JEDDAH — Al Ahli have appointed Marino Pusic as their new head coach, confirming the former Shakhtar Donetsk manager as the successor to Matthias Jaissle. The Roshn Saudi League club announced Thursday that the 54-year-old has signed a contract through 2028 after leaving UAE Pro League side Al Jazira. Pusic arrives with a proven record of success, having guided Shakhtar Donetsk to the Ukrainian Premier League title in 2024. Before that, he helped FC Twente secure promotion to the Eredivisie in 2019 and served as Feyenoord’s assistant coach during the club’s 2022-23 Dutch league-winning campaign. He replaces Jaissle, who led…
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ABU DHABI, 6th August, 2026 (WAM) — In collaboration with the Secure Communities Forum of the UAE Ministry of Interior, Rabdan Academy hosted the Gaming for Good: Online Safety Hackathon, supporting the UAE’s broader artificial intelligence agenda and national priorities around digital trust and cyber resilience. The event challenged students to translate research into practical responses to emerging risks in online gaming, supported by experts from government, academia, industry, and international organisations. As gaming plays a growing role in social interaction and the digital economy, the hackathon addressed online safety as a security, social, and economic priority. The initiative also…
ABU DHABI, 6th August, 2026 (WAM) — The Ministry of Finance has announced the issuance of a Decision on the minimum Excise Price for Tobacco Products and Liquids used in Electronic Smoking Devices and Tools. The Decision aims to enhance the effectiveness of excise tax implementation and support compliance with the UAE’s tax legislation. Under the Decision, the existing minimum Excise Price will continue to apply to Cigarettes, Water Pipe Tobacco, ready-to-use tobacco products, and similar products. The Decision introduces a minimum Excise Price of AED1 per millilitre (mL) for Liquids used in Electronic Smoking Devices and Tools. The Decision…
MAKKAH — The 46th session of the King Abdulaziz International Competition for Memorizing, Reciting and Interpreting the Holy Qur’an kicked off in Makkah on Thursday. The competition is being held under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. The competition that runs through Rabi Al-Awwal 6, corresponding to Aug. 19, is organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance. A total of 334 male and female contestants from 133 countries are participating in the event, marking the largest turnout in the competition’s history. The competition aims to encourage young Muslims to memorize, comprehend, and…
On May 16th, people camped overnight outside the Mall of Emirates in Dubai for the launch of Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop collection. By 6 AM, crowds had gathered outside the mall entrance, all the way to the Swatch store. The sale never opened. Swatch cancelled the launch at both locations due to public safety concerns after crowds gathered around the stores. Within hours, watches that had not even gone on sale in Dubai were appearing on resale platforms at many times their retail price. This was not a bot attack. But the episode showed why limited releases attract scalpers. Supply is fixed, demand is concentrated into…
RIYADH — The National Program to Combat Commercial Concealment carried out 5,270 inspection visits across the Kingdom during the last month of July. The inspection campaign resulted in the detection of 130 suspected commercial cover-up cases. The suspected violators were referred to the competent authorities for investigation and the enforcement of the penalties prescribed under the Anti-Concealment Law.The inspections were conducted to verify the compliance of commercial establishments and detect violations of the Anti-Concealment Law. The targeted sectors included travel and tourism agencies, hotels, cafeterias, and men’s ready-made clothing retail outlets. The Anti-Concealment Law stipulates penalties of up to five…
Burjeel Holdings reported a 97.4 per cent increase in first-half net profit before one-off items to Dh227 million, supported by higher patient volumes, stronger operating efficiency and the continued ramp-up of recently opened facilities. Revenue increased 4.4 per cent year-on-year to Dh2.79 billion during the six months ended June 30, while patient visits rose 9.9 per cent to more than 3.7 million. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, excluding one-off items, climbed 24.6 per cent to Dh517 million. The Abu Dhabi-listed healthcare group said performance strengthened…
DUBAI, 6th August, 2026 (WAM) — Arsenal Football Club and Emirates have today announced a long-term renewal of one of the longest-running and most recognisable partnerships in world sport. The agreement will see Emirates continue as the Champion’s front-of-shirt, training kit and stadium naming rights partner through to 2033, extending what is already the Premier League’s longest-running front-of-shirt partnership and marking the beginning of a new era in one of football’s most enduring relationships. Arsenal and Emirates first partnered in 2006 and have since built one of football’s defining partnerships. Spanning the entire Emirates Stadium era, the relationship has evolved…
RIYADH — Rear Adm. Abdullah bin Salem Al-Shehri, commander of the Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition, said that the coalition aims to enhance maritime security and safeguard the global economy and collective maritime interests in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden. “Saudi Arabia, under the directives of its leadership, is spearheading an international initiative to establish the Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition with this objective,” Al-Shehri said during a briefing to the Saudi Press Agency on Thursday, following his appointment. Al-Shehri said that Saudi Arabia’s hosting of 43 countries at the coalition’s founding meeting is conclusive…
LISBON, 6th August, 2026 (WAM) — UAE Team Emirates-XRG Julius Johansen picked up his fourth career victory on Wednesday afternoon at the Volta a Portugal. The Dane triumphed in the opening prologue to take the first leader’s jersey of this year’s race. All four of Johansen’s wins have now come in the 2026 campaign, and all four have been in short individual time trials. It is a discipline in which the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider is becoming quite the specialist, and this latest win takes the Emirati squad to 60 victories for the season. Making the opening day of the…