Dubai Becomes World’s First Jurisdiction to Codify Virtual Asset Issuance With new VARA Guidance. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has officially issued its Guidance on the Virtual Assets Issuance Rulebook.

April 15 - Luxury hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai will shut during a major 18-month renovation, a staff member confirmed on Wednesday, its first since opening in 1999 and at a time when tourism in the region has slowed due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Schools and universities across the UAE have been on distance learning since early March 2026.

Air travel across the Middle East is facing widespread disruption, with major global airlines cancelling, delaying, and reducing services as regional tensions continue to impact key aviation hubs such as Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi.

Saudia Airlines has announced a partial resumption of flights to and from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Amman starting Saturday, April 11, 2026, restoring selected daily services across key regional routes.

British Airways is scaling back its operations in the Middle East while increasing flight capacity to Asia and Africa, as ongoing regional tensions continue to disrupt global aviation schedules and demand patterns.

Emirates and flydubai are maintaining relatively stable flight operations from Dubai, even as the wider Middle East aviation sector continues to face disruption from ongoing regional tensions.

Authorities responded to a minor incident in Dubai Internet City after debris from an aerial interception fell on the facade of the Oracle building, the Dubai Media Office said.

The navy command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it launched an attack on a data center belonging to the US technology firm Oracle in Dubai.