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Work from Park: what Dubai’s announcement asks of a useful outdoor workspace
A different setting can change the working day. Dubai’s Work from Park announcement raises practical questions about shade, access and a useful outdoor workspace. The news…
Dubai’s 35-park plan: the everyday value of a neighbourhood green space
Dubai’s neighbourhood park programme puts everyday green space in focus. Here is what residents can look for as the plans develop. The news On 5 April…
Dubai Fitness Challenge 2026: make the month fit your everyday life
A walk with friends, a class nearby or a new outdoor routine: Dubai Fitness Challenge offers a reason to make movement part of November. The news…
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Our approach: positive stories, original writing and links to the source. Plans are described as plans, older announcements keep their dates, and practical details should be checked with the organiser.
Illustrative location photographs, resized and compressed; not photographs of the reported events. Jahak — Dubai Metro at Sunset.JPG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Kimon Berlin — Dubai Museum and Al Fahidi Fort.jpg (CC BY-SA 2.0) · CT Cooper — Dubai Creek from an abra 3.jpg (Public domain)