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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday the United Arab Emirates was experiencing strong economic growth, with overall real GDP projected to grow by about 4% this year, higher than earlier estimates. The IMF had projected GDP growth for the Gulf oil exporter at 3.5% in 2024 in its most recent Regional Economic Outlook report, published in April. In its latest Article IV end of mission statement, the IMF’s delegation noted that economic growth in the UAE was broad based, and driven by solid domestic activity in sectors such as tourism, construction and financial services. Stay up to date…

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including “starvation”, “wilful killing”, and “extermination and/or murder.” Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Palestinian civilian population pursuant to State policy. These crimes, in our assessment,…

Worldwide K9 Academy (WWK9), a global leader in canine security training marked a grand presence at the International Exhibition for National Security & Resilience (ISNR) 2024, where it emphasised the need for advanced tech to enhance the effectiveness, safety, and overall performance of canine units in various tasks such as search and rescue, detection of illicit substances, and apprehension of criminal suspects. “Integrating advanced security technology into our canine units isn’t just about staying ahead of the curve; it’s about ensuring our teams have every advantage possible to protect lives and uphold safety standards. By merging cutting-edge innovations with the…

“أندلسية كورت يارد” تطلق مبادرة اجتماعية لتجمع ساكني عقاراتها دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، الاثنين 20 مايو 2024: نظمت شركة “أندلسية كورت يارد”، إحدى شركات التطوير العقاري البارزة، احتفالية خاصة جمعت خلالها سكان عقاراتها في مبادرة اجتماعية جديدة ونوعية تهدف إلى تعريف الجيران بعضهم البعض وتعزيز العلامة التجارية للشركة. وتعليقًا على المبادرة، قال صالح طباخ، الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة “أندلسية كورت يارد”، إن الشركة تحرص على توفير تجربة سكنية فريدة تعزز من خلالها تقوية روابط الجيرة كونها منبع من منابع الخير والفضيلة بهدف تعزيز انتماء العملاء لمشروعات الشركة، ليكونوا بعد ذلك مصدر الدعاية الأول والترويج للمشروعات المستقبلية. وأضاف طباخ، أن الشركة تستهدف…

Delta is a popular iOS game emulator, but it ran into a small problem with its logo recently. The app developer claims that Adobe threatened legal action against it if it didn’t change the logo, so it did — by doing the bare minimum. The latest update, 1.5.4, released on May 17, and the version history notes on the Apple App Store highlight the change. While the update also added a “revised context menu for games,” the big thing is clearly the “new icon to avoid legal trouble.” “Adobe threatened legal action unless we changed our app icon — so…

UAEV, the first electric vehicle (EV) charging network fully owned by the government, has been officially launched in Abu Dhabi with a network covering all seven emirates. The joint venture between the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) and Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE) aims to install 100 charging units by the end of this year and scale it to 1,000 by 2030. The initiative expects to reduce 100,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2030, which is equivalent to planting 1.8 million trees. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. UAEV will offer…

Indian police on Monday detained an ineligible 17-year-old for voting eight times for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, as rivals screamed voter fraud in the ongoing national polls. The Election Commission of India suspended poll officials and ordered a fresh vote at the polling station after the excited minor’s video of himself voting for the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), went viral. “This is the second vote,” the boy says, smiling into his phone’s camera after pressing the electronic voting machine button for a BJP candidate in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state and a political bellwether. “Now…

Adnoc announced on Monday its first strategic investment in the US, with the acquisition of a 11.7 per cent stake in Phase 1 (Trains 1-3) of NextDecade Corporation’s Rio Grande LNG, a leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project located in Texas. The deal is expected to produce a less carbon-intensive LNG. Additionally, Adnoc and NextDecade announced that they have entered into a 20-year LNG offtake agreement from RGLNG Train 4. The Phase 1 RGLNG equity stake has been acquired through an investment vehicle of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), one of the world’s premier infrastructure investors. Adnoc acquired a portion…

As the fifth phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections kickstarted on Monday morning, several celebrities from Bollywood stepped out to cast their votes in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. Actor RajKummar Rao was among the early voters. After casting his vote at his designated polling booth in Mumbai, Rajkummar talked about the role of a responsible citizen while speaking to the media. “It is a big responsibility towards our country, we should vote. Through us, if people can get influenced then, of course, that’s the biggest thing that we can do to make people aware of the importance…

Manchester City’s insatiable appetite for trophies spells bad news for any club hoping to break the stranglehold Pep Guardiola’s side continue to have on English football. Admirably, Arsenal pushed them very close this season but once again the sight of Guardiola’s players cavorting with the Premier League trophy was the abiding image of the final day. City’s 3-1 victory over West Ham United on Sunday took them to a place not even the great Liverpool side of the 1980s and Manchester United team of the late 1990s and 2000s inhabited. A fourth successive English league title is unprecedented and the…