For much of the technology boom, startup advantage came from building something competitors could not easily reproduce. Software. Algorithms. Infrastructure. Patents. Networks. Artificial intelligence is changing that equation. Powerful models are increasingly available through APIs. Open-source systems continue improving. Developers can build prototypes in days. Small teams can create products that once required large engineering
Most sports ask athletes to master one environment. Triathlon asks for three. Water. Bicycle. Road. The athlete needs to swim efficiently. Change disciplines quickly. Ride at speed. Then run while the body is already carrying fatigue from everything that came before. On 6 December 2026, this combination arrives at Al Mamzar Park with the World
A rugby tournament sounds simple. Teams arrive. Matches are played. Someone wins a trophy. The Emirates Dubai 7s has grown into something much larger. From 27 to 29 November 2026, The Sevens Stadium once again becomes the centre of a three-day sports and entertainment festival bringing together international rugby, amateur competitions, cricket, netball, fitness, music,
Dubai Press Club has unveiled the agenda for the Arab Media Forum, to be organised as part of the Arab Media Summit 2026 set to be held in Dubai from 15 to 17 September. The event will bring together leading political and media figures from the region and around the world for high-level discussions on
Some films entertain for a few years. Others become part of childhood. The Lion King belongs firmly in the second category. More than three decades after Disney released the animated film in 1994, its characters, songs and imagery remain immediately recognisable across generations. On 20 December 2026, Abu Dhabi audiences will experience the film differently
Most people first experience a film score without consciously listening to it. The music tells them when danger is approaching. When to laugh. When to feel nostalgic. When something magical is about to happen. It works so closely with the image that audiences may not realise how much emotion comes from the orchestra rather than
Pop music becomes global in more than one way. Sometimes an artist switches to English. Sometimes a song becomes a viral hit outside its home market. Sometimes international audiences simply become large enough that the music no longer needs translation to travel. Arabic pop increasingly belongs to the third category. On 28 November 2026, Egyptian
