Author: Editorial team
As schools across the UAE continue to transition back into in-person learning, parents are being offered some financial relief on transport costs. A major school transport provider on Tuesday confirmed a flat 60 per cent reduction in transport fees for April, citing adjustments in service levels during a period of changing school operations. The move comes as several schools resumed classroom learning on Monday, April 20, while others remain in distance learning mode, reflecting a staggered return following recent regional developments. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels Schools shifted to remote learning for…
ABU DHABI, 21st April, 2026 (WAM) — To mark World Creativity and Innovation Day, the Abu Dhabi Department of Community Development (DCD) has highlighted its ongoing commitment to strengthening the social sector through the launch of the Sadeem Innovation Lab, a platform designed to develop, test and scale impactful social solutions. Sadeem is the department’s internal innovation lab, set up to support teams and employees in developing practical, forward-thinking solutions to priority social challenges. It operates through a structured internal model, using established channels to ensure proper governance while accelerating the development of high-impact ideas. The lab is currently being…
ABU DHABI, 21st April, 2026 (WAM) — The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said the UAE will experience unstable weather conditions from today until 23rd April, as a flow of medium and high clouds move from the west toward the country at intervals, with a chance of rainfall—mostly light—over the islands and some coastal and eastern areas, and possibly moderate over the mountains. The NCM stated that winds will be northeasterly to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, occasionally becoming active, especially westward, raising dust and sand. A slight decrease in temperatures is expected, particularly along the coasts. The sea…
KIOXIA Europe GmbH recently announced KIOXIA EG7 Series solid state drives (SSDs), the first client solution to adopt KIOXIA’s BiCS FLASH™ generation 8 4-bit-per-cell, quadruple-level cell (QLC) technology. The QLC-based KIOXIA EG7 Series delivers equivalent performance as TLC-based solutions[1], enabling better total cost of ownership (TCO) for value-oriented slim laptops, as well as commercial and consumer notebooks and desktops. KIOXIA EG7 Series SSDs bring the performance and power efficiency advantages of KIOXIA BiCS FLASH™ generation 8 QLC 3D flash memory to common computing workloads for PC OEMs. The new drives deliver random read and write performance of up to 1,000…
Sharjah is planning to establish a new wheat farm with the same specifications as its existing project in Mleiha, aimed at doubling production and expanding access to global markets, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, announced on Monday. The announcement came during the harvest ceremony for the fourth season of the Seven Spikes wheat farm in Mleiha, where the Sharjah Ruler highlighted the emirate’s broader push to strengthen food security through healthy, natural and sustainable agricultural production. Sheikh Dr Sultan said the new project forms part of an integrated agricultural vision designed…
ABU DHABI, 21st April, 2026 (WAM) — The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) is participating in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Global Entrepreneurship Festival, held under the patronage of Sheikh Zayed bin Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan until 22nd April at the Abu Dhabi Energy Centre under the theme, “Your Impact. Our Economy’s Pulse.” KFED’s participation reflects its commitment to strengthening Abu Dhabi’s SME landscape by empowering Emirati entrepreneurs to scale their ventures, while providing networking opportunities with investors and decision-makers. As part of its participation, the Fund is launching the ‘Funding on the Spot’ initiative, an innovative platform designed…
DUBAI, 21st April, 2026 (WAM) — The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today announced that it will become the world’s first AI-Native financial centre, embedding artificial intelligence at the foundational level of its legal frameworks, business environment, talent development, ecosystem infrastructure and physical urban fabric. While many global financial centres are experimenting with artificial intelligence, DIFC is positioning itself to take a fundamentally different approach. As part of this ambition, DIFC will evolve into an AI-Native jurisdiction and destination where artificial intelligence is embedded across legal and regulatory frameworks, business operations, talent development systems, ecosystem infrastructure and the district’s physical…
ABU DHABI, 21st April, 2026 (WAM) — Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with international partners, have uncovered new insights into how apples became the fruits we know today, showing that their evolution has been shaped by continuous exchange with wild apple trees. In a study published in Current Biology, the research team compared cultivated apples with their wild relatives from Europe and Asia. Their findings revealed that apples are not the product of a simple domestication process. Instead, they have evolved through ongoing interactions with wild species, which have left a lasting imprint on their DNA. The study…
Abdelilah Nejjari, Managing Director for Gulf and Levant at Cisco. Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking and security, recently launched its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure (SCI) portfolio for customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Cisco Sovereign Critical Infrastructure addresses the needs of organisations to innovate at pace while maintaining even greater control and autonomy over their data and digital infrastructure. The portfolio spans Cisco’s core product lines including networking, security, compute, collaboration, network management, AI and Splunk. Customers can configure and operate it in their own air-gapped, on-premises physical environments. The Journey to Sovereign Critical Infrastructure SCI is…
Doctors in the UAE are urging parents to stay alert to common ‘back-to-school bugs’ as students return to classrooms, saying infections often rise in the first few weeks as children mix again in close-contact settings. Pediatricians said common illnesses can range from colds and flu-like infections to stomach bugs, conjunctivitis and, in some cases, hand, foot and mouth disease. They also said changing weather, dust exposure, air-conditioning and dehydration may worsen allergies, asthma and respiratory irritation in some children. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels What are ‘back-to-school bugs’? Doctors said that it…