Author: Editorial Team

With refreshed packaging and Floral and Alfabeto pasta shapes, Emirates Macaroni brings simple, family-friendly ideas to busy school-week mealtimes Published: Mon 7 Sept 2026, 11:14 AM As families across the UAE settle back into the rhythm of a new school year, familiar routines quickly return. Alarm clocks ring earlier, school bags need packing, afternoons fill up with activities and homework, and parents once again face the daily question: what’s for dinner? During the busy back-to-school period, simplicity can make all the difference. Meals need to be easy enough to fit into a packed weekday schedule, but still enjoyable enough to…

OMODA & JAECOO is advancing its global technology and youth-focused mobility strategy as the all-new OMODA 4 makes its European debut at the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA Finals in Barcelona. The milestone comes as OMODA & JAECOO builds on strong sales momentum in Europe while preparing for its next phase of intelligent mobility in the UAE, led by SIVP technology and the September launch of the OMODA 5 SHS. The OMODA 4 rolled into the VCT EMEA fan hub during the Barcelona Finals, marking its first public appearance in Europe. As the first-ever Official Automotive Partner of VALORANT…

TAIZ — Heavy fighting between Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in southwest Yemen has left more than 300 people dead, as hundreds of families have abandoned their homes to escape the fighting. The renewed violence marks the deadliest escalation in the country since a long-standing ceasefire collapsed. Families fleeing fighting in Maqbanah and Jabal Habashi in Taiz governorate in Yemen’s southwest took refuge at Al-Bareen camp for the internally displaced on Saturday. On Sunday, AFP journalists saw displaced people with mattresses, livestock and other belongings setting up shelters in another camp in the area. “The shooting came at…

(L-R) Mohamed Talaat, Vice President, Saudi, Egypt, North Africa & Levant (SENAL), Dell Technologies & Rabee El Mohammadi, Vice President, Sales and Partnerships, MEA at Armada. Dell Technologies and Armada have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join forces in delivering containerised Mobile and Edge Data Centre solutions across Saudi Arabia. The MoU was signed during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh between Mohamed Talaat, Vice President, Saudi, Egypt, North Africa & Levant (SENAL), Dell Technologies and Rabee El Mohammadi, Vice President, Sales and Partnerships, MEA at Armada. The MoU establishes a strategic framework to address high-demand projects…

The Ministry of Energy and the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a natural gas compression and tanker distribution station at Dammam Third Industrial City, in Eastern Region. The MoU was signed by Assistant Energy Minister for Development and Excellence Eng. Ahmed Al-Zahrani and MODON Chief Executive Officer Eng. Majed Al-Argoubi. Under the MoU, CNG will be supplied by tanker to targeted industrial facilities in Dammam First Industrial City, Al-Ahsa First Industrial City and nearby areas. The initiative is expected to enhance the efficiency and reliability of natural gas supplies and…

TOKYO — At least three people were killed in a suspected arson attack at a cake shop in central Japan, local media reported Sunday. Two people were found dead after a fire broke out at the shop in Gifu prefecture on Saturday night, while a third person later died at a hospital, Kyodo News reported, citing local police. Police are investigating the incident as a suspected case of murder and arson. The fire occurred outside business hours at a two-story building housing both the cake shop and a residence. The victims included the 66-year-old woman who owned the shop and…

The Public Health Authority (Weqaya) launched the “Your Health, Your Choice” campaign in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Ministry of Media, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, and Center for Government Communication. The campaign aims to raise nutritional awareness and help community members make informed, balanced food choices, supporting preventive health and improving quality of life. The campaign focuses on daily dietary practices, particularly balanced sugar consumption and awareness of added sugars in foods and beverages. It also emphasizes reading and understanding nutrition labels to help consumers compare products and choose those…

Nintex, a global leader in process management and workflow automation, recently reaffirmed its commitment to building a long-term partner ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, as the Kingdom’s Year of Artificial Intelligence drives growing demand for automation and orchestration across regulated industries. The announcement comes as Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has declared 2026 the Year of Artificial Intelligence, backed by a national AI investment pipeline exceeding $100 billion. The Kingdom has built a full sovereign AI stack, from national compute and data infrastructure through to homegrown models such as HUMAIN’s Arabic first ALLaM, giving organisations across government and enterprise the tools…

BEIRUT — At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, amid an escalation in attacks despite a US-brokered framework agreement. The ministry’s Emergency Operations Center said two people were killed and two others injured in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, while eight people, including a woman and a girl, were wounded in the Al-Rahibat neighborhood of Nabatieh. In Arab Salim, two women were killed and six people, including two girls, were injured. Four women were also wounded in Kfar Remman, the ministry said. Lebanon’s National News Agency…

TAIZ — Yemeni government forces said Sunday they inflicted “heavy losses” on the Houthis during fierce clashes in the southwestern province of Taiz. The government-aligned National Resistance Forces said its troops were engaged in intense fighting with Houthi forces in the Al-Kadhah sector in western Taiz. The forces said the Houthis suffered “heavy losses” in the clashes but did not provide details on casualties or equipment losses. The Al-Kadhah front is considered strategically important because it lies along a route linking Taiz with the Red Sea port city of Mokha. The fighting comes amid a broader escalation between government forces…