Overview
- Inaugural planting at Quranic Park brought together senior Dubai officials, students and residents as part of a drive to add trees across designated parks, neighborhoods and campuses.
- Dubai Municipality will supply diverse species and deploy IoT-enabled irrigation and underground pump systems, with a long-term monitoring plan to improve survival and water efficiency.
- Schools and universities are being enlisted by KHDA to register plantings, while the community platform ‘Furjan Dubai’ is coordinating neighborhood participation and volunteer support.
- At Dubai International Endurance City, Argentina’s Melina Mendez won the women’s 120 km race on Goldstream, as the Mohammed bin Rashid Endurance Festival continued with strong fields.
- Two Emirates Today reports conflicted on the 120 km Private Stables Cup winner’s name and participant count despite matching horse and time, underscoring a result discrepancy pending clarification; separately, Shabab Al-Ahli beat Al Bataeh 4–0 as many home fans departed at halftime.