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Karthikeyan Gunasekar and Mohammed Abrar during the TahawulTech.com podcast discussion on self-driving networks. TahawulTech.com’s latest podcast examines how AI-driven networking is moving beyond industry hype to deliver proactive, intelligent, and experience-led infrastructure for modern enterprises. UAE-based enterprise leaders are beginning to view networking through a new lens, where AI is no longer simply an operational enhancement, but a core driver of intelligent, autonomous and experience-centric infrastructure. In a recent TahawulTech.com podcast hosted by CPI Media Group, Karthikeyan Gunasekar, Business Development Lead & Evangelist AI for Networking | Worldwide, HPE, and Mohammed Abrar, Director – Cyber Security, Alpha Data, unpacked the realities…
Abu Dhabi residents will soon benefit from a new smart parking experience that automatically deducts fees through the Darb app wallet, Q Mobility announced on Monday, June 1. The ‘Free Flow Paid Parking System’ removes the need for SMS, payment machines, QR codes or any manual transactions, marking a shift towards fully automated parking in the capital. Q Mobility said the system uses artificial intelligence (AI) and automatic licence plate recognition to streamline the process. Parking sessions will begin automatically when a vehicle enters a designated area, with charges calculated upon exit and payments deducted directly from users’ wallets. Stay…
DUBAI, 1st June, 2026 (WAM) — Positron AI Ltd, a US-based developer of next-generation specialised AI inference infrastructure, has established its first presence outside the United States in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region. The DIFC licence marks a key milestone in Positron’s regional expansion. The company has raised more than US$300 million, including a US$230 million Series B round, deployed inference technology with a US hyperscaler, and achieved unicorn status. The move comes as AI inference becomes the dominant driver of global compute demand. AI…
DUBAI, 1st June, 2026 (WAM) — Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), today received a high-level delegation from Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network. The delegation was led by Mohammed Abdulla Alshehhi, Chief Projects Officer, and Ahmed Lootah, Executive Director – Commercial. During the meeting, Al Tayer commended Etihad Rail’s role as a cornerstone of sustainable economic growth and national integration, as well as a key catalyst for several forward-looking national aspirations. He recognised the network as a vital driver of the UAE’s long-term development ambitions.…
ABU DHABI, 1st June, 2026 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Department of Community Development (DCD), in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC), has released the results of the fourth Abu Dhabi Sports and Physical Activity Survey, which showed an increase in average activity levels across the emirate. The survey tracks community patterns and trends based on World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. The 2025 cycle recorded approximately 31, 000 responses, compared to 21, 000 in 2024 and 19, 000 in 2023, indicating a clear expansion of reach across various segments of the community through collaboration with partners across government…
Anas Naim, Managing Director Middle East and Turkey, Orange Business, and Sahem Azzam, President IMEA & Inner Asia, Orange Business. Orange Business executives discuss resilience, secure connectivity, data sovereignty, and the UAE’s rise as a digital-first nation in this joint interview.Rising geopolitical uncertainty, distributed IT environments and accelerating AI adoption are forcing enterprises across the Middle East to rethink how they approach resilience, security and operational continuity. Organisations are moving beyond traditional disaster recovery models and focusing on integrated digital infrastructure that combines cloud, networking, cybersecurity and data governance into a unified operational framework. Sahem Azzam and Anas Naim share insights in a joint…
Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved the employment of 717 Emiratis in the Sharjah Government. The new employees will join 633 other UAE nationals who were employed in the government sector during the first five months of 2026. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The Sharjah Ruler also approved the Sharjah Programme for the Qualification and Training of Job Seekers, which will be implemented from June to November 2026. The programme will benefit 410 UAE nationals, each of whom will receive a monthly stipend of Dh6,000, at a…
Ghenwa Yehia is the recipient of the 2025 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism as a UAE Fellow. This story begins a four-part series supported by the RCFMHJ. In December 2021, I received a voice note from my aunt. She was planning to visit her daughter, my cousin, in Doha, Qatar, and I was thrilled at the chance to see her again. Now I know, for most people, family visiting can be a source of stress. But as a Lebanese-Canadian-first-generation-immigrant-turned-expat whose family is literally scattered across continents, any opportunity to reconnect is more than welcome. My maternal aunt in…
DUBAI, 1st June, 2026 (WAM) — Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, will inaugurate Arqaam Capital’s 13th Annual MENA Investor Conference on Wednesday, 3rd June 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC, Dubai. The conference will convene regional and global investors, listed corporates, policymakers, economists and market leaders to discuss the future of capital markets across the Middle East and North Africa. Sheikh Nahyan will deliver the opening keynote address, setting the stage for discussions on capital markets, investment flows and regional economic transformation. Held under the theme “From Resilience to Market Leadership: Scaling Capital Across MENA,”…
SHARJAH, 1st June, 2026 (WAM) — The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), in collaboration with PwC, convened leading public and private sector entities to assess the emirate’s investment position and identify opportunities emerging from global economic shifts. The high-level seminar was held at Al Bait Al Westi in the historic Heart of Sharjah, and carried the theme “Sharjah’s Economic Resilience: Unlocking Opportunities Amid Global Shifts.” Discussions focused on strengthening cross-sector integration and reinforcing competitiveness across an array of sectors. Participants, who represented key sectors like aviation & logistics, real estate, manufacturing, financial services, and hospitality, alongside representatives of government…