffic links to Dubai

Sharjah Ruler inaugurates first phase of new traffic links to Dubai

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

Mohammed bin Rashid approves new star ratings for UAE government services

Mohammed bin Rashid approves new star ratings for UAE government services

Road chase and dangerous driving cost motorist AED230,000

Road chase and dangerous driving cost motorist AED230,000

World

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

New US travel declaration required from November 4

New US travel declaration required from November 4

Hakeem Jeffries poised to become speaker of US House of Representatives

Hakeem Jeffries poised to become speaker of US House of Representatives

Business

Where Dubai one-bedroom rents fall below AED 46,000

Where Dubai one-bedroom rents fall below AED 46,000

Dubai strikes gold this Dhanteras with 1kg up for grabs

Dubai strikes gold this Dhanteras with 1kg up for grabs

Emaar plans AED12.5b Emaar Development buyout

Emaar plans AED12.5b Emaar Development buyout

Etihad extends Riyadh, Dammam flight cancellations until November 19

Etihad extends Riyadh, Dammam flight cancellations until November 19

Technology

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

Apple's next big bet: Touchscreen laptops in a blockbuster product rollout

Apple's next big bet: Touchscreen laptops in a blockbuster product rollout

Sports

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

Dubai International Baja brings Prologue to Mushrif Park on 6 November

Dubai International Baja brings Prologue to Mushrif Park on 6 November

'Big Show' Glenn Maxwell announces international retirement

'Big Show' Glenn Maxwell announces international retirement

Kimi Antonelli: A zooming star on the track

Kimi Antonelli: A zooming star on the track

Health

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

Social media health challenges put children and teenagers at risk, doctors warn

Social media health challenges put children and teenagers at risk, doctors warn