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Dubai Civil Court orders debtor with two identities to repay Dh3.175m plus 5% legal interest after failing to honour a notarised debt acknowledgement, with a travel ban issued under both names The Dubai Civil Court of First Instance ordered a debtor to pay Dh3.175 million to a man with whom he had a business relationship. The debtor had failed to pay the amount by the date specified in a debt acknowledgement. The creditor later discovered that the debtor held two different nationalities, each under a different name. The court established that both names belonged to the same person. A man…

Kaspersky has shared the agenda for its 18th annual Security Analyst Summit (SAS 2026), taking place on October 20-23, 2026, in Bali, Indonesia. Challenging the common format of traditional events, SAS 2026 adopts a unique cyber-anarchy theme where attendees appear as lone rebels and walk their way to write a collective security manifesto. This narrative reflects a fundamental reality in the modern cyber space: the ultimate response to today’s complex threat environment lies in transforming solitary actions into a collaborative cyber-community. Over 200 participants from around the globe will be attending SAS, and this year’s event agenda features critical vulnerability…

DUBAI, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) — The Ministry of Finance on Friday announced the official listing and commencement of secondary-market trading for its second five-year Sovereign Retail T-Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai, following the successful completion of subscription, allocation, and settlement. Building on the success of the inaugural tranche, this offering marks another important step in the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to broaden investment participation in the national economy and provide secure, government-backed savings options that encourage long-term financial planning. With secondary trading now active on Nasdaq Dubai, investors gain full portfolio flexibility, enabling them to expand their holdings or execute an…

Mohammed bin Rashid appoints Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed as President of Al Wasl Sports Club, Butti bin Maktoum bin Juma named as vice president By order of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, has been appointed President of Al Wasl Sports Club. The order also included the appointment of Butti bin Maktoum bin Juma as Vice President of the club. Source: Emirates 24|7

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid oversees swearing-in of 15 new judicial inspectors in Dubai, stressing integrity, justice, rule of law and advancing Dubai’s judicial excellence DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of 15 new judicial inspectors in Dubai. The ceremony was attended by H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Dubai Judicial Council. Sheikh Mohammed wished the newly appointed inspectors all success in their roles. His Highness also…

Abu Dhabi is using artificial intelligence to get a more detailed picture of the traffic pollution people are exposed to as they move around the city.The new tool, called Exposure AI, tracks pedestrians’ exposure to traffic emissions in real time. It was developed through a partnership between the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) and MIT’s Senseable City Lab.The technology works alongside Emission AI, a second tool that analyses dashcam footage to estimate how much pollution individual vehicles produce. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.Together, the systems give Abu Dhabi a way to…

John Grover, the British film editor who worked on six James Bond films and contributed to Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, has passed away aged 87.Grover passed away Monday at his home in Buckinghamshire, England, following a short illness, his son Tim told ‘The Hollywood Reporter’.Grover was the film editor on ‘For Your Eyes Only’ (1981), ‘The Living Daylights’ (1987) and ‘Licence to Kill’ (1989), while also helping assemble ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ (1977), and ‘Moonraker’ (1979), among others. A longtime vice chairman of the British Film Editors, Grover received the organisation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in April.His career…

On an unforgettable day, the UAE won seven medals at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. The remarkable performance on Thursday saw the UAE win four gold medals, three in jiu-jitsu and one in judo. The national jiu-jitsu team secured three gold medals and two silvers, with Khaled Al Shehhi, Ahmed Andeez and Balqees Abdulla claiming titles.Al Shehhi retained his Asian Games title in the men’s 62kg category, defeating compatriot Omar Al Suwaidi in an all-UAE final. Al Suwaidi took silver, giving the UAE the top two places on the podium.Andeez added gold in the men’s 69kg final, while another…

WASHINGTON, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) — Four astronauts set a record for the fastest US flight to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday. The flight time of seven hours and 55 minutes marked the fastest launch-to-docking time for a US spacecraft in the history of the orbiting laboratory, NASA said. The SpaceX Crew-13 mission, carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Joshua Kutryk and Russian Sergey Teteryatnikov, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Astronauts have lived and conducted research continuously aboard the ISS for around 25 years. The overall speed record for a…

Sharjah government and university employees will now receive five days of bereavement leave for deaths within the UAE and eight days for deaths outside the country His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed that bereavement leave be amended for employees of the Sharjah government and universities in the emirate, in order to strengthen family bonds. The head of the Sharjah Human Resources Department, Abdullah Ibrahim Al Zaabi, said: “The Ruler of Sharjah has directed that the ‘bereavement leave’ be amended for employees of the Sharjah government and…