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UAE reforms to give young people financial control at 18

People can now seek judicial authorisation to manage their assets from the age of 15

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Emirati teen becomes youngest Arab to climb Antarctica’s highest peak

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Big Ticket winner Anna Gayongan at her home in Deira, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

Filipina who won Dh30m Big Ticket jackpot to invest in UAE property

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My Dubai RentFamily bids emotional goodbye to villa facing demolition

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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority has completed a 7km traffic expansion project on Al Warqa’a 1 Street, alongside the advanced drainage network. Photo: RTA

Dubai upgrades key roads with advanced drainage to prevent storm flooding

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Body of Dubai golfer killed in Swiss fire repatriated to Italy

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Dubai launches four bus routes and changes more than 70 others to cut congestion

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Cultural zones, green spaces and sports facilities are to be connected by shaded walkway

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Abu Dhabi to introduce paid parking in Mussaffah

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Abu Dhabi clinic uses life-changing gene therapy to treat blood disorders

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Sheikh Mohamed discusses Gaza with Turkey’s Erdogan

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Sheikh Abdullah meets Oman’s foreign minister

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Gaza aid delivered by UAE humanitarian ship enters enclave

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Authorities launch campaign to help hundreds of thousands facing harsh weather

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Venezuelans in UAE relieved to see end of Maduro era but fear for future

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Sheikh Mohammed leads UAE's first Cabinet meeting of 2026

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Some Dubai flights were diverted because of early-morning fog on Saturday

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