Author: Editorial team
From mobile phone restrictions and school uniforms to attendance, healthy food and pick-up procedures, schools are stepping up discipline guidelines for the new academic year. Dubai: Government and private schools have intensified their awareness messages to students and parents before the start of the new academic year, placing school discipline at the forefront of the requirements for returning to classrooms. This is being established through a set of controls that regulate attendance, departure, behaviour, personal appearance and school uniform, and restrict the use of phones and electronic devices, in addition to rules related to food, maintaining property and communication between…
ABU DHABI, 29th August, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE is strategically scaling up its high-profile alliances with premier international sports federations and elite global institutions to fast-track home-grown talent onto podiums worldwide. Capitalising on state-of-the-art infrastructure and a stacked calendar of world-class events, the nation continues to deepen ties across the sporting spectrum. Football leads the push through grassroots academies featuring Manchester City, Barcelona, and Real Madrid, Alongside LaLiga and the MENA region’s sole Lega Serie A office in Abu Dhabi. Beyond football, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi continues to expand major rights deals with both…
ABU DHABI, 29th August, 2026 (WAM) — The Central Bank of the UAE reviewed the issued statement of yesterday by the U.S. authorities regarding Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Banque Misr UAE branches, as a Financial Institution Operating Outside of the United States of Primary Money Laundering Concern. The Central Bank would like to emphasise the following: 1- Branches of Banque Misr operating in the UAE are subject to the laws and regulations in force in the UAE. 2- The Central Bank expects banks licensed in the UAE not to expose the UAE’s financial system to reputational risks, to respect…
European Central Bank policymakers are ready to raise interest rates at their next meeting in September to contain the side-effects of the Iran war but they have little appetite to signal further tightening after that, three sources told Reuters. The ECB raised borrowing costs for the first time in nearly three years in June to prevent a war-fuelled rise in energy prices from spreading too widely in the economy. With inflation at nearly 3%, the Iran conflict still ongoing and the euro zone economy showing signs of resilience, ECB governors think the time has come to raise the policy rate…
Makers of actor Taapsee Pannu-starrer Gandhari have denied allegations of plagiarism after a Mumbai-based writer reportedly alleged that the film’s makers had used elements from his work. Kathha Pictures, which is backing the film, has denied the allegations and maintained that Gandhari is an original story.In an Instagram statement, the makers said, “Our attention has been drawn to allegations circulating on social media and in certain publications to the effect that our forthcoming film ‘Gandhari’ copies another person’s concept and uses that person’s title. These allegations are false, and we deny them unequivocally. ‘Gandhari’ is an original work, written and…
Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her four-year ban for missing a doping test last year, the sport’s highest judicial body said.Vondrousova was issued the suspension in June after the International Tennis Integrity Agency said the Czech did not submit her sample when notified by a doping control officer in an out-of-competition test attempt at her home in December.The 27-year-old said in April she had “reached a breaking point after months of physical and mental stress” and added that an officer arriving at 8:15 p.m. demanding an immediate test felt like…
ABU DHABI, 29th August, 2026 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the People’s Republic of China over the victims of floods and landslides near Tibet, close to its border with Nepal, which resulted in a number of deaths and missing people, as well as significant damage. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed the UAE’s sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the People’s Republic of China and its people over this tragedy, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured. Source:…
Gold prices fall in UAE as 24K drops to Dh536.75 per gram, tracking a global bullion slump after Fed comments raised expectations of a September rate hike and boosted the dollar and Treasury yieldsGold prices in the United Arab Emirates fell on Saturday, tracking a sharp decline in global bullion prices following comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh that boosted market expectations of another interest rate hike to counter persistent inflationary pressures.According to prices announced in the local market, 24-carat gold was trading at about Dh536.75 per gram, while 22-carat gold stood at about Dh497 per gram and…
DUBAI, 29th August, 2026 (WAM) — Sharjah Self-defence Sports Club topped the standings on the opening day of Round 6 of the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship at Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex in Dubai. The No-Gi competition on Saturday featured athletes in the Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 categories, representing clubs and academies from across the UAE. The young athletes produced a high technical standard, showing control, quick decision-making and the ability to adapt to the demands of No-Gi competition. ADMA finished second, with Palms Sports in third. Round 6 is the final No-Gi event of the championship…
Internationally acclaimed content creator exemplifies the transformation brought about by social media and digital platforms in amplifying media influence. DUBAI: The Organising Committee of the Arab Media Summit 2026 has announced that internationally acclaimed content creator Yuji Beleza will join the lineup of speakers participating in the Summit, taking place in Dubai from 15th to 17th September. His participation reflects the emergence of a new generation of content creators who have redefined the concept of content creation and transformed digital platforms into spaces that transcend borders, cultures and languages. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…