This strategic partnership represents a significant milestone in Bank al Etihad’s regional growth journey, expanding its footprint beyond Jordan and Iraq and positioning the Bank within one of the world’s leading international financial centers. The new bank will operate under a Category 1 banking license within ADGM, providing a robust platform for serving regional and international clients and companies conducting business across markets outside the UAE mainland. The new bank will provide an integrated platform through which Bank al Etihad can facilitate cross-border business, support transactions across its target markets, and develop relationships with new corporate, institutional and high-net-worth clients.
The 140th Canton Fair will open on October 15, bringing together a new generation of AI-powered robotics solutions. As AI becomes a standard feature across industries, competition is shifting from whether products use AI to how effectively they use it to solve real-world challenges. AI Brings Intelligent Companionship to Home and Eldercare. In home and elderly care settings, AI transforms robots from single-function executors into intelligent companions, capable of emotional interaction and health monitoring for users of all ages.
Fruit Attraction 2026 will provide importers, distributors and industry operators from the Middle East with a unique opportunity to connect with producers and suppliers from Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia, facilitating new business partnerships and access to strategic sourcing and export markets. Internationalization will remain one of the key pillars of Fruit Attraction 2026. The International Buyers Program, developed in collaboration with Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ICEX Spain Trade and Investment and FEPEX, will facilitate the attendance of 700 major buyers, importers, distributors and purchasing decision-makers from more than 50 countries, generating thousands of high-value business meetings throughout the three-day event.
The collaboration combines DisplayNote Launcher with Horion interactive flat panel displays (IFPDs) to create an integrated meeting-room solution that makes meetings simpler and more intuitive. With DisplayNote Launcher, users can access supported conferencing applications, room calendars and frequently used tools directly from the Horion display. Meeting schedules can be displayed within the Launcher interface, while one-touch access to meetings helps users start or join calls with fewer steps.
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® was awarded the prestigious Customer Experience Excellence Award by the Kuwait Customer Experience Association, recognising the brand’s dedication to delivering exceptional experiences to its customers.
At the expo, POWTEK will present its latest lineup of energy-efficient water heaters featuring rapid heating technology and compact designs optimized for diverse household requirements. Alongside these, the company will display high-performance boilers engineered specifically to withstand regional climate conditions while ensuring optimal thermal efficiency. These products reflect over two decades of manufacturing expertise since the company’s establishment in 2003, combining durability with user-centric innovation to meet the evolving demands of Iraqi consumers and distributors.
Yeastar, a global leader in Unified Communications solutions, today announced the official launch of NovoOne, an AI-native, carrier-grade multi-tenant communications platform purpose-built for MSPs, ITSPs, telecom resellers, and carriers managing large and growing user bases. Today’s communication service providers face a trade-off: traditional carrier-grade platforms offer scale but often held back by fragmented components, slow R&D, and legacy UIs, while modern SaaS UC platforms limit customization and inflate costs as they grow. NovoOne eliminates the trade-off, pairing SaaS-grade experience with carrier-grade resilience, control, scalability, and economics.
During HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei held the 2026 Global Electric Power Summit under the title ” AI × Energy: Unlocking a New Power System.” More than 600 representatives from global power companies, industry organizations, ecosystem partners, and media gathered to explore new pathways for integrating energy transition with digital and intelligent technologies. At the summit, Huawei, together with the global power companies, also unveiled six power showcases, demonstrating end-to-end digital and intelligent transformation practices, from power generation to consumption, and from domestic to international markets.
WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 opens on Sept 22, with the skill competitions running from Sept 23 to 26 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), or NECC. What’s at the NECC? Three major WorldSkills events will take place at the venue. The 48th WorldSkills Competition: The competition brings together 1,385 competitors from 68 countries and regions to compete in 64 skill competitions across six sectors. The skill competitions are spread across eight halls: 1.1H, 1.2H, 2.1H, 3H, 4.1H, 5.1H, 6.1H, and 6.2H.
“Across two consecutive days in Saudi Arabia, QYSEA signed a strategic cooperation MOU with Aramco and hosted its inaugural QYSEA Saudi Maritime Technology Partner Forum 2026, marking a new stage in the company’s commitment to advancing underwater intelligence and strengthening local service capabilities in the Kingdom.”
From the vibrant energy of Riyadh and the historic character of Jeddah to AlUla’s ancient landscapes and the Red Sea coastline, Saudi brings together distinctly different destinations and experiences within a single journey. The campaign will showcase this diversity, inspiring travellers to discover more of Saudi and build journeys around their individual interests and travel styles. Families can combine cultural attractions with entertainment and outdoor activities, while couples and leisure travellers can explore coastal escapes, dining, shopping and wellness. Travellers seeking adventure and discovery can experience archaeological sites, mountain landscapes, desert activities, diving and water experiences along the Red Sea, alongside local traditions and authentic Saudi hospitality.
From September 23 to 24, Reconova (07656.HK) made its debut at PTE Asia 2026, the inaugural Asian edition of Passenger Terminal Expo, in Singapore. The company showcased a range of embodied AI products and solutions, including its baggage transfer robot and intelligent passenger processing solutions, demonstrating how embodied intelligence can enhance airport operations and productivity. The exhibits attracted strong interest from airport operators, industry experts, and aviation stakeholders from across Asia.
The Z5IIC delivers the same level of performance as the Z5II (released in April 2025), which offers advanced shooting functions that support a wide variety of shooting scenes and situations, yet makes it easy for even first-time camera users to express themselves through images. The mode dial offers scene modes, a first for a Nikon full-frame mirrorless camera, that automatically optimises colour, brightness, and other imaging settings according to the scene selected. It also features a dedicated button that gives users instant access to Imaging Recipes[1] created by Nikon and leading creators, to easily capture impressive photos and video without concern for shooting settings.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new MR-G timepiece, adding to the flagship line of the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches. The new MRG-B2100HR, featuring a dimensional latticework dial inspired by kigumi*1 and finished in platinum leaf, is available in a limited edition of only 800 pieces worldwide. *1 Kigumi is a traditional Japanese construction method and woodworking technique used for wooden joinery without the use of nails or other metal fittings.
Since the platform’s launch in September 2025, thousands of users have built data-backed campaigns designed to reach target audiences around the world, created and optimized compelling press releases, and used the built-in AI tools to transform their releases into engaging multichannel assets, including blog posts, articles and snapshot videos. Amplify’s powerful Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) insights also helped the company secure a win for “AEO Platform of the Year” in the 2026 MarTech Breakthrough Awards, a testament to the platform’s ability to help customers achieve visibility in the modern AI search era.
The launch on 22nd September, was marked by the signing of a strategic partnership agreement at Liberty Home Msheireb, signalling the beginning of a new international design exchange that connects local creative talent with one of the United Kingdom’s most celebrated design institutions. Delivered across three stages, Discover, Develop and Advance, the residency brings together up to ten Qatar-based artists and designers for an immersive research journey exploring Qatar’s architecture, native flora, marine environments, museums, archives, and living cultural traditions.
Excellera, a leading corporate affairs consultancy in EMEA, today announces that Alma Strategic Communications, the UK’s foremost independent financial communications firm, has joined the Group. The transaction forms part of Excellera’s international growth strategy, backed by ICG plc, one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers. London-based Alma advises companies and management teams through defining moments in their corporate journeys, drawing on deep expertise in financial communications and capital markets — from investor and analyst relations to communications around M&A, IPOs and capital raising. The firm also advises on corporate communications, media relations and crisis and issues management. Its team brings together professionals with backgrounds in investment banking, industry and communications, alongside an in-depth understanding of the UK financial markets.
Industrial Transformation Africa (ITAF) 2026 will make its debut from September 29 to October 1, 2026, at OFEC Casablanca, bringing together global technology providers, industrial leaders and decision-makers around automation, smart manufacturing and Africa’s industrial transformation. The exhibition will showcase solutions across robotics and automation, digital manufacturing and AI, smart intralogistics and supply chain management, motion and drives, compressed air and vacuum systems, and smart energy solutions. Through its Hosted Buyer Programme and B2B Matchmaking, ITAF will connect exhibitors with nearly 70 qualified industrial decision-makers and buyers from Morocco, Tunisia and West Africa, including Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Guinea, Togo and Benin, supporting new business partnerships, technology sourcing and regional cooperation.
With the industry’s first eSA-certified eSIMs supporting the latest SGP.32 v1.3, Kigen delivers automotive-grade security, giving OEMs a common architecture for developing connected fleets – plus an implementation and tools to prepare for PQC readiness.
Amanda Staveley, Founder and CEO of PCP Capital Partners, joins Ctrl Alt’s board of directors and will act as a strategic advisor. The appointment underscores Ctrl Alt’s commitment to growing its commercial and partnership network across the UK and the Middle East.