As temperatures in Dubai climb towards 50°C this summer, a mysterious intelligent vehicle performing advanced intelligent parking manoeuvres has become one of the most talked-about automotive videos on social media. The footage, filmed in an outdoor parking area under extreme heat, shows a test vehicle navigating a parking lot, identifying an available space, avoiding surrounding obstacles, and completing the whole parking process with the driver staying outside the vehicle. The unusual demonstration has generated widespread discussion among automotive enthusiasts, technology observers, and industry experts, with many questioning whether the Middle East could soon witness the arrival of next-generation intelligent valet…
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ABU DHABI, 1st July, 2026 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates has further reinforced its global leadership in housing and sustainable urban development over the first year of its chairmanship of the United Nations Habitat Assembly (UN-Habitat Assembly) and its membership on the Programme’s Executive Board. Through the launch of pioneering initiatives, the expansion of international partnerships, and support for implementing the New Urban Agenda, the UAE has demonstrated its role as a key global partner in shaping the future of sustainable cities and communities. The UAE’s election to chair the UN-Habitat Assembly for the 2025–2029 term, in partnership with…
Emirates has urged passengers travelling during the summer holiday season to arrive early at Dubai International Airport (DXB), warning of heavy passenger traffic beginning this weekend as the annual travel peak gets under way. The airline said it expects particularly high departure volumes from terminal 3 between July 3 and July 5, with busy travel expected to continue throughout the summer holidays. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels Emirates advised passengers to allow additional time for traffic approaching the airport, parking, immigration procedures, security screening and transfers between concourses before boarding their flights.…
The complex surgery reaffirms the hospital’s regional leadership in cardiac care and robotic expertise while expanding advanced cardiac care options in the UAE and beyond Published: Wed 1 Jul 2026, 9:34 AM American Hospital Dubai has successfully performed Dubai’s first robotic mitral valve repair. American Hospital Dubai is the only hospital in the UAE offering robotic cardiac surgery. This robotic mitral valve repair marks another milestone in American Hospital Dubai’s expertise in treating complex cardiac conditions, opening a new chapter in minimally invasive robotic heart valve surgery in the UAE and providing patients with access to world-class valve reconstruction technology…
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-reaching ruling likely to pave the way for similar bans throughout the country and handing President Donald Trump a key “culture war” victory. The court voted to overturn previous judgements issued by lower courts in favor of two trans students who had sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho respectively. The ruling centered on the case of Lindsay Hecox, a college student in Idaho, and Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 15-year-old high school…
Boniface Santosh Lasrado. Boniface Santosh Lasrado, Head of Technology at HPE, shares how enterprises can transform virtualisation strategies through phased, hybrid models and AI-ready infrastructure. Enterprises are rethinking their virtualisation strategies as rising licensing costs, growing AI demands, and the need to modernise legacy infrastructure reshape business priorities. Organisations are moving away from rigid “rip-and-replace” approaches and instead focusing on flexibility, operational resilience, and long-term cost optimisation. Boniface Santosh Lasrado, Head of Technology at HPE, spoke to Sandhya D’Mello, Technology Editor, CPI Media Group, on how businesses can navigate this shift through phased modernisation, hybrid architectures, and workload-driven strategies. He…
DUBAI, 30th June, 2026 (WAM) — Arab Bank Switzerland, the Geneva-headquartered Swiss private banking group, announced the launch of ABS (Middle East) Limited in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), deepening its long-term commitment to the region and to the UAE as a leading hub for financial innovation. The launch marks the next step in the Arab Bank Switzerland’s strategy to build a robust and scalable presence in the Middle East leveraging the ABS Group network by bringing the Bank closer to the entrepreneurs, family offices and high-net-worth individuals it has served across the region since the 1960s. Commenting on the…
It was 4.45am when I arrived at Fujairah’s Madinat Al Hilal station, but the atmosphere felt nothing like the early hours. The station was buzzing with excited people gathered to witness Etihad Rail’s first passenger train journey. The air was filled with the rhythmic chants of Emirati Razfa, a traditional dance, and the aroma of Arabic coffee. People flocked to the station early, wide awake and excited, taking photos and videos, documenting the landmark day for posterity. I printed my ticket as a keepsake, although I could have easily zoomed past the barriers using the QR code on my Etihad…
WASHINGTON — The United States has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI tools just weeks after ordering it to restrict access to them over national security concerns, the company has announced. Anthropic said late on Tuesday that it would begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 from Wednesday, after the US Department of Commerce notified the company that it had removed its export restrictions on the two models. They are the firm’s most advanced AI tools, which were abruptly suspended on 12 June over concerns that they could be used by hackers to exploit weaknesses…
Dubai is now home to the UAE’s first publicly accessible neurodivergent-owned mental health centre, marking a milestone in the country’s growing focus on inclusive mental healthcare. Founded by psychologist Elaine Maichin, Uniquely You Mental Health Center was established to provide individualized, neurodiversity-affirming mental healthcare that recognises there is no universal approach to wellbeing. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach to wellbeing,” Elaine said. The centre adopts a neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach, placing strong emphasis on collaboration, respect and helping clients build lives that feel meaningful and authentic. Rather than treating diagnoses alone, its philosophy focuses on understanding the whole…