Author: Editorial Team
Fans of Korean culture will soon have a new event to explore in Dubai, with a 10-day festival scheduled to take place from September 25 to October 4. Dubai K-Fest will celebrate South Korean food, beauty, entertainment and lifestyle, bringing together Korean brands, businesses and talent across the city. Organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, the event is expected to offer experiences linked to K-pop, K-dramas, Korean cuisine and the country’s growing beauty industry. Visitors can expect Korean food ranging from barbecue and ramyeon to popular spicy noodles, alongside skincare, makeup and lifestyle products. The complete programme has…
The death of a dentist in Sharjah comes just two years after her brother died in an accident, according to a family member. It was on Monday morning that Dr Afina Basheer suddenly collapsed and died at home. Raheem, a relative of Afina’s husband Yasser, confirmed that this was the second tragedy to hit Afina’s family in a very short span of time. “Her brother was killed in an accident two years ago in India,” he said. “He was also a doctor. He was the only brother to Afina and her two sisters. The family had barely recovered from that…
ABU DHABI, 16th September, 2026 (WAM) — As part of Abu Dhabi’s ongoing efforts to build and strengthen relations with trade partners and leading economies in the world, the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) is leading a high-level delegation from the emirate to the sisterly Republic of Korea from 15th to 17th September 2026. The visit aims to build upon the Special Strategic Partnership between the UAE and the Republic of Korea, established in 2018, to further cement a future-focused cooperation across vital sectors and industries, including water, healthcare, education, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced manufacturing, energy, space,…
Fans of Korean culture will soon have a new event to explore in Dubai, with a 10-day festival scheduled to take place from September 25 to October 4. Dubai K-Fest will celebrate South Korean food, beauty, entertainment and lifestyle, bringing together Korean brands, businesses and talent across the city. Organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, the event is expected to offer experiences linked to K-pop, K-dramas, Korean cuisine and the country’s growing beauty industry. Visitors can expect Korean food ranging from barbecue and ramyeon to popular spicy noodles, alongside skincare, makeup and lifestyle products. The complete programme has…
DUBAI, 16th September, 2026 (WAM) — The Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) unveiled three new initiatives on the opening day of its participation at GISEC Global 2026, as part of its ongoing efforts to address emerging cyber threats, develop specialised capabilities, and strengthen Dubai’s cyber resilience. At the forefront of the new initiatives is SARAAB, an open-source artificial intelligence model developed entirely by an Emirati team at DESC to detect deepfake videos. It is the first model of its kind developed by a government entity in the Arab region. SARAAB will be made available through developer platforms, enabling AI engineers,…
ABU DHABI, 16th September, 2026 (WAM) — A high-level economic delegation comprising 15 leading women entrepreneurs from the People’s Republic of China, representing companies and business groups with annual revenues of around 4.85 billion yuan, has begun a two-week official visit to the United Arab Emirates. The visit is jointly organised by the General Women’s Union (GWU) and the UAE Embassy in Beijing as part of an extensive investment programme covering several emirates to explore business opportunities and discuss prospects for building sustainable economic partnerships between women entrepreneurs in the two countries. The companies represented by the delegation operate across…
SHARJAH, 16th September, 2026 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Judicial Council, received Marwan Ahmed Lotfi, Director-General of Al Etihad Credit Bureau, along with his delegation, at His Highness’s office. H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed praised the efforts of the Bureau in supporting the financial ecosystem and its role in introducing best practices into the credit information sector, improving financial stability and boosting the efficiency of the financial sector. H.H. Sheikh Sultan was briefed about the mandate of the Bureau and the role it plays in the…
BHM Capital Financial Services PSC, the leading financial institution in the UAE capital markets, has commenced operations on the Astana International Exchange (AIX) in Kazakhstan, becoming the first UAE financial institution to operate as a Market Making Member through the Tabadul platform. The milestone marks an important step in BHM Capital’s international expansion and reflects the growing connectivity between the capital markets of the UAE and Kazakhstan. The milestone was celebrated through a joint virtual bell-ringing ceremony between the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Astana International Exchange (AIX), attended by BHM Capital’s senior management and senior representatives from…
Around 200 social media accounts promoting unlicensed domestic worker recruitment and employment services were shut down in the UAE during the first half of 2026, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said on Wednesday. The accounts were closed in cooperation with the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) after authorities found they were offering domestic worker services without the required licences or links to recruitment offices licensed by MoHRE. The ministry said it is using field inspections alongside electronic monitoring, tracking systems and artificial intelligence to identify and tackle illegal practices in the domestic worker services market.…
WASHINGTON, 16th September, 2026 (WAM) — SpaceX said on Tuesday it was preparing to launch its next Starship flight test as soon as 22nd September, a mission expected to send the vehicle into orbit for the first time and deploy Starlink V3 satellites. Starship’s 14th test flight would mark a major leap in the rocket’s development over its last test in July, which flew a suborbital trajectory that took the spacecraft into space before returning it to Earth without completing an orbit. The company plans to place Starship into orbit around Earth, a milestone that would allow it to test…