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  Heritage festivals coming to Abu Dhabi, from Al Sila to Traditional Handicrafts
From Al Ain to Al Dhafra and Abu Dhabi city, a series of coming festivals will spotlight the UAE’s living traditions – from handicrafts to maritime heritage and large-scale cultural showcases. Together, they capture the breadth of Emirati...
Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process
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  Europe's top 20 hot springs
Sliding into a bathtub after a long day is one of life’s little luxuries – but there’s nothing quite like the restorative high from a dip in a natural thermal pool. From Iceland’s renowned Blue Lagoon to ancient sulfur streams in the Pyrenees,...
    
  Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power secures $10bn clean energy deals in key regions
Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power has secured clean energy deals worth $10 billion as the utility continues to expand its renewables portfolio. The agreements, which involve partnerships, storage, research and technology, will be implemented in the Gulf,...
    
  K-pop singalongs and concert, what to expect at Korea Festival in Abu Dhabi
Korea Festival returns to Abu Dhabi with a two-day celebration at Umm Al Emarat Park on November 7 and 8. In line with the UAE’s Year of Community, the festival's theme for 2025, Connected, aims to bring people from all walks of life together to...
    
  Chelsea will NOT be taken seriously as contenders if they fail to fix glaring issue, writes KIERAN GILL after Blues make a mess of straightforward Carabao Cup win at Wolves
Chelsea cannot be taken seriously until they prove they can play for 90 minutes. Don’t like facing five defenders, ey? Try this on for size, then, Enzo. After Maresca’s comments regarding how much he hates it when opponents surprise him by...
    
  Saudi eVisa
The new KSA Visa platform processes applications in as little as one minute, offering instant eVisas for eligible travellers worldwide. (Representative Image) The Kingdom introduces a faster, simpler, and more inclusive digital visa system...
    
  Gaza War: 2 Years of Devastation and Humanitarian Crisis
Should we really state the facts again, hoping for Third States to finally act to end the genocide in Gaza? Two years into the war, civilians face escalating attacks, repeated displacement orders, and famine. Doctors of the World teams continue to...
The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth
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  UAE 'Visa Runs' explained: How tourists and residents can legally stay longer in the Emirates
A visa run is a fully legal and widely practiced method to extend your stay in the UAE, as long as it's done through the proper channels and within immigration guidelines./ Image: VisaRun.ae TL;DR: Visa runs are a legitimate and convenient way to...
    
  7 Safest Countries For Tourists And 3 To Think Twice About, Crime Statistics Reveal
Imagine stepping off a plane knowing you can explore freely without constantly looking over your shoulder. The 2025 Global Peace Index reveals a continuing decline in global peacefulness, with many key indicators that precede major conflicts...
    
  Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $300 million build, including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks
The White House has released a list of donors for the Trump administration’s new ballroom construction project, following a historic East Wing demolition that began this week. The estimated cost of the 90,000-square-foot build has topped $300...
    
  Meliá Hotels International to manage MiM Hotels
The MiM portfolio comprises six boutique hotels located in premier destinations across Spain – including Sitges, Sotogrande, Mallorca, Ibiza, and Baqueira Beret – as well as in Andorra. Each property reflects Messi’s personal vision of luxury...
    
  OPINION | Stories of arts, culture and science
We often think of the ocean as a vast, unknown entity, separate from land. Yet, the two are deeply connected: water, nutrients, organisms, and energy constantly move between them. Without the sea, there is no land, without land, no sea. This...
Africa Is The World's 'Youngest' Region, Asia The 'Oldest'
The world’s population is aging, but not evenly. While some regions are growing older at an alarming pace, others remain remarkably young. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu maps the median age in every country, showing where...
    
  Saudi Arabia thwarts attempt to smuggle cocaine into Malaysia
Saudi Arabia has stopped a drug trafficking network's attempts to smuggle tonnes of cocaine into Malaysia, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said on Friday. Security officials “contributed, through information it provided to Malaysian Customs to...
    
  Eating disorder struggles resurfaced as mountain bike rider Sammie Maxwell closed in on world title
Silver medallist New Zealand's Samara Maxwell reacts on the podium, 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Warning: This article discusses eating disorders. New Zealand mountain bike rider Sammie Maxwell admits...
    
  Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing as ballroom budget skyrockets
When the first images emerged last Monday of the work that U.S. President Donald Trump is undertaking at the White House to build a new ballroom, the media headlines, lacking detailed plans, only mentioned the demolition of the façade of the East...
Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI
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  Morning Minute: The Worst Best Job
Thursday, October 23, 2025 Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart...