As travellers increasingly seek convenient and well-planned travel experiences, Ahlan Jordan, Jordan’s first national digital platform dedicated to inbound tourism, offers a new way to explore the Kingdom through a single gateway for planning and booking travel. Bringing together curated travel packages and essential travel services in one place, the platform enables travellers from key Arab and regional markets to browse and book complete journeys with greater ease and confidence.

APIC delivers 55% EBITDA growth in the first half of 2026, reaching USD 44 million. Revenues reached USD 688.2 million, EBITDA increased by 55%, and profits from operations rose by 53%. Net profits attributable to APIC shareholders grew significantly to approximately USD 6.6 million, with earnings per share rising to USD 0.040. Total assets stood at USD 1.05 billion, total liabilities reached USD 774.2 million, and net equity attributable to APIC shareholders amounted to USD 235.3 million. APIC Chairman and CEO Tarek Aggad cited ongoing economic challenges, including the withholding of Palestinian Authority clearance revenues and external headwinds in Turkey.

Through the USD-denominated FoF, investors can have a single-point diversified exposure to equity-oriented funds, sectoral strategies, fixed income funds, hybrid funds, gold and silver ETFs, index strategies and SIFs, subject to the fund’s mandate. For an NRI in Dubai, Singapore, London, or any other global financial centre, the fund offers the ability to participate in India’s growth through a structure designed specifically for non-resident investors – eligible investors do not separately need to undertake the SEBI FPI registration process.

7 Wonders of Future Cities today marks 77 days until global voting begins on www.7wondersfc.com on 31 October 2026. The day, also known as World Cities Day, will be when the public can start choosing amongst the participating cities and developments, to become historically recognised as the leading representatives of the future of urban life. According to Jean-Paul de la Fuente, Chairman of the 7 Wonders of Future Cities campaign, “Public participation, global visibility and the status of our recognised brand can transform urban vision into a shared cause, and we are seeing this already with motivating engagement from participating cities and developments from all over the world.”

“Agentic AI has led to evolution in the engineering and quality industry,” said Rakesh Sukla, Director of Engineering – Platform and Quality Engineering at Bread Financial and a speaker at the TestMu Conference 2026. “As AI agents take on a bigger share of the engineering workload, the real differentiator is how rigorously we validate what they build. TestMu Conference brings together the practitioners and leaders shaping that discipline, and I look forward to learning from and contributing to this incredible community. Platforms like TestMu Conference are vital; they give us the space to connect, share knowledge, and build the frameworks that will safeguard the AI-powered applications of tomorrow.”

“Coinbase has received a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the FSRA to establish its international tokenization hub in ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the most significant step it has taken yet toward building the infrastructure for a more open, more accessible global financial system. Coinbase has received the license from the FSRA of ADGM, clearing us to arrange deals in investments and provide custody in order to facilitate its launch of tokenized securities.”

The first wave includes senior UAE and Abu Dhabi government leaders alongside top global CEOs, chairpersons, founders, and institutional investors from industry giants such as Allianz SE, DBS Group, Franklin Templeton and Temasek Holdings.

LG Electronics’ InstaView™ refrigerator celebrates the 10th anniversary of its 2016 launch by exceeding 5.3 million units in cumulative global sales. In the UAE, LG offers a wide range of InstaView™ refrigerators across multiple designs and capacities, catering to diverse household needs and modern kitchen lifestyles. LG’s iconic ‘Knock Twice, See Inside’ feature broke convention, offering a blend of user convenience, energy efficiency and aesthetic value that set a new industry standard. LG InstaView™ refrigerators continue to gain traction worldwide, leading the refrigerator category in North America while seeing significant growth across Europe, Asia and Latin America.

STARTRADER today announced the launch of 45 new 24/7 Stock and ETF CFDs, available from Monday through Sunday, 00:00–24:00 (GMT+3 platform time). The new instruments span seven areas: Chinese AI, AI infrastructure, technology, crypto and digital assets, energy, other equities, and ETFs. The launch provides access to a broader range of instruments across regions, sectors, and market themes.

“In her welcome address, Mdm. Farah Deba, Branch Chair of STEP Malaysia, said, ‘Beyond Faraid means faraid is only one part of estate planning. However, this does not mean planning beyond Islamic principles. We come from three different perspectives – where STEP speaks as advisors to families across generations while Labuan IBFC brings the international family wealth and structuring dimension, whereas ASAS brings the core Shariah perspective.'”

GUERNSEY, Channel Islands, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The International Stock Exchange (TISE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX) (NYSE: MIAX), today…

Thierry EHRMANN, Founder of Artprice and CEO of Artmarket.com, and his family have full confidence in the future of Artmarket.com and in the growth of its activities, driven notably by substantial investments dedicated to the development of Artmarket.com’s vertical AI. The expression of support from the Ehrmann family and Groupe Serveur (majority shareholder) for the expansion of Artmarket.com’s business will materialize very shortly through an increase in their shareholding in Artmarket.com via the acquisition of additional Artmarket.com shares. Naturally, all required disclosures will be made to the AMF (French Financial Markets Authority) and online within legal deadlines during authorized trading windows.

Teams can efficiently call open-source models through API on Zettabyte’s NVIDIA H100, H200, B200 and B300 GPUs. Model-as-a-Service on zCLOUD hosts popular open-weight and open-source models, ready to call through an API and run on Zettabyte’s GPUs. NVIDIA H100 is available today, with pricing from US$1.99 per GPU-hour depending on needs and scale. Zettabyte offers three ways to access capacity: Short-Term Capacity, Reserved Clusters, and Private Cloud.

The fund will finance a luxury five-star hotel in Urban Wadi, a destination within the Sports Boulevard project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, the country’s capital, is home to several of these developments, including Sports Boulevard. Extending for more than 135 kilometres across the city, Sports Boulevard will connect sports facilities, public spaces, cultural attractions and entertainment destinations. It aims to encourage active lifestyles, improve access to green spaces and support Riyadh’s development as a more connected and liveable city.

Mach Travel Solutions Limited (BSE: MACHLTD) announced its unaudited Q1 FY27 results with Revenue from Operations at ₹144.33 crore, up 538% YoY, and PAT at ₹6.17 crore, up 307% YoY. The Company also recorded Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of approximately ₹252 crore, reflecting the scale of travel transactions handled across its diversified platform. Mach continues its transformation into a diversified, technology-enabled travel solutions platform spanning various sectors.

Applications are now open for Miss Palestine 2026, inviting Palestinian women from age 18 to 35 years old in Palestine and across the diaspora to take part in a global journey of representation, leadership and cultural pride. Hosted by Nadeen Ayoub, Miss Palestine 2022 to 2025 and the first Palestinian woman to compete at Miss Universe, the 2026 competition marks a new chapter for Palestinian women on the international stage. Guided by the theme “Beauty Beyond Borders,” it brings traditional elegance together with purpose, confidence and meaningful opportunity.

nubia, a highly personalized and lifestyle smartphone brand committed to bringing pro-level gaming to everyone, announced the global rollout of nubia Neo 5 Max, introducing a new PadPhone category that combines the expansive viewing experience of a compact tablet with the portable control of a gaming console. Built around a segment-leading 7.5-inch display, nubia Neo 5 Max brings together pad-level immersion, console-level control, immersive audio-visual feedback and AI-powered gaming assistance in one versatile device for gaming, entertainment and everyday productivity.

The study revealed that corporate communications in the UAE have evolved beyond their traditional role of responding to crises to become a strategic function that shapes the media narrative through transparency, timely responses, and delivering accurate information. It found that 71% of organisations consider rapid response to be the most critical factor in containing crises, while 78% identified misinformation as the greatest communications challenge. In addition, 73% of respondents reported that their organisations had been exposed to misleading content over the past two years, underscoring the importance of having a robust corporate communications system capable of early detection and immediate intervention.

“Fintech Forward, the region’s flagship financial services forum, is set to take place in Bahrain on 7-8 October 2026 at Exhibition World Bahrain. Hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB) and programmed by Forbes Middle East, Fintech Forward 2026 (FF26) is set to convene global thought leaders, leading financial innovators, and policymakers, to examine the most pressing ecosystem challenges that lie ahead, as well as the high-potential investment opportunities that are powering the financial services industry’s next phase of growth in Bahrain, the broader region and beyond.”

Spanning 287,000 square meters, The Ellinikon Sports Park has been designed as an open, accessible destination designed for high-performance and recreational athletes alike, as well as families, tourists, and all Athenians, reinforcing sport, wellness, and public space as defining elements of the project’s vision for a 15-minute city. The park features a completed track and field complex, football pitches, and throwing field, alongside free-play courts for tennis and basketball, athletes’ dorms, flexible recreation areas, and 115,000 square meters of expansive landscaped and open green space.