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UAE

Abu Dhabi Police warn that fraudsters are intercepting business correspondences to trick finance teams into transferring payments to fraudulent accounts – the scam is only discovered after the transfer goes through Dubai: Abu Dhabi Police warned against a fraudulent method targeting companies, which involves sending fake emails impersonating beneficiary entities they deal with, requesting changes to bank account details and transfers of payments and due amounts to new bank accounts.  It clarified that scammers exploit business correspondences to deceive companies into believing the account change requests are legitimate, leading to the transfer of financial dues to fraudulent accounts, with the…

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Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected its quarterly profit would top 100 trillion won, a world first for a technology company, estimating a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter earnings as booming demand for AI chips drove strong memory sales.The world’s largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won ($80.17 billion) for the July-September period, slightly ahead of an LSEG SmartEstimate of 106.1 trillion won.The forecast marks Samsung’s fourth straight quarter of record operating profit, underscoring a deepening global memory chip shortage as AI infrastructure investment outpaces supply growth, which has driven chip prices up sharply.Samsung and Micron expect…

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For 24-year-old Yash Daval, his introduction to Nana Patekar was not through the actor’s intense performances in Krantiveer or Parinda, nor through his celebrated work in Marathi theatre. It was through Uday Shetty, the eccentric gangster with a penchant for acting in the 2007 Bollywood comedy Welcome.He was barely five or six years old when he first watched the film. And like an entire generation that grew up laughing at Patekar’s impeccable comic timing, he was instantly hooked.”I went crazy looking at Uday Bhai’s character,” recalls Daval, co-founder of Zeroth Act, a UAE-based Marathi theatre group. “Then, when I watched…

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Golf aficionados in the UAE are in for a treat as Rory McIlroy is all set to play in the DP World Tour Championship, having already confirmed his participation at the Abu Dhabi Championship.With Colin Montgomerie’s all-time record in sight, McIlroy will vie for glory in the DP World Tour Championship (November 12-15) at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.The seven-time Race to Dubai champion needs one more title to draw level with Scottish icon Montgomerie, who won the Harry Vardon Trophy a record eight times.McIlroy, the six-time Major winner, is currently in second place in the Race to Dubai rankings.Meanwhile,…

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Ras Al Khaimah Police had circulated a missing person report through its ‘Search with the Police’ initiative after the citizen, who had a special medical condition, disappeared from her family Ras Al Khaimah: The General Command of Ras Al Khaimah Police announced that an Emirati citizen, Sheikha, who had been missing from her family, was found dead, after the police had previously circulated a report about her disappearance and called on members of the community to cooperate in the search for her and provide any information that might help determine her whereabouts. Ras Al Khaimah Police published an announcement through…

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MARRAKECH, 8th October, 2026 (WAM) — G5 Holding is participating within the UAE National Pavilion at Marrakech Airshow 2026, taking place from 7 to 10 October at the Royal Moroccan Air Force Base in Marrakech. The company is showcasing a range of its products and systems across the fields of aerospace, air defence, unmanned systems, missiles, and land platforms, in addition to its capabilities in manufacturing, engineering, and systems development. At the exhibition, G5 Holding is presenting more than ten products and solutions, including the B-250 multi-role light attack aircraft and the B-250T training aircraft. The company is also exhibiting…

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SHARJAH, 8th October, 2026 (WAM) — Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism, will deliver the keynote address at the ninth Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2026), with Emaar Properties Founder and Director Mohamed Alabbar among more than 80 speakers examining the policies, partnerships and infrastructure that help economies stay resilient. Held on 14 – 15 October under the theme “Building Adaptive Economies,” the forum’s programme is structured around the factors that determine how well an economy responds to change. These include policies that balance agility with stability, trade partnerships that expand market access, supply chains with…

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New identity highlights family, belonging and shared memories as the country begins a 55-day countdown to the 55th Eid Al Etihad on December 2 Abu Dhabi: The UAE has unveiled the visual identity for the 55th Eid Al Etihad celebrations as the country begins a 55-day countdown to the national occasion on December 2. The new identity has been designed to reflect the stories, memories and experiences of the people who call the UAE home. Taking place during the UAE’s Year of Family, the 55th Eid Al Etihad celebrates the nation’s journey through the families, generations and communities that have…

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Nearly half of all flights scheduled to leave Riyadh on Thursday were cancelled or did not operate, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium, as airlines scrambled to respond to Houthi attacks on Saudi airports.Of 378 departures scheduled from King Khalid International Airport (RUH), 169 – or 44.71 per cent – were cancelled or listed as “no fly”, Cirium data showed.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.Arrivals were also hit, with 124 of 369 scheduled flights, or 33.60 per cent, cancelled or not operating.Taken together, 293 of the 747 flights scheduled to use the Saudi…

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