Author: Editorial Team

From Rockstar and Article 15 to Thappad and Mulk, Kumud Mishra has become one of those actors audiences instantly recognise on screen. But long before Hindi cinema brought him to a wider audience, theatre was where his journey began. This September, Dubai audiences will get to see him return to that world as Mumbai-based theatre company D for Drama brings two of its Hindi productions to the city. Puraane Chawal, starring Mishra alongside Mirzapur actor Shubhrajyoti Barat, and the one-man show Patna Ka Superhero, performed by Ghanshyam Lalsa, will be staged at The Junction, Alserkal Avenue, on September 26 and…

ABU DHABI, 14th September, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE Ministry of Defence mourns two martyrs, Major Abdalla Shamis Almenhali, and candidate Saeed Abdalla Alshamsi, while performing a training mission within the country today, Monday, 14th September 2026. The Ministry extends its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs, praying to Almighty God to grant them His vast mercy. Source: Emirates News Agency

ABU DHABI, 14th September, 2026 (WAM) — Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), with the Emirates Neurology Society (EMINS), will convene the Alzheimer’s Disease Continuum evening event on 19th September 2026, alongside the 6th Abu Dhabi Brain Conference. Participants include representatives from the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, ADPHC, SEHA, Dubai Health Authority and PureHealth, alongside Alzheimer’s Disease International, Forget Me Not UAE and clinical leaders from across the Gulf. Held during one of the region’s leading neurology gatherings, the Alzheimer’s Disease Continuum event will connect international expertise with local experience and regional health priorities. The gathering brings patients, caregivers,…

CAPITALS, 14th September, 2026 (WAM) — Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG was crowned champion of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal in Canada after taking first place in Sunday’s edition, while his American teammate Brandon McNulty completed the podium in third. Del Toro sealed the victory after getting the better of Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA CGM in a two-up sprint to the line, securing another victory for UAE Team Emirates-XRG in the Canadian race. The victory was UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s fifth in Montréal in the last five years, with the team winning every edition during that period.…

A manuscript preserving Ibn Battuta’s celebrated account of his travels through the Hejaz and the Gulf has sold at the 35th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair for close to Dh1 million. Brought to the fair by London-based rare book dealer Peter Harrington, the manuscript preserves Ibn Battuta’s account of the Hejaz and the Gulf, part of the Rihla, the 14th-century travel account often described as the medieval world’s most ambitious record of a single life spent on the road. One of the earliest eyewitness accounts of the region The manuscript covers Ibn Battuta’s travels between 1325 and 1333, beginning with…

PARIS, 14th September, 2026 (WAM) — Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, and Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite and secure communications, today announced the signing of an agreement at World Space Business Week in Paris to formally establish Equatys, a shared space and ground infrastructure platform that will support the extension of mobile coverage and overlay in the places terrestrial networks cannot serve, including in coverage gaps in populated metro areas. Upon the formation of Equatys, Space42 and Viasat will commit to an initial equity contribution of up to US$1 billion. Development of the initial constellation accelerates with…

ABU DHABI, 14th September, 2026 (WAM) — SAKINA, the leading mental health network under SEHA, a subsidiary of PureHealth, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with US-based medical technology company PeakLogic to explore advanced neuroscience approaches that support the diagnosis and treatment of mental and brain health conditions. Under the MoU, the parties will collaborate on clinical research studies to assess the efficacy of Personalised Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (PrTMS®), alongside PeakLogic’s spectral Electroencephalogram analysis (sEEG) capabilities. The research will focus on a range of conditions, including Autism SpectrumDisorder (ASD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), concussion and Major Depressive Disorder…

ABU DHABI, 13th September, 2026 (WAM) — President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Dr Sabaa Salem Mohammed Salem Al Kaabi as Secretary-General of the UAE Council for Fatwa. Dr Sabaa Salem Al Kaabi, had been serving as acting secretary-general of the council and as director of its Fatwa Competencies Department. He holds a doctorate in Islamic jurisprudence and contemporary societal issues from Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, as well as a master’s degree in the characteristics of Islamic legal discourse. He holds several positions at the UAE Council for Fatwa…

For the UAE, the El Niño climate phenomenon developing thousands of kilometres away in the tropical Pacific could have implications for weather patterns in the months ahead — but experts caution against assuming it will automatically bring extreme conditions to the Emirates. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has forecast a high likelihood — nearly 100 per cent — that El Niño will persist through February 2027. US forecasters have also estimated a more than 90 per cent chance that the phenomenon will reach strong levels during the Northern Hemisphere’s autumn and winter. So, what could the phenomenon mean for the…

DUBAI, 13th September, 2026 (WAM) — Dr Sahitya Chaturvedi, Secretary-General of IBPC Dubai, said that the bilateral discussions at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi signal a strategic convergence between the UAE’s ‘We the UAE 2031’ growth vision and India’s ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ roadmap, creating new momentum for deeper economic and development cooperation. He said the bilateral meeting between H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, covering defence, AI, space, critical minerals and CEPA, in particular, offers a blueprint for co-creating a…