Author: Editorial Team
ABU DHABI, 31st July, 2026 (WAM) — PureHealth Holding PJSC (“PureHealth” or “the Group”) (ADX Symbol: PUREHEALTH) today announced its financial results for the six-month period ended 30th June 2026. The Group delivered a strong financial and operational performance during the first half of the year, primarily supported by continued momentum across its international Care (healthcare) platform and resilient growth in the Cover (insurance) vertical. Group revenue increased 9% year-on-year to AED14.9 billion, driven by continued expansion of PureHealth’s international Care portfolio following the integration of Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG) in Greece and Cyprus, alongside sustained growth in the Cover…
ABU DHABI, 31st July, 2026 (WAM) — The Registration Authority (RA) of ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, has activated the Broker Classification Framework to enhance professionalism by recognising top-performing brokers and strengthening their role as key stakeholders within the ADGM real estate ecosystem. The framework recognises high-performing real estate brokers operating within ADGM based on a structured set of performance criteria, including transaction activity, continuous professional development and customer feedback. As part of the framework’s activation, the RA will work closely with brokerages through dedicated workshops and engagement sessions designed to promote collaboration, share further guidance and…
ABU DHABI, 27th July, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE Pro League has announced the nominees for the 2025–26 Season Awards, with the winners set to be honoured during the annual awards ceremony at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi on 10 August. The awards celebrate the season’s standout performers across the Golden Ball , Golden Boy, Golden Glove, The Leader Award, as well as the Fans’ Player of the Year and Best Goal Award. Ten players have been shortlisted for the Golden Ball Award. The nominees are Matias Palacios, Alejandro Romero, Laba Kodjo, Soufian Rahimi and Rami Rabiea (Al…
Two decades ago, Saadiyat Island was little more than a stretch of undeveloped coastline off Abu Dhabi. Today, the same island has become one of the UAE’s most coveted luxury addresses, where residents can spend the morning walking along white-sand beaches, the afternoon inside a world-class museum, and the evening between waterfront restaurants and private beach clubs. Multimillion-dollar villas now sit alongside a growing cultural district anchored by institutions like the Louvre Abu Dhabi. For years, luxury real estate in the UAE has almost always been synonymous with Dubai. The Palm Jumeirah, Downtown Dubai, and the city’s skyline became shorthand…
Not once, not twice, but three times lucky. Antoine Labaki from Lebanon has added another Dubai Duty Free prize to his collection after winning $1 million in the latest Millennium Millionaire draw, eight years after his first jackpot win. The Beirut resident won $1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw, joining a select group of repeat jackpot winners. The announcement was made today at Concourse B, Dubai International Airport. The 53-year-old became the twelfth person to win the Millennium Millionaire promotion twice. His ticket number 3360 in Series 551 was purchased online on July 17. He…
ABU DHABI, 31st July, 2026 (WAM) — Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Year Of Award has been launched as a national recognition platform establishing the enduring legacy of the annual themes of the UAE Year Of initiative. The Award celebrates individuals and organisations whose contributions create tangible impact and inspire continued collective action across the community. The UAE Year Of initiative is overseen by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, alongside H.H. Sheikha Mariam bint Mohamed bin…
DUBAI, 31st July, 2026 (WAM) — flydubai will host its UAE National Careers Open Day on 16th August at the flydubai Campus, inviting UAE nationals to explore rewarding careers and learn more about the carrier’s training and development programmes. The event reflects flydubai’s continued commitment to developing Emirati talent and supporting the UAE’s national workforce agenda by creating meaningful career pathways across one of the country’s most dynamic industries. Nasser Binkherbash, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at flydubai, said, “At flydubai, investing in people is fundamental to our continued growth. Our UAE National Careers Open Day provides aspiring Emirati…
ZÜRICH, 28th July, 2026 (WAM) — FIFA has successfully completed a thorough and global-scale anti-doping testing programme at the FIFA World Cup 2026™, with a total of 1,933 anti-doping tests carried out before and throughout the competition. Particular emphasis was placed on the pre‑tournament period, with an extensive out‑of‑competition testing programme during the six months preceding the competition. In this period, 1,250 anti-doping tests were carried out by FIFA’s Testing Authority, in close partnership with 14 National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) and confederations across the globe. All of FIFA’s anti-doping activities were conducted under the framework for the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations…
In Dubai, we don’t dress for the weather. We dress for the air conditioning. Ours is a wardrobe engineered for a 22°C dining room, for valet parking and marble lobbies, for the 11 metres between a car door and a hostess stand. It is a magnificent wardrobe. It is also, as I have learned the hard way, one that can look faintly unhinged on a damp Tuesday in Marylebone. The Dubai aesthetic does not travel — not because it is wrong, but because it is louder than its surroundings. What reads as polished on Al Wasl Road reads as a…
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in the Slovak Republic on a working visit. Accompanying the President are Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President; and a number of ministers and senior officials. Source: Khaleej Times