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Dubai schools will have to meet a detailed set of health and safety requirements covering everything from classroom design and playgrounds to swimming pools, science laboratories and student pick-up and drop-off areas. The requirements are outlined in the Knowledge and Human Development Authority’s (KHDA) new compliance handbook for private educational institutions, launched as part of a wider regulatory framework for educational bodies in Dubai. The handbook is one of four compliance guides introduced by KHDA on Thursday under the Flexible Regulation Framework, as part of the Education 33 (E33) strategy. The handbooks cover early childhood centres, private schools, higher education…
TOKYO, 18th September, 2026 (WAM) — The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25 percent on Friday, seeking to forestall the risk of inflation overshooting its 2 percent target. At a two-day monetary policy meeting that ended on Friday, the BOJ’s board voted 7-2 to raise its policy rate from 1 percent to 1.25 percent. Source: Emirates News Agency
The 33rd edition featured more than 55 destination stands and brought together tourism authorities, airlines, transport providers, hospitality brands, technology companies, and others Dubai: Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026 drew the global travel and tourism community to Dubai, with travel buyers representing more than 115 countries attending the four-day event at Dubai World Trade Centre. The 33rd edition featured more than 55 destination stands and brought together tourism authorities, airlines, transport providers, hospitality brands, technology companies, senior executives and procurement professionals from regional and international markets. Issam Kazim, CEO of the Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM), part…
Gold prices were steady in Dubai and the UAE on Friday morning.The 24K gold price was trading at Dh526.75 per gram, while 22K was trading at Dh487.25 per gram at the market opening on Friday, according to Dubai Jewellery Group data.Among the other variants of the yellow metal, 21K, 18K and 14K were trading at Dh467.25, Dh400.5 and Dh312.5 per gram, respectively.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.Spot gold was steady at $4,366 an ounce. Silver gained 0.8 per cent to $66.12 an ounce.Daniel Takieddine, co-founder and CEO of Sky Links Capital Group, said…
Sydney Sweeney’s latest campaign has drawn criticism from female athletes, who say its portrayal of sport undermines years of work to have women recognised for their talent rather than their appearance.The Euphoria star appears largely nude in an advertisement for sports prediction platform Novig, using sporting equipment including tennis rackets, balls and a hockey stick to cover herself. The commercial ends with Sweeney appearing topless on a pool table as she says, “You can’t trade this, I just look good here.”The campaign quickly sparked a backlash online, with athletes sharing training footage and competition clips under the message, “This is…
Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is “functional” and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.More than 17,000 competitors and officials are expected at the continent’s biggest sporting spectacular, which opens on Saturday in Nagoya.In a bid to cut costs, organisers are housing athletes and officials in temporary accommodation ranging from a cruise liner and wooden containers to hotel rooms.The plan has run into immediate problems, with South Korean officials branding the container huts the “worst ever” and saying the beds are too short.An official from another team told…
Data from the UAE Essential Goods Prices Platform confirms price differences of up to Dh2.5 per item on rice, sugar and cooking oil, and retail experts explain why this happens Dubai: Some consumers have discovered that goods bearing the same brand, category and weight, are experiencing price variations between branches of the same store. They added that the price of the same item differs between one branch and another of the same retail store, in values ranging between Dh1 and Dh2.5 per package, even though those branches are supposed to follow a unified management and pricing system. Retail officials said…
LinkShadow has announced its participation at GISEC Global 2026, which will take place from 16 to 18 September 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai. At the event, LinkShadow will showcase its innovative, AI-driven cybersecurity solutions designed to help organisations tackle modern-day cyberattacks. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore how LinkShadow enables security teams to gain deeper visibility, connect intelligence across their environments and respond to evolving threats with greater speed and accuracy. LinkShadow’s journey began with a clear focus on redefining visibility at the network level through its AI-driven Network Detection and Response (NDR), helping organisations…
Tata Group reappoints N. Chandrasekaran as Tata Sons chairman and moves toward a potential listing after RBI NBFC ruling, exposing a rift with controlling Tata Trusts over governance and strategyNEW DELHI: India’s Tata reappointed N. Chandrasekaran as chairman on Thursday and decided to consider a public listing, defying the family charity which controls the salt-to-software conglomerate and laying bare a schism within the 158-year-old group.Chandrasekaran and the Noel Tata-led Tata Trusts, which owns 66% of Tata’s holding company, have sparred over issues ranging from a potential listing of Tata Sons and Air India’s mounting losses to a planned exit by…
The worker had been previously convicted and fined Dh3,000 by the Criminal Court. The Civil Court confirmed the mother’s right to compensation for material and moral damages caused to her child Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Court ordered a domestic worker to pay Dh10,000 in compensation to a woman after convicting her of assaulting her three-year-old child and causing scratches on various parts of his body. The Criminal Court had previously convicted the defendant and fined her Dh3,000. In detail, a woman filed a lawsuit against a domestic worker, demanding that she pay her Dh25,000 as…