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[Editor’s Note: Follow Khaleej Times’ live blog for updates on the iPhone Duo launch in UAE.]Raihan and Mohammed Shabeeb did not come to Dubai Mall to collect one Apple iPhone Duo. They came for 42. They had booked 100 of Apple’s new foldable phones and were set to pay around Dh600,000 for the first batch they received on launch day, October 23.The two had been buying Apple products in bulk since the iPhone 11 launch, receiving more than 1,000 devices over the years. This time, they were collecting phones from different locations, including Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates and…

NEW YORK, 24th October, 2026 (WAM) — Oil prices ​settled more than $3 higher on Friday, their highest in nearly six months. Brent crude futures settled at $116.72 a barrel, up $3.55 or 3.14 percent, their highest since 29th April. US West Texas Intermediate crude closed at $103.27 a barrel, up $3.80 or 3.8 percent. Brent finished the week up 6 percent and WTI ended 2.3 percent higher. Source: Emirates News Agency

Rory McIlroy was only 16 when he made his Dubai Desert Classic debut in 2006.Now, more than two decades later, the Northern Irishman will return to the iconic golf tournament as its most successful player in history.The world number two has confirmed his participation in the 2027 Dubai Desert Classic (January 21–24), where he will chase a record-extending fifth title, having won it in 2009, 2015, 2023 and 2024.The 37-year-old will arrive in Dubai on the back of a stunning season in which he joined a select group of players who have won back-to-back Masters titles.After winning his first Masters…

Abu Dhabi’s Tahnoun International Airport said it conducted a full emergency response exercise. This involved simulating a “complex emergency scenario” to test crisis readiness. The airport aimed to check joint response plans, strengthen command and coordination, and ensure all entities are prepared to act quickly and effectively. Watch the video here: Regular drills like these help maintain “highest standards of safety and operational readiness”, according to Abu Dhabi Airports. They also help strengthen a coordinated, emirate-wide response that puts the safety of passengers, employees and the wider community first, Abu Dhabi Airports said. Stay up to date with the latest…

ABU DHABI, 23rd October, 2026 (WAM) — Alef Education has shared first-year progress and user-testing findings from its climate literacy collaboration with UNICEF Kenya and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). Delivered under an existing tripartite memorandum of understanding, the initiative supports climate education through digital learning resources that help learners explore climate change and its relevance to their communities. The first phase which included launching digital educational content, saw 11 KICD-reviewed learning modules deployed on Kenya Education Cloud, Kenya’s national learning platform. User testing involved 151 learners and 39 teachers across 12 schools in six counties, gathering feedback…

For most of his 43 years, UAE citizen Fahad Al Hashimi’s life revolved around blood. Every three weeks, he needed a transfusion. To manage the iron that accumulated in his body, he also relied on iron-chelation treatment, at times spending hours connected to a pump. He learned to organise his life around his illness. A transfusion could bring back his energy and make him feel as though the air was full of oxygen. But by the second week, his energy would begin to fall. By the third, even climbing a flight of stairs could leave him exhausted. “I would feel…

ABU DHABI, 23rd October, 2026 (WAM) — The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced the schools across Abu Dhabi that excelled in embedding sustainable practices into their operations, teaching and student-led activities, awarding them Green Stars ratings for the 2025 – 2026 cycle as part of the Sustainable Schools Initiative (SSI). The Green Stars rating system assesses schools across the initiative’s five components: the Green School Audit, Eco Clubs, teacher training, field trips and Lead Schools. Ratings range from one to five stars based on performance and improvement, while six- and seven-star ratings recognise Lead Schools that provide…

One arrived in Dubai with barely anything. Another has built an online audience of millions. A third rediscovered her creativity through interior design, while a 48-year-old architect continues to test his limits through martial arts – four DAMAC residents share their personal journeys behind the front doors Published: Fri 23 Oct 2026, 2:23 PM On a balmy August afternoon in 2007, Hamza Bensaid came to Dubai with just Dh500 lent by his mother and a biology degree from Morocco. His first job at GITEX lasted just three days. A university application was rejected because his English was not good enough.He…

New Zealand have done their homework on India prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and expect their home conditions will challenge the 15-year-old sensation in the Twenty20 series starting on Thursday, paceman Jacob Duffy said.Sooryavanshi has lit up world cricket with his power-hitting, breaking a string of records in the Indian Premier League before becoming India’s youngest international in the men’s game with his debut in the T20 series in England in July.After a slow start against England, the teenage opener became the youngest player to score a half-century in men’s international cricket when he clobbered an 18-ball fifty against Zimbabwe.He recently won…

ABU DHABI, 23rd October, 2026 (WAM) — Healthy Living, Abu Dhabi’s government-led movement for prevention and wellbeing, the UAE Government’s Behavioral Science Group (BSG) and international research and BIT, part of the innovation foundation Nesta has announced their collaboration to make healthier choices easier across the emirate, supported by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH). Announced at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, the collaboration will combine behavioural science, research and local insight to create healthier food and physical activity environments. The partners also launched their first joint output, Healthy by Design, a whitepaper setting out 17 policy…