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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 50 MIN

UAE’s next mega communities: From rail links to airport cities

from The Agenda · host Dubai Eye 103.8

We’ll look at the next wave of mega communities - from Fujairah’s new Etihad Rail station to a 62 billion dirham development in Dubai South near the new airport. What do these projects tell us about where the country is heading next? Plus, Tabby is moving into education with Zenda, after a survey found 88% of UAE parents feel financial strain when school fees are due. So could flexible payment plans change how families manage the rising cost of education? Dubai is investing one billion dirhams into a new international space cooperation programme. His Excellency Salem Humaid Al Murri, Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, joins us to explain how it could boost the UAE economy. And after the success of Jackie Chan’s Vanguard and Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Dubai is pitching itself as a global filming destination at the Cannes Film Festival. But what could that mean for local filmmakers?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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