WASHINGTON, 17th October, 2026 (WAM) — President Donald Trump waived key Russia-related US sanctions and tariffs days before they were to take effect under a law he signed last month. In an executive order released by the White House on Friday, Trump said the waiver was in the national interests of the United States. The legislation, whose primary backer in Congress was the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, would have imposed tariffs of up to 100 percent within 30 days on all goods brought into the US from the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or…
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SpaceX recently entered into a deal to buy a low-band spectrum portfolio from Grain Management, this is part of the company’s increasing ambition to compete with U.S. carriers for mobile customers. The transaction for all of Grain Management’s nationwide portfolio of up to 14MHz of paired spectrum in the 800MHz band is subject to regulatory approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Financial terms are not available. “This is the last critical piece of the spectrum puzzle needed for SpaceX to provide complete phone coverage in America”, said SpaceX owner Elon Musk on X above a post which questioned the…
VAD Technologies, a value-added distributor of enterprise technologies headquartered in Dubai, recently announced it has signed a distribution agreement with WEKA, the AI data and memory infrastructure company, to bring WEKA® NeuralMesh™ software and solutions to channel partners across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other markets in the region. As organisations across the Middle East invest in AI infrastructure at scale, demand continues to grow for data infrastructure that keeps GPUs from sitting idle and improves AI workload efficiency. The partnership pairs WEKA’s technology with VAD Technologies’ regional channel ecosystem and market expertise to help partners capture that opportunity…
SHARJAH, 16th October, 2026 (WAM) — Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) participated in the ninth edition of the Sharjah Investment Forum 2026 (SIF 2026), held from 14 to 15 October under the theme ‘Building Adaptive Economies’. Organised by Sharjah Foreign Direct Investment Office (Invest in Sharjah) in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Investment, SIF 2026 attracted more than 10,000 participants and elite business visitors from over 60 countries and featured more than 80 speakers, including ministers, policymakers, investors, global business leaders and industry experts. As a strategic partner of SIF 2026, the Sharjah Chamber presented a dedicated…
DUBAI, 17th October, 2026 (WAM) — Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), discussed with Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, ways to enhance cooperation and coordination within the framework of the strategic partnership between the two sides. The meeting reviewed projects and solutions that enhance the development of world-class infrastructure with the highest efficiency, keeping pace with future aspirations and supporting sustainable growth. Al Tayer affirmed that, in line with the vision and directives of the wise leadership, Dubai Airports—foremost among…
The awards evening, held in Dubai, recognised the leaders, organisations and women advancing cybersecurity as a foundation for business confidence and the UAE’s digital ambitions. Cybersecurity leadership has become integral to the UAE’s economic ambitions. Growing reliance on digital services, artificial intelligence and connected infrastructure places CISOs at the centre of decisions that influence business confidence, operational resilience and sustainable growth. The role extends beyond protecting systems to helping organisations innovate securely, safeguard critical information and build the trust that underpins a digital economy. Recognising this expanding contribution, TahawulTech.com hosted the CISO50 & Future Security Awards 2026 on 15 October at…
ABU DHABI, 16th October, 2026 (WAM) — EFG Hermes UAE LLC (EFG Hermes UAE), a licensed financial entity by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) in the United Arab Emirates, a unit of EFG Hermes, the leading investment bank in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today the official launch of its Market Making and Liquidity Provision services on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The new services are designed to support liquidity, deepen market activity, and enhance trading efficiency. Through market making and liquidity provision, EFG Hermes UAE will place buy and sell orders in selected ADX-listed securities, in…
Rami Nehme, Managing Director – META, Certes, and Simon Pamplin, CTO, Certes, with security leaders at the “Devalue the stolen data” roundtable in Dubai. Held alongside the CISO50 and Future Security Awards 2026, the Dubai roundtable explored data-centric security, quantum readiness and protecting sensitive information after systems are compromised. Protecting sensitive data after a breach requires security strategies that extend beyond preventing unauthorised access. Organisations must consider how to keep intercepted information unusable, strengthen control over data flows and prepare for quantum-related risks without disrupting existing operations. Examining how CISOs can achieve these objectives was the focus of the “Devalue the…
ABU DHABI, 16th October, 2026 (WAM) — Abu Dhabi Sports Council has announced that the AD Ports Group Gran Fondo will take place on 20th December 2026, bringing together hundreds of cyclists from the UAE and abroad for a 154-km race starting at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain and finishing at the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. Launched in 2022 as the Bike Abu Dhabi Gran Fondo, the event has grown into a major amateur cycling competition, attracting participants from 68 nationalities last year. The 2026 edition will join the UCI Gran Fondo World Series…
SHARJAH, 16th October, 2026 (WAM) — Government officials and industry leaders at the ninth Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2026) called for adaptive economic policies that expand investment in agritech, waste-to-energy projects and domestic manufacturing, while strengthening supply chains to help economies respond to global disruptions. As the two-day forum concluded, speakers urged greater support for smaller manufacturers, wider adoption of agricultural technologies, more reliable freight networks and closer public-private cooperation to strengthen food security and maintain trade flows. They also called for more effective implementation of economic regulations, stronger investor safeguards and easier access to government services, financing, international markets…