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SHARJAH, 1st May, 2026 (WAM) — Sharjah Police (SP) has held a dedicated panel discussion with government departments and authorities across the Emirate of Sharjah that have adopted systems for business continuity management. The gathering, organised in coordination with the Crisis and Disaster Management Directorate at Sharjah Police, provided a platform to present the security incident management system alongside the electronic programme dedicated to business continuity operations as well as review the established procedures governing this critical field. The session was attended by several senior officials, including Brigadier General Khalid Saeed Bu Zinjal, Deputy Director-General of the General Administration for…

DUBAI, 1st May, 2026 (WAM) — The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Emirates Engineering, making it the first UAE-based entity to receive this certification, marking a major advancement in the nation’s aviation regulatory capabilities. With this milestone, the GCAA becomes one of the extremely few aviation authorities able to issue Supplemental Type Certificates, an advanced airworthiness function that enables certified modifications to aircraft, systems, and components in accordance with international safety standards. This achievement reflects the UAE’s growing engineering ecosystem and the GCAA’s commitment to strengthening national competencies, supporting local industry, and…

DUBAI, 1st May, 2026 (WAM) — The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) held a Customer Council meeting, bridging partners and stakeholders as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen engagement and involve customers in the development and enhancement of services, in line with best government practices and to elevate user experience. During the meeting, the Council discussed the feature that allows the appointment of multiple pharmaceutical establishments within marketing authorisation services. This feature enables Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) to appoint more than one pharmaceutical establishment for the import and distribution of medicinal products. It also augments the availability of medical products…

UAE weather on Saturday, May 2, will be fair in general and partly cloudy at times, the Met Department predicted. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said in their weather bulletin that light to moderate northwesterly to northeasterly winds, freshening at times, will blow with a speed of 10-25 km/h, reaching 35kmph. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels Temperatures across the UAE will increase up to 44°C. Mercury is expected to rise to 38°C in Abu Dhabi and in Dubai on Saturday, while the lowest temperatures will be 26°C and 27°C, respectively. The…

Every spring, says Denise Smith, a physical therapist in Chicago, she sees an increase in patients with pain in the bottoms of their feet. They’ve spent the winter in heavily cushioned shoes or boots that don’t engage their foot’s muscles, and suddenly they’re wearing sandals and flip-flops, which do. The sudden change can overload the plantar fascia, the thick band of tissue that connects your heel to the base of your toes. That stress can cause plantar fasciitis, which generally presents as a sharp pain in the sole or heel, often most noticeable with those first steps out of bed in…

OMODA & JAECOO has reinforced its rapid global rise with the successful conclusion of the OMODA Global Music Festival and the unveiling of its ambitious “From Million to Annual Million” strategy, highlighting the brand’s evolution into a youth-driven, technology-led automotive force with growing relevance for the UAE market. Held in Wuhu, China, the global showcase coincided with the brand’s third anniversary and milestone of surpassing one million cumulative global sales in just three years, making it one of the fastest automotive brands to achieve this feat. The celebration formed the grand finale of the 2026 Chery International Business Summit, attended…

ABU DHABI, 1st May, 2026 (WAM) — The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), in collaboration with the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award, has launched the 2nd Khalifa Fund Entrepreneurship Competition. The initiative aims to attract exceptional talent in innovation and entrepreneurship to develop solutions that address real market needs. It further reinforces KFED’s commitment to supporting the entrepreneurship ecosystem across priority sectors. Khalifa Fund’s collaboration with the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award represents a highly strategic alliance. The award stands as a testament to the nation’s longstanding legacy of leadership and progress, inspired by the vision of the late Sheikh Khalifa…

Police in the UAE Capital, Abu Dhabi, shared a video of two horrific accidents that took place on the emirate’s roads, due to distracting driving and entering the road without making sure it is clear. On Friday, May 1, the police called on drivers to ensure the road is clear before entering it, and urged them to avoid being distracted by anything other than the road to avoid road surprises. As part of a traffic safety campaign called “Your Comment” that aims at spreading awareness and helping to curb the number of such unfortunate incidents, the police force regularly post…

A quiet shift is taking place inside UAE classrooms, where the words used to describe women at home are being reconsidered, and in some cases, redefined. Educators are beginning to move away from the term “housewife” in Arabic language lessons, replacing it with phrases that better reflect women’s influence within the family. At the centre of this shift is the phrase Sit Al Bait, meaning “woman of the house”, which carries connotations of leadership, responsibility, and authority within the home. The distinction may seem subtle, but educators say it changes the meaning entirely — from a limited label to one…

ABU DHABI, 1st May, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE’s decision to conclude its membership of OPEC and OPEC+ reflects a shift towards aligning production more closely with capacity and market demand. For ADNOC’s portfolio of listed companies, the change removes a constraint that has historically limited how investment in capacity translates into activity and earnings. OPEC’s quota system has long been used to manage global supply. It has also required producers to cap output regardless of their ability to expand. The UAE, which has invested heavily to increase production capacity, now has greater flexibility to align output with that investment.…