TAIZ — The Yemeni army said Tuesday that around 100 Houthi fighters were killed and 150 others wounded during military operations in the southwestern province of Taiz as part of the ongoing Operation Dawn of Yemen. The Taiz Military Axis said government forces carried out five operations Monday across several fronts, including Al-Arbaeen north of Taiz city, Al-Aqroudh to the south, Al-Anin and Jabal Habashi to the west, and Al-Bireen on the outskirts of the Al-Kadha front. The army said five Houthi drones were shot down, while six military vehicles and a tank were destroyed or damaged. Government forces also…
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From AI-created scents to masterclasses with some of beauty’s biggest names, Beautyworld Dubai is back for its milestone 30th edition. The three-day trade show opened today, October 6, at Dubai World Trade Centre and runs until October 8, bringing fragrance, skincare, hair, makeup and beauty technology under one roof. Organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East, this year’s edition puts the spotlight on both the products filling our beauty shelves and the people deciding what comes next. Fragrance takes centre stage Perfume lovers in the industry have plenty to explore. According to the organisers, the fragrance section has more than tripled…
RIYADH — Three people suffered minor injuries after attacks targeted King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport on Monday evening, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said Tuesday. GACA said the attacks also caused property damage at the two airports. Emergency response teams and relevant authorities responded immediately in accordance with established protocols and emergency plans, the authority said. The three injured people were transported to hospital for medical treatment. GACA said it was coordinating with relevant authorities to assess the damage and verify the safety of airport facilities. The authority said necessary…
NAIROBI — Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a citizen who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. The Kenyan patient had been ill for about a month before traveling by road from Congo to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and then flying to Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale told a news conference. Duale said the patient, who was treated in several hospitals in DR Congo, died days after arriving in Nairobi. The patient boarded a flight on Saturday and underwent normal public screening at the main airport in Nairobi before he was…
Fady Younes, Managing Director, Cybersecurity, Cisco Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, Caucasus and Central Asia (METAC) at Cisco. Cisco Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence organisation, has published findings from two investigations into ClickFix attacks, a technique that persuades victims to copy and run malicious code on their own computers. The investigations show how attackers are using services that organisations already trust and allow through their networks to conceal malicious activity. In one campaign, cryptocurrency traders were persuaded to paste code into Chrome that retrieved the main attack code from a public Google spreadsheet. In a separate campaign, a fake Google verification prompt…
PARIS — A teenager has lost a hand in a grenade explosion as the return of school protests in France sparked clashes with police. The 15-year-old was seriously injured in the northern city of Lens on Monday. Unverified police reports said that he had picked up a stun grenade. The youth, injured near the Auguste-Behal vocational high school, was taken to hospital in Lille. His life is not in danger, according to Pas-de-Calais prefect Francois-Xavier Lauch. A police union source reported that the student appeared to have picked up a rubber sting-ball or ”de-encirclement” grenade, fired by riot police, in…
OMODA & JAECOO has achieved a milestone in Abu Dhabi, with its authorised dealer, Mahy Khoory Automotive, delivering more than 1,000 vehicles to customers in the emirate. The achievement reflects the brands’ growing presence in the capital, supported by an expanding customer base, established showroom network and continued investment in aftersales excellence. UAE delivery milestone Mahy Khoory Automotive’s achievement comes alongside another major milestone for OMODA & JAECOO in the UAE, with the brands surpassing 6,000 cumulative vehicle deliveries in September 2026. The milestone reflects OMODA & JAECOO’s continued growth across the Emirates, supported by its expanding customer base and…
BHM Capital Financial Services PSC, the leading financial institution in the capital markets of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the expansion of its presence in Kazakhstan with its appointment as a market maker on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). Following its recently announced appointment as a market maker on Astana International Exchange (AIX), this strategic step strengthens the company’s international presence and advances its global expansion strategy. The appointment reflects BHM Capital’s commitment to extending its market-making expertise across international exchanges and building closer connections between the UAE and global financial markets. Through its appointment on KASE, BHM Capital aims…
George Kurian, Chief Executive Officer of NetApp. NetApp®, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, will exhibit at Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, taking place on October 6 and 7 at ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi. The event will also feature George Kurian, Chief Executive Officer of NetApp, who will take part in a fireside chat on the Summit Stage titled, “Can AI Be Trusted? The New Architecture of Sovereign, Secure and Safe AI.” As AI moves from generating answers to taking action across the enterprise, Kurian will explore why trust must extend beyond the model to the data, infrastructure and systems…
JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors charged a university teacher on Monday with planning coordinated attacks to kill “hundreds” of Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank, the state attorney’s office said. The defendant, a man in his 60s from Petah Tikva whose identity is protected by a court-imposed gag order, is a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University outside Tel Aviv. Prosecutors said he allegedly developed the deadly plan over the past three years, motivated by nationalist ideology. He was arrested two weeks ago. According to the indictment, the defendant called the plan AY”T, a Hebrew acronym for “Am…