The conference had a massive global convergence of talent and ideas, attracting over 75,000 registrations from testers, developers, engineering leaders, AI/ML engineers, and community members from the software testing and development community across 120+ countries. The event saw outstanding engagement, with 10,000+ attendees, underscoring the critical importance of the topics and the conference’s role as an essential forum for the world’s top engineering talent.

New partnerships will support international presence in mining, defense, healthcare, industrial and government markets. VVater APME is a partnership formed between VVater and Ecosafe International, a regionally recognised water risk management and water stewardship consultancy, which supports organisations to navigate their water journey through governance, assurance, risk reduction and practical innovation. VVater APME will operate with dedicated sector exclusivity in Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

The School of Cyber Defense Competition 2026, in collaboration with the Dubai Electronic Security Center, invites university students aged 17 and above across the UAE to participate in a team format competition focused on real-world incidents and solutions. The live final will take place on 18 September 2026 at GISEC Global, Dubai Exhibition Centre, with a prize pool of AED 20,000. The competition aims to provide practical experience and mentorship to develop the UAE’s next generation of cybersecurity talent. More information and registration details can be found at https://scd.techfirm.ae/.

Huawei OceanStor Data Storage leverages a high-efficiency and unified AI data platform, excellent capacity density and energy efficiency, and future-proof data resilience to comprehensively meet the diverse needs of enterprise use cases.

Al Dahra Agriculture Trading and Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities have launched a five-year agreement for wheat supply valued at up to US$500 million. This deal transitions a 2023 financing plan into a functional import framework for Egypt. Al Dahra will deliver imported wheat to GASC, with funding provided by the Abu Dhabi Exports Office. The arrangement formalizes the process for purchases under that existing financial program. UAE-backed financing supports a five-year wheat supply program for Egypt.

Wildfires across northeastern Algeria have resulted in at least 12 fatalities and left 54 people injured, according to officials Wednesday night. The casualties include five deaths in Jijel, four in Bejaia, and three in Tizi Ouzou, Interior Minister Said Sayoud confirmed. Among the injured, six individuals remain in critical condition, receiving intensive care for burns. The fires expanded across multiple provinces amid a severe heatwave impacting Algeria and other parts of North Africa.

CEPI’s funding will advance the Bundibugyo vaccine candidate through preclinical development and into an early-stage clinical trial to assess the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine candidate. The study in humans, known as a Phase 1 trial, is expected to take place in Africa.

LG Electronics has launched its annual ‘Summer Survivors’ Back-to-School campaign across the GCC region, offering promotional savings of up to 30 per cent across key product categories. The campaign plays on the bittersweet back-to-school moment, celebrating parents as they regain their daily structure, enjoy a little peace and quiet, and reclaim personal time for themselves. LG invites parents to reward themselves with long-awaited home tech upgrades—from immersive Smart TVs to time-saving washing machines and kitchen appliances.

Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, ranked No. 1 globally in shipments of TVs 100 inches and above in H1 2026, according to Omdia, accounting for a 55.1% market share. The result reflects demand for larger, more immersive screens and Hisense’s ability to bring premium big-screen experiences into more homes. Building on this leadership, Hisense is putting the viewing experience first, turning display technology into more immersive, lifelike experiences. The UR9 Series advances RGB MiniLED technology by independently controlling red, green and blue light at the backlight source, delivering richer colors, deeper contrast and greater detail, so movies feel more cinematic, sports more vivid and every scene truer to life.

Mitrade is sponsoring the World Snooker Tour (WST) for the 2026/27 season, aligning its brand with a sport built on composure and sustained focus under pressure. Snooker demands discipline and total concentration from a player facing a shifting table — qualities that reflect the broker’s advocacy for responsible, informed trading. This global partnership lands as Mitrade’s growth accelerates. Since January 2026, the group reports that active trading clients increased 54% year on year, while the number of trades rose 79% and total lots traded grew 148%. The WST sponsorship provides Mitrade with a platform to engage with its growing community of traders and snooker fans and strengthen brand awareness across multiple markets.”The World Snooker Tour is a prestigious platform with a global following, and we are proud to support its reach,” said Kevin Lai, Vice President of Mitrade Group. “The sport reflects qualities we value. Thoughtful decision-making, discipline, and respect for risk. It reinforces our responsible growth and commitment to helping traders understand markets, and we look forward to a relationship with WST’s community.””We are delighted to welcome Mitrade to the World Snooker Tour,” said Peter Wright, Chief Commercial Officer of WST. “This is a significant partnership with a dynamic global brand, and we are excited about working together across our European events. We look forward to seeing Mitrade become a prominent part of

The “Red Gold from Europe” promotional campaign is proud to announce its participation at the upcoming The Saudi Food Show 2026 (Jeddah Superdome – 27/29 September 2026). This exciting initiative aims to showcase the outstanding quality, safety, and versatility of Italian and EU canned tomatoes, celebrating their essential role and versatility in both everyday and gourmet cooking. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to join our daily cooking sessions, demonstrating creative ways to incorporate these high-quality ingredients into a variety of delicious dishes.

TruKKer is MENA’s largest digital freight network and the partnership will see TruKKer migrate its platform to Tencent Cloud’s Saudi Arabia region and adopt CodeBuddy, Tencent’s AI-powered coding assistant as a strategic initiative to transform its DevOps practices and operations. The agreement, announced as Tencent Cloud is set to take part in LEAP 2026, marks the latest milestone in Tencent Cloud’s deepening commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.

MBC GROUP, the leading media and entertainment conglomerate in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”), today unveiled ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’, the debut title from MBC Game Studio (“MGS”), at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. An Arabian fantasy action-adventure inspired by the rich storytelling traditions of One Thousand and One Nights, ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’ introduces players to a handcrafted world combining exploration, large-scale combat and cooperative gameplay. Built for up to three players with drop-in, drop-out co-op, the game features both ground and aerial traversal, including a signature flying carpet system that allows players to explore its world and take on large-scale mystical creatures together.

Seclore and Glean Partner to Bring Context-Aware, Persistent Sensitivity and Security Controls to the Enterprise The integration combines Glean’s enterprise AI platform and enterprise data with Seclore ARMOR’s Data Security Intelligence layer – giving regulated organizations context-aware sensitivity classification and the remediation controls to act on it.

As Asia continues to drive the next chapter of global economic growth, the question facing governments, industry and investors is no longer whether energy demand will grow, but how the world will deliver the secure, affordable and sustainable energy needed to power that future. Across the region, industrial expansion, urbanisation, electrification, digitalisation and the rapid growth of artificial intelligence are creating new opportunities for businesses, communities and economies. Behind every new factory, data centre, transport network and home is a growing need for reliable energy, making Asia the centre of gravity for the global energy sector.

Marking a decade of convening the global philanthropic community, this year’s forum is themed “Leaping for Impact”, bringing together global leaders from the sports, philanthropic, academic, business, social and government sectors. Drawing inspiration from the world’s leading sports and top athletes, PBC 2026 will explore how qualities essential to success in sport – discipline, focus, resilience and teamwork – can drive enduring, tangible social change.

In July 2026, South Korea welcomed more than 2 million international tourists as inbound travel figures continued to surpass pre-pandemic levels. The Korea Tourism Organization reported a total of 2,093,223 foreign visitors for the month. This number reflects a 20.8% increase from the 1,733,199 visitors recorded in July 2025. Furthermore, it represents 144.6% of the visitor count from July 2019, prior to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to global travel.

The collaboration will initially focus on two areas: working to bring HUMAIN’s ALLAM models to Microsoft’s AI ecosystem and bringing together HUMAIN’s AI experts with Microsoft’s Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to work directly with organizations to support the identification, development and deployment of high-value AI solutions across Microsoft technologies.

Fridays, and Sundays are designated as G9 0628 for departures from Sharjah at 8:15 a.m. and G9 0629 for return flights from Gdansk at 1:05 p.m. All times are local. Gdansk will become Air Arabia’s fourth Polish destination from Sharjah, with plans to add four weekly flights to Katowice on Dec. 17, 2026. The new route enhances the airline’s European network, providing travelers in the Pomeranian region with a direct link to the UAE.

KARTY LLC, Qatar’s leading digital wallet and payment startup, has received Visa’s FinTech Innovation Award, recognizing its work to advance digital payments and money management services in Qatar. The award follows KARTY’s launch of Qatar’s first Visa card provided by a licensed fintech, marking an important step for the company as it moves from product development to serving the public. Customers can open an account, load funds into their wallet, and use the Visa card to make payments around the world, wherever Visa is accepted.