Dense fog blankets UAE roads this morning, causing slow traffic / AI Image Commuters across the UAE woke up to a challenging start this Tuesday morning as a combination of thick blankets of fog and heavy traffic bottlenecks gripped the nation. While Abu Dhabi dealt with dangerously low visibility, drivers traveling between Sharjah and Dubai […]
Etihad Makes Aviation History: First-Ever Direct Flights Link UAE and Luxembourg Abu Dhabi, January 10, 2026: In a major expansion of international air links, Etihad Airways has announced the launch of direct flights between Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Luxembourg in Europe. This will mark the first time a Middle Eastern airline […]
Etihad rail passenger trains linking 11 cities nationwide / Image: file The UAE is on the brink of a transport revolution with Etihad Rail’s national passenger service, set to begin operations in 2026. After years of infrastructure build-out and testing, the first integrated passenger rail network will link cities from Al Sila in the west […]
Four Kerala siblings and their domestic worker died in a UAE road accident/Representative Image Four Indian siblings and their family’s domestic worker were killed in a road accident in the early hours of Sunday, The National reported. The family, originally from Kerala, was returning to their home via Abu Dhabi-Dubai motorway after attending the Liwa […]
Abu Dhabi successfully administers UAE’s first gene therapy / Image: file On January 5, 2026, Abu Dhabi marked a truly historic moment in medical care, the first administration of a gene-therapy injection for inherited blood disorders in the UAE. The treatment, called CASGEVY, uses a precise form of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to correct faulty DNA […]
Abu Dhabi launches HawAQM to monitor indoor air quality/Image: X Air inside classrooms, homes, and offices often goes unnoticed, even though it shapes daily health and comfort. A new system introduced in Abu Dhabi is set to change how indoor air is tracked, assessed, and managed across the emirate.The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) […]
Saudi creator Abu Marda dies in tragic crash / Image: File Saudi Arabia’s social media community was plunged into shock and sorrow following the sudden death of prominent content creator Abdullah bin Marda’ Al Atif Al-Qahtani, widely known by his affectionate nickname, “Abu Marda’.” The popular personality, who was just 27 years old, was killed […]
Bridge Summit 2025 kicks off in Abu Dhabi, declaring a new era for global media / Image: File Abu Dhabi’s BRIDGE Summit opened today (Dec 8, 2025), bringing together creators, platforms, investors and stars to map how AI, creators and global storytelling will reshape media. The three-day event mixes headliner keynotes, hands-on sessions and dealmaking, […]
Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed on Thursday in an “internal clash” in the southern Gaza Strip, Times of Israel reported, citing Israeli defence sources. According to the sources, Abu Shabab was taken to a hospital in Israel, where he died of his wounds.Abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in Israeli-held Rafah, […]
Abu Dhabi’s Tahnoon bin Zayed Scholarship will support 350 MBZUAI undergraduates starting 2025–2026/Representative Image Abu Dhabi has introduced the Tahnoon bin Zayed Scholarship in AI Excellence, a pioneering initiative to support outstanding undergraduate students at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). Starting in the 2025–2026 academic year, the scholarship will benefit around […]
