There are few better ways to celebrate Onam than sitting down to a sadhya, the elaborate feast that brings together an assortment of dishes, traditionally served on a banana leaf. And in Dubai, you won’t have to look too far to find one this year. From pocket-friendly spreads in Karama to fine-dining takes in Downtown Dubai, restaurants across the city are laying out their festive feasts, with some sticking to the traditional vegetarian format and others adding coastal favourites to the mix. So, whether you’re celebrating on Onam or planning a meal around it, here are some sadhyas to try…
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COX’S BAZAR — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dire conditions in dozens of camps in Bangladesh held a protest on Tuesday demanding their safe return to their homeland, nine years after they fled a government crackdown. The demonstrators urged the international community to ensure security in Rakhine state as they marked what they call the “Ninth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day.” Members of the minority ethnic Rohingya Muslim group in Myanmar are “suffering, misery, and cruelty on multiple levels and across the country that is heartbreaking,” according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…
JEDDAH — Red alerts for heavy rain have been issued for parts of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as moderate to heavy thunderstorms that could lead to flash floods across several regions, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM). The NCM’s alerts include red warnings for heavy rain in parts of the Makkah and Asir regions, including Maysan in Makkah and Al-Majaridah and Rijal Almaa and surrounding areas in Asir. Orange alerts have also been issued for moderate rain in parts of Jazan, including Abu Arish and Ahad Al-Masarih and surrounding areas, while an orange alert for fog has been…
(L-R) Puneet Chadha, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Redington Limited & V.S. Hariharan, Managing Director and Group CEO, Redington Limited. Redington Limited, a technology ecosystem orchestrator, recently announced Global NEXT 2026, its flagship, invitation-only leadership summit, taking place from 2–4 September 2026 in Singapore. The three-day forum will bring together approximately 400 leaders representing global technology companies, channel partners, enterprise customers, independent software vendors, innovators and policymakers from across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. More than a technology conference, Global NEXT is designed as a working ecosystem-connecting the organisations creating breakthrough technologies with the partners who can localise and implement…
JERUSALEM — A four-year-old child was among three Palestinians killed in central Gaza on Sunday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate attacks over the alleged launching of paper kites from the war-torn enclave. Israel fired missiles at a warehouse in az-Zawayda, reducing it to rubble, and then carried out strikes near Salah al-Din Street, killing four-year-old Muhammad Abdel Salam Taha. Israeli drone attacks also targeted southern Khan Younis and a tent sheltering displaced people in Deir el-Balah, resulting in more casualties. An Anadolu correspondent, citing a medical source, said Mohammed Abdul Nasser Abu Asad, 27, was killed and…
A growing number of UAE mothers are placing Apple AirTags in children’s backpacks or fastening them to wristbands, saying the small devices give them reassurance during the journey to school, on bus routes and during field trips. The motivation, they say, is not necessarily to monitor every moment of a child’s day. It is to calm the anxiety that can come with a first school year particularly when a young child is travelling independently by bus for the first time. “I put one in my daughter’s bag when she was in KG1,” said Mariam, a mother who shared her experience.…
The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), has released the fifth edition of the Digital and Space Sustainability Report. The report aims to enhance transparency in sustainability, raise awareness, support informed decision-making, and attract investment, while showcasing Saudi Arabia’s efforts to leverage digital and space technologies to advance sustainable development and strengthen its global leadership in digital regulation and sustainability. The report highlights Saudi Arabia’s most notable achievements in digital sustainability in 2025. These include Saudi Arabia ranking first globally in the ITU’s ICT…
Eric Doerr, Chief Product Officer, Tenable. Tenable® Holdings, Inc., the exposure management company, recently announced enhanced AI security capabilities within the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform. Tenable One AI Exposure now delivers expanded platform coverage with support for Google Gemini, extending its coverage across major LLMs: Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise and Microsoft Copilot. The release also extends discovery to all major Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments and AI-native Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tools. Together, these capabilities give security teams a more complete view of where AI is being used, what risk it creates and where action is…
The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), has released the fifth edition of the Digital and Space Sustainability Report. The report aims to enhance transparency in sustainability, raise awareness, support informed decision-making, and attract investment, while showcasing Saudi Arabia’s efforts to leverage digital and space technologies to advance sustainable development and strengthen its global leadership in digital regulation and sustainability. The report highlights Saudi Arabia’s most notable achievements in digital sustainability in 2025. These include Saudi Arabia ranking first globally in the ITU’s ICT…
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance conducted a religious course for students seeking knowledge in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, with approximately 150 participants. The four-day course aims to deepen participants’ understanding of Islamic law and strengthen their knowledge of its principles and rulings. The course is part of the ministry’s outreach programs conducted outside the Kingdom to promote moderation, instill Islamic beliefs among those seeking knowledge, enhance their academic and religious knowledge, and equip them to serve the Muslim community better. Source: Riyadh Daily