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NINE STORIES · CHOSEN BY THE NEWSROOM
- Rail Transport
UAE President attended Etihad Rail’s official launch linking Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah by train
The Etihad Rail official launch brought the UAE national rail network into full passenger service, opening the operator’s Dubai Station and starting scheduled trains between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah from 30 September 2026. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, led the inauguration. He was joined […]
- Startups
UAE’s Entrepreneurial Valley: The Rise of a Startup Nation to Scale-Up Economy
The global geography of entrepreneurship is changing. For decades, the startup economy was associated predominantly with a handful of innovation centers—Silicon Valley, London, New York, Singapore and, increasingly, several Asian technology clusters. Today, the United Arab Emirates is constructing a different model: an entrepreneurial economy in which government policy, private capital, sovereign investment, regulation, infrastructure […]
- Sharjah Islamic Bank
Sharjah Islamic Bank’s $500 million Sukuk clears at 5.85 percent final yield
The Sharjah Islamic Bank’s $500 million Sukuk drew an order book of US$1.3 billion, giving the lender demand equal to 2.6 times the amount on offer. Investors placed those orders across a five-year deal that priced at a final yield of 5.85 percent. That yield sat 105 basis points above five-year US Treasury securities, the […]
- Mubadala
Rosewood Abu Dhabi to Offer Limited Collection of Completed Residences for Private Ownership on Al Maryah Island
Mubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”), an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, and Rosewood Abu Dhabi today announced that a limited collection of completed residences, Rosewood Residences Abu Dhabi, will be offered for private ownership for the first time. The 73 residences will be released to market in Q4 2026, creating a distinctive opportunity to own a home […]
- Cybersecurity
White House approved an AI safety accord signed by six leading AI firms
The White House approved an AI safety accord that leaves the largest technology companies to supervise their own advanced systems. It signals how Washington intends to govern the sector without new legislation for now. President Donald Trump and executives from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia signed the document after a September 29 meeting […]
- GPT-6 Astra
What GPT-6 Astra’s impact on business really means for your marketing team
GPT-6 Astra’s impact on business starts with one fact that most teams miss: your competitors got the exact same upgrade you did. OpenAI released the model on September 3, 2026, first to a limited group of organizations, then to paying ChatGPT users and the API over the following days. Company president Greg Brockman said it […]
- China
The $60 Billion De-escalation: Inside the U.S.–China Tariff Truce
Targeted Reciprocity: Washington and Beijing slash tariffs on $30 billion of bilateral shipments in each direction, unwinding punitive duties on consumer staples and agricultural commodities. Strategic Compartmentalization: A two-month extension of the broader trade truce through January 10, 2027, establishes a buffer zone, ring-fencing non-sensitive commerce from national security disputes. The Tech Parallel Track: The […]
- Business
How Dubai’s “Work from Park” initiative turns public parks into workspaces
The Work from Park initiative puts bookable workspaces inside Dubai’s public parks, starting with Al Barsha Pond Park. Dubai Municipality announced the programme on 19 April 2026 and said it had signed two memoranda of cooperation to deliver it. One went to Group AMANA, which builds the units, and the other to Letswork LLC, which […]
- Rail Transport
UAE President attended Etihad Rail’s official launch linking Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah by train
The Etihad Rail official launch brought the UAE national rail network into full passenger service, opening the operator’s Dubai Station and starting scheduled trains between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah from 30 September 2026. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, led the inauguration. He was joined […]
- Startups
UAE’s Entrepreneurial Valley: The Rise of a Startup Nation to Scale-Up Economy
The global geography of entrepreneurship is changing. For decades, the startup economy was associated predominantly with a handful of innovation centers—Silicon Valley, London, New York, Singapore and, increasingly, several Asian technology clusters. Today, the United Arab Emirates is constructing a different model: an entrepreneurial economy in which government policy, private capital, sovereign investment, regulation, infrastructure […]
- Sharjah Islamic Bank
Sharjah Islamic Bank’s $500 million Sukuk clears at 5.85 percent final yield
The Sharjah Islamic Bank’s $500 million Sukuk drew an order book of US$1.3 billion, giving the lender demand equal to 2.6 times the amount on offer. Investors placed those orders across a five-year deal that priced at a final yield of 5.85 percent. That yield sat 105 basis points above five-year US Treasury securities, the […]
- Mubadala
Rosewood Abu Dhabi to Offer Limited Collection of Completed Residences for Private Ownership on Al Maryah Island
Mubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”), an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, and Rosewood Abu Dhabi today announced that a limited collection of completed residences, Rosewood Residences Abu Dhabi, will be offered for private ownership for the first time. The 73 residences will be released to market in Q4 2026, creating a distinctive opportunity to own a home […]
- Cybersecurity
White House approved an AI safety accord signed by six leading AI firms
The White House approved an AI safety accord that leaves the largest technology companies to supervise their own advanced systems. It signals how Washington intends to govern the sector without new legislation for now. President Donald Trump and executives from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia signed the document after a September 29 meeting […]
- GPT-6 Astra
What GPT-6 Astra’s impact on business really means for your marketing team
GPT-6 Astra’s impact on business starts with one fact that most teams miss: your competitors got the exact same upgrade you did. OpenAI released the model on September 3, 2026, first to a limited group of organizations, then to paying ChatGPT users and the API over the following days. Company president Greg Brockman said it […]
- China
The $60 Billion De-escalation: Inside the U.S.–China Tariff Truce
Targeted Reciprocity: Washington and Beijing slash tariffs on $30 billion of bilateral shipments in each direction, unwinding punitive duties on consumer staples and agricultural commodities. Strategic Compartmentalization: A two-month extension of the broader trade truce through January 10, 2027, establishes a buffer zone, ring-fencing non-sensitive commerce from national security disputes. The Tech Parallel Track: The […]
- Business
How Dubai’s “Work from Park” initiative turns public parks into workspaces
The Work from Park initiative puts bookable workspaces inside Dubai’s public parks, starting with Al Barsha Pond Park. Dubai Municipality announced the programme on 19 April 2026 and said it had signed two memoranda of cooperation to deliver it. One went to Group AMANA, which builds the units, and the other to Letswork LLC, which […]
- Rail Transport
UAE President attended Etihad Rail’s official launch linking Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah by train
The Etihad Rail official launch brought the UAE national rail network into full passenger service, opening the operator’s Dubai Station and starting scheduled trains between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah from 30 September 2026. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, led the inauguration. He was joined […]
- Startups
UAE’s Entrepreneurial Valley: The Rise of a Startup Nation to Scale-Up Economy
The global geography of entrepreneurship is changing. For decades, the startup economy was associated predominantly with a handful of innovation centers—Silicon Valley, London, New York, Singapore and, increasingly, several Asian technology clusters. Today, the United Arab Emirates is constructing a different model: an entrepreneurial economy in which government policy, private capital, sovereign investment, regulation, infrastructure […]
- Sharjah Islamic Bank
Sharjah Islamic Bank’s $500 million Sukuk clears at 5.85 percent final yield
The Sharjah Islamic Bank’s $500 million Sukuk drew an order book of US$1.3 billion, giving the lender demand equal to 2.6 times the amount on offer. Investors placed those orders across a five-year deal that priced at a final yield of 5.85 percent. That yield sat 105 basis points above five-year US Treasury securities, the […]
- Mubadala
Rosewood Abu Dhabi to Offer Limited Collection of Completed Residences for Private Ownership on Al Maryah Island
Mubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”), an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, and Rosewood Abu Dhabi today announced that a limited collection of completed residences, Rosewood Residences Abu Dhabi, will be offered for private ownership for the first time. The 73 residences will be released to market in Q4 2026, creating a distinctive opportunity to own a home […]
- Cybersecurity
White House approved an AI safety accord signed by six leading AI firms
The White House approved an AI safety accord that leaves the largest technology companies to supervise their own advanced systems. It signals how Washington intends to govern the sector without new legislation for now. President Donald Trump and executives from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia signed the document after a September 29 meeting […]
- GPT-6 Astra
What GPT-6 Astra’s impact on business really means for your marketing team
GPT-6 Astra’s impact on business starts with one fact that most teams miss: your competitors got the exact same upgrade you did. OpenAI released the model on September 3, 2026, first to a limited group of organizations, then to paying ChatGPT users and the API over the following days. Company president Greg Brockman said it […]
- China
The $60 Billion De-escalation: Inside the U.S.–China Tariff Truce
Targeted Reciprocity: Washington and Beijing slash tariffs on $30 billion of bilateral shipments in each direction, unwinding punitive duties on consumer staples and agricultural commodities. Strategic Compartmentalization: A two-month extension of the broader trade truce through January 10, 2027, establishes a buffer zone, ring-fencing non-sensitive commerce from national security disputes. The Tech Parallel Track: The […]
- Business
How Dubai’s “Work from Park” initiative turns public parks into workspaces
The Work from Park initiative puts bookable workspaces inside Dubai’s public parks, starting with Al Barsha Pond Park. Dubai Municipality announced the programme on 19 April 2026 and said it had signed two memoranda of cooperation to deliver it. One went to Group AMANA, which builds the units, and the other to Letswork LLC, which […]
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