Kayenat Kalam 
Oracle shed about 21,000 jobs over the past year as it restructured operations and leaned further into artificial intelligence. Oracle cut its global workforce by roughly 21,000 jobs over the past fiscal year, a reduction the company tied in part to its growing use of artificial intelligence. The cloud computing company’s total workforce fell 13% … Read more
Players, journalists and fans flood X with tributes to the late Pakistani cricket reporter. Qamar Ahmed, the veteran Pakistani cricket journalist, broadcaster and former first-class cricketer, passed away in Karachi on Thursday at the age of 88. He had been suffering from a heart ailment and had undergone a procedure earlier this month before being … Read more
Jeff Bezos has predicted that artificial intelligence will cause a labor shortage rather than mass unemployment. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pushed back on fears that artificial intelligence will wipe out large numbers of jobs. Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 17, Bezos argued that AI will bring more jobs than there … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan are reported to be planning a UK visit with their children next month, their first as a family in four years. Prince Harry and his family are set to return to the United Kingdom next month, according to British media reports. CNN reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are … Read more
Turkish Airlines will restart its Istanbul to Abu Dhabi route on July 1, restoring its full UAE network. Turkish Airlines is bringing back its Abu Dhabi service. The National reported that the carrier will resume flights between Istanbul and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport on July 1, completing the restoration of its full UAE network … Read more
Eight Arab and Islamic states have issued a joint statement on incursions at Al-Aqsa Mosque and reaffirmed support for a Palestinian state. The foreign ministers of eight Arab and Islamic states have released a joint statement addressing developments at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied east Jerusalem. According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the statement was … Read more
Analysts expect oil prices to keep easing as the US-Iran deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices fell again on Thursday after the United States and Iran reached an agreement to end their conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and lift US sanctions on Iranian crude. Economy Middle East reported Brent crude down 1.72 … Read more
The UAE ranked first globally in economic performance and fifth overall in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. The UAE has retained its position as the world’s fifth most competitive economy in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. The yearbook, published by the World Competitiveness Center at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, … Read more
Mosquitoes kill more people every year than any other creature, and a warming world is helping them spread. When people picture deadly animals, they tend to think of sharks, lions, or snakes. The real answer is much smaller. The mosquito is the deadliest animal on earth, by a wide margin. The U.S. Centers for Disease … Read more
The UAE’s media industry pulled in billions across gaming and cinema in 2025, new government figures show. The UAE’s media industry had a strong year in 2025. Gaming alone brought in AED 2.7 billion, cinemas cleared more than AED 734 million at the box office, and the government licensed over 15,000 advertisers. The National Media … Read more