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Several motorists have been arrested for driving recklessly and illegally racing on a public road in Fujairah. The drivers, who risked their lives and endangered the lives of other road users, had also caused a traffic accident and were later apprehended by the Fujairah Police General Command. The Traffic and Patrol Administration closely investigated the incident in the Al Sodah region and identified the drivers involved in the reckless racing. During the examination of surveillance footage, it was revealed that one vehicle lost control, swerved off the road, spun, and collided with a rail barrier. Stay up to date with…

Pakistan announced changes to its cricket selection committee on Sunday, an effort to improve results ahead of this year’s Twenty20 World Cup, including making the captain and head coach part of the process. The seven-member committee was announced by newly elected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi in a press conference in Lahore. “We have reorganised the selection committee with seven members but the different thing is that there will be no chairman,” Naqvi said, adding that each member would have “equal powers”. “We hope to get better results with our team” following the changes, he said. Former captain…

Spending on IT security products and services in the Middle East and Africa, excluding Israel, will grow 10.3 per cent year on year in 2024 to reach $6.2 billion, driven by major initiatives underway in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. A forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) indicates that this figure will reach $8.4 billion in 2027, representing a compound annual growth rate of 12 per cent over the 2023–2027 forecast period. Stricter compliance regulations are being introduced across the region, with major initiatives underway in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Accordingly, the sector is expected to spend more…

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap left everyone surprised with his Instagram post targeting newcomers on Saturday. In the post, he mentioned that from now on, he will charge money for meeting people “who think they’re creative geniuses.” “I wasted a lot of time trying to help newcomers and mostly ended up with mediocre stuff. So now onwards I don’t want to waste my time with meeting random people who think they’re creative geniuses. So I will now have rates,” he wrote. Kashyap added, “If someone wants to meet me for 10-15 minutes I will charge 1 lac, for half hour 2 lacs…

Doug Watson has come a long way since working on the sidelines and overseeing the ambulance service during the inaugural Dubai World Cup in 1996. On Saturday, the eight-time UAE champion trainer saddles one of the leading contenders in the 28th running of the $12 million contest – a Kentucky-bred, Kazakhstan-owned and former Russian-trained horse named Kabirkhan. A son of 2016 Dubai World Cup winner California Chrome. Kabirkhan has aced both his starts in Dubai which included an impressive four and a half length victory in the Al Maktoum Challenge (G1) on his last outing. “It’s a pretty good story…

Apple’s iMessage isn’t as universal as some of the best messaging applications, but as a default app, it’s exceedingly popular, and could be considered one of the best Mac apps. It’s an Apple-exclusive app, however, so getting it working somewhere else isn’t easy. Fortunately, though, there are some tricks you can use to get iMessage working on Windows. Here’s how to do it. How to use iMessage on Windows using Phone LinkYou can connect your iPhone with Windows through the Phone Link app, giving you quick and easy access to iMessage from your PC. Keep in mind, iMessages sent on…

The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday that Israeli forces were besieging two hospitals in southern Gaza, days after the army began targeting Hamas in and around the territory’s biggest medical centre. Israel has mounted several raids at and near hospitals in Gaza since the war began last October, claiming that fighters are operating in medical complexes — a charge denied by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Military vehicles approached Nasser and Al Amal hospitals in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis as heavy bombardment and gunfire echoed in the area, the Red Crescent said. Stay up to date with the latest…

Climate transition can increase credit risks and losses for banks in the GCC region, especially in cases where lenders are exposed to high-emitting industries and borrowers that are most vulnerable to the climate transition, a leading global credit rating agency said. Exposure to these high-emitting industries could also damage banks’ reputation, deprive them from access to some funding sources, and increase funding costs and could ultimately weaken their funding profiles if banks rely heavily on external funding, says S&P Global Ratings in its report “GCC banks climate transition journey has only just begun.” Climate-related considerations are becoming part of GCC…

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Pakistan will face a big selection headache after disgraced fast bowler Mohammad Amir announced on Sunday he was coming out of retirement and available for this year’s T20 World Cup, after Pakistan announced changes to its selection process. With a line-up of talented fast bowlers like T20 skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, it will be interesting to see if the 31-year-old Amir can get back into contention for a place in the World Cup team. Amir’s precocious career was halted in 2010 after he along with then-Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and fellow pacer Mohammad Asif…