A Shared Journey: Two Doctors, One Fight Against Lupus

On World Lupus Day, NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah shares a story told through the lens of a doctor who suffers from lupus and her treating specialist, two very personal perspectives that bring this complex condition into clearer focus. For Dr Enas Mustafa, a resident doctor at NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah, life in medicine has always […]

UAE-Based The Black Box Announces Project Pipeline Exceeding USD 10 Million Following Participation at Make it in the Emirates 2026

Six-year-old UAE technology and manufacturing company strengthens its position as an emerging regional player in AI-driven industrial innovation and enterprise technologies The Black Box, a UAE-based technology and manufacturing company, announced an estimated project pipeline exceeding USD 10 million following its first participation at Make it in the Emirates 2026, one of the country’s leading […]

Inside the story of 007: ‘You can be any Bond you want’

If you want to tell the tale of a young James Bond, you first need to pick which James Bond he’s going to grow into. This was the task handed to Hitman developer IO Interactive, the studio taking digital custody of the spy in 007 First Light, Bond’s first video game in almost 15 years. So […]

NACHO trade bets on prolonged oil shock as Hormuz stays shut

Move over TACO trade. Traders now have a new acronym for a market increasingly skeptical that the Strait of Hormuz crisis will end anytime soon: NACHO. The shorthand “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens” has emerged on trading desks and among market commentators to describe growing skepticism that repeated remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about […]

Conjoined Twins Fast Facts

Here is a look at conjoined twins. Conjoined twins are physically connected to one another at some point on their bodies. Conjoined twins occur once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births, according to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. About 70% of conjoined twins are female. Conjoined twins are identical – they are the same sex. According […]

Some 1,500 ships trapped in Gulf due to Iran-US conflict: IMO

Around 1,500 ships and their crews are trapped in the Gulf due to the Iranian blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) chief said in Panama Thursday. The war in the Middle East, unleashed February 28 by Israel and the United States against Iran, provoked reprisals from Tehran across the […]

UAE’s air defences respond to threats from Iran

With West Asia already on edge following a US strike on an Iranian oil tanker and President Trump’s ultimatum to Tehran to accept a peace framework or face fresh military action, May 8th brought a new wave of escalation. Fresh blasts were reported near strategic locations close to the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media […]

Do your lungs regenerate after quitting smoking?

It used to be thought that the lungs couldn’t regenerate,” says Dr Charlotte Dean, head of the lung development and disease group at Imperial College London. “But we know now that’s not the case. Broadly speaking, they can repair when you quit smoking.” Smoking is in effect damaging your lungs, Dean says, and the lungs have a substantial capacity […]

Makkah deputy governor launches 10 road projects

Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz inaugurated 10 vital road projects in the region, with a total cost of SAR553 million and a combined length of 109 kilometers. The inauguration took place during a meeting attended by Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Board of the […]

Iran doesn’t have ‘kamikaze dolphins

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a briefing Tuesday shut down the idea that Iran could weaponize marine mammals in the Strait of Hormuz as he fielded a question about the potential use of “kamikaze dolphins” in the war with Iran. Experts say the idea isn’t as far-fetched as it may seem. Several countries, including the U.S., have a history of […]