Dubai has claimed a major milestone in the global digital-asset landscape, announcing on 12 October 2025 that it is now the world’s largest licensed market for virtual assets — a status officials say is backed by year-to-date transaction volumes of roughly AED 2.5 trillion and a fast-growing roster of regulated platforms and service providers. The … Read more
Short answer: Slightly bullish but volatile. The near-term bias looks tilted toward higher prices this week, but expect quick rallies and short-lived pullbacks — so trade carefully or stagger physical purchases. Why the upside bias exists Why a pullback or choppy trading is still possible Current prices and a realistic trading range (this week) What … Read more
Dubai is set to host a busy calendar this week as organisers roll out three headline events that will draw business visitors, tourists and locals in quick succession: GITEX Global (the world’s largest tech fair), the Dubai Comedy Festival and high-profile live shows that include Loboda’s Dubai dates. Together they promise a mix of cutting-edge … Read more
Dubai’s high-altitude ambitions took another leap forward this week after a Chinese-made modular flying car completed public test flights in the emirate and the manufacturer announced a bulk order for 600 units from companies across the Gulf. The demonstration — part of wider trials in the UAE — has drawn attention from fleet operators, dealers … Read more
The UAE is preparing for a spell of unstable weather that forecasters say will bring heavy showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds to parts of the country over the coming days. Authorities and weather services are urging residents and motorists to stay alert after the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) flagged a surface low-pressure extension driving … Read more
Beijing’s Ministry of State Security — long an opaque arm of China’s intelligence apparatus — has quietly remade itself into one of the world’s most capable and aggressive cyber-espionage actors. Over the past two decades a mix of patriotic hacking subcultures, military cyber units, public-private recruitment, centralization under Xi Jinping and a permissive industrial policy … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has ordered U.S. troops to Portland to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, saying he was “authorizing full force, if necessary” to stop what he described as attacks by “domestic terrorists.” The declaration — made on social media and in a flurry of White House statements — prompted … Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a stalwart defender of former President Donald Trump and a face of the MAGA movement, has in recent months taken a string of public positions that mark a sharp departure from the Republican mainstream and, at times, from Trump himself — signaling an emerging split inside the movement she helped popularize. … Read more
With Congress stalled and few concrete instructions coming from agency leadership, thousands of federal employees are quietly preparing for a worst-case scenario: a partial government shutdown that could begin as early as Oct. 1. The lack of clear, centralized guidance is leaving workers to make personal financial and logistical plans with scant information about who … Read more
Mountain View / Washington — Google reacted with alarm and swift internal moves after the Trump administration announced a sweeping change to the H-1B visa program this month — a new $100,000 annual fee and a tighter selection process for new hires — even as company leaders sought to reassure employees that existing staff would … Read more