17 Feb 2026. Dubai’s premium leisure airline Beond is opening a Bahrain base, launching new Maldives services as competition across the Gulf intensifies. We speak to the team behind the move. Plus, we pay tribute to royal photographer Ramesh Shukla, who chronicled the history of the UAE. Etihad Rail is preparing to launch passenger services within months, executive reporter Georgia Tolley got a sneak preview onboard and brings us the details, including what it could mean for GDP. And Premier Inn unveils a AED 2 billion expansion plan to double its Gulf footprint.

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16 Feb 2026. As rising parking costs squeeze Dubai’s drivers, some residents are turning their spaces into income streams. Our Executive Reporter Georgia Tolley speaks to Shazam Parking about the business behind it. Plus, from financial hypnotherapy for high performers to Rolls-Royce targeting a younger ultra-wealthy buyer, we explore how money and mindset are shifting. And why are people queueing until 2am for books priced at just a few dirhams? We unpack the business behind Dubai’s late-night Big Bad Wolf frenzy.

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13 Feb 2026. It’s earnings season: Spinneys posts its biggest-ever store expansion in 2025, CEO Sunil Kumar walks us through the numbers. ADNOC Drilling reports its strongest year to date, CFO Youssef Salem crunches the results. And talabat reveals its latest performance, we speak to CFO Khaled Alfakesh. Plus, with Ramadan approaching, IKEA launches an iftar experience -  yes, among the flatpack furniture.

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12 Feb 2026. AirAsia X is setting up its first Middle East hub in Bahrain, with London flights launching later this year and plans for a separate Bahrain-based airline. Founder Tony Fernandes speaks to the Business Breakfast. Plus, it’s earnings season - we get Presight’s latest numbers direct from the CEO. And in Property Pulse, European families are relocating in force, but Moody’s warns of a cooling market. What’s really happening on the ground?

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11 Feb 2026. Dubai International Airport welcomed 95.2 million passengers in 2025, up 3.1% year on year, the busiest year in its history and the highest annual international traffic ever recorded by any airport. We get the numbers straight from CEO Paul Griffiths. Plus, Dubai closes in on 20 million visitors, we speak to DET’s Hoor Al Khaja. Choithrams announces one of the UAE’s largest supermarket price resets, and we ask CEO Mark Mortimer-Davies why. And we meet the founder of an AI real estate intelligence platform quietly raising fresh capital.

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10 Feb 2026. Broadcasting live from the Address Sky View in Downtown Dubai for the release of the Cavendish Maxwell 2026 Dubai Real Estate Market Update. We get a first look at the latest residential market data with Zacky Sajjad, Director of Business Development and Client Relations at Cavendish Maxwell. Plus, have events really been stacked back-to-back ahead of Ramadan? We speak to the man who tracks the numbers. And Dubai has hit a new tourism record, we ask Emirates NBD economist Jeanne Walters how much that matters for the wider economy.

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09 Feb 2026.Live from Expo City Dubai as the city moves into its next phase with the launch of Expo Valley Views. We unpack how Expo City is evolving into a fully fledged urban hub with Ahmed Al Khatib and why global companies are heading south with Charles Swanson. Plus, from our C-suite series - we hear from Rizwan Sajan on the forces that shaped his rise in Dubai real estate. And, a startup pitching “ChatGPT for real estate” after a $3 million pre-launch raise. Finally, Cooper Fitch has put together its annual bonus report - we find out what's in store for high performers in 2026.

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06 Feb 2026. The Business Breakfast broadcast live from BDP Beach on Hayat Island, the latest addition to Bar du Port’s regional expansion at Mina by RAK Properties. We spoke to the CEO of RAK Properties as the developer released its 2025 numbers and prepared for another major launch. Plus, AlphaMind Group brought its French Riviera flair north with Bar du Port Beach - CEO Tony Habre joined us. And we speak to the white-glove storage firm looking after fine art and luxury handbags for Dubai’s high-net-worth residents.

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05 Feb 2026. It’s earnings season, and the CEO of Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal joins us in the studio to walk through the airline’s latest numbers. NMDC has also posted record 2025 results and is now looking beyond the UAE, CEO Eng. Yasser Zaghloul tells us where next. Plus, software giant Zoho is building its own data centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, we find out what that really involves. Aldar Education partners with 450-year-old Rugby School to open a new Dubai campus. CEO Sahar Cooper joins us on why demand for premium education keeps rising.

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04 Feb 2026. Dubai’s transport plans move up a gear! Driverless Glydcars are coming, with Georgia Tolley speaking to the CEO of Glydways on how the pods will work. And construction has officially started on the Dubai Loop, linking DIFC and Dubai Mall - GT gets the details from the RTA. Plus, SQUATWOLF’s co-founder on building a global fitness brand from a Dubai apartment. And former UK trade envoy Lord Marland on the investment council he’s bringing to the UAE.

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