Embark on a Winter Wonderland Journey! Dubai's Raining Street is temporarily transforming into Dubai’s first Snowing Street at Cote d’Azur Monaco Hotel on the Heart of Europe Islands from December 3 to January 7. This exclusive experience is part of the offerings at the Cote d’Azur Monaco hotel, an adults-only haven and the first party hotel on an island in Dubai overseen by the Kleindienst Group. “As the rooftop sprinklers replace water droplets with a flurry of snowflakes, the cobblestone street will take on the appearance of a European winter wonderland, complete with festive awnings resembling candy canes”, said Josef Kleindienst,

Alef International Chess Olympiad 2023, sponsored by the Alef Group, kicked off in Al Mamsha area of Sharjah on Monday. Considered as one of the largest chess events in the Arab world and Middle East, organized by Alef Group in cooperation with the Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club, began with the participation of more than 1,000 players from 25 countries and will continue till Dec.18. Dr Sheikh Khalid Bin Humaid Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club; Eisa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council, Issa Ataya, CEO of Alef Group, and members of

Dubai has been ranked among the top 10 cities in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2023, a prestigious and internationally recognised league table issued by the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies in Japan. The new ranking makes Dubai the first city in the Middle East to attain this prestigious global recognition. In the 2023 index, which ranks major cities on to their ‘magnetism’ – or power to attract people, capital and enterprises – Dubai climbed three places to eighth overall. The achievement cements Dubai’s position as a leading global city, driven by the vision of its leadership and

Arada has opened Shajar, a nursery and visitor attraction that contains 130,000 trees that are being carefully nurtured prior to being planted in Arada’s communities.  Spread over a 1.6 million square foot area, Shajar, which means ‘trees’ in Arabic, is one of the largest nurseries in the UAE. A family-friendly and educational attraction that is designed to promote the welfare of trees and boost environmental awareness, Shajar also incorporates a welcome centre, tour experience and upmarket café, all surrounded by a huge variety of trees and shrubs. The first stop at the Shajar experience is the welcome center, which informs visitors about

The new Global Notes series of concerts by Dubai Opera, Encore Performing Arts and the Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai proudly presents the superb young pianist Anna Fedorova and distinguished cellist and double bassist, Nicholas Santangelo Schwartz. Anna and Nicholas will be performing a beautiful programme of musical discoveries originally written for other instruments, including Schumann’s Carnivale followed by his Fantasiestucke and compositions by Ginastera and Debussy.The brilliant young Ukrainian virtuoso Anna Fedorova showed an innate musical maturity and amazing technical abilities at a very young age. Her live recording of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto has over 37 million views on YouTube

This morning, Dubai witnessed an extraordinary display of community spirit as His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, led more than 226,000 participants in the fifth edition of Dubai Run, presented by Mai Dubai. Marking the conclusion of the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) 2023, the event has consolidated its position as the world's largest community fun run, surpassing last year’s numbers. In a remarkable display of unity, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, together with UAE astronauts Dr. Sultan Alneyadi and HazzaaAlmansoori, joined the wider community on the

Lu Yingchuan, Chines Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism, has said that the People's Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates are strategic partners with a long history of tourist cooperation. He expressed his hope to welcome more tourists from the Middle East and North Africa to China. This came on the sidelines of a celebration held by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism to mark the launch of the China tourism brand in Dubai: ‘Welcome to China', for the Middle East and North Africa region. The celebration was attended by Lu Yingchuan, Chines Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism;

One of the world’s most famous and established graphic designers, David Carson, will be visiting Sharjah in November as part of a special series of events designed around the world of skateboarding culture. David will be visiting Sharjah’s largest lifestyle community, Aljada, alongside Keegan Palmer, the park skateboarding gold medallist from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In 2022, Arada, the master developer behind Aljada, commissioned David to design the graphics at the Aljada Skate Park, the largest facility of its type in the Middle East, which will host the World Skateboarding Tour Street and Park events in January 2024. During his visit to

Arada’s longstanding focus on creating exceptional public realm and beautiful landscaping has been recognized with two major awards at the Landscape Middle East Sustainability Awards 2023, which were held on 15 November at Atlantis The Royal, Dubai. The judging panel for the awards recognised Sharjah’s largest mixed-use project, Aljada, in the Urban Landscape category. Spread over a 24 million square foot area, the Aljada master plan comprises residential, entertainment and commercial components, all designed around extensive parks and green landscaping. Receiving the Urban Landscape Award on behalf of Arada was Graham Alderslade, Director of Landscape, who helmed the design, implementation and maintenance of

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Knowledge Summit 2023, organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF)and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will kick off tomorrow. Set to take place from November 21 to 22 at the Dubai World Trade Center - Sheikh Rashid Hall, with virtual sessions on November 23. The summit will delve into the theme of ‘Knowledge Cities and the Fifth Industrial Revolution.’ The eighth edition of the summit will bring together thought leaders, policymakers,