Abu Dhabi’s Miral will invest more than Dh12 billion across Yas Island over the next five years, the company announced. The money will fund new developments, expand existing attractions, and add more hotel rooms as part of a push to cement Yas Island’s place as a top global leisure destination. The investment supports Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Strategy 2030 and is separate from the previously announced Disney project. The announcement came as the Arabian Travel Market began in Dubai on Monday. With over 55,000 attendees expected, this year’s edition of ATM comes at an important moment for the global travel industry,…
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From Rockstar and Article 15 to Thappad and Mulk, Kumud Mishra has become one of those actors audiences instantly recognise on screen. But long before Hindi cinema brought him to a wider audience, theatre was where his journey began. This September, Dubai audiences will get to see him return to that world as Mumbai-based theatre company D for Drama brings two of its Hindi productions to the city. Puraane Chawal, starring Mishra alongside Mirzapur actor Shubhrajyoti Barat, and the one-man show Patna Ka Superhero, performed by Ghanshyam Lalsa, will be staged at The Junction, Alserkal Avenue, on September 26 and…
TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday denied any involvement in the war in Yemen, after the country’s Houthi rebels seized control of more territory. “Iran does not interfere in Yemeni affairs,” ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters, saying the Houthis are “entirely independent actors who make their decisions based on their own interests”. Baghaei also said a planned meeting in Oman involving foreign ministers from Gulf countries and Tehran was canceled at Saudi Arabia’s request. Baghaei told a press briefing that Riyadh requested the meeting should not take place for the time being. “The report that Saudi Arabia requested…
A manuscript preserving Ibn Battuta’s celebrated account of his travels through the Hejaz and the Gulf has sold at the 35th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair for close to Dh1 million. Brought to the fair by London-based rare book dealer Peter Harrington, the manuscript preserves Ibn Battuta’s account of the Hejaz and the Gulf, part of the Rihla, the 14th-century travel account often described as the medieval world’s most ambitious record of a single life spent on the road. One of the earliest eyewitness accounts of the region The manuscript covers Ibn Battuta’s travels between 1325 and 1333, beginning with…
PARIS, 14th September, 2026 (WAM) — Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, and Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite and secure communications, today announced the signing of an agreement at World Space Business Week in Paris to formally establish Equatys, a shared space and ground infrastructure platform that will support the extension of mobile coverage and overlay in the places terrestrial networks cannot serve, including in coverage gaps in populated metro areas. Upon the formation of Equatys, Space42 and Viasat will commit to an initial equity contribution of up to US$1 billion. Development of the initial constellation accelerates with…
For the UAE, the El Niño climate phenomenon developing thousands of kilometres away in the tropical Pacific could have implications for weather patterns in the months ahead — but experts caution against assuming it will automatically bring extreme conditions to the Emirates. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has forecast a high likelihood — nearly 100 per cent — that El Niño will persist through February 2027. US forecasters have also estimated a more than 90 per cent chance that the phenomenon will reach strong levels during the Northern Hemisphere’s autumn and winter. So, what could the phenomenon mean for the…
DUBAI, 13th September, 2026 (WAM) — Dr Sahitya Chaturvedi, Secretary-General of IBPC Dubai, said that the bilateral discussions at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi signal a strategic convergence between the UAE’s ‘We the UAE 2031’ growth vision and India’s ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ roadmap, creating new momentum for deeper economic and development cooperation. He said the bilateral meeting between H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, covering defence, AI, space, critical minerals and CEPA, in particular, offers a blueprint for co-creating a…
Residents can expect fair to partly cloudy skies over the UAE on Monday, September 14, 2026, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Clouds may also appear on eastern parts of the country. Conditions will turn humid by night and on Tuesday morning over some coastal areas, but there will be a chance fog or mist formation, the Met department clarified. Temperatures nationwide are expected to range between 27°C and 44°C, with lows of 30°C and 31°C in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, respectively. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Light to moderate…
MUSCAT, 13th September, 2026 (WAM) — GCC stock markets recorded trading in approximately 401.7 billion shares during 2025, an increase of 19.5% compared with the previous year, with the value of shares traded reaching approximately US$618 billion. This is according to the latest data released by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat). The general composite index measuring GCC stock market performance stood at approximately 165.2 points at the end of 2025, down 3.8% compared with the end of 2024. The total market capitalisation of GCC stock markets reached approximately US$3.9 trillion…
LONDON, 13th September, 2026 (WAM) — Manchester City defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in the fourth round of the English Premier League. The victory took Manchester City to 12 points in second place, behind leaders Arsenal on goal difference, while Manchester United remained on four points in 13th place. Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute. In the same round, Brighton and Hove Albion defeated Coventry City 5-0. The result lifted Brighton to seven points in fourth place, while Coventry City remained without a point. Source: Emirates News Agency