In a major blow to cross-border organised crime, the UAE’s Ministry of Interior has announced on Thursday arresting a Swedish national who is the leader of an international criminal gang and is wanted by Sweden under a Red Notice issued by Interpol over suspected money laundering offences. The arrest was the fruit of a joint security operation between the UAE and Sweden. Simultaneously, the Swedish authorities apprehended six members of the gang inside Sweden. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The ministry said investigations revealed that the network had handled around 70 million…
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DUBAI, 17th September, 2026 (WAM) — Huawei, Lead Strategic Partner of GISEC Global 2026, is showcasing its vision of Embedded Intelligence and Built-in Resilience at the event in Expo City Dubai, alongside integrated security solutions spanning cloud, computing, networks and data to support secure digital transformation across critical sectors. The company is demonstrating its AI-powered Xinghe AI Unified SASE solution, which achieves a detection rate of up to 95 percent for unknown threats, as well as HiSec NG-SIEM, which enables organisations to correlate attack chains, reduce unnecessary alerts and automate incident response, cutting response times to minutes. Abdulaziz Al Sharhan…
DUBAI, 17th September, 2026 (WAM) — Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026 drew the global travel and tourism community to Dubai, with travel buyers representing more than 115 countries attending the four-day event at Dubai World Trade Centre. The 33rd edition featured more than 55 destination stands and brought together tourism authorities, airlines, transport providers, hospitality brands, technology companies, senior executives and procurement professionals from regional and international markets. Issam Kazim, CEO of the Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), said ATM 2026 provided an important global platform for…
MAKKAH — The Makkah Mayoralty began accepting applications for the qualification of catering contractors for the 1448 AH (2027) Hajj season, starting Saturday, Rabi Al-Akher 1, corresponding to September 12. This is part of the mayoralty’s early preparations to enhance the readiness of services provided to pilgrims and improve the efficiency of field operations in accordance with the highest standards of quality and food safety. The mayoralty clarified that applications are being received through the electronic platform for contractor qualification. It called upon entities wishing to provide catering services to complete and update their data in accordance with the approved…
Ransomware activity targeting the Middle East surged to its highest level during the 17-month period assessed by CloudSEK, jumping from 17 threat intelligence feeds in April 2025 to 357 in June 2026 — more than a 20-fold increase. The sharp ransomware escalation is part of a wider shift in the region’s cyber threat landscape, where financially motivated cybercrime is increasingly operating alongside politically driven hacktivism, state-linked espionage, destructive attacks and rapid exploitation of critical vulnerabilities. CloudSEK’s new Middle East Cyber Threat Landscape 2025–2026 analyses threat activity across ransomware, hacktivism, dark web sources, adversary intelligence, malware and vulnerability intelligence between April…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia commemorates World Patient Safety Day 2026, observed on September 17 under the theme “Safe Care for Life,” amid national health indicators reflecting significant progress in healthcare quality, prevention, and patient safety. Key achievements include a 40 percent reduction in chronic disease-related mortality, an increase in average life expectancy from 74 to 79.7 years, and an improvement in the Healthcare Services Quality Index to 70.4 percent in 2025, exceeding the annual target of 60 percent. These indicators reflect the transformation taking place across Saudi Arabia’s healthcare system and its shift toward a model centered on prevention, early…
ABU DHABI, 17th September, 2026 (WAM) — Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, launched its 2026 Industrial AI in CPG Study: UAE, focused on food and beverage manufacturers, during the Innovation Summit Middle East and Africa in Abu Dhabi, which concluded yesterday at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. The study found that UAE manufacturers are adopting industrial AI faster than the global average, with 23 percent already considering AI a core part of operations, compared with 16.3 percent globally, while 59 percent expect AI to have a transformational impact on their organisations by 2030, compared with 42.2 percent globally. Meanwhile,…
ABU DHABI, 17th September, 2026 (WAM) — Following the exceptional success and strong investor demand for the inaugural issuance under the Sovereign Retail T-Sukuk Programme, the Ministry of Finance has announced the launch of a second issuance with a five-year tenor. The new issuance aims to broaden participation by UAE nationals and residents in sovereign investment instruments while reinforcing the UAE’s position as a global financial centre and a leading destination for Islamic finance. The issuance reflects the Ministry of Finance’s comprehensive financial vision to advance financial inclusion and foster a culture of long-term saving and investment, in line with…
A wave of false reports spread among the public as Iran was launching attacks on the region recently, exposing the importance of having trusted sources of official information, Bahrain’s Minister of Information Ramzan Al Noaimi said on Thursday at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai. Speaking at a ministers’ roundtable on the changing role of media, Al Noaimi said people who lived through these attacks saw first-hand how many false reports emerged. He added that the experience also highlighted the credibility gap between official media and some international platforms that people had previously relied on, while institutions that were present…
RIYADH — One person was killed and two others injured after falling debris from a drone that was intercepted and destroyed in Taif on Thursday, spokesperson of the Civil Defense said. The Civil Defense in Taif governorate responded to debris resulting from a drone that had been launched by the Houthi terrorist militia. The incident resulted in the death of a Yemeni resident and injuries to a Saudi woman and a Pakistani resident, whose condition is critical. The attack caused material damage to several buildings and vehicles, the spokesperson said, adding that the standard emergency procedures were carried out following…