There are plenty of great places to cycle around Dubai, from DxBike near Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City to the desert tracks at Al Qudra and Nad Al Sheba. The more adventurous may even take on the challenge of climbing Jebel Jais on two wheels. Then there is Paula Ralph. In January, the 47-year-old will travel to Cape Town in South Africa to begin a grueling 20,000km ride that will take her through 19...
Later this month, more than 70,000 delegates will arrive at Expo City Dubai for COP28, as the UAE hosts the world’s biggest climate summit for the first time. The United National Climate Change Conference, which runs from November 30 to December 12, 2023, gives the UAE an opportunity to highlight the work it has been doing in the sustainability realm, and a major part of the country’s progress on that front in recent years has come...
There were many great stories out of the Rugby World Cup, which brought the sport’s global elite together in France and wrapped with South Africa nabbing the prestigious William Webb-Ellis trophy. One was Portugal — not a traditional rugby nation — making their debut at the tournament and recording an emotional first victory over Fiji. The UAE is at an even more embryonic stage than Portugal in its rugby evolution but, for the past decade,...
The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), better known as COP28, has been front and centre of the UAE’s news cycle for most of this year. But what exactly is it and why is it a big deal that Dubai is hosting the event, which starts in less than a month? What is COP28? COP is an annual gathering that unites countries across the globe to...
It’s a bit hard to believe that it was only recently Asma Alhosani realized she could be a serious contender in jiu-jitsu. On October 6, the 19-year-old made history as she became the first female Emirati to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. Her triumph in the final of the women’s 52kg jiu-jitsu, against experienced Chinese fighter and home favorite Jie Miao, marked a defining moment in UAE sport. Alhosani began practicing jiu-jitsu...
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