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The UAE is tipped to come off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list” on February 23 after nearly two years, signifying the country’s impressive progress in addressing shortcomings in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) measures. The impending delisting promises broader economic benefits including a major fillip to the investment landscape of the Arab world’s second largest economy. It will boost investor confidence in the UAE’s financial system, potentially attracting more capital inflows to funds managed within the jurisdiction, analysts said. For asset managers and fund managers considering the jurisdiction, this development could have several positive…

A 51-year-old man was found to have five chambers in the heart, a rare condition, when he complained of chest pain. This condition was detected in the patient at Aster Hospital, Mankhool upon thorough medical investigation. Known as cor triatriatum sinister – this condition is a rare anomaly that results in a heart with three atria (upper chambers of the heart, most people have two atria). This rare condition occurs in 0.004 per cent of the general population and in 0.1 to 0.4 percent of all congenital heart anomalies. Cor triatriatum sinister is an extremely rare congenital anomaly where the…

Gulf Medical University’s Foundation &Pathway to Medicine Program, Offering Access to Medical Studies in Poland, Italy, Ghana, Malaysia, Egypt, UK, US The Pathway Medicine Program, accredited by the higher education department, offers three years of pre-clinical study at Gulf Medical University in the UAE, followed by three years of medical & clinical studies in Poland, Italy, Ghana, Malaysia, Egypt, the UK, and the US. The University of London Medical Foundation Program and Upper Austria International Foundation Program at Gulf Medical University offers Gateway to Admissions in Premier International Institutes in UK, Austria and Germany. Celebrating 25 years of operation in…

If you’re going to be away from work on vacation, a leave of absence, or something similar, you may want to set up out-of-office in Microsoft Outlook. This is an automatic reply that lets others know that you’re away and won’t be responding for a particular time period. The nice thing about automatic replies like this in Outlook is that you can schedule them for the timeframe you need. If you prefer, you can also turn the feature on and off manually. Here’s how to set up out of office messages in Outlook on Windows, Mac, and the web. How…

Doctors in the UAE highlight one in four couples decides to put off having children initially. They emphasised while the country has traditionally had larger families, societal shifts, economic pressures, and changing lifestyle preferences have contributed to a decline in fertility rates and a tendency towards delayed childbearing. Dr Amal Hassan Abddelaziz, head of obstetrics and gynaecology, Thumbay University Hospital Ajman said, “One in four couples decide to put off having children in order to concentrate on developing their professions or obtaining financial security. However, delaying parenting might result in difficulties conceiving and a greater need for assisted reproductive technologies…

South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said on Tuesday. The elections are expected to be the most competitive since the end of the apartheid system. Political analysts widely predict that the governing African National Congress (ANC) party will lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994, with record power cuts, poor service delivery and high levels of unemployment among voter complaints. South Africans will elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the country’s nine provinces before the National Assembly elects the president.…

Dubai property market has a long way to go and the next major growth driver would be Chinese investors, said Hussain Sajwani, chairman of Damac Properties. “Dubai property market has a bright future and a long way to go, especially in the luxury segment where lands are scarce. Luxury property prices are skyrocketing because demand is there, but the biggest challenge is the supply of the land is very limited,” Sajwani said. The billionaire added that Dubai is benefiting from regional and global safety and security and low taxes, hence, there has been` an influx of top talent and businessmen…

Former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput has been appointed head coach of the UAE men’s team for three years, replacing Pakistan’s Mudassar Nazar. Rajput’s first assignment with the side will be the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series against Scotland and Canada, being hosted in the UAE from February 28. It will be followed by a three-match T20I series against Scotland at home next month. The 62-year-old Rajput’s appointment comes in the backdrop of UAE failing to make it to the T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and the USA this year. “UAE has emerged as…

OPSWAT Invests $10 Million in Scholarship Learning Program to Help Close Cybersecurity Skills Gap Courses to be made available through the scholarship program to increase the number of certified critical infrastructure protection (CIP) professionals Dubai, UAE – February21, 2024 – OPSWAT, a global leader inperimeter defense cybersecurity solutions for critical environments, announced that it is launching a $10 million scholarship program to offeressential CIP training courses. This initiative is designed to address the increasing demand for certified cybersecurity professionals, particularly within critical infrastructure industries. ICS2 estimates in its 2023 Cybersecurity Workforce Studythat 4 million cybersecurity professionals are needed globally, marking…

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…