Did you know that hald of the world's kiteboards and wakeboards are made in Dubai? The firm that makes those just bagged the Dubai-it Award for Projects in the Field of Economy.
Sheikh Hamdan on Saturday congratulated the SWS Board Technology team, saying that entrepreneur Rainier Nouhra "built one of the world’s largest board manufacturing businesses" from Dubai.
"Today, SWS Board Technology produces half the world’s kiteboards and wakeboards and one-third of its snowboards, with annual capacity exceeding 450,000 boards and more than 6 million sold worldwide," he said.
The boards made by this firm have been used at the Winter Olympic Games and world championships. Sheikh Hamdan also gave the company a shoutout for advancing sustainability in the industry
The award.
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today received Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's Minister of External Affairs, to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors, particularly economic and trade ties, in support of mutual interests, prosperity and growth.
The meeting, held at Sheikh Saud's palace in Saqr bin Mohammed City, was attended by Abdullah Saif Al Nuaimi, UAE Ambassador to India, and Dr Deepak Mittal, Indian Ambassador to the UAE.
Sheikh Saud welcomed the Indian minister and his accompanying delegation and discussed ways to further develop bilateral relations and enhance cooperation in various fields.
Sheikh Saud praised the close ties between Ras Al Khaimah and India,.
A clerk who worked in a local clinic was jailed after a Dubai court convicted her of forging electronic sick-leave certificates and helping workers claim paid leave they were not entitled to.
The Dubai Criminal Court also sentenced some of her accomplices in the scheme, which saw the accused issuing backdated medical certificates in exchange for cash. The defendants were convicted of offences including document forgery, breach of trust, and corporate fraud.
The case came to light after a private company began noticing a rise in sudden and recurring sick leave among some of its employees. The certificates carried digital stamps from the same clinic, prompting the company’s human resources department to conduct an internal review and report its concerns to the.
Dubai's marine transport network is set for a data-driven upgrade as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) rolls out an enhanced Seasonal Network initiative powered by artificial intelligence and predictive analytics. The move is designed to improve service flexibility and respond more efficiently to fluctuating passenger demand during peak seasons, public holidays and major events across the emirate.The summer operating plan, effective in July, is built on an integrated big-data repository tracking passenger numbers, revenue, and occupancy rates. Officials say the system sharpens forecasting accuracy and supports more responsive operational decisions as usage patterns shift throughout the year.
How the AI-led model works?
At the centre of the initiative is an AI-led model.
The World Health Organization’s logistics hub in Dubai delivered medical supplies to 74 countries during 2025-2026, the UAE said at a regional health meeting in Cairo
The 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean was held from October 13 to 15. During the meeting, Dr Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand, assistant undersecretary for the Public Health Sector at the Ministry of Health and Prevention, highlighted UAE's support for air cargo flights carrying medical supplies to Gaza.
The UAE called for health facilities and healthcare workers to be protected, and for essential services to continue in areas affected by crises.
UAE health achievements
The UAE recorded the Eastern Mediterranean Region’s highest UHC service coverage index, according.
The family of a Bangladeshi mother and her 15-year-old son killed in a road crash in Abu Dhabi has decided to conduct their final rites in Al Ain, a Bangladesh Embassy official told Khaleej Times on Thursday
Mohammad Ismail, first secretary (Labour Welfare) at the Bangladesh Embassy in Abu Dhabi, said the father, Swaroop Kanti Biswas, visited the embassy on Thursday. The documentation process is underway, and Biswas is handling the arrangements
He was discharged from hospital on Wednesday morning after receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the crash
Biswas’ wife, Oshima Chowdhury, and their son, Orittro Bishawsh, died when their car crashed near Al Wathba Bridge on Al Ain Road on Monday night. Biswas was driving when a speeding car hit their vehicle from behind,.
An Abu Dhabi lab along with an AI partner have achieved a scientific milestone by detecting a rare fungus in the emirate's wastewater.
Part of the early surveillance system, the strain was detected by the Reference and Surveillance Intelligence Department (Rasid) at the Central Testing Laboratory of the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, in partnership with M42.
Teams managed to detect and isolate a recently identified and rare genetic clade of Candida auris, an antifungal-resistant fungal pathogen, through Abu Dhabi's wastewater early surveillance system.
Candida auris has attracted global attention because of its ability to develop resistance to multiple antifungal agents and the challenges associated with controlling it in certain healthcare environments. The.
