Author: Emirates Insight
Building on their existing partnership, Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and Air Peace, West Africa’s largest airline, have activated a bilateral interline agreement, expanding air connectivity between Africa, the UAE, and London. The agreement offers passengers of both airlines frictionless, single-ticket travel and with through-checked baggage, on select routes, resulting in greater travel comfort and convenience for customers. Beyond the 13 cities in Nigeria* already available for Emirates passengers on Air Peace’s network, the enhanced interline agreement now enables travellers to connect with Banjul in Gambia and Dakar in Senegal, both via Abidjan; and with Freetown in Sierra Leone…
Driven by Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau and part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), the performance represents a 15 per cent year-on-year increase in successful bids, reinforcing Dubai’s competitiveness as a global business events hub aligned with long-term economic priorities. The events secured during 2025 are expected to attract an estimated 272,262 delegates to Dubai through 2029, marking a 29 per cent increase compared to the 209,545 delegates secured in 2024. Beyond delegate volumes, the pipeline is expected to generate direct economic impact across Dubai’s meetings, incentives and conferences segments, while bringing…
ZachXBT claims John “Lick” flaunted wallets tied to more than $90 million suspected thefts, including US government seizure-linked funds. A leaked group chat recording captured a threat actor named “John” screensharing wallet balances and moving millions in crypto, according to findings shared by ZachXBT. The prominent on-chain investigator said John, also known as “Lick,” was caught showing off approximately $23 million in crypto during a heated argument with another threat actor in a chat group. “Band for Band” Gone Wrong The dispute reportedly turned into what cybercrime circles call a “band for band,” where people try to prove who…
The first Australian to qualify as an astronaut under Australia’s space program, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, is the 2026 Australian of the Year. Bennell-Pegg, 41, who has yet to go to space, graduated from Basic Astronaut Training in 2024 as part of a class of six trained by the European Astronaut Centre in Germany. She was the first international candidate to do so. She had been picked for the program from more than 22,500 applicants. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presented the Australian of the Year awards on Sunday night. The Senior Australian of the Year is Professor Henry Brodaty, a pioneer in…
A total of 9,628 new vehicles were delivered during the 2025 calendar year across the Middle East, Africa, Levant and India region, representing one per cent growth compared to the previous year. The iconic Porsche 911 sportscar line recorded a record sales result, accounting for 23 per cent of total regional sales in 2025, compared to a 15 per cent share in 2020. Dr Manfred Bräunl, CEO, Porsche Middle East and Africa, said: “We have been on a consistent growth path over the past five years. Across our diverse region, we are in a strong position for the years ahead.…
This is one of those ONLY IN DUBAI moments. A resident recently shared a video about how she lost her diamond rings in an RTA parking lot, and what happened next left the internet in awe The scenario is already stressful enough, but thankfully, in Dubai nothing’s ever really lost. Here’s what happened: Aksinia Zaytseva parked her car, went about with her day, then came back to realise her diamond rings were lost. Panic mode, obviously. So she did the first thing that came to mind: she called the Dubai police. And within 15 minutes (on the dot) the Police showed…
Dubai Chambers has explored new opportunities to strengthen trade and investment ties with Greece during a series of meetings with public and private sector stakeholders. The discussions took place during an official visit to Athens organised by Dubai Chambers as part of its ongoing efforts to expand economic partnerships and unlock fresh avenues for collaboration across priority industries. The delegation from Dubai was led by H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Dubai Chambers, and included H.E. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers. The visit formed part of the ‘Growth Corridors’ initiative, which aims…
Bitcoin remains in a corrective structure, trading within a broader rising channel while short-term momentum remains weak. The recent price action highlights a critical phase where buyers are attempting to stabilize the market near key demand levels. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC continues to trade within the larger ascending channel that has defined the market structure over recent months. The asset has recently pulled back from the upper half of the channel at $92K and is now hovering near the lower boundary of $86K, where a clear buyers’ base has formed. This zone has…
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AI chatbots are getting better at answering questions, summarizing documents, and solving mathematical equations, but they still largely behave like helpful assistants for one user at a time. They’re not designed to manage the messier work of real collaboration: coordinating people with competing priorities, tracking long-running decisions, and keeping teams aligned over time. Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, thinks closing that gap is the next major frontier for foundation models. The company this week raised a $480 million seed round to build a “central nervous system” for the human-plus-AI economy.…