LONDON, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) — Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) celebrated 25 years of pioneering gene therapy during an anniversary event hosted at the Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children in London. The event brought together a UAE delegation, alongside leading clinicians, researchers, and partners from around the world, to reflect on the life-changing impact of gene therapy and reaffirm a shared commitment to advancing the field.GOSH has been at the forefront of developing and delivering gene therapies, moving the field from the laboratory into life-changing treatments for children and young people. The therapies work by…
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ABU DHABI, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) — G42, the UAE’s leading artificial intelligence and technology holding group, has partnered with UAE Team Emirates-XRG and MET Helmets to unveil a new AI-designed helmet to be worn by the team during Stage 5 of the Tour de France from Lannemezan to Pau.The reveal marks the return of Helmetverse, G42’s global AI-powered design platform, that gives cycling fans the opportunity to create their own helmet designs using simple text prompts.After a debut edition that generated nearly 20,000 designs and reached audiences in 135 countries, Helmetverse will reopen on July 13 at helmetverse.ai and…
It has been a busy few days for World Cup conspiracy theorists.First came the decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban for USMNT’s round-of-16 match against Belgium. That unprecedented act would inevitably have attracted raised eyebrows, but the fact that US President Donald Trump telephoned Fifa president Gianni Infantino to raise objections to the red card immediately sparked speculation about nefarious motives.Then, on Tuesday, Egypt’s controversial 3-2 defeat to Argentina — or Lionel Messi’s Argentina, as they usually referred to — prompted Egypt striker Mostafa Ziko to say the trophy is “directed towards Argentina”.Stay up to date with the latest…
During her flight home from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram on July 1, Indian expat Pooja Rajakumaran was looking forward to catching a short nap. But a few minutes after take-off, there was an announcement from the cabin crew appealing for a doctor or nurse on board.”Is there any doctor or nurse on board?” Pooja sprang into action without a second thought. She unfastened her seat belt and walked towards the cabin crew. “I didn’t stop to think. As a nurse, your instinct is simple — when someone needs help, you go.” That instinct would soon put her face-to-face with a woman…
You might remember him in passing in Rajkummar Rao’s Bhool Chook Maaf and Gram Chikitsalay on Amazon Prime. But his recent role as a brutal rapist and killer in the Amazon Prime series Raakh is what has won him praise all over the world.Meet Akash Makhija, who played the mercurial and angsty Babu fashioned after real life killer Billa of the infamous Billa-Ranga duo, who kidnapped, raped and killed several children in the 1970s in India. Brought to justice and hanged to death eventually, their brutality and violence is still talked about in several web serials and films.Makhija landed the…
Ras Al Khaimah is set to introduce 25,600 new residential units between now and 2030, with apartments accounting for 97 per cent of future supply, property consultancy Cavendish Maxwell said.More than 40 per cent of those units over the next four years will be delivered by RAK Properties, Al Hamra Real Estate and Ellington Properties, with ALDAR, BNW Developments and Source of Fate Properties also among the key developers.In Q1 of this year, the emirate saw 170 homes delivered, with another 1,700 set to enter the market during the remainder of the year. RAK is expected to see a further…
دبي في 8 يوليو/وام/ يشارك منتخب البلياردو في بطولة آسيا لفئتي 9 كرات و10 كرات، التي تستضيفها مدينة هو تشي منه في فيتنام خلال الفترة من 7 إلى 15 يوليو الجاري، بمشاركة نخبة من أبرز لاعبي القارة الآسيوية.يضم منتخب الإمارات اللاعبين محمود شريف وعبدالله جمعة، اللذين يشاركان في منافسات الفئتين.وأوضح اتحاد الإمارات لألعاب البليارد أن المشاركة تأتي ضمن برنامجه الهادف إلى تعزيز حضور المنتخبات الوطنية في الاستحقاقات القارية، وإتاحة الفرصة للاعبين لاكتساب المزيد من الخبرات الفنية من خلال الاحتكاك بأفضل لاعبي آسيا، بما يسهم في دعم جاهزيتهم للاستحقاقات المقبلة وتمثيل الدولة بصورة مشرفة. المصدر – وكالة أنباء الإمارات
KUALA LUMPUR, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Education and Book Culture, and former President of the International Publishers Association (IPA), called for expanding access to books and strengthening reading cultures as publishers embrace innovation and emerging technologies.Delivering a keynote address titled “Reading for Literacy” at the IPA World Congress 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, held under the theme “Publishing Intelligence: Sustaining Forward”, H.H. Sheikha Bodour explored how publishing can harness innovation and emerging technologies while upholding its responsibility to broaden access to books and build reading cultures.Drawing on decades of engagement with…
كوالالمبور في 8 يوليو/ وام/ وجهت سمو الشيخة بدور بنت سلطان القاسمي، سفيرة النوايا الحسنة للتعليم وثقافة الكتاب لدى اليونسكو، الرئيسة السابقة للاتحاد الدولي للناشرين، دعوة للناشرين حول العالم، لجعل تعزيز القراءة وقضية محو الأمية محوراً أساسياً في التحولات التي يقودها الذكاء الاصطناعي، مؤكدة أن مستقبل صناعة النشر لا يرتبط فقط بالقدرة على إنتاج المزيد من المحتوى، وإنما بضمان وصول الكتب إلى عدد أكبر من القراء وإتاحة المعرفة أمام شرائح أوسع من المجتمعات.جاء ذلك خلال الكلمة الرئيسة التي ألقتها في المؤتمر العالمي للاتحاد الدولي للناشرين 2026، الذي استضافته العاصمة الماليزية كوالالمبور تحت شعار “ذكاء النشر: الاستدامة نحو المستقبل”، حيث حملت…
DUBAI, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) – The UAE attracted US$ 48.3 billion (AED 177.3 billion) in inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, marking a fourth consecutive year of record inflows and a 6% increase year-on-year. The country now ranks 9th globally among destinations for FDI, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report.His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stated: “According to the latest World Investment Report, the UAE continues to solidify its status as a global destination for investment…