Travel
Etihad Airways resumed a limited flight schedule from Abu Dhabi on March 6, restoring select international routes through March 19 and issuing travel guidance.
Air Arabia will launch daily non-stop flights between Sharjah and Rome Fiumicino on July 1, 2026, using Airbus A320neo aircraft, with tickets on sale.
flydubai will start twice-daily Dubai DXB to Bangkok, Don Mueang flights on Sept. 15, 2026, lifting Thailand service to 28 weekly flights via Emirates codeshare.
Sports
Magnitude wins Dubai World Cup 2026 at Meydan Racecourse, securing $6.96 million prize and delivering United States its ninth victory in the prestigious race.
Dubai World Cup returns to Meydan on March 28 with $30.5 million in prize money, a 30th running, and record global television distribution.
Dubai World Cup night at Meydan brings Forever Young and a strong international field into focus ahead of the March 28 feature race in Dubai.
Asia Rugby ratified a Dubai operations office while keeping its legal headquarters in Hong Kong, formalizing the regional body’s dual-base structure.
Tallon Griekspoor and Daniil Medvedev will meet in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final after straight-set semifinal wins on hard courts.
England reached the T20 World Cup semifinals by edging Pakistan in Pallekele, while Babar Azam scraped together 25 off 24 in another muted knock.