ABU DHABI, 29th September, 2026 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Challenge golf tournament will tee off on Wednesday, 30th September, bringing together 144 players from 24 countries for one of the key events on the international HotelPlanner Tour calendar. The tournament will run until Saturday at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club in Al Ain Region, in partnership with the Emirates Golf Federation and with the support of Abu Dhabi Sports Council. The field features players from across Europe, Africa, the Americas and Australia, alongside Emirati golfers Ahmad Skaik and Ahmed Al Musharrekh and UAE-based players. Freddie Schmeisser, Managing…
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SHARJAH, 29th September, 2026 (WAM) — The 58th edition of the Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show will open tomorrow at Expo Centre Sharjah, running until October 4. The event will bring together more than 500 brands from 19 countries, showcasing leading names in watches, jewellery, design, and luxury. Watch and jewellery enthusiasts, along with visitors passionate about luxury designs, are set to explore an extensive showcase featuring renowned brands, designers, and industry professionals from a sector defined by creativity, precision, craftsmanship, and innovation. The 58th edition offers visitors an extensive platform to discover the latest trends in watches and…
A child stepping into Desislava Kouzeva’s school library might be looking for an adventure, an answer to a question or simply a quiet place to spend time. Her first task, she says, is to listen. “The library is not only about shelves with books. It’s about how they make us feel,” said Kouzeva, the librarian at Dubai International Academy, Emirates Hills. “I ask them what’s important to them.” That approach has earned her the 2026 School Librarian of the Year award in the private school category. The Emirates Literature Foundation presented the award at a ceremony at Dubai’s Museum of…
GENEVA — Saudi Arabia reaffirmed that the only path to achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region is the implementation of the two-state solution and support for the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and to establish an independent, sovereign state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Speaking at a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Dr. Salem Al-Qahtani, director general of the General Administration of Humanitarian Affairs at the Saudi Ministry of…
DUBAI, 29th September, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has transformed 16 of its 21 services into agentic artificial intelligence (AI)-powered services in less than 90 days, representing 76 percent of its total service portfolio. The remaining five services will be completed within the next two months. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said that, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,…
RIYADH — Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with United Arab Emirates Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Riyadh on Tuesday. During the meeting, they reviewed matters of mutual interest and ways to further strengthen cooperation and coordination between the two countries. They also exchanged views on regional and international developments. Source: Saudi Gazette
Adil Ali, General Manager – Hiperdist Gulf; Wang Jack, Director of Cloud Ecosystem at Huawei Cloud Middle East; and Salman Syed, Senior Channel Sales & Alliance Manager at Huawei Cloud Middle East. Adil Ali, General Manager, Hiperdist Gulf, and Salman Syed, Senior Channel Sales & Alliance Manager, Huawei Cloud Middle East, discuss partner enablement, cloud adoption, and emerging opportunities across AI and data services. Hiperdist’s appointment as an Authorised Huawei Cloud Distributor for the UAE marks a new phase in the companies’ regional collaboration, extending a relationship established across Africa into one of the Middle East’s fastest-growing cloud markets. The partnership…
ABU DHABI, 29th September, 2026 (WAM) — Palm Hills Developments, one of Egypt’s leading real estate developers, will participate in LIVEX 2026, Abu Dhabi’s Livability and Investment Exhibition, taking place from 29th September to 1st October at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. The participation comes as Palm Hills Developments prepares to launch Saadiyat Shores soon, a residential development in Abu Dhabi, marking the company’s first project outside Egypt and the next phase of its regional growth. The UAE represents a key market for Palm Hills Developments, supported by its stable investment environment, long-term development vision and growing demand for integrated residential…
For many children in the UAE, the language they hear at home is different from the one they use at school. Parents may worry that learning both will leave their child struggling with each. Dr He Sun, a professor and researcher who studies children’s language learning, says children are capable of learning more than one language from an early age. The more useful question for parents is how to give them meaningful opportunities to use each one. “Children are more capable than your imagination. They can handle two languages since early on,” she told Khaleej Times. “They know which language…
TEHRAN — Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that any obstruction to the country’s energy exports would have consequences for the entire region, according to the state-run IRNA news agency “If Iran cannot sell its oil, no one in the region will sell oil, and if our security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure will be safe,” Ghalibaf said in an online parliamentary session, cautioning Washington against “miscalculations”. “If our security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure will be safe,” Ghalibaf said. His warning comes as Iran faces severe restrictions on its oil exports amid the…