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Court orders borrower to repay loan and pay Dh15,000 compensation for material and moral damages The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Court ordered a man to pay another Dh120,000, representing money he had received as a loan and advance payment but failed to return. The court also ordered him to pay Dh15,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages suffered by the plaintiff, in addition to court fees and expenses. The case stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the plaintiff, who sought the recovery of Dh120,000 that he had transferred to the defendant after the latter requested it…

(L-R) Stephan Berner, Founder and CEO, CYBERAIQ AG & Ahmed Hamzawy, Chief Partner Officer, Microsoft. CYBERAIQ AG recently announced the establishment of an Advanced Agentic Security Center of Excellence, delivered on Microsoft’s stack, to help government, regulated industry and enterprise customers across EMEA adopt AI securely and modernise security operations for the agentic era. The Center of Excellence is the engine of the company’s broader agentic transformation strategy and supports the national agentic mandate of the UAE. CYBERAIQ AG is building toward the agentic enterprise, where intelligent agents work alongside people across business, IT and security as governed, accountable parts…

Some UAE consumers are making smaller and more frequent shopping trips, a shift in spending pattern following the fuel price hike, say retailers.Fuel retail prices reached a more than four-year high in October following a Dh0.60 per litre hike for the month, driven by a surge in global crude oil prices. In October, Super 98, Special 95 and E-Plus were priced at Dh4.40, Dh4.28 and Dh4.21 per litre, respectively, representing an increase of approximately 16 per cent.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.Mark Mortimer-Davies, CEO of Choithrams, told Khaleej Times that customers are becoming…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar following his death, remembering his performances and contribution to Indian cinema.Patekar died at his residence in Goa on October 8 at the age of 75, after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest.Taking to X, Modi praised the actor’s distinctive screen presence and the characters he brought to life throughout his career.”Few actors possessed the intensity, individuality and unmistakable presence that Shri Nana Patekar Ji had,” he wrote.He also praised Patekar’s versatility and creativity, saying the actor had given audiences characters that would be remembered for generations.Modi went…

Tennis great Novak Djokovic credited his “never-die spirit” for carrying him to the 102nd title of his career as he won the China Open on Tuesday when his opponent Alex de Minaur retired injured from the final.With the win, the 39-year-old Serbian extended a perfect record to 34 wins in as many matches for his seventh title in Beijing — his first since 2015.Djokovic said afterwards that in more than two decades as a professional player, “the grit and the dedication and the kind of never-die spirit that really is always with me” have carried him through.Tennis is “quite a cruel…

Etihad Rail confirms a flexible pricing system is behind the increase, with off-peak journeys still starting from Dh39. The company has also added 2,000 extra seats across six new weekend trips to meet demand Abu Dhabi: Etihad Rail has affirmed that the increase in ticket prices for some of its trips between Abu Dhabi and Dubai by Dh10 for the Comfort Class and Dh20 for the Premium Class, is due to increased demand and the application of the flexible pricing system, noting that ticket prices are directly affected by the volume of demand, peak times, and the availability of seats.…

The plan covers 100+ AI use cases across 40+ government entities, 35,000 employees trained on Microsoft 365 Copilot and 100% reliance on sovereign cloud, with platforms like TAMM already eliminating 37 million personal visits Dubai: Faisal Al-Hawy, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Factory at the Department of Government Empowerment in Abu Dhabi, revealed that the Abu Dhabi government aims to become the first government in the world to rely entirely on artificial intelligence by 2027. It aims to do this by activating more than 100 use cases in more than 40 government entities, within an investment of Dh13 billion. He…

ABU DHABI, 7th October, 2026 (WAM) — Rashid Matar Al Manai, CEO of LODD Autonomous, announced that the company plans to conduct the world’s first cross-border autonomous drone test flight for a civilian operation. The flight is scheduled to take place during the pilot testing phase of the “HILI”, a hybrid vertical take-off and landing aircraft, in 2027, with the flight departing from the UAE for a neighbouring country. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of the company’s participation in Investopia Bridge 2026, Al Manai explained that the planned flight will be carried out in cooperation…

Children and teenagers with obesity are developing health problems once mainly linked to adults, UAE doctors have warned urging parents to seek help before serious complications appear. Doctors said that they are seeing young patients with insulin resistance, fatty liver disease, high blood pressure and abnormal cholesterol levels. Teenagers are of particular concern, as unhealthy food habits, low physical activity and long hours on screens can become firmly established during these years. The warning comes as the World Health Organisation issued its first global guidelines on obesity care for children and adolescents. The UN health body said 170 million people…

While Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah reach 43°C with 85% humidity, scattered afternoon showers are expected again in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Dubai: If you’re in Abu Dhabi or along the eastern coast, keep an eye on the sky – the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts a chance of rain. The NCM expects fair to partly cloudy weather today, across the UAE, with cloud cover appearing eastward and westward, and turning convective by the afternoon. This means areas like Al Samha in Abu Dhabi and the northwest parts of Al Ain could see scattered rain again – just…