Author: Editorial team
For many years, it seemed that the murder of Tupac Shakur, in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip in 1996, might never result in a suspect’s arrest, let alone a conviction. The police had theories about the assailants but lacked evidence. The white Cadillac that carried the shooter was never recovered. Neither was the gun. As the years passed, “Who shot Tupac?” became shorthand for an unsolvable mystery. But on Monday — a week shy of 30 years since the shooting — a jury in Las Vegas convicted a former member of the South Side Compton Crips of…
Alexander Zverev weathered a storm from Lorenzo Sonego to reach the US Open second round on Tuesday and keep alive his bid to reach a third straight Grand Slam final, after relentless rain wreaked havoc with the schedule at Flushing Meadows.Americans Madison Keys, Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz earlier powered through under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium before new crowd favourite Alexandra Eala underlined her growing promise with a near-flawless display.French Open champion and Wimbledon finalist Zverev, handed top billing in New York in the absence of injured world number one Jannik Sinner, was taken the distance by Sonego…
DUBAI, 2nd September, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE is one of the fastest-growing battery energy storage markets in the Middle East and Africa, with its market value expected to reach about US$3.25 billion by 2030, according to Jack Chen, Head of Energy Storage, MEA Region at Trinasolar. Chen said the market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 41.2 percent between 2025 and 2030. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of Middle East Energy 2026 in Dubai, Chen said the UAE is a strategic market for Trinasolar, the parent company of Trina…
ABU DHABI, 2nd September, 2026 (WAM) — Mubadala Energy, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered international energy company, today published its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting measurable progress across its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. The company recorded a 30.9 percent reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions across operated assets, alongside progress in social impact, continued strong safety performance and strengthened ESG governance. Mubadala Energy’s 2025 sustainability report also outlined a 12.4 percent reduction in average emissions intensity, as well as a 33.9 percent decrease in flared gas intensity across the operated portfolio. Commenting on this year’s report, Adnan Bu…
Luma AI recently announced that Luma Agents, its unified AI creative platform, will offer a fully native Arabic-language interface later this year, making it the first-of-its-kind creative intelligence platform in Arabic designed for creative communities in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. Luma Agents currently supports Arabic-language prompting and generates Arabic-language creative outputs. The new update, announced at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, will localise the total user experience, including navigation, menus, and workflow tools. Arabic will be the first non-English interface language available on Luma Agents, enabling creators across Saudi Arabia and the wider Arabic-speaking world to work in…
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Court has ordered a man to repay AED120,000 to another individual after receiving the money as a loan and failing to return it. The court also ordered the defendant to pay AED15,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages suffered by the claimant, in addition to court fees and expenses. According to court records, the claimant filed a lawsuit seeking the return of AED120,000 that he had transferred to the defendant as a loan. He stated that the defendant had undertaken to repay the money but failed to do so…
Rising debt, inflation concerns and massive borrowing needs are pushing global bond yields higher, raising costs for governments, businesses and households alike.LONDON: Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan are at or near multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about inflation and rising interest rates, along with nagging anxiety about their debt loads.Elevated bond yields could squeeze households and companies as well as exacerbating government finances.Here’s a look at what’s behind the move in some major economies.What’s going on?Japan’s 10-year bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since 1996, a milestone for an economy…
UAE banks are increasingly managing interest rate movements within their own margins rather than passing each change directly on to borrowers, according to industry analysts, even as the dirham’s peg to the dollar keeps the UAE’s base rate formally tied to the US Federal Reserve.This partly reflects the current interest-rate environment, with rates having stabilised at levels well below the double-digit highs seen in previous decades, giving banks more flexibility to compete on mortgage pricing without reacting to every Fed decision.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.When the Fed held its policy rate steady…
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has visited one of the areas worst affected by the devastating floods in Nepal, meeting residents and calling for continued support as the country’s death toll rose to 1,127.The Dabangg actor travelled to Trishuli Bazar on Tuesday to see the destruction first-hand and speak to families affected by the disaster.Sood, who is known for his humanitarian work, said recovery would require sustained assistance rather than short-term relief.”I hope that we are all able to bring some aid for the people of Nepal so that Nepal can again stand back on their feet,” he told ANI.The actor…
Filipina sensation Alex Eala made her Louis Armstrong Stadium debut in style with an emphatic 6-1, 6-2 US Open first-round win over American qualifier Mary Stoiana on Tuesday.Backed by her passionate flag-waving Filipino fans in New York, the world number 18 was in complete control, winning the match in straight sets against the 23-year-old American.The highest-ranked Filipina tennis player in history, Eala is enjoying a great season, having won the first WTA title in Washington recently.The season’s highlights also include her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon, where she beat six-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek.Already a national icon…