Author: Emirates Insight

Rory McIlroy revealed his focus for the 2026 DP World Tour campaign as he targets his fifth Rolex Series title at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The World Number Two enjoyed a year to remember in 2025, becoming the sixth male player in history to complete the career Grand Slam with victory at the Masters last April. The Northern Irishman added further silverware in September by claiming his second Amgen Irish Open title before playing a pivotal role in helping Team Europe retain the Ryder Cup in a dramatic contest at Bethpage Black in New York. McIlroy rounded off a…

The Dubai real estate sector recorded AED24.24bn ($6.6bn) of transactions last week, according to data from the Land Department. Sales transactions dominated the figures, with AED18.39bn ($5.7bn), according to Land Department data. In total there were 4,316 sales transactions recorded between January 19 and 23. Dubai real estate last week Among the most expensive sales transactions listed on the Land Department website were: An apartment in Bulgari Lighthouse Dubai in Island 2 sold for AED80m ($21.8m) An office in Lumena by Omniyat in Business Bay sold for AED53m ($14.4m) An office in Lumena by Omniyat in Business Bay sold for…

Tommy Fleetwood arrives at this week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic chasing further success on the DP World Tour, with ambitions of lifting the Dallah Trophy and securing a third Rolex Series title. The Englishman is looking to continue a remarkable run of recent success that saw him win his first PGA TOUR title – and the FedExCup– at last season’s TOUR Championship. The 35-year-old then added a victory at the DP World India Championship and arrives at Emirates Golf Club at a career-high third in the Official World Golf Ranking. It is all a far cry from when he became…

Most respondents emphasized that merchants lack the infrastructure to support crypto payments for everyday transactions. Bitcoin’s narrative as a unit of exchange is not growing as quickly as many proponents would like. In a recent survey conducted by the crypto mining platform GoMining, over 5,700 Bitcoin holders shared their experiences with crypto use for everyday payments. The result showed that 55% of respondents rarely or never use crypto for daily real-world transactions. Admittedly, they claim to believe in crypto adoption and the privacy it provides. Still, they gave five reasons behind their choice. A Drawback in Infrastructure The foremost…

Food carts are a staple of New York City dining, dispensing everything from dosa and doner kebabs to dogs and dim sum in short order. But no matter how enticing the aroma of a cart’s food, the smelly gas generators that keep the lights on threaten to put customers off their meals. Cart owners and customers may not have to suck on fumes much longer. A Brooklyn-based startup is testing the use of its e-bike batteries to power food carts, starting with La Chona Mexican on the corner of 30th and Broadway in Manhattan. “This really started out as a…

Saudi Arabia used the World Economic Forum 2026 Annual Meeting to outline its rapid transformation across tourism, technology and industry, as senior ministers and officials underscored the Kingdom’s focus on international partnerships and innovation-led growth. Across multiple sessions, Saudi leaders positioned the Kingdom as an increasingly central player in global trade, travel, artificial intelligence, mining and advanced manufacturing, arguing that the current global economic landscape presents a rare opportunity for collaboration and long-term value creation. Speaking during a session titled “Many Shapes of Trade”, Minister of Commerce Majid Al-Kassabi highlighted Saudi Arabia’s readiness to capitalise on shifting global supply chains.…

Imperial Emperor strengthened its Dubai World Cup credentials after winning the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge, the feature race of Fashion Friday at Meydan Racecourse, securing automatic qualification for the global showpiece scheduled for 28 March. Trained by Bhupat Seemar and ridden by Richie Mullen, the six-year-old delivered a strong late run to claim victory by one and a half lengths over Tumbarumba, with Heart Of Honor finishing third. The meeting also saw Opera Ballo impress in the G1 Jebel Hatta, earning an invitation to the Dubai Turf, while Six Speed collected 20 Kentucky Derby qualifying points with a dominant success…

American golfer Patrick Reed took the lead at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic following the completion of the second round of the 37th edition of the tournament, one of the elite Rolex Series events on the DP World Tour’s “Race to Dubai”, offering a total prize purse of $9 million. Reed carded a six-under-par 66 in the second round to move to the top of the leaderboard on nine-under-par overall, delivering a strong morning performance and drawing on his experience as the 2018 Masters champion and a lifetime DP World Tour member. At the end of Friday’s round, the top…

RIVER has entered the top 100 alts after a massive 30% surge today. Bitcoin’s price has finally calmed after the recent volatility prompted by the quickly developing situation between the US and the EU, and remains below $90,000. Several altcoins have posted impressive gains over the past 24 hours, especially HYPE, which was in a free-fall state for about a week before that. BTC Stands Still Below $90K The primary cryptocurrency traded high during the previous weekend at over $95,000. However, the geopolitical tension between the US and the EU skyrocketed after the former’s president announced a new set…

Abu Dhabi proptech company eVoost AI closed 2025 with more than $3.5bn in real estate business volume under commercial agreements, marking 1,500 per cent growth compared to approximately $230m recorded at the end of 2024. The Spanish-founded startup, headquartered in Abu Dhabi and supported by Hub71, is transforming real estate sales through emotional artificial intelligence and is already active across the United States, the UAE, and Europe. Founded in 2024, eVoost AI has achieved rapid commercial traction within its first year of operations, signing agreements with national and international developers and real estate firms including Metrovacesa, Danube Properties, Hercesa, and…