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Saudi Arabia has reached a defining moment in its digital evolution, according to Deloitte’s Digital Consumer Trends 2026 Report—KSA Edition, with generative AI rapidly shifting from a curiosity to an everyday utility, reshaping how people search, work, and make decisions. Based on a nationally representative survey of 1,000 consumers aged 18–50, the report captures a market moving at pace: more connected, more digitally fluent, and increasingly intentional in how it engages with technology. At the centre of this shift is the rapid rise of generative AI. As highlighted by the report, two-thirds of consumers in Saudi Arabia (66%) now actively…
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi has approved a housing benefits package worth Dh1.54 billion, benefiting 1,074 Emirati citizens across the emirate. The package, approved under the directive of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, includes: Housing loans valued at Dh1.41 billion, benefiting 929 citizens Exemptions from housing loan repayments totalling Dh123 million, benefiting 145 senior citizens, limited-income retirees and families of deceased citizens in Abu Dhabi Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The…
There are moments in hospitality when the numbers tell one story, but the people tell another. This is one of those moments. Across Dubai and the wider UAE, operators are navigating a period that has demanded agility, realism, and no shortage of resilience. External pressures, regional uncertainty, shifting travel patterns, rising costs, and cautious consumer spending have all created genuine headwinds for the sector. In the short term, there is no denying that both operations and commercial performance have felt the impact. Yet, what I find most inspiring is not the challenge itself, it is the response. And perhaps that…
GAZA — Dozens of displaced Palestinians staged a protest Sunday in central Gaza against Israel’s ongoing blockade and worsening humanitarian conditions in the enclave, calling for crossings to be reopened and humanitarian aid to enter without restrictions.Participants raised Palestinian flags and banners condemning deteriorating living conditions and food shortages, calling for unrestricted access to food and medicine, the Anadolu news agency reported.Ali Al-Shashniya, coordinator and spokesman for tribal and popular committees in the Al-Bureij refugee camp, told Anadolu that Gaza residents were facing increasingly difficult humanitarian conditions amid the continued blockade and food shortages.He said thousands of families and displaced…
MINA — More than 1.5 million pilgrims descended on the tent city of Mina on Monday, the Day of Tarwiyah, marking the beginning of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj. Chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (“Here I am, O God, here I am answering your call”), pilgrims, who came from all around the world, began flocking to Mina in the state of Ihram, since the early hours of Monday, Dhul Hijjah 8. They will spend the Day of Tarwiyah immersed in supplications to God in the tent city for their forgiveness and salvation. The 5-6 day Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam,…
ABU DHABI, 25th May, 2026 (WAM) — Core42, a G42 company specialising in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, today announced the successful arrangement of two structured trade finance facilities amounting to US$550 million with HSBC to accelerate its AI cloud and compute deployments across the United States and Europe. The facilities of US$240 million and US$310 million were completed in February 2026 and May 2026 respectively. The facilities have been purpose-built to support Core42’s capital intensity and deployment cycles of AI cloud infrastructure. Structured to enable strategic flexibility, both facilities are non-equity dilutive and reinforce Core42’s disciplined capital allocation approach…
ABU DHABI, 25th May, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE Judo Federation has announced that the national team will compete in three bouts at the opening of the Asian Cadets Championship, hosted by the Uzbekistan Federation in Tashkent on 28th and 29th May, with the participation of 692 male and female athletes from 11 countries. The federation said the national team will compete in the lightweight divisions on the opening day, 28th May, in the under 55kg, under 60kg and under 66kg categories, followed the next day by the heavyweight competitions in the under 73kg and under 81kg categories. The federation…
LinkShadow has been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Detection and Response. We are recognised for our completeness of vision and ability to execute. We believe this recognition highlights a differentiated approach to NDR that is redefining how organisations detect and respond to modern network threats. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and fast moving, security teams are challenged by fragmented visibility, overwhelming alert volumes, and limited context. LinkShadow addresses these challenges through a distinct strategy that combines AI driven analytics with deep contextual awareness and real time correlation across network activity. This…
LONDON — A Royal Air Force (RAF) transport plane carrying UK Defense Secretary John Healey had its GPS and internet signals heavily jammed during a three-hour flight near the Russian border earlier this week, defense sources confirmed.The electronic assault, widely believed to have originated from Russian electronic warfare assets, completely disabled the aircraft’s satellite navigation systems for the duration of the journey.John Healey was travelling back to the UK on Thursday after visiting British soldiers in Estonia when the incident happened, the Times newspaper reported.The incident took place a day after two Russian warplanes had “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted an…
KUALA LUMPUR — Investigations are underway after three contractors were killed in an accident onboard a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel operated by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas.Petronas or Petroliam Nasional Berhad, said in a statement on Monday that the fatal incident occurred at approximately 12.50 pm (04.50 GMT) on Sunday, during lifeboat maintenance work on the Sepat FSO, located offshore Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia.A fourth person was injured in the accident that took place when the the four contract personnel were carrying out lifeboat maintenance work.The three workers were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, while the injured…