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Omar Akar, Area Vice President, Everpure. Omar Akar, Area Vice President at Everpure, explains why unified data, resilient infrastructure and strong governance will determine whether organisations can move AI from experimentation to measurable business value. Enterprise AI is reshaping infrastructure priorities across the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, CIS and Africa. Organisations are looking beyond compute capacity to address the quality, availability, governance and protection of the data powering increasingly complex AI workloads. For channel partners, this transition creates opportunities to help customers modernise legacy environments, unify fragmented data and improve GPU utilisation while meeting sovereignty, privacy and regulatory…

Ottawa, Ontario: The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, received His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, accompanied by senior ministers, in Ottawa on 26-27 October, 2026, during His Highness’s first official visit to Canada. Following the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2024, the visit marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Canada-UAE relations and reflects the shared ambition of both nations to elevate their bilateral relationship to a new level of strategic cooperation. Building on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the United Arab…

HomeBusinessDubai Silicon Oasis and TUM International partner to advance applied research and technology transferCollaboration will explore applied research, innovation commercialisation and knowledge transfer while connecting Munich’s academic expertise with Dubai Silicon Oasis’s business and innovation ecosystemEmirates247Published: 28 October 2026, 17:43 (UAE)4 min readDubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the special economic zone for knowledge and innovation and a member of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), has announced a strategic partnership with TUM International GmbH (TUMint), a subsidiary of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany, to advance collaboration in applied research and technology transfer. Source: Emirates 24|7

Dubai: The UAE’s upgraded Wage Protection System (WPS) enables employers to manage salary payments digitally, eliminating paperwork and the need to visit financial institutions for registration while providing instant access to services. Launched in December 2025 by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), in collaboration with the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and Al Etihad Payments, the upgraded system uses secure application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable real-time data exchange, improving the speed, accuracy and reliability of wage payments. Al Etihad Payments, the national payments entity owned by the CBUAE, develops and operates the system’s central platform,…

DUBAI, 28th October, 2026 (WAM) — The seventh Arab Competition Forum opened today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, bringing together senior officials from regional and international competition authorities, leading experts, academics and private-sector representatives to shape fairer, more competitive digital markets across the Arab region. Held under the theme “Competition policy in the digital age: maintaining fairness and equality in the market”, the two-day Forum will examine how digital transformation is reshaping competition in the Arab region. Participants will explore how modern competition frameworks can safeguard fairness, expand opportunity and support well-functioning markets in the digital economy. The Forum is…

UAE professionals say leadership style in the workplace would have to change before the next generation enters the workforce, according to new research by Robert Walters, a global recruitment agency.  32 per cent of professionals believe employers will have to rethink current leadership styles before Gen Alpha, the generation succeeding Gen Z and encompassing those born between 2010 and 2025, start working.This compares to just 9 per cent believing faster AI and technology adoption will be the biggest challenge in managing a generation expected to enter work with unprecedented AI literacy, the Robert Walters study found.Stay up to date with…

The highly anticipated Tamil film Dharman, starring Rajinikanth, has added another familiar face to its cast, with actress Nayanthara joining the project. The announcement marks the reunion of the two stars five years after they last shared screen space in Annaatthe (2021).The film’s production house, Raaj Kamal Films International, announced Nayanthara’s casting on X. Welcoming the actor to the film, the production house wrote, “THE AURA IS DOUBLE…Welcoming the one and only #Nayanthara to DHARMAN…” Some Eyes say it all 🔥 THE CHARISMA ARRIVES I Today at 7:02 PM #Dharman #KettaPaiyanSir #SuperstarRajinikanth #KamalHaasan @rajinikanth @ikamalhaasan #Mahendran @Dir_Ashwath @anirudhofficial @anbariv @iYogiBabu @SimranbaggaOffc…

Pakistan’s team management will continue to back Babar Azam despite the star batter’s lack of big scores, batting coach Mike Smith said ahead of the home team’s tri-series final against Sri Lanka.Saturday’s final will be a big opportunity for Babar to prove that he still belongs at the highest level.Once a prolific batter in the 50-over format, Babar has cut a frustrating figure, having scored just 118 runs in four matches against England and Sri Lanka in the ongoing tri-series.Pakistan nevertheless booked their spot in the final with a consistent run in the league phase, winning three of their four…

Studies indicate that by 2030, nearly 1 in 5 women globally are expected to be affected by obesity, compared to 1 in 7 men. And a conversation on weight management could never have been more relevant. Dr Bohaira El Geyoushi, consultant gynaecologist and reproductive medicine, while speaking at the inaugural Khaleej Times Women’s Power Summit in Dubai on Wednesday, used this fact to stress the widespread threat that obesity poses—and overcoming it the right way. “Obesity is identified as the largest threat to health this century amenable to action.” Obesity, she pointed out, is a chronic disease that needs lifelong…

Dubai: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Olympic Committee, honoured the winners of the 10th Mohammed Bin Rashid Arabic Language Award. Organised by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, the Award recognised 11 winners for pioneering initiatives and contributions to advancing the Arabic language across education, technology, media, culture, language policy and other fields. The 10th edition marks a decade of recognising and supporting individuals and institutions dedicated to…