Middle East

Freiburg/Gaza City – November 12, 2026 -- Heavy rain in early November flooded around 70,000 tents in the Gaza Strip, according to local authorities. Aid group Caritas international is now urging the rapid import of winterproof shelters.

More than 6,000 family shelters were destroyed

Local authorities report that over 6,000 family shelters were completely destroyed and another 17,400 were damaged. Among the flooded structures were makeshift learning centers supported by Caritas international.

Caritas teams limited damage to clinics and medicine stocks

Water also damaged some health centers run by Caritas Jerusalem, and incoming water affected some medicines. Teams secured the drugs quickly, contained the damage and largely kept medical care running.

LOS ANGELES – November 10, 2026 -- Bidding is now open on three Julien's Auctions sales: Michael Jackson: The Fashion Legacy, Princess Diana: Influence, Fashion, & A Royal Collection, and Pop Culture Legends. Live auctions run December 7-9 at Rosewood Abu Dhabi, as part of the inaugural Celebrity & Pop Culture Experience.

Michael Jackson's Moonwalk-era glove is estimated at up to $800,000

The Jackson sale includes more than 100 pieces worn on stage and in music videos, plus designs by his longtime costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. The top lot is a 1983 "Motown 25" stage-worn embellished white glove, estimated at $600,000-$800,000. The loafers worn during his first-ever Moonwalk performance that year carry an estimate of $60,000-$80,000. Loafers worn in the 1982 "Thriller" video are estimated at $30,000-$50,000.

Dubai – November 04, 2026 -- The HONOR X9e Pro, the first Pro model in the HONOR X Series, is built to survive drops of up to three metres, aiming to spare owners the cost of a cracked screen.

A cracked screen costs more than the repair bill

Damage can affect display visibility, touch responsiveness and overall usability. For mid-range phones, screen replacement can account for a substantial share of the original purchase price. Owners then have to choose between paying for repairs, living with a damaged phone or buying a replacement.

Downtime adds a second cost

A broken phone can mean missed business calls, delayed replies to important messages and trouble opening work documents. Banking apps, digital payments, navigation and authentication codes also depend on a working device.

Frankfurt – October 30, 2026 -- Luxury travel brand FYNE Travel is building trips to Cairo, Abu Dhabi, London and Los Angeles around new museums, from Tutankhamun's treasures to George Lucas's narrative art collection.

The idea: the museum is no longer a side stop on a city break but the reason to go. FYNE Travel says it has seen a clearly increased demand for high-end trips to Cairo and Egypt since the Grand Egyptian Museum opened near the Giza pyramids.

Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum holds more than 100,000 artifacts

The museum is the world's largest dedicated to a single civilization. It houses the complete collection of Tutankhamun's grave goods, with more than 5,000 objects from his tomb. The building itself, with its monumental architecture and views of the pyramids, is an attraction in its own right.

Dubai – October 19, 2026 -- The HONOR X9e Pro pairs an 11,000mAh silicon-carbon battery with a 3-metre marble drop rating, IP68, IP69 and IP69K protection, and a body about 8.08mm thin and roughly 203g.

HONOR frames the phone as the latest step in an X Series that has raised its durability bar with each generation. Two of those generations have also earned Guinness World Records titles.

X9a and X9b made the screen and frame tougher

The X9a used 0.65mm reinforced glass rated to withstand more than 900MPa of stress. HONOR tested it with marble drops, squeezing, rolling and steel-ball impact.

The X9b added 360-degree whole-device protection and drop resistance from up to 1.5 metres. It became the first smartphone in the industry to receive Switzerland's SGS Five-Star Overall Drop Resistance Certification.

Dubai – – October 15, 2026 -- The Gorenje G800 oven combines a 77-litre interior, more than 70 automatic cooking programs and a self-cleaning cycle, built for evenings when two dinner guests turn into six.

A 77-litre cavity replaces the two-batch dinner

The large interior takes wide trays without wrestling them into place. Several dishes can run at once across all shelves, so roasting, baking and reheating happen in parallel instead of in two rounds. According to the source, heat stays consistent across every level, which removes the need to rotate trays every fifteen minutes.

AutoBake handles more than 70 dishes from weight alone

The AutoBake feature includes over 70 pre-tested programs. You select a dish, enter its weight and press start. There is no preheating and no temperature calculation. Gorenje's pitch is to "press start and get on with your evening."

Abu Dhabi – October 14, 2026 -- Visitors to Zayed National Museum can see 6,500-year-old wild camel bones when the museum opens its first temporary exhibition, Tracks Through Time: The Camel in Society, Trade and Art, in early December 2026.

The show coincides with the museum's first anniversary. The museum describes it as the world's first exhibition to comprehensively explore more than 7,000 years of camel history in the UAE and the wider region.

Ancient bones show wild camels, then domesticated ones

Wild camel bones from the Baynunah archaeological site in Abu Dhabi date to the Neolithic Period (4,500-4,000 BCE). They are on loan from Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. Remains from Al Sufouh in Dubai date to the Bronze Age (2,500-1,300 BCE) and come from Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. According to the museum, it is the first time detailed evidence of the now-extinct wild camel species will be shown to the public.

Dubai – October 12, 2026 -- Travellers heading to Dubai for the cooler months can rent sports cars, convertibles, luxury cars and SUVs from VIP Transits, which delivers to hotels, homes and Dubai airport and takes bookings through WhatsApp.

The fleet spans SUVs, luxury cars and convertibles

VIP Transits' published fleet includes the Bentley Bentayga, BMW X7, Cadillac Escalade, Aston Martin Vantage Roadster and BMW M4 Competition Convertible. Customers should confirm availability for their preferred dates.

The BMW X7 and Cadillac Escalade are listed with seven seats. Luggage space can run short when every row is occupied, and families should confirm child seat arrangements. Before booking, customers should also check seating, boot space and ground clearance.

ABU DHABI – October 12, 2026 -- Abu Dhabi has opened an events season of more than 40 live experiences that runs through early 2027, with the debut of Frieze Abu Dhabi, the opening of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and a Formula 1 weekend with major concerts.

Art fairs and a Gehry-designed museum anchor the culture calendar

Frieze Abu Dhabi makes its debut from 19 to 22 November at Manarat Al Saadiyat. It builds on nearly two decades of Abu Dhabi Art and links the emirate to Frieze's network of galleries, artists and collectors. NOMAD Abu Dhabi runs from 18 to 22 November in Terminal 1 of the Old Abu Dhabi Airport, with collectible design, contemporary art and architecture.

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on 11 December on Saadiyat Island. The museum was designed by the late Frank Gehry and is dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Culture Summit Abu Dhabi takes place from 8 to 10 December under the theme Towards a Reimagined Commons.

Amsterdam – October 08, 2026 -- Subway is rolling out a redesigned restaurant concept called Blueprint to every new location and remodel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa starting January 1, 2027.

The first Blueprint restaurants already opened this summer in the Netherlands and the UK, giving an early look at what guests across the region can expect over the coming years.

Restaurants get digital ordering options and a redesigned layout

Blueprint locations feature warmer, more modern interiors with salad ingredients, sauces and freshly baked bread displayed at the center of the store. Guests can order at the counter with a Sandwich Artist, use self-order kiosks, or order ahead through the Subway app or delivery. An order-ready screen and a marked collection point are meant to speed up pickup.