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RIYADH — The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has urged the public to verify the trustworthiness of websites and online platforms when sharing personal data, documents, and biometrics to access services offered by these sites or platforms. The authority also cautioned against sharing such personal data with unofficial websites or platforms. The public was warned against sharing personal data, documents, and biometrics with untrusted online platforms and websites, including social media networks and applications, so as to protect individual privacy and personal data. The authority emphasized the importance of this precaution when sharing any personal data, documents, or…

[Editor’s Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.] UAE residents driving down the Marasi Drive Street in Business Bay were met with a heartwarming sight on Saturday. A young man stood in the corner of the street waving a huge UAE flag. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp channels. “I have been doing this for over four hours, starting at 5am,” Ehsam told Khaleej Times. “This is the least I can do to show my love for this beautiful country.” The British expat,…

Developed by UNS Farms, the facility aims to boost local tomato supply and food security. Al Ain  — The UAE continues to lead by example in strengthening its focus on local food production, in line with its long-term vision for food security and self-sufficiency. Supporting this national priority, a new high-tech tomato farm has been launched by UNS Vertical Farms in Al Ain, further reinforcing the country’s push towards sustainable, homegrown agriculture. Developed by UNS Vertical Farms, part of the UAE-based Speedex Group, the newly opened 10,000-square-metre facility is designed to produce approximately 150,000 kilograms of fresh tomatoes annually, contributing…

Within hours of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum urging residents to raise UAE flags, demand surged across markets in Dubai and Sharjah, with traders and retailers reporting quick sales and strong interest from the customers. At Old Souq in Deira, traders said the spike in demand has led to a rush for flags of different sizes, with many residents searching across stores and markets. Abdul Badi, a trader in the souq said that demand has increased following the announcement. “We are trying to source flags from different places, and some customers are even placing special orders to get them…

In the UAE, some residents as young as in their 40s are being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. However, doctors point out that it is not necessarily because more people are falling ill, but instead because awareness has improved and healthcare facilities have expanded. Patients are being identified earlier, and even younger individuals are getting answers faster. “Diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease are rising due to better awareness, access to specialists, availability of advanced healthcare facilities and longer life expectancy,” said Dr Jaffar Vali Sayyed, Specialist Neurology at Aster Hospital, Al Qusais. Globally, about 1-2 per cent of people over 65 are…

ISLAMABAD — Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Saturday that Tehran approaches upcoming negotiations with the United States with “good intentions but no trust,” ahead of talks in Pakistan. “Unfortunately, our experience of negotiating with the Americans has always been met with failure and breach of contract,” Qalibaf said upon arrival in Islamabad, according to Tasnim News Agency. He accused Washington of attacking Iran during past negotiations, saying: “Twice in less than a year, in the middle of negotiations, despite the good intentions of the Iranian side, they attacked us and committed numerous war crimes.” Qalibaf said Iran remains…

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has mourned the death of an industrial security worker who was killed while on duty during recent attacks targeting energy facilities in the Kingdom. The Ministry of Energy confirmed the death of Jarrah Mohammed Al-Shalan Al-Khalidi, describing him as a “martyr of duty” who lost his life while protecting one of the Kingdom’s vital energy sites. “With deep sorrow and grief, the Ministry of Energy mourns the nation’s son and martyr of duty,” the ministry said in a statement, praying for mercy upon the deceased and strength for his family. The incident comes amid a wave…

HOUSTON, 11th April, 2026 (WAM) — The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth’s atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century. NASA’s gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into calm seas off the Southern California coast shortly after 5:07 pm Pacific Time (0007 GMT on Saturday), concluding a mission that four days prior took the astronauts 252,756 miles away from Earth, deeper into space than anyone had flown before.…

Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage at NetApp. Designed to enable organisations to accelerate and de-risk their cloud platform modernisation.  Dubai — Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, and NetApp, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced a collaboration to integrate NetApp Intelligent Data Infrastructure built on NetApp enterprise storage systems with the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) solution with the Nutanix AHV hypervisor later this year.   Together, Nutanix and NetApp plan to offer customers greater choice to optimise their virtualisation and data strategies across on-premises, cloud, and containerised environments. The new integration is…

At a time when airspace security has become one of the defining tests of national strength, the career of Major General (Pilot) Khalid Abdullah Al Bu Ainin Al Mazrouei stands out as closely intertwined with the rise of the UAE’s air power. A former Commander of the UAE Air Force and Air Defence, Al Bu Ainin is widely regarded as one of the key figures behind major milestones in the force’s development. Over a career spanning 33 years, he helped drive a transformation that was not only about acquiring advanced aircraft and defence systems, but also about building the human…