Abu Dhabi's wastewater surveillance system has detected a rare genetic variant of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungal pathogen classified by the WHO as critical priority. The finding, published in Nature Portfolio's Communications Medicine, is described as the first known regional detection of Clade VI through environmental surveillance. Read more →

Sharjah's real estate market generated AED 46.8 billion in the first nine months of 2026, a 5.6% increase on the same period last year. Total transactions rose 14% to 91,560, with residential units accounting for more than 80% of sales activity. Read more →

The Dubai Maritime Authority has introduced Circular No. 35 of 2026, setting a unified framework for leisure anchoring and recreational mooring buoys across Dubai's waters. The rules apply to vessel owners, operators, marinas, and service providers, with the authority monitoring compliance. Read more →

Netflix has secured exclusive rights to broadcast all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2030 in Spain and Andorra, covering the centenary edition of the tournament hosted across Spain, Morocco and Portugal. The deal extends Netflix's wider FIFA partnership, which also includes the Women's World Cup in the US and Canada in 2027 and 2031. Read more →

A teacher in Abu Dhabi has been sentenced to two years in prison and deported from the UAE after being convicted of assaulting four students. The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court also ordered payment of court fees; no further details about the case were disclosed. Read more →

Anthropic has warned that small AI models may be capable of self-replicating across poorly secured IoT devices by the end of this year. Unlike conventional malware, such agents could assess unfamiliar hardware independently, with no central point for a shutdown. Read more →

The Misk Global Forum 2026 has been officially cancelled by the Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation. The event had been scheduled for November 11–12 in Riyadh, with no reason given for the decision. Read more →

Travog has partnered with Mastercard to launch a corporate travel and expense card for SMEs, integrating payments directly with its booking, approval and reporting platform. The product targets organisations in the GCC and APAC looking to gain real-time visibility over travel spend rather than reconciling costs after the fact. Read more →