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The airline says the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed safely at Tabuk Airport – causes and motives remain unknown and an official investigation is underway Flydubai had previously stated that an altercation occurred in the cockpit of flight FZ 1073, which departed from Dubai International Airport for Ben Gurion International Airport on September 30, and subsequently landed in Tabuk. File photograph Dubai: A spokesperson for flydubai confirmed that the airline’s replacement crew on board the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted the aircraft and landed safely at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. Flydubai had previously stated that…

SHARJAH, 30th September, 2026 (WAM) — The University of Sharjah (UOS) has ranked first in the world, tied with other leading institutions, in the curriculum category of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, or STARS, the global sustainability framework administered by the U.S.-based Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The achievement comes after the University received an overall Platinum rating, becoming the first university in the Middle East and the highest-rated institution in the United Arab Emirates to attain that distinction. According to the latest STARS 2.2 performance data, UOS received a perfect score of…

The report positions the UAE as a country whose cities consistently outperform the global average across nearly every resident experience measure Dubai: The UAE has emerged as one of the world’s most competitive urban destinations, with Abu Dhabi and Dubai placing at the top of global benchmarks across social capital, economic opportunity, quality of life, and digital government, according to Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Cities of Choice 4.0 report. Covering 80 cities across five dimensions through a combination of objective data and resident sentiment surveys, the report positions the UAE as a country whose cities consistently outperform the global average…

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said on Wednesday that investigation teams are continuing their work to determine the causes and circumstances of the flydubai incident earlier today. The investigations include a review of operational and security aspects.The Flydubai flight FZ 1073 was en route to Tel Aviv when an altercation on board led to its diversion to Saudi Arabia. The security incident, GCAA said, was brought under control and prompted the aircraft to divert and make an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport.”The incident resulted in injuries to some members of the flight crew, who were taken to hospital to receive the…

Ali Hazelwood is returning to the world of The Love Hypothesis.The author has announced The Two-Body Problem, a sequel to her 2021 bestselling romance novel, which will be released on February 2, 2027.The new book revisits Olive Smith and Dr Adam Carlsen as Olive navigates the pressures of postdoctoral research, an increasingly competitive job market and the demands of a long-term relationship.Hazelwood announced the sequel on Instagram, saying that writing one was not something she expected to do. She said the recent screen adaptation of The Love Hypothesis and its cast made her “fall for Adam and Olive all over…

Captain Shubman Gill hit an unbeaten 223 as India recorded the second-highest ODI chase of all time on Wednesday to beat the West Indies by eight wickets and clinch the series.West Indies posted 405-7 after three centuries in the innings, but India rode on a 255-run opening stand between Gill and Rohit Sharma (101) to achieve the target with 39 balls to spare in Guwahati as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.South Africa top the highest successful run chase in men’s ODI cricket, scoring 438-9 against Australia in Johannesburg in 2006.India’s previous best chase was 362…

ABU DHABI, 30th September, 2026 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has attended the Liveability and Investment Exhibition (LIVEX 2026), organised by the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. During a tour of the exhibition, H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed visited the stands of several participating national entities and companies and reviewed their innovative projects, initiatives and smart solutions in planning future cities. H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed underscored the importance of investing in the development of…

(L-R) Leo Chen, Huawei’s Senior Vice President and President of Enterprise Sales & Dr. Peter Zhou, Director of the Board at Huawei and CEO of Huawei Cloud. As governments and enterprises across the Middle East accelerate investment in artificial intelligence, Huawei has unveiled new AI infrastructure, cloud and partner capabilities designed to help organisations deploy AI at scale. Announced at Huawei Connect 2026 in Shanghai, the developments combine Huawei Cloud’s latest AI infrastructure and enterprise agent capabilities with Huawei’s new SCALE partner support system. They address two important requirements for scaling enterprise AI: the technology foundation needed to develop and…

When we talk about longevity, the conversation often centres on adding more years to life. For women, however, the more meaningful question is how those years are lived with good health, independence, energy and the ability to continue participating fully in family, professional and social life.  In the UAE, female life expectancy at birth reached around 84 years in 2024. As women live longer, the question of how those additional years are lived becomes increasingly important. Longevity should therefore be about more than extending lifespan; it should also be about extending the years in which women can remain healthy, active…

ABU DHABI, 30th September, 2026 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates, represented by the UAE Winter Sports Federation, has officially joined the World Curling Federation. In a statement, the Federation said curling is an Olympic and Paralympic team sport played on ice, with competitions in men’s, women’s and mixed doubles categories, in addition to wheelchair events. Hamel Ahmed Al Qubaisi, Vice President of the Federation, said the membership reflects the Federation’s efforts to expand its international partnerships, strengthen cooperation and exchange expertise with countries around the world, supporting the development of winter sports and participation in international development programmes. He…