Dubai’s development market continues to expand at pace, while also demonstrating a level of stability that is helping sustain long-term growth. Strong investor confidence, clear regulation, advanced infrastructure, and market continuity are giving the sector a solid foundation even as project volume rises.
Continue reading 5 ways Dubai’s project boom is reshaping the development cycleDaman Investments and Allianz Global Investors Sign MoU to Introduce Target-Driven Investment Options to the Daman Investments End-of-Service Program
Dubai, UAE, Daman Investments (PSC), a leading asset manager in the UAE, has signed an MoU with Allianz Global Investors (“AllianzGI”), one of the world’s leading active asset managers, to collaborate on offering risk-based investment options as part of the MOHRE-approved Daman Investments End-of-Service Program.
This initiative will expand the existing program, which currently provides a capital-protected savings solution for end-of-service benefits, by introducing additional investment options designed to give employees greater choice in how their savings are managed.
Continue reading Daman Investments and AllianzGI Collaborate on End-of-Service SolutionsMore than 1,000 athletes expected to participate from across the UAE and beyond
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates –April 20, 2026: Special Olympics UAE has announced the UAE Games 2026, set to take place in Abu Dhabi in June, marking the second edition of the Games and featuring international delegations for the first time.
The program will open with Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions on 3 June, held in collaboration with Wellfit Gymnastics Academy at Circle Mall, Dubai. The official UAE Games will then take place from 6 to 10 June, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC Abu Dhabi) and Zayed Sports City – Khalifa International Bowling Center.
More than 1,000 athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities, students of determination, unified partners, coaches, technical staff, and supervisory teams from across the UAE are expected to participate. The UAE Games 2026 will feature international participation, with delegations from Special Olympics Morocco competing in 7-a-side football and Special Olympics Malta taking part in bocce and bowling.
The sports program includes a range of disciplines, including men’s basketball, 3×3 women’s basketball, 7-a-side football, badminton, powerlifting, bocce, and bowling, in addition to the Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), reflecting the continued expansion of the Games and the diversity of sports offered.
Reflecting the strength of national collaboration in supporting and empowering People of Determination, the UAE Games 2026 are supported by a number of strategic partners. These include the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC Abu Dhabi), Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Abu Dhabi Maritime, Aldar Properties, ADNOC, Special Olympics Middle East and North Africa, the Ministry of Sports, and the National Olympic Committee, in addition to several sports federations, clubs, and academies.
Continue reading Special Olympics UAE to Hold UAE Games 2026 in JuneMedcare saves a man’s colon without an open surgery after a massive tumour engulfs 75% of his intestine
Dubai, April 20th, 2026: In an extraordinary advancement in medicine that has the potential to transform colon cancer treatments in the future, a group of experts at Medcare Royal Hospital in Al Qusais has successfully prevented a man from having his colon removed due to a large tumour, all without making any external cuts. The patient, who was originally recommended to have an extensive open surgery that would have resulted in a permanent loss of part of his bowel, left the hospital just days later with his organ completely intact, thanks to an innovative minimally invasive endoscopic procedure carried out by Dr. Mohamed Abdelhafez, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital.
Continue reading How Medcare’s Advanced Procedure Saved a Colon from SurgeryWSO2 Launches API Platform to Make Enterprise APIs Agent-Ready Without Vendor Lock-In
Dubai, UAE, April 2026 – WSO2, announced general availability of its API Platform, an open, modular platform uniquely aimed at controlling both traditional APIs and new AI assets, such as AI models, MCP servers, and prompts, from a single control plane. With organizations accelerating the adoption of AI and autonomous agents, the WSO2 API Platform enables them to securely expose, manage, and monetize their digital assets while maintaining control over cost, usage, and risk.
Enterprises today face a dual mandate: prepare legacy APIs for agentic consumption while ensuring shadow AI doesn’t put the company’s assets at risk. This shift has introduced new risks around AI governance, cost control, and data protection that traditional API management tools were not designed to handle.
Continue reading WSO2 API Platform: Empowering Enterprise API Management
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