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DUBAI: Talia Rida, a 17-year-old author and senior at Dubai American Academy, launches her debut children’s book, The Gifted Garden. Published by Motivate Media Group, the illustrated story arrives in UAE bookstores and on Amazon during ADHD Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month and the UAE’s Year of the Family 2026. Inspired by her personal journey, it offers young readers a warm reminder that there is no single right way to grow. For much of her school life, Talia found it difficult to learn in the way she was expected to, and harder still to understand why. Over time, she came…

Securonix, Inc., a six-time Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM, recently announced the appointment of Essam Ahmed as Senior Sales Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). In this role, Ahmed will lead regional sales strategy, partner development and customer growth, helping enterprise and government organisations adopt Securonix Unified Defence SIEM and governed, AI-powered security operations. Security leaders across MEA are modernising security operations as cloud adoption, growing data volumes and AI-enabled business processes increase operational complexity. Ahmed will work with CIOs, CISOs and channel partners to help organisations improve detection, investigation and response while maintaining governance…

DUBAI, 29th October, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has announced the top 10 teams from national and international universities based in the UAE to compete in the finals of the fourth Emirates Robotics Competition, taking place as part of The Challenge concept during Dubai Future Week 2026. Organised by DFF, the inaugural Dubai Future Week will run from 18th to 21st November 2026 at Emirates Towers and the Museum of the Future. The competition finals will be open to the public on Saturday, 21st November, offering visitors an opportunity to watch university teams demonstrate their robotics skills and…

ABU DHABI, 29th October, 2026 (WAM) — The Ministry of Foreign Trade, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, organised a UAE-Benin business roundtable to explore trade and investment opportunities under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between the two countries. The meeting was attended by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade; Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Deputy Director of African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Khalid bin Hadi, a member of the Abu Dhabi Chamber’s Board of Directors. The Beninese delegation included Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, Minister…

Home UAE The biggest electronic art conference is coming to Dubai – here’s what’s happening at ISEA2026 The 31st International Symposium on Electronic Art opens in Dubai on November 6 with 145 academic papers, 40 discussion sessions and 20 workshops – exploring AI, identity, memory and environmental sustainability through digital art By Diana AyoubPublished: 29 October 2026, 03:44 (UAE)6 min read The conference brings together artists, researchers, innovators and specialists in the fields of art, science and technology. Picture credit: Supplied Source: Emirates 24|7

More than a third of organisations across the UAE and other Gulf countries are using more contract or temporary workers than they did two years ago, as project-based hiring gains momentum, new research from recruitment firm Hays has found.According to two LinkedIn polls conducted by the recruitment firm, 38 per cent of organisations are using more contract staff than before.Of the 1,636 respondents to the first poll, 26 per cent said usage was about the same, 21 per cent said it had fallen, and 16 per cent said their organisation does not use contract staff.Stay up to date with the…

Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are bringing back memories of their Disney Channel days, reuniting to recreate the poster of their 2009 film Princess Protection Program.The two singers shared photos from their reunion on Wednesday as part of a new campaign for Selena’s beauty brand, Rare Beauty.In the photos, Selena and Demi recreated their poses from the original movie poster, wearing updated versions of the blue and yellow gowns worn by their characters, Carter Mason and Princess Rosalinda.”Once a Princess, always a Princess,” Selena captioned the Instagram post, which also featured the pair trying out products from their new collaboration.According to Variety,…

Real Madrid on Wednesday issued an apology after their French forward Kylian Mbappe sparked a fierce backlash over his comments referring to late Chinese leader Mao Zedong as a dictator.On Tuesday, Chinese brands including dairy companies Mengniu and Shanghai Milkground Food Tech as well as Eastroc Beverage ceased all cooperation with Mbappe, who apologised for his comment.In a video on a French podcast that has since been taken down, Mbappe is heard discussing a funny meme where his face had been photoshopped on to that of “some guy — I think he’s a Chinese dictator”.”Real Madrid CF wishes to express…

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has revealed that the number of self-driving vehicles registered in the emirate has risen to more than 160, as part of the Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy, within plans to reach 4,000 vehicles by 2030.  The RTA is currently conducting tests for these vehicles on highways in three lanes on Emirates Road E611 opposite Al Maktoum Airport and the Al Maktoum Airport tunnel, which began last Monday and will continue until next Saturday, as part of its efforts to expand its operation and verify its ability to handle real-world driving conditions. The authority confirmed…

Home UAE Dubai court orders couple to pay AED1.14 million in hospital fees after expert review A Dubai court has ordered a patient and her husband to pay AED1.14 million to a private hospital after a medical expert report found that, while the patient required ongoing treatment and rehabilitation, her extended stay in the intensive care unit was not medically justified throughout her admission. Published: 29 October 2026, 10:20 (UAE)Updated: 29 October 2026, 10:32 (UAE)3 min read The committee concluded that the patient’s condition on arrival was urgent, critical and life-threatening, and that admission to the intensive care unit and…