Author: Editorial team

A child stepping into Desislava Kouzeva’s school library might be looking for an adventure, an answer to a question or simply a quiet place to spend time. Her first task, she says, is to listen. “The library is not only about shelves with books. It’s about how they make us feel,” said Kouzeva, the librarian at Dubai International Academy, Emirates Hills. “I ask them what’s important to them.” That approach has earned her the 2026 School Librarian of the Year award in the private school category. The Emirates Literature Foundation presented the award at a ceremony at Dubai’s Museum of…

Opened September 30, 1960 with a sand runway, DXB is now the world’s busiest international airport. Here’s how it got there and what comes next with Al Maktoum International Dubai: Dubai International Airport celebrates its 66th anniversary today, September 30, marking an extraordinary journey that has transformed Dubai from a modest airport into one of the world’s leading aviation hubs.  From a compact 1,800-meter-long sand runway and a small terminal building that opened in 1960, the airport has embarked on continuous expansion, propelling it to the forefront of global airports in terms of international passenger traffic. The number of passengers…

DUBAI, 29th September, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has transformed 16 of its 21 services into agentic artificial intelligence (AI)-powered services in less than 90 days, representing 76 percent of its total service portfolio. The remaining five services will be completed within the next two months. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said that, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,…

Adil Ali, General Manager – Hiperdist Gulf; Wang Jack, Director of Cloud Ecosystem at Huawei Cloud Middle East; and Salman Syed, Senior Channel Sales & Alliance Manager at Huawei Cloud Middle East. Adil Ali, General Manager, Hiperdist Gulf, and Salman Syed, Senior Channel Sales & Alliance Manager, Huawei Cloud Middle East, discuss partner enablement, cloud adoption, and emerging opportunities across AI and data services.  Hiperdist’s appointment as an Authorised Huawei Cloud Distributor for the UAE marks a new phase in the companies’ regional collaboration, extending a relationship established across Africa into one of the Middle East’s fastest-growing cloud markets. The partnership…

Oil prices declined on Tuesday as investors focused on signs of recovering crude exports from the region and lingering concern over Middle East supply disruption brought about by the US-Israeli war on Iran.Brent crude futures were down 54 cents, or 0.51%, at $104.74 a barrel at 1144 GMT. Meanwhile, US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $91.83, down 77 cents, or 0.83%.Brent and WTI are headed for monthly gains of around 16% and 7%, respectively.”A clearer picture is emerging of higher oil export volumes leaving the Gulf, but much of that increase still relies on workarounds such as ship-to-ship transfers,”…

Actor Allu Arjun shared a selfie with his wife Sneha Reddy on the occassion of her birthday on Tuesday. While his work continues to make headlines, Allu Arjun is also known for being a loving family man. He often shares glimpses of his personal life with his wife, Allu Sneha Reddy, and their children, Allu Ayaan and Allu Arha, giving fans a peek into their special moments together.On the occasion of his wife Allu Sneha Reddy’s birthday, Allu Arjun took to social media to share an adorable selfie with her. Along with the picture, he wished her and sweetly called her…

With an infectious smile and that incredible ability to bowl at scorching speed, Brett Lee built an enduring legacy as a fast bowler in international cricket.Now, 14 years after he quit international cricket, Lee, the fourth most prolific wicket-taker in Australian history with 718 wickets behind Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Starc, wore the same smile as he stepped into the Khaleej Times office in Dubai on Tuesday.Now that Lee doesn’t bowl those thunderbolts at anyone anymore — he is among five fast bowlers alongside Shoaib Akhtar, Shaun Tait, Jeff Thompson and Starc to have broken the 160 km/h…

ABU DHABI, 29th September, 2026 (WAM) — Palm Hills Developments, one of Egypt’s leading real estate developers, will participate in LIVEX 2026, Abu Dhabi’s Livability and Investment Exhibition, taking place from 29th September to 1st October at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. The participation comes as Palm Hills Developments prepares to launch Saadiyat Shores soon, a residential development in Abu Dhabi, marking the company’s first project outside Egypt and the next phase of its regional growth. The UAE represents a key market for Palm Hills Developments, supported by its stable investment environment, long-term development vision and growing demand for integrated residential…

The UAE affirmed that the continued attacks and incitement to hatred and violence constitute a systematic extremist campaign that threatens social peace Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Courtyard by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, alongside settlers, under the protection of the Israeli police, considering these actions a provocative escalation and an unacceptable act of extremism. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) called on the Israeli government to assume full responsibility, condemn these hostile acts, and hold all those involved accountable, particularly ministers and officials within the Israeli…

For many children in the UAE, the language they hear at home is different from the one they use at school. Parents may worry that learning both will leave their child struggling with each. Dr He Sun, a professor and researcher who studies children’s language learning, says children are capable of learning more than one language from an early age. The more useful question for parents is how to give them meaningful opportunities to use each one. “Children are more capable than your imagination. They can handle two languages since early on,” she told Khaleej Times. “They know which language…