Kayenat Kalam 
The UAE had no passenger rail a decade ago. Here is how the national network was planned, built, and launched. On June 30, 2026, Etihad Rail began carrying passengers between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, a journey of 1 hour and 45 minutes. The service followed a project that started in 2009 and was delivered in … Read more
The insect world is far larger than we realize, and researchers are naming thousands of new species every single year. Nearly 300 years ago, a Swedish naturalist named Carl Linnaeus set out to do something impossible: name every living thing on Earth. Obsessed with bringing order to nature’s chaos, he invented the two-name system scientists … Read more
From a wooden steam cart in 1769 to today’s aluminium-wired electric machines, the car has quietly reinvented itself from the inside out The car in your driveway shares almost nothing with the first one ever built. Across 250 years, engineers have replaced nearly every material inside it, driven by the same three goals: lighter, cheaper, … Read more
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has turned the 2026 World Cup into a continent-sized commute, and the flight log is something to behold. Some people watch the World Cup from the couch. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been watching it from about 45,000 feet, on repeat. Over just two weeks of the group stage, he attended … Read more
After years of waiting, Grand Theft Auto VI finally has a confirmed date, price and editions. Rockstar Games has locked a release date, opened pre-orders, confirmed pricing, and revealed two editions for Grand Theft Auto VI. Here is what is officially known so far, kept separate from the rumors still circulating. Rockstar Games has confirmed … Read more
Apple’s latest price hikes hint the iPhone 18 Pro could be its costliest UAE flagship yet, so here is how to decide. Apple just handed UAE shoppers a preview of what is coming. Prices on Macs and iPads climbed on the local online store, and history says the iPhone follows. So the question for anyone … Read more
In Shenzhen, workers wear VR rigs to pilot humanoid robots in a fast-growing job that teaches machines how to move. A new kind of job is spreading across Shenzhen, the city at the center of China’s hardware manufacturing. Workers put on virtual reality headsets, motion-tracking gear and arm controllers, then steer humanoid robots through ordinary … Read more
Australia confirmed its first mainland case of H5 bird flu, marking the deadly virus’s arrival on every continent. Australia has confirmed its first case of H5 bird flu on the mainland, a detection that means the deadly virus has now reached every continent on the planet. The strain turned up in a dead migratory seabird … Read more
Dubai has rolled out a new rental affordability program called Flexi Rents, giving tenants more breathing room on housing costs. The Dubai Land Department announced the initiative on Tuesday. It allows monthly rent payments, flexible installment plans, and a range of fee concessions for residents across the emirate. Khalid Al Shaibani, Director of the Rental … Read more
Rain is heading back to the UAE. Forecasters expect cloud build-up and scattered showers across parts of the country from Tuesday through Friday as the seasonal period known locally as the Rawayeh begins. The National Centre of Meteorology said the unstable weather will bring convective cloud formation, occasional rain, and a slight dip in temperatures … Read more