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Praveen Raveendran, Founder & CEO of KniTT. Launch of Elysium comes in the context of Middle East spend on sovereign data cloud set to triple as public cloud hyperscalers face heightened security threats Dubai — One of the partners of the SEED Group under the aegis of The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, KniTT, announced the launch of Elysium, an AI-powered private cloud platform in the context of increasing risks to data sovereignty and kinetic attacks on public cloud hyperscale data centres in the region. In a statement, KniTT said its foray into the Middle East with…
Here’s what the NCM predicts for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE, including dust, wind and rainfall chances. Dubai: Expect a hot, dusty weekend across the UAE, with afternoon rain likely in parts of the east, south, and some internal areas, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Residents and visitors planning outdoor activities should also be prepared for stronger winds that may set off blowing dust, particularly in exposed areas, according to the NCM. Rain to continue, as dust blows Today, the weather will be partly cloudy and dusty at times, with convective clouds developing…
DUBAI, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) — Emaar Properties PJSC delivered a resilient performance during the first half of 2026, with revenue up 21 percent to AED23.9 billion (US$ 6.5 billion), EBITDA up 24 percent to AED12.9 billion (US$ 3.5 billion), and net profit before tax up 23 percent to AED12.8 billion (US$ 3.5 billion). Building on its performance during the first quarter, Emaar continued to deliver balanced contributions across its development, recurring income, and international businesses. Property Sales recorded approximately AED26.6 billion (US$ 7.2 billion) during H1 2026. Revenue backlog from property sales reached approximately AED164.9 billion (US$ 44.9 billion)…
India considers levies on LPG and natural gas users to fund a $42 billion multi-fuel strategic reserve program expanding beyond crude oil amid supply disruptionsIndia may impose a charge on cooking gas and natural gas consumers to help fund a planned $42 billion strategic fuel reserve, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, after disruptions from the Iran war exposed supply chain vulnerabilities.The plan would extend India’s strategic reserves beyond crude oil for the first time, with stockpiles designed to cover about two months of crude and liquefied natural gas demand, and around six weeks of liquefied…
There are certain places in the world that arrive long before you do. Shanghai is one of them.Before I’d even landed, I already had a mental image carefully assembled from films, newspaper headlines and social media reels. Glass towers. Neon lights. Relentless energy. The future.Curiously, my first glimpse of mainland China was… none of those things.I’d been to Hong Kong countless times, but never ventured into mainland China, so I arrived with a mixture of curiosity and mild apprehension. Immigration was astonishingly efficient; luggage appeared with military precision and before long I was gliding through the Shanghai night towards Changshu.…
Zendaya and Tom Holland have celebrated their marriage with an intimate gathering in the English countryside, continuing the couple’s tradition of keeping their biggest personal milestones relatively private.According to People, the couple brought close friends and family together at Beaverbrook, a luxury country house hotel in Surrey, England. Holland’s brothers Sam, Harry and Paddy were among those attending the celebration.The private party reportedly had a natural theme, with the setting and details reflecting the surrounding English countryside. Holland’s brothers were dressed in black tuxedos and wore small wildflowers in their buttonholes.The gathering was held after Zendaya and Holland married earlier this…
Turkish top-tier side Trabzonspor said on Tuesday they have begun transfer negotiations with Mohamed Salah, with the club chairman adding they hoped to sign the Egyptian forward later this week.”Negotiations have been launched to transfer professional footballer Mohamed Salah, who is in a free status, to our club,” the club said in a statement on Turkey’s public disclosure platform.Speaking to broadcaster A Spor shortly after the statement, Trabzonspor Chairman Ertugrul Dogan said that while the transfer was not yet complete, Salah was expected to arrive in Istanbul for medical checks on Wednesday and then head to Trabzon to sign with…
Ehab Adel, Director – Cybersecurity & AI Factory, Mindware. For years, cybersecurity strategies were built around a single objective: keep attackers out. Organisations invested heavily in firewalls, antivirus software, perimeter defenses, and access controls, believing that stronger preventive measures would stop cyber threats before they could cause harm. Today’s digital enterprises operate in an environment where sophisticated attackers, cloud-first infrastructures, remote workforces, connected devices, third-party ecosystems, and artificial intelligence have dramatically expanded the attack surface. Even the most mature organisations acknowledge an uncomfortable reality: no security control can prevent every attack. The question is no longer if an organisation will experience a cyber incident.…
NEW YORK, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) — Europe’s sugar output is set to fall to the lowest in more than a decade as hot weather damages an already smaller beet crop, tightening global supplies under pressure from a powerful El Niño. Production in the European Union and the UK is set to fall to about 15 million tonnes, the lowest level since the 2015 season, Bloomberg reported, citing data from S&P Global Energy. A series of heat waves this summer have battered yields for the current season after acreage had already declined for a second straight year as producers curbed…
ABU DHABI, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) — Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent messages of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, expressing their sincere condolences and sympathy over the passing of the mother of Prince Hamoud bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The messages were sent by Their Highnesses the Rulers, Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi of Sharjah, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of Ajman, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi of Fujairah, Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al…