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NCM clarifies El Niño’s indirect impact on the UAE, forecasting above-average rainfall that may turn heavy under suitable conditions, while urging the public to rely on official updates and avoid rumours ABU DHABI: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has clarified claims circulating on social media about severe impacts from the El Niño phenomenon and forecasts of floods or unusual rainfall in the UAE. NCM said El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon whose direct effects are concentrated in the Pacific Ocean, while its impact on the UAE is indirect. The phenomenon can cause drought in some regions and above-average…
The UAE has called on the UN Security Council to expand its arms embargo across Sudan, saying stronger international action is needed to stem weapons flows and help bring the conflict to an end. The call came after the UN Security Council agreed to extend its Sudan sanctions regime for one month, keeping the existing arms embargo on Sudan’s Darfur region in place while giving members more time to negotiate possible changes to the measures. The extension runs until October 9. “The Council must use this time to reach agreement on meaningful measures that respond to the realities of the…
While judging a national AI Olympiad in Kazakhstan, Daniil Orel began noticing something strange in the students’ code. Some comments looked less like notes written by a contestant and more like instructions or text generated by a large language model. Eventually, he was no longer certain whose work he was judging.“At one point, I realised that as a human judge I could no longer be completely certain whether I was evaluating a student’s own work or code generated with the assistance of a language model,” Orel said.That uncertainty became a research problem. It also points to a larger one increasingly…
Dubai Municipality deploys smart geospatial surveying robot using LiDAR and smart cameras to capture accurate 3D data, cut waiting times by 472 days and reduce costs by 90% for faster urban planning and infrastructure development DUBAI: Dubai Municipality has deployed a smart robot for geospatial surveying operations, using technologies including LiDAR and smart cameras to collect spatial data rapidly and accurately with limited human intervention. The robot enables continuous field data collection and generates highly accurate coordinates, panoramic imagery, video and three-dimensional point clouds, supporting updates to Dubai’s spatial databases and providing detailed information for infrastructure development, asset management, urban…
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a leading end-to-end digital solutions provider, recently announced the appointment of Pieter Willem Bil as its Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Pieter will lead GBM’s strategic growth across regional markets, focusing on empowering enterprise and public sector customers to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, modernising resilient digital infrastructure, and navigate complex technology transformations with trusted strategic counsel. Pieter brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience driving business transformation, growth and digital modernisation for Fortune 500 enterprises and government entities. He joins GBM from Kyndryl, where he served as Senior Vice President & Managing…
This year’s edition welcomes exhibitors from 95 countries, including seven participating for the first time ABU DHABI: Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the 35th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF 2026) opens on Sunday at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. Organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), the fair will run from 13th to 18th September, featuring more than 1,500 cultural and knowledge events. This year’s edition welcomes exhibitors from 95 countries, including seven participating for the…
Strong overseas demand for electric and hybrid vehicles offsets weakness in China’s domestic car marketHong Kong: China’s passenger car exports during the first eight months of 2026 have already exceeded the total recorded in 2025, driven by strong demand for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), passenger car exports rose 67.1 per cent year-on-year in August to about 890,000 units.China exported more than 6.2 million passenger vehicles during the first eight months of the year, surpassing the roughly 6 million passenger vehicles exported during the whole of 2025. Total vehicle exports last year…
As Saturday rolls around, UAE residents are once again filled with anticipation of the twice-weekly draw, which gives those in the country a chance to win Dh30 million. The UAE Lottery revealed the winning numbers, which are divided into the ‘Days’ and the ‘Month’ section: 12, 11, 1, 16, 10, and 25 in Days, and 3 in Month. One UAE resident matched five ‘days’ and one ‘month’ and won Dh100,000; their identity is yet to be revealed. The UAE Lottery also gives residents a “guaranteed” chance to win Dh50,000 with a ‘Lucky Chance ID’. This ID is automatically generated for…
Long before he became the most sought-after Indian sports photographer, adding a dash of glamour to cricket photography, Kamal Sharma had a rude awakening. Sharma saw the harsh realities of life in a big city after he had left his hometown, Ferozepur, Punjab, for Delhi, in search of a better life. Sharma would sleep on a Delhi railway platform in the night after doing odd jobs under an unforgiving sun in India’s capital. But not even the noise of the passing trains in the dead of the night nor the people that had duped him in broad daylight could have…
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed leads UAE delegation at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, backing inclusive global governance, multilateralism, and stronger Global South trade, investment and innovation NEW DELHI: On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has led the UAE delegation participating in the 18th BRICS Summit, which was inaugurated in New Delhi, India, by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India. In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…