Author: Editorial team
Flights at major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday by a technical fault at air traffic control provider Nats, the latest in a series of failures that renewed questions about the resilience of Britain’s aviation infrastructure.The cancellation of more than 1,000 flights and delays to hundreds more renew scrutiny of Nats three years after a flight-plan processing failure caused even more widespread disruption.As passengers waited for information in departure halls across the country on Tuesday, airlines questioned whether the country’s air traffic control system was fit for purpose. Nats said at 1834 GMT that the issue, which had impacted its…
By Any Means brings an unusual chapter of America’s civil rights era to the big screen, revisiting a time when the FBI turned to a notorious mobster for help.Directed by Elegance Bratton, the crime thriller stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Wayne Strider, a fictional Black FBI agent sent to 1960s Mississippi to investigate the killing of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer.Mark Wahlberg plays real life mobster and FBI informant Gregory Scarpa, a member of New York’s Colombo crime family who assisted the FBI with civil rights investigations in Mississippi.In the film, Strider is forced to work alongside Scarpa despite the two…
Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain have already secured their status as one of the Champions League’s greatest teams by winning the trophy in back-to-back years, and now they have their sights set on a rare treble.”Doing the treble is the objective, but we know it’s going to be very difficult and that there will be obstacles in our way,” said PSG captain Marquinhos on the eve of the campaign.After years of disappointment in Europe for the Qatar-owned club, PSG became the real deal after former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique was appointed in 2023.They reached the semifinals in his first…
DUBAI, 8th September, 2026 (WAM) — Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, stated tolerance is a fundamental form of capital on which prosperity is built and an essential condition for sustainable economic growth and investment stability. He made the remarks in his opening address at the fourth edition of the “Governments as Incubators for Tolerance” conference, organised by the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence in cooperation with the AIM Congress and the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Sheikh Nahyan highlighted President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s vision that prosperity should be founded on…
Amendments aim to simplify procedures, clarify VAT treatment across several areas and further align the UAE tax system with international best practices.Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Finance has announced the issuance of Cabinet Decision No. (149) of 2026 amending certain provisions of the Executive Regulation of Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax (VAT).The ministry said the amendments form part of ongoing efforts to further develop the UAE’s tax system, enhance tax transparency, improve implementation efficiency and align the VAT framework with international best practices.According to the ministry, the amendments are intended to simplify procedures and provide…
Accord to a recent report published by consultancy group PwC, global spending on data centres is set to hit $31.6 trillion by 2050 as demand for AI computing capacity drives a boom in infrastructure investment. In its Global Data Centre Outlook report, PwC predicted annual data centre capex will rise from about $800 billion this year to $1.1 trillion in 2030 and $1.8 trillion by 2050. The consultancy added spending could even approach $50 trillion depending on the pace of AI adoption. The US is expected to capture almost half of the spending, with $15.1 trillion in cumulative capex through…
CAPITALS, 9th September, 2026 (WAM)– Major European clubs made strong starts to their 2026–27 UEFA Champions League campaigns on Tuesday evening, with Manchester City, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Real Betis all securing maximum points in their opening matchday fixtures. Manchester City kicked off their campaign with a 2-0 away victory against FC Porto at the Estádio do Dragão. Striker Erling Haaland provided the breakthrough for the English side immediately after the restart, opening the scoring in the 47th minute before doubling the advantage in the 90th minute to seal the win. At the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid earned a…
The NCM forecasts fair to partly cloudy skies and calm seas across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with internal regions reaching up to 46°C today Dubai: Temperatures are gradually rising today across the UAE, but there’s good news too – humidity is on the decline. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts fair to partly cloudy weather today, with light to moderate southeasterly to northwesterly winds, freshening at times, and reaching speeds of up to 35km/h. Hot weather, but ease in humidity Temperatures are in the mid-40s across the UAE today. Coastal and island regions will experience highs between 39°C and…
Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday rolled out changes to its online search results in Europe to satisfy EU antitrust regulators that it said will degrade users’ experience and ratchet up costs for European businesses.Google told Reuters that the changes mark the largest reduction in quality of service at the world’s most popular internet search engine in its 29-year search history.The company said the EU pitched the changes as levelling the playing field for companies to be displayed on Google.However, it said in its view the changes favour price comparison sites, also known as vertical search services (VSS), linked to sectors including…
The grandson of legendary filmmaker Ramanand Sagar and producer-director Shiv Sagar expressed his displeasure with the casting of actor Ranbir Kapoor in the upcoming Nitesh Tiwari’s film ‘Ramayana.’Sagar said he finds it hard to “accept” Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram after his morally complex role in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal.’ “Except for that one casting, I like the rest of the casting very much. Personally, I cannot accept Ranbir Kapoor as Ram because after Animal, I cannot accept him as Ram. When I look at Ram ji, I feel that a fresh face should have been taken. You can take a…