Kayenat Kalam 
Dubai’s parking operator Parkin is installing over 500 curb and pole cameras across three major locations as part of the first phase of its on-street parking camera system. The announcement was made on May 13. The cameras are currently being deployed across Trade Centre 1, Burj Khalifa, and Al Corniche. The systems use AI-enabled camera … Read more
The UAE’s real estate sector has a new kind of training institution. ThinkProp Venture, an Abu Dhabi and Dubai-based institute under the Advanced Real Estate Services (ADRES) Venture, has launched ThinkProp AI Academy, the country’s first initiative purpose-built to develop AI capabilities in real estate and business professionals. The launch marks a shift in how … Read more
Two residents in Sharjah are being praised after they risked their lives to pull a driver to safety moments before his vehicle sank completely into the sea. The incident took place on Friday night at Al Mamzar beach, where the driver’s car lost control due to a sudden brake failure, skidded off the road, and … Read more
A medical student from Haripur has set a new academic record at Khyber Girls Medical College in Peshawar, winning 17 gold medals at the institution’s 2026 convocation ceremony. Qandeel Murtaza from Haripur claimed the highest number of gold medals ever secured by a student in the college’s history. Her name was called repeatedly as she … Read more
Excerpt: From Shakira to Kadim Al Sahir, the UAE’s concert calendar for 2026 is one of the most packed in years. The UAE’s live entertainment scene is bouncing back hard. After the US-Iran war disrupted airspace in February and forced dozens of concerts and festivals to postpone or cancel entirely, the country is heading into … Read more
Excerpt: Dubai’s RTA has launched the world’s first fully integrated AI-powered smart bus station at Mall of the Emirates. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority launched the city’s first smart bus station at Mall of the Emirates on May 10, describing it as a world first in fully integrated AI-powered public transport infrastructure. The facility brings … Read more
Excerpt: Dubai’s Global Village has extended its milestone 30th season by three weeks, now closing on May 31. Dubai’s Global Village will stay open until May 31, 2026, after announcing a three-week extension of its landmark Season 30 on Sunday, May 10 — what was originally scheduled as the final day of the season. The … Read more
Excerpt: The UAE has become the first country in the world to surpass 70 percent AI adoption among its working-age population. The UAE has held onto the top spot in Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Report for the third time in a row, with 70.1 percent of its working-age population using artificial intelligence tools in the … Read more
An 8-year-old boy’s observation in his backyard has contributed to a scientific finding that challenges over a century of assumptions about ant behavior. Hugo Deans noticed a cluster of small rounded objects near an ant nest at his home. His father, Andrew Deans, a Penn State University entomology professor, identified them as oak galls, not … Read more
Excerpt: NASA’s Curiosity rover spent five days with a Martian rock lodged on its robotic arm before engineers successfully freed it. The universe is more fascinating than we can ever imagine and the latest example of this emerged after NASA’s Curiosity rover ran into an unusual problem on Mars last month. Apparently, a rock it … Read more