Author: Editorial team
For someone who defied doctors’ warnings after suffering a serious back injury in his teens to chase his fast-bowling dreams, it’s hardly surprising that Brett Lee has few regrets in life.Injuries continued to haunt him even after he became an elite international cricketer, forcing him to miss several major tournaments, including the 2007 World Cup.Yet, he cemented his place in the pantheon of the fastest bowlers of all time while remaining a vital cog in the great Australian teams of the 2000s.Just a week shy of his 50th birthday, Lee, who is now a Dubai resident, no longer has to…
The days before Diwali have a glow all their own — the lights going up, the Gold Souk glittering a little more enticingly, a sense of something auspicious stirring. In Dubai, where the Indian diaspora runs deep, you can feel it building. At its heart is Dhanteras, two days before Diwali and one of the biggest gold-buying moments of the year, when tradition calls for carrying something precious — gold above all — over the threshold to welcome good fortune in. There’s just one wrinkle this year. Gold has rarely been this expensive — 24-carat is circling Dh500 a gram…
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO and Executive Chairman of XRG. ADNOC, XRG and Microsoft research finds agentic AI deployment more than doubled, while only 52% of leaders are confident existing infrastructure can meet rising AI-driven electricity demand AI investment is beginning to deliver financial returns across the global energy industry, but confidence in the infrastructure needed to support its growing electricity demand remains unchanged, according to research from ADNOC, XRG and Microsoft. The third annual Powering Possible report, titled Energy Resilience in the Intelligence Era, found that 63% of respondents expect returns on existing…
DUBAI, 29th October, 2026 (WAM) — Construction has begun on two pedestrian bridges on Palm Jumeirah in a project designed to improve pedestrian safety and ease traffic across the landmark destination. It is a joint project by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Holding Community Management. The first bridge will be built near Shoreline, at the entrance to Palm Jumeirah, with completion scheduled for June 2027. The second, at Golden Mile adjacent to the retail frontages, is due in October 2027. Together they will have a combined capacity of 2,700 pedestrians per hour — exceeding current demand and allowing…
Dubai: Construction has begun on two pedestrian bridges on Palm Jumeirah in a project designed to improve pedestrian safety and ease traffic across the landmark destination. It is a joint project by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Holding Community Management. The first bridge will be built near Shoreline, at the entrance to Palm Jumeirah, with completion scheduled for June 2027. The second, at Golden Mile adjacent to the retail frontages, is due in October 2027. Together they will have a combined capacity of 2,700 pedestrians per hour – exceeding current demand and allowing for future growth – and…
FRANKFURT: Christine Lagarde’s decision to step down early as European Central Bank president ends an eventful seven years at an institution she was never expected to lead.The former French finance minister and head of the International Monetary Fund arrived in Frankfurt in 2019 as the first ECB chief with no formal economics training or central banking experience – prompting some market participants to label her a “credibility risk.”In fact, she knew so little about the institution that Lagarde, 70, later said she had accepted the job thinking the presidency was a five-year mandate, rather than eight.Yet after a tenure dominated…
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) reported a sharp rise in trading activity during the first nine months of 2026, as growing participation from international and institutional investors helped lift total traded value by 22 per cent to Dh162 billion despite a softer performance in the benchmark index.The exchange posted a net profit before tax of Dh586.4 million for the period ended September 30, while total consolidated revenue reached Dh753.2 million. Revenue was lower than a year earlier because the 2025 figures included a one-off gain of Dh461.9 million from the sale of an investment property. Operating income, however, rose 24.8 per…
Families of victims of South Korea’s deadly Halloween crowd crush have demanded that footage of the disaster used in the latest installment of ‘Call of Duty’ be removed, a representative told AFP Thursday, condemning its “complete lack of sensitivity”.”Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4″, the newest edition of the hit franchise, features a full-scale North Korean invasion of the South, beginning with a surprise attack by Pyongyang’s forces.In a scene from the game that briefs players on the damage caused by the invasion, footage from the deadly 2022 crush that killed more than 150 revellers is used to depict the…
South Africa reached the close against Australia in a perilous position at 140 for four in their second innings on the third day of the decisive third test at Newlands on Thursday, a lead of 40 runs with six wickets remaining.Matthew Breetzke will resume on the fourth morning on 19 with batting partner Ryan Rickelton on 8 as South Africa look to post a total that will trouble Australia batting last.The series is level at 1-1 and the winners will occupy top spot in the Test world rankings, which Australia currently hold.How much is required remains to be seen. This…
In 2000, when Linda Augustsson arrived in New Delhi from Sweden, she thought she would be staying for a year. She had been sent by Swedish retailer Lindex to establish a production office, with another assignment in China expected to follow. But what she did not anticipate was how India would change the course of her professional — and personal — life. Towards the end of that year, a friend she had made at the gym invited her for a meal with someone he described as his Russian friend. Augustsson was initially reluctant but eventually agreed. And the supposed Russian…