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Alongside the famous fireworks show at Burj Khalifa, there will be a line-up of events in Downtown Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

New Year celebrations in Downtown Dubai to run for a week

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's company to produce shows for the annual spectacle

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The 18th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature returns in January with regional and international authors and speakers in attendance. Leslie Pableo for The National

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a new law about lost property. UAE Presidential Court

Finding lost property in Dubai could lead to rewards of up to Dh50,000

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Emiratis Amal Musa Alrebh and Fatima Mohammed Abdulla AlNuaimi are set to study at the University of Oxford after earning Rhodes Scholarships.

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ChatGPT is being used by several notable organisations in the UAE, according to creator OpenAI. AFP

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