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Ghaith Al Ghaith confirmed a security incident in the cockpit prompted the September 30 diversion to Saudi Arabia — operations to Tel Aviv remain suspended pending investigation Dubai: Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith stated in a statement issued today, Friday, that a full official investigation is currently underway into a safety incident that occurred in the cockpit of a Dubai-bound flight to Tel Aviv before it was diverted to Saudi Arabia on September 30. Here is his full statement: “On September 30, flydubai flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia following…
BRUSSELS, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) – Euro area annual inflation is expected to have risen to 3.8 percent in September, up from 3.2 percent in August, reaching its highest level in three years, according to a flash estimate released by Eurostat on Friday. The statistical office of the European Union said energy recorded the highest annual rate among the main components of inflation, rising to 18.8 percent in September from 14.3 percent in August. Services inflation increased to 3.2 percent from 3.0 percent, while food, alcohol and tobacco inflation rose to 1.4 percent from 1.1 percent. Inflation for non-energy industrial…
UAE PASS login, digital file updates, document uploads and the partnership charter can now all be managed by parents through the Ministry’s digital portal. Here’s how it works Dubai: The Ministry of Education has made available a package of procedures related to the student file directly to the parent, through the digital Parents Platform for the academic year 2026–2027. The platform allows for the management and monitoring of children’s data, updating information and documents, sending and following up on requests to the school, as well as signing and uploading the partnership charter electronically, within a unified digital path that begins…
Amazon explores $8 billion deal to move Nvidia Grace Blackwell AI chips into an SPV, lease them back, and attract investors via debt for a more asset-light balance sheetAmazon is seeking to offload about $8 billion of advanced Nvidia chips to investors through a new vehicle to strengthen its balance sheet, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.In recent weeks, Amazon has held talks with investors to gauge interest in the deal that would move thousands of Grace Blackwell chips it is installing in US data centres into a special-purpose vehicle, the report said.The cloud…
UAE employees are saving an average of 3.6 hours every week by using artificial intelligence, but almost all that gain is offset by the 3.4 hours they spend correcting, clarifying or rewriting poor-quality AI output, according to new research forms part of Workday’s report, “Beyond Productivity: Measuring the Real Value of AI in the UAE”, which examines how organizations are measuring AI’s impact beyond simply the amount of time it saves. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.The findings offer a glimpse into how deeply AI has entered UAE workplaces and the amount of…
T.O.P and Nana have officially confirmed they are dating after first meeting while working together on a music video earlier this year.T.O.P’s real name is Choi Seung-hyun, while Nana’s real name is Im Jin-ah.Both stars’ agencies confirmed the relationship on October 2, following reports that the pair had been dating for several months.Choi’s agency, Top Spot Pictures, told Korean media that the two met while filming a music video and later grew closer, with their relationship developing around June.Nana’s agency, Sublime, also confirmed that the pair met through the music video shoot and are currently dating.The project that brought them together was Choi’s music video for Studio54, which featured Nana alongside him.The video was filmed in January before being released in April as part of his first full-length solo album, Another Dimension.Reports say Choi personally…
Nagoya’s mayor apologised to athletes on Wednesday for “inconveniences” at the Asian Games in the Japanese city following a string of complaints.The continent’s biggest sporting event has been dogged by problems including a shortage of beds and issues with transport.There are over 17,000 athletes and officials, more than the Olympics, and countries have accused local organisers of mismanagement.”We must offer our apologies to the athletes and others affected by these inconveniences,” said Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa, who is also acting chairman of the local organising committee.”We must sincerely reflect on the mishandling that occurred,” he added.”There were human errors and a…
Huawei recently unveiled its Mate 90 smartphone series and placed a special focus on its latest in-house chip architecture, amid continued U.S. curbs on advanced semiconductor shipments. The Mate 90 range comprises four models running on Huawei’s HarmonyOS 7, which the company said supports more than 450,000 apps and services. Pricing starts at CNY5,999 ($895) for the base Mate 90, with the top end Mate 90 RS Ultimate Design reaching CNY12,999. The premium models use Huawei’s Kirin 9050 Pro chipset, which the vendor claimed delivers a 31% performance boost compared with the previous generation. The chip also integrates Huawei’s LogicFolding…
From Nancy Ajram and Carl Cox to Yuvraj Singh and Mo Gilligan, here’s your curated calendar of concerts, sports events and community activities in Dubai this October Dubai: Dubai’s October agenda paints a diverse picture of events, combining live music, comedy shows, sports tournaments and community activities, in a programme that spans the entire month and attracts local and international artistic and sporting names. October is also hosting the Dubai Fitness Challenge, and will feature sporting competitions that extend into next year. Musical performances this month range from Arabic pop and electronic music to rock, Filipino music and South Asian…
ABU DHABI, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) — Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), and Mohammad Safwat Abdel Hamid Raslan, Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral relations and facilitate the exchange of expertise in various financial and supervisory areas of mutual interest. The MoU provides a framework for bilateral cooperation, institutional capacity building, and the development of technical expertise, as well as for the exchange of information on regulatory frameworks. Areas of cooperation include payment systems, monetary policy, cash management, as well…