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ABU DHABI, 3rd June May, 2026 (WAM) — Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group and FINTECH.TV, the global broadcasting platform for entrepreneurs and investors headquartered at the New York Stock Exchange, today announced a landmark studio partnership that will establish the MENA region’s first international financial news studio reporting “live” from a stock exchange. The collaboration makes FINTECH.TV the first global financial media company to maintain a daily broadcast presence at ADX, creating a direct, real-time media connection between Abu Dhabi and Wall Street through FINTECH.TV’s studios at both ADX and the New York Stock Exchange. The ADX-FINTECH.TV studio will…

Koh Onozawa and Cristian G. Pastrana. eVoost will serve as Mardi Holding’s exclusive international sales and marketing partner, managing demand generation, agent activation, and lead qualification through artificial intelligence  According to 2025 and 2026 market data from Galt & Taggart and Colliers Georgia, Batumi recorded a transaction volume exceeding $1.3 billion, with 15% year-on-year growth  Abu Dhabi — eVoost, a Hub71 PropTech startup headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has signed an exclusive agreement with Mardi Holding, one of Georgia’s leading real estate developers. The partnership covers the international commercialization of Mardi Holding’s two flagship projects in Batumi, on Georgia’s Black Sea coast: Mardi Hills and…

A young Indian man was allegedly stabbed to death in what is believed to have been a dispute over a social media video. Sharjah Police confirmed to Khaleej Times that the incident is under investigation and more information will be released soon. The 40-year-old Indian man has been identified, but Khaleej Times is withholding his identity at this stage. Salam Papinassery, CEO of YAB Legal, said the company is in the process of repatriating the man’s body to India. More to follow soon. Please refresh this page for the full version. Source: Khaleej Times

The UAE is set to become the first country outside the US to roll out an oral version of Wegovy, marking a major shift in how obesity is treated globally, according to a senior Novo Nordisk executive. Speaking to Khaleej Times, Emil Kongshoj Larsen, executive vice-president for international operations at Novo Nordisk, said obesity can be treated as a chronic disease and that patients often require long-term medical support alongside lifestyle changes. He believes the UAE is well-positioned to play a leading role in improving obesity-related health outcomes. “Obesity is typically a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease,” Larsen said, adding…

ABU DHABI, 3rd June May, 2026 (WAM) — Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), received Khalid Humaidan, Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), at the CBUAE headquarters in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership and enhance cooperation frameworks in the financial and banking sectors. The meeting also addressed several topics of mutual interest, including developing coordination mechanisms, exchanging expertise, supporting the efficiency and stability of banking systems and advancing innovation initiatives in financial services. These efforts aim to expand the prospects for economic,…

Anthropic recently expanded the reach of its Mythos AI model to an additional 150 companies across 15 countries. The organisation went on to state that each company would need to meet its security requirements before they gain access. Anthropic introduced its Claude Mythos model on 7 April, under the auspices of its Project Glasswing to a limited number of technology companies including Amazon Web Services, Apple, T-Mobile US, AT&T, Nvidia and Google, instead of making it publicly available. The company stated the new cohort features industries which were underrepresented in the first batch. It now includes power grids, water systems,…

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announce that Monday, June 15, 2026, is an official holiday on the occasion of the Hijri New Year 1448 for federal government entities and the private sector. Source: Khaleej Times

SHARJAH, 3rd June May, 2026 (WAM) — Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the 27th Sharjah Cultural Forum was held in Rabat, honouring four prominent Moroccan cultural figures for their contributions to Arab literature and thought. The forum recognised poet and novelist Mohamed Ashari, writer and critic Abdel Fattah Kilito, writer and critic Ahmed Al-Madini, and academic and researcher Dr Houria Al-Khamlichi. Held at the National Library in Rabat, the ceremony was attended by Mohammed Ibrahim Al Qasir, Director of the Cultural Affairs Department at the…

Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco. In an agentic AI world, organisations must act and defend at machine speed and scale. Cisco Cloud Control, unveiled at Cisco Live, is a unified platform built for humans and AI agents to manage, monitor and defend critical IT infrastructure — and the foundation for Cisco’s AgenticOps operating model. With one login, Cisco Cloud Control delivers a single view of Cisco networking, security, compute, observability, and collaboration in one secure environment. People and agents work from a single data layer, sharing the same operational context and the same system of action, while…

[Editor’s Note: Follow the Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.] A top UAE diplomat called for a “firm, unified and cohesive” Gulf response after Iranian drone and missile strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain, as Iran and the US traded attacks in the wee hours of Wednesday. The remark from Anwar Gargash follows an Iranian drone strike on June 3 that hit a passenger terminal at Kuwait’s international airport, injuring several people and suspending air traffic. The incident heightened tensions across the Gulf and prompted Gargash to call for coordinated diplomatic…