Travel
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.
Etihad Airways carried 2.2 million passengers in January 2026, up 29% year on year, with a 89.9% load factor and a 127-aircraft fleet. Adds Calgary, Luxembourg.
Sports
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.
Jessica Pegula beat Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 in Dubai to win her first Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title and 10th career trophy.
Elina Svitolina and Jessica Pegula reached the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final after three-set semifinal wins in Dubai on Feb. 20.