{
  "id": 216653,
  "title": "Sandstorm Playgrounds: New Abu Dhabi festival celebrates comics, gaming and cosplay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/sandstorm-playgrounds-new-abu-dhabi-festival-celebrates-comics-gaming",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T09:31:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/pop-culture/2026/08/06/sandstorm-playgrounds-abu-dhabi-manarat-al-saadiyat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new pop culture festival, bringing together comic-book fans, gamers, collectors and artists, will launch in Abu Dhabi this month. Sandstorm Playgrounds will take place at Manarat Al Saadiyat from August 14 to 16, featuring trading-card and video-game tournaments, a cosplay showcase, interactive activities and live entertainment. The event will also include an artist alley and a marketplace…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}