MADRID — Spanish police said on Tuesday they arrested a 25-year-old man who allegedly killed his parents and injured four others, including his seven-month-old son, in a shooting overnight in the southern city of El Ejido, near Almería. The four injured were hospitalized and in a serious condition, the Guardia Civil force said in a statement. As well as the suspect’s son, the injured included a man, a woman and another minor. Authorities said the shooting was reported at 23:00 local time (22:00 BST) on Monday. The identities of the suspect and the victims have not been formally released by…
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Billions of dollars have been invested in conversational AI across the enterprise. Chatbots have been deployed, SLA dashboards have been built, and automation roadmaps have been approved. The reason is not the technology. It is the architecture. Most enterprise AI investments to date have automated the conversation, the front-end interaction between a customer and a system. But conversation is only 30 to 40 percent of the resolution journey. The remaining 60 to 70 percent involves cross-system action: processing refunds, correcting billing records, updating CRM entries, coordinating across departments. A chatbot can open a ticket. It cannot close one. And as…
Dubai is gearing up for a major MMA showdown as the Professional Fighters League (PFL) brings its 2026 PFL MENA season opener to Coca-Cola Arena on May 24. Titled PFL MENA: Pride of Arabia, the event will feature fighters from 11 nations across the Middle East and North Africa, alongside some of the UAE’s biggest homegrown MMA names. Headlining the night is UAE fighter Mohammad “The UAE Warrior” Yahya, who will make his PFL debut against Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi in a featherweight quarterfinal bout. Yahya returns to fight in front of a home crowd as one of the country’s most…
DUBAI, 20th May, 2026 (WAM) — Global investor services group IQ-EQ on Wednesday announced that its subsidiary Gordian Capital (Gordian) has achieved regulatory approval to expand its institutional cross-border fund platform and fund solutions offering into Dubai from its new office at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The business has been granted a licence by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer a comprehensive suite of institutional fund services, within or from DIFC. The services are managing a collective investment fund, advising on financial products, arranging custody, arranging deals in investments, and managing assets. It has also been granted…
BANGkok,18th May, 2026 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Emirates Association for Occupational and Community Health, is strongly participating in the joint conference of the 34th Congress of the Medical, Health and Professional Association (OHSWA) and the 53rd International Conference of the MEDICHEM Organisation, currently held in the Thai capital Bangkok from 18 to 20 May, amid a wide international presence that includes a group of the most prominent scientists, experts and executives of the World Occupational Health Organisation. Professor Dr. Nahyan Helal, President of the Emirates Society for Occupational and Community Health and Member of the…
BRUSSELS — European law enforcement authorities have dismantled a large-scale online propaganda network linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as part of a coordinated crackdown targeting extremist content across digital platforms. Europol, the EU’s central hub for fighting serious international crime and terrorism, said it took down more than 14,200 online posts, accounts and links tied to the IRGC after the EU designated the Iranian organization as a terrorist group in February. It also restricted the IRGC’s main X account, which had accumulated more than 150,000 followers. The operation, carried out by Europol’s EU Internet Referral Unit between…
Kaspersky recently announced the opening of its Cybersecurity Center at KidZania in Dubai Mall, designed to educate children on the importance of digital safety. This first-of-its-kind role-play experience allows kids to act as cyber investigators while learning to detect and protect against cyberthreats. The interactive space offers hands-on experiences that build cybersecurity awareness and prepare children to navigate the digital world safely from an early age. Children are entering the online world at increasingly younger ages, making digital safety an essential concern for families across the country. At the same time, technology is increasingly shaping kids’ aspirations from an early…
ABU DHABI, 20th May, 2026 (WAM) — The Higher Committee of the International Dialogue of Civilisations and Tolerance Conference has announced the completion of the official agenda for the 3rd edition of the conference, set to take place from 3rd to 5th June 2026 at Space42 Arena in Abu Dhabi under the theme, “The Impact of New Media and AI on Family and Community.” The conference is hosted by Emirates Scholar Centre for Research and Studies and the Abrahamic Family House, in collaboration with Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities as Knowledge Partner, and supported by the Abu Dhabi Convention…
A series of strategic partnership agreements were signed during the conference, covering key regions across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America Published: Wed 20 May 2026, 12:25 PM From April 26 to 28, 2026, LEPAS, the NEV brand under Chery Group, successfully hosted its first Global Partner Conference in Wuhu. Centered on the theme “Drive Elegance Together”, the event brought together over 500 core distributors, strategic partners, and industry guests from nearly 20 countries and regions. Together, they witnessed a key milestone as LEPAS advances from brand launch to the substantive operation of its global network. Building…
BEIJING — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the deepening ties between Moscow and Beijing as a “stabilizing” force on the world stage ahead of talks with Xi Jinping, less than a week after the Chinese leader received US President Donald Trump during his high-profile visit to the country. Putin is traveling to Beijing on Tuesday in his first foreign visit of the year with the war in Iran offering an opportunity to deepen energy ties with China. Russia hopes the turmoil in energy markets from the Middle East conflict will make China more flexible in negotiations on a contract…