A fire broke out at a factory in Abu Dhabi's ICAD III Musaffah industrial zone on the afternoon of Tuesday 8 September. Teams from Abu Dhabi Police and the Civil Defence Authority attended the scene; no casualty or damage figures have been released. Read more →

ADCB has launched TouchPoints Flex, a Jaywan-powered digital card that converts loyalty points into direct spending power at any UAE merchant. The product removes the merchant restrictions and redemption steps that limit most conventional reward programmes. Read more →

Wego data shows searches for trips of four nights or fewer from Kuwait rose 40% for September compared with August, with Bahrain recording the sharpest growth at 38%. Domestically, hotel searches within Kuwait climbed 53% year-on-year across July and August. Read more →

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Houthi strikes on four of its southern cities that injured 73 civilians, warning the Kingdom will use all means permitted under international law to defend its territory. Riyadh also called on the international community to enforce relevant UN Security Council resolutions and demanded an immediate halt to Red Sea shipping attacks. Read more →

Dubai's maritime sector now counts 8,415 registered vessels, more than 14,000 companies, and professionals from 116 nationalities, according to the Dubai Maritime Authority. The sector is backed by 20 marinas and 4,214 berths across roughly 72 km of coastline. Read more →

Dubai's Executive Council has released a 20-year progress summary marking Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's chairmanship since September 2006. GDP has doubled to AED 937 billion over the period, non-oil foreign trade has exceeded AED 3 trillion, and the emirate holds top global rankings across investment, finance, and urban quality. Read more →

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi in the Saadiyat Cultural District, touring its collections of rare meteorites and fossils. He described museum investment as an investment in humanity's future and pointed to the sector as evidence of the UAE's growing cultural ambition. Read more →

Fuze Finance has received approval from Swiss supervisory body SO-FIT to operate as a regulated financial intermediary in Switzerland, its first Western European market. The UAE-based crypto infrastructure provider is targeting the estimated four in five Swiss banks that have yet to establish a regulated crypto offering. Read more →