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Actor Salman Khan has offered his heartfelt tribute to late filmmaker Kuku Kohli, offering strength to his wife, veteran actor Aruna Irani.In an X post, Salman wrote, “Rest in peace Kuki ji, Aruna ji my heart goes out to u. May God give u strength.” Rest in peace Kuki ji , Aruna ji my heart goes out to u May God give u strength — Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) August 26, 2026Earlier, several celebrities came forward to show their support for the grieving Aruna Irani, who was in tears as she reached the crematorium on Wednesday.Actors, filmmakers, and fans paid their…

Serena Williams’ return to Arthur Ashe Stadium came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as she and Carlos Alcaraz fell 5-4(4) 4-1 to Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic in the US Open mixed doubles quarterfinals, their magic fading after an inspired early performance.The 23-times major winner had not competed at the crown jewel of American tennis since her tearful farewell from the sport in 2022, and fans erupted in deafening cheers as their queen took the court again.The 44-year-old Williams had an easy rapport with Alcaraz, who is 21 years her junior, as the partners grinned and giggled their way…

Dubai, 28th August, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE National Golf Team delegation will depart for Beijing, China, in the early hours of Saturday, 29 August, to compete in the Nomura Cup, the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, which takes place from 1st to 4th September and brings together some of the region’s leading national teams and amateur golfers. The UAE team will be represented by Mohammad Skaik, Sayed Rayan Ahmed and Sam Mullane. The delegation will be led by Khalid Mubarak Al Shamsi, Secretary General of the Emirates Golf Federation, and will also include coach Faycal Serghini. The three players…

Dubai’s off-plan property sales reached AED 4.6 billion, resulting from 985 dealsReal estate transactions at the Dubai Land Department (DLD) recorded AED 12 billion during the week, resulting from 3,657 transactions. The department witnessed more than 2,564 sales worth AED 7.2 billion, 939 mortgage transactions worth AED 4 billion, and 154 gift transactions worth AED 736 million.The weekly sales deals were distributed as follows: 238 land sales, 2,161 residential unit sales, and 165 building sales, while mortgage deals were distributed as follows: 237 mortgages for land, 576 mortgages for residential units, and 126 mortgages for buildings.Dubai’s off-plan property sales reached…

Rahul Misra, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, MEA at IFS. IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software announces its participation at LEAP 2026, taking place from 31 August–3 September 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IFS will demonstrate how Industrial AI creates value in work environments and supports organisations to move beyond experimentation and generic AI to achieve measurable outcomes in the real world. IFS is participating with its partner, Microsoft to showcase how the partnership enables customers to accelerate transformation on a secure and scalable technology foundation. At the event, IFS will demonstrate how AI can understand the…

ABU DHABI, 28th August, 2026 (WAM) — Under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the agency has issued an administrative decision extending the season for fishing with fixed-gear, known locally as Al Hadhra, across the waters of Abu Dhabi until 31st October 2026. The decision extends the season by a month beyond its scheduled close on 30th September, and applies to over 40 licensed Al Hadhra fishermen operating along the emirate’s coastline and islands, from…

UAE weather update for Saturday: fair to partly cloudy with possible convective clouds eastward, humid nights on coasts, dusty winds up to 40 km/h, slight seas in Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman ABU DHABI: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) expects tomorrow’s weather to be fair to partly cloudy, with a chance of convective clouds forming eastward in the afternoon. It will be humid at night and Sunday morning over some coastal areas. Winds will be light to moderate, occasionally freshening and blowing dust, and will be southeasterly to northeasterly at speeds of 10 to 25 km/h, reaching up…

DUBAI, 28th August, 2026 (WAM) — Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the World Governments Summit, affirmed that strengthening frameworks for cooperation between governments and international organisations, and advancing partnerships that reinforce their positive role in shaping the future, are central to the World Governments Summit’s vision. He emphasised that this is a key objective the Summit seeks to achieve in partnership with governments, organisations, leaders, experts, and decision-makers around the world. Addressing the dialogue of the World Governments Summit that brought together seven candidates for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mohammad…

Gold prices eased in Dubai on Friday morning as market participants awaited closely watched remarks from US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium later today.In the UAE, the prices of 24K, 22K and 21K gold were trading at Dh552.5, Dh511.75 and Dh490.5 per gram, respectively, down around Dh2 per gram from Thursday’s close.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.Among the other variants of the yellow metal, 18K and 14K slipped to Dh420.5 and Dh328.0 per gram, respectively.Spot gold was down 0.66 per cent at $4,580 an ounce.Ahmad Assiri, research strategist…

Legendary English actor Tim Curry, best known for portraying Dr Frank N Furter in the cult classic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, has passed away, leaving industry members and fans in grief.According to recent reports, the actor, who had been battling serious health issues for more than a decade, passed away on late Tuesday night in Los Angeles. As soon as the news came out, tributes have poured in from across the entertainment industry, with stars remembering the late actor and celebrating his work.Actor Carol Burnett, who worked alongside Curry in ‘Annie’ as his sister, Miss Hannigan, shared a scene…