Author: Editorial team
SHARJAH, 16th June, 2026 (WAM) — Under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, the Saud Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla Charitable and Humanitarian Establishment has contributed to the dispatch of an urgent humanitarian aid aircraft carrying 100 tonnes of food supplies and infant formula to the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, in support of the affected Palestinian people. Sheikh Majid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the establishment, witnessed the preparation of the humanitarian aid aircraft. He…
New NetApp Splunk SOAR playbook helps contain ransomware attacks and limit data loss. Dubai – NetApp, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Cisco today announced an expansion of their collaboration to help customers strengthen defense-in-depth strategies for customers. Combining Intelligent Data Infrastructure with advanced analytics and observability capabilities, NetApp and Splunk have delivered deep, real-time visibility into storage and infrastructure health. Together, they are helping customers turn operational data into actionable insights that improve reliability, security, and business outcomes. By expanding their collaboration with the new NetApp Splunk Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) playbook, NetApp and Splunk are helping joint customers contain ransomware attacks and limit data loss at the storage layer, enhancing…
The Ministry of Community Empowerment has launched ‘Madar’, a national social empowerment programme designed to help approximately 7,500 work-capable social welfare beneficiaries transition into sustainable employment and financial independence. The initiative offers skills development, career guidance, job placement support, and financial literacy training, reflecting the UAE’s broader vision of transforming social support into long-term economic empowerment and family stability. The programme serves as a comprehensive national platform that enables social welfare beneficiaries to become active contributors to community development through capability building and access to sustainable employment opportunities. It forms part of a wider national strategy to strengthen social and…
A new dedicated mental health service has been launched in Abu Dhabi, aimed at increasing access to specialised care for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age. The launch of SAKINA for Children, announced by Pure Health, comes during UAE’s Year of the Family, reinforcing the importance of family wellbeing as a foundation for healthier, more resilient communities. The initiative brings together outpatient services, early intervention programmes, and specialised inpatient care within a coordinated, child-centred model of care. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp channels. Services included SAKINA for Children provides a…
BEIJING, 16th June, 2026 (WAM) — China’s value-added industrial output increased by 5.4 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2026, official data showed today. Meanwhile, home prices in China’s four first-tier cities — Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen — rose in May compared to the previous month, according to official data. China’s total retail sales of goods and services, a major indicator of the country’s consumption strength, increased by 2.8 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2026, the data showed. Source: Emirates News Agency
Cisco recently highlighted rising pressure on enterprise networks from AI deployments. The company went on to warn that campus and branch infrastructure is emerging as a potential bottleneck for companies scaling the technology. In a study conducted with UK-based technology media company Foundry, Cisco found organisations are caught between accelerating AI ambitions and network constraints which could slow progress. It stated more than half of enterprises now have widespread generative AI (genAI) deployments. However, 73% of respondents said AI expansion will cause them to hit campus and branch capacity limits within 24 months. Indeed, pressure is already building as respondents…
Private healthcare facilities in the UAE must now allocate half of their annual Emiratisation target to specialised healthcare roles, under a new amendment announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. Under the new requirement, healthcare facilities must ensure that jobs allocated to UAE citizens are split equally between specialised healthcare professions and other skilled roles within the facility. MoHRE will begin assessing compliance with the new requirement from the beginning of 2027. Private healthcare establishments that fail to comply will be required to pay financial contributions. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp…
DUBAI, 16th June, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today announced that Oak Hill Advisors (OHA) a leading global credit-focused alternative investment firm, has received regulatory authorisation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). This follows OHA becoming the 100th hedge fund manager to be registered by the DIFC Authority, in late 2025. With approximately US$112 billion in assets under management as of 31st March 2026, OHA’s expansion into Dubai underscores the growing global significance of DIFC as the region’s preferred hub for alternative investment firms, asset managers, and financial institutions seeking access to regional and international markets.…
If you have lived in the UAE for a while, you know how holidays really get planned here. It rarely starts with official public holiday dates. Rather, it starts much earlier, with residents researching flights and making tentative plans — sometimes months in advance — in the hope that things fall neatly in place once official holidays are announced. Choosing where to go is usually not the difficult part. Timing is the harder aspect; figuring out when to commit. That uncertainty exists for one simple reason: not all UAE holidays have fixed dates. Unlike the UAE National Day or New…
MEXICO CITY, 15th June, 2026 (WAM) — Sweden defeated Tunisia 5-1 today at Monterrey Stadium in Mexico in the opening match for both teams in Group F of the FIFA World Cup 2026. With the result, Sweden moved to the top of the group with three points, benefiting from the 2-2 draw between the Netherlands and Japan in the other Group F match. Source: Emirates News Agency