New Mars images by NASA show Curiosity rover passing 5,000 Martian days
New Mars images by NASA show the Curiosity rover reaching 5,000 Martian days on the Red Planet. The count, known as sols, passed 5,000 on August 29, 2026. That total is more than 5,137 Earth days, because a day on Mars runs about 24.6 hours. Curiosity landed in August 2012. The NASA Curiosity rover has […]
How Dubai’s “Work from Park” initiative turns public parks into workspaces
The Work from Park initiative puts bookable workspaces inside Dubai’s public parks, starting with Al Barsha Pond Park. Dubai Municipality announced the programme on 19 April 2026 and said it had signed two memoranda of cooperation to deliver it. One went to Group AMANA, which builds the units, and the other to Letswork LLC, which […]
What the US Open women’s final means for Rybakina and Sabalenka
The US Open women’s final on Saturday will settle a trophy but not a ranking. Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka walk onto Arthur Ashe Stadium at 4 p.m. ET as the top two players in the world, and the order between them has already been fixed by the WTA rankings. Rybakina becomes No. 1 on […]
Yango launches Yasmina “Kids Mode” with parental controls and Safe Search
Yasmina “Kids Mode” is a new setting on Yango’s voice assistant, and it changes how the assistant behaves when a child is the one speaking. Parents switch it on in the Yango app. Once active, Yasmina replies in plainer wording with a softer tone meant for younger listeners. The assistant also blocks certain categories of […]
Pacquiao replaces Lope Santos III and will coordinate poverty programmes across national agencies
The Manny Pacquiao poverty reduction role places the former senator at the head of the agency that coordinates anti-poverty policy across the Philippine government. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administered his oath at Malacañang and gave the boxing champion the rank of Cabinet secretary. Pacquiao takes over the National Anti-Poverty Commission from Lope Santos III, who […]
Elie Saab H&M Collection Lands October 22 With Prices Starting at $39.99
The Elie Saab H&M collection does something simple. It takes the glamour usually seen on award-show stages and puts it on a rack most people can afford. Saab has spent decades dressing famous faces. Starting October 22, his designs reach the high street at high-street prices. That gap, couture on one end and a shopping-mall […]
Global Village Season 31 opening date: what Dubai visitors should know
Dubai’s Global Village Season 31 opening date has not been confirmed, though the park is expected to return in October 2026. Season 30 closed on May 31, 2026, starting the annual summer break. Global Village usually reopens in mid-October, once the worst of the heat eases. Season 31 will bring back cultural pavilions, food stalls, […]
Museum of the Future closure begins September 1 before 2027 Dubai relaunch
Dubai’s Museum of the Future closure takes effect on September 1, when the landmark torus on Sheikh Zayed Road shuts its current galleries for the biggest overhaul since it opened in February 2022. Reopening is planned for the first quarter of 2027, timed to the museum’s fifth anniversary. The site sits in the city’s financial […]
Emirati Women’s Day 2026 Becomes a Month as UAE Counts Its Policy Gains
Emirati Women’s Day 2026 arrives on 28 August with a change of format, as the UAE extends a single date into a month of national programming that ends on 28 September. The country fixed the date in 2015, choosing 28 August because the General Women’s Union was founded that day in 1975. Sheikha Fatima bint […]
Abu Dhabi F1 Race December 2026 Confirmed as The Final Round of the Season
Formula One has confirmed the Abu Dhabi F1 race in December 2026 will close the championship at Yas Marina Circuit, with the event running from December 3 to 6. Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula One, said the schedule stands as published. “The calendar is confirmed,” he said. He added preparations are near complete […]
Harry and Meghan Moving Back to Britain With Security Still Unresolved
Harry and Meghan moving back to Britain has landed on the royal household with almost no warning. The couple will relocate within weeks to a private residence somewhere outside London. Their children are already signed up at British schools. King Charles learned of the plan on Sunday. He played no part in the decision. Nothing […]
Ronaldo and Georgina wedding: what happened at the private Cascais ceremony
The Ronaldo and Georgina wedding finally happened, and it looked nothing like the spectacle fans expected. Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez married in a private civil ceremony in Cascais, a coastal town west of Lisbon, on Tuesday, 11 August. Ronaldo’s management team confirmed the news. The couple kept it small. Only their five children were […]
