Dubai has launched Generation DubAI, a free bilingual platform helping parents and caregivers guide children aged eight to 15 in using artificial intelligence safely and creatively.
Dubai’s healthcare sector kept growing in the first half of 2026. Licensed medical facilities rose 7% year on year to 5,931, up from 5,541 in H1 2025, according to a new Dubai Health Authority (DHA) report.
Bilateral trade between the UK and the UAE could reach GBP 30 billion by 2030, according to Lord Davies of Abersoch, UK chair of the UAE-UK Business Council.
Abu Dhabi-based Aldar Properties has agreed to acquire nine residential buildings in Arada’s Aljada master development for AED 1.1 billion, its first real estate investment in Sharjah.
Invest in Sharjah, the emirate’s FDI office, has launched Najm, an agentic AI tool designed to act as a first point of contact for investors seeking land, partners and market intelligence.
Standard Chartered has made the UAE its first market where individual clients can buy and sell bitcoin and ether directly through its mobile app, and says it is the first international lender in the country to offer direct digital-asset trading through its own app.
Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Presidential Special Envoy to China and Chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Executive Affairs Authority, has met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to review bilateral ties under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2018.
Sharjah’s real estate market recorded AED 46.8 billion in transactions during the first nine months of 2026, a 5.6% increase on the AED 44.3 billion posted over the same period last year, according to data from the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department.
UAE net wealth is projected to climb to USD 6 trillion by the end of 2030, adding more than USD 2.3 trillion over five years at 10.6% annual growth, according to Boston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth Report 2026: The Great Reordering.
The UAE General Budget Committee has held its 15th meeting to review the draft federal budget under the medium-term strategic plan for the 2027–2029 fiscal years, with deliberations centred on fiscal year 2027.
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