Visit Qatar said its outdoor experience at Singapore’s Raffles Hotel from 7 to 9 October welcomed more than 1,700 visitors. The event presented Qatari food and crafts.
The ninth Emirates Family Medicine Society Congress opened in Abu Dhabi on 8 October 2026, bringing together approximately 1,200 physicians and healthcare professionals and medical experts from 30 countries. The Emirates Family Medicine Society, part of the Emirates Medical Association, scheduled the three-day meeting for 8–10 October.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting Emirates Family Medicine Society
At a briefing on 8 October 2026, Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health outlined anticipatory health as a focus for the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, scheduled for 20–22 October under the theme “To Sense is to Predict”. The initiative links genomics, precision medicine and artificial intelligence with earlier identification of health risks.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and Future Health
Dubai Miracle Garden opened its 15th season on 8 October 2026 under the theme “Fifteen Years, Blooming Together”. The garden covers 72,000 square metres and features more than 200 million flowers. For the first time, organisers plan to introduce a different theme each week during the season, which is scheduled to run through 31 May 2027.
The RISE initiative aims to help parents from families at higher risk of child poverty enter or progress in work, with training plus childcare and travel support.
Fujairah hosted the 14th Energy Markets Forum on 6–7 October. WAM reported 34 sessions over two days, with discussions covering oil and gas flows, the Strait of Hormuz, energy security and the resilience of trade corridors.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting Fujairah Port and the forum organisers
The Republic of the Congo’s Council of Ministers approved three draft decrees concerning SNPC’s Lidongo and Marine XXIX-A permits and ENI Congo’s Marine XXIV block. The measures concern permit boundaries and Lidongo’s term.
Statistics Centre–Abu Dhabi (SCAD) and agri-food company Silal signed a service-level agreement on 7 October 2026 to strengthen data exchange and statistical capabilities for the emirate’s agriculture and food sector. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of Global Food Week, held at ADNEC from 6 to 8 October.
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority put investment funds’ net asset value at EGP471 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2026. More than 171,000 new investors had registered on the stock exchange by then.
Source: Egypt State Information Service / Financial Regulatory Authority
Khalifa Fund presented products from 10 Emirati small and medium-sized enterprises using artificial intelligence and advanced technologies at AI Everything Abu Dhabi. Their work spans biotechnology, sustainability, fintech, cybersecurity, education and digital health.
Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development
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