Author: Editorial Team

Mohannad Abuissa, Managing Director of Solutions Engineering & CTO at Cisco for the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, Romania and the CIS. Cisco’s State of Wireless Report reveals how UAE organisations are driving productivity, efficiency, and revenue growth by treating wireless infrastructure as a strategic business investment rather than a basic IT utility. Wireless networks are moving from back-end infrastructure to boardroom priority as UAE organisations accelerate AI, IoT and connected business models. For enterprises, wireless investment is no longer only about coverage or connectivity; it is becoming a foundation for productivity, operational efficiency, customer engagement and revenue growth. Cisco’s State…

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BUENOS AIRES — Authorities in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province are vehemently disputing claims that a deadly hantavirus outbreak, linked to an Atlantic cruise ship, originated within their borders. Instead, they are urging investigations into other Argentine provinces visited by passengers. Local officials in the southernmost South American archipelago reject the assertion by national health authorities that a rubbish dump in Ushuaia was the probable source where two Dutch tourists contracted the virus while bird-watching. Ushuaia has long enjoyed its reputation as “The End of the World” and as a gateway for trips both to Antarctica and for tourists to…

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SYDNEY — Australia’s far-right One Nation party has won a seat in the country’s House of Representatives for the first time. With almost all the votes counted, One Nation candidate David Farley, a former agribusiness consultant, won over 57% of the tally in the special election for Farrer, a vast regional constituency in New South Wales, with independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe on almost 43%. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Sussan Ley, who quit when she was ousted as leader of the opposition conservative Liberal Party. Saturday’s poll was the first federal test of One Nation’s support after…

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Long hours, constant notifications and the pressure to always be “on” have defined modern life for years. But across the UAE, that mindset is starting to shift, with more people choosing balance over burnout. What was once seen as a niche wellness habit, meditation is now finding its way into everyday routines. From early morning breathwork sessions to corporate-led mindfulness programmes, a growing number of residents are rethinking what it means to be productive. This shift reflects a wider global trend. According to the World Health Organization, more than one billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions such…

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New Instinct MI350P PCIe GPUs are designed to help organisations run AI workloads on standard air-cooled infrastructure. Enterprise AI adoption is accelerating, but many organisations are finding their existing infrastructure under pressure. Cloud-based AI can offer flexibility, yet it may also create concerns around data privacy, sovereignty, latency and unpredictable costs. Building dedicated AI infrastructure, meanwhile, can demand major investments in power, cooling and specialised GPU platforms. AMD is addressing that challenge with its new AMD Instinct MI350P PCIe GPUs, designed to help enterprises deploy AI workloads within existing data centre environments without significant infrastructure redesign. The new accelerator cards…

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JEDDAH — No helmets, no heavy pads — just speed, focus, and a shared determination to improve with every session among a group of women reaching for flags instead of tackling each other. Team Up is Saudi Arabia’s first all-women flag football team. Less than a year ago, there were only three players. Today, the team has grown to fourteen women from different generations and backgrounds, united by a common goal: to develop the sport in the Kingdom. During drills. “I would say eighty to ninety percent of the team is made up of Saudis,” Ali Tewfik, one of the…

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DAMMAM — Al Hilal kept the Roshn Saudi League title race alive on Tuesday after battling back to defeat Al Khaleej 2-1 and cut the gap to leaders Al Nassr to two points. Sergej Milinković-Savić equalized for Al Hilal before Sultan Mandash struck the winner 11 minutes from time in Dammam. The victory sets up a potentially decisive Riyadh derby next week, when Al Nassr host Al Hilal with only three rounds remaining in the season. “We go game by game,” Milinković-Savić said after the match. “First one is the King’s Cup final. Then, after, Al Nassr will be the…

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Gym-goers in Dubai were in for an unexpected moment after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, was spotted during a visit to a fitness club in Nad Al Sheba on Wednesday, April 29. The sighting took place at FITCODE, a premium mixed health club, which shared clips of the visit on its Instagram Stories. In the videos, Sheikh Mohammed is seen walking through the gym alongside officials, as members paused mid-workout to take in the moment. Some were seen filming quietly, while others watched in surprise as he moved through the space. Reactions quickly followed online, with…

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