Podcasts about Abu Dhabi

In this new episode of the Policy Pod, MPP students Marc Naro and Tara Shwani host François-Aïssa Touazi, a former diplomat who advised France's foreign minister on North Africa and the Middle East before joining Ardian, the largest private equity firm in Europe, where he now sits on the executive committee, chairs the Abu Dhabi arm and handles the firm's relationships with sovereign wealth funds.Mr Touazi is a 2025-26 Transformational Leadership Fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government and co-President of the France-GCC Business Council at MEDEF International.Recorded at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.

Maurice Winterman reist de wereld over om parkoersen van hardloopwedstrijden op te meten. De olympische marathon van Parijs, de marathons in Berlijn, Londen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi? Winterman stapt ‘s nachts of in de vroege ochtend op zijn fiets en meet tot hij zeker weet: de afstand is correct.Hij legt uit hoe hij het vak in rolde en sindsdien te werk gaat. Dus krijgen we een lesje in ijken, de bochten juist aansnijden, de zogenoemde Jones Counter en de marges. Ook gaat het over GPS en mensen die na afloop van wedstrijden op gecertificeerde parkoersen op hun klokje wijzen en zeggen dat ze te lang hebben gelopen. Winterman is duidelijk: dat is bullshit.Meten is weten, weet Winterman. *Voor meer informatie over Beat It: https://appbeatit.run/podcastdepacer *Ga naar runwithren.com/depacer voor 30 dagen gratis REN *Pak tien procent korting bij upfront.nl met de code pacer10 *Pak twintig procent korting bij everready.nl met de code pacer20Support the show: https://krant.nl/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Новости на радио «Русские Эмираты» в Дубае:- Международная ярмарка современного искусства и коллекционного дизайна Nomad Abu Dhabi во второй раз пройдет в бывшем Терминале 1 старого аэропорта Абу-Даби. Мероприятие состоится с 18 по 22 ноября.- Федеральное налоговое управление Объединенных Арабских Эмиратов ввело новый порядок пересчета цифровой валюты в дирхамы при подаче деклараций по налогу на добавленную стоимость. Новые правила распространяются на зарегистрированных в налоговой системе лиц, которые продают цифровую валюту либо получают оплату в цифровой валюте за товары и услуги.

In dieser Folge dreht sich alles um den Doubleheader mit Monza und Madrid, da es letzte Woche keine neue Folge gab. Wir besprechen alle wichtigen Highlights beider Rennwochenenden sowie unsere Eindrücke zur neuen Strecke von Madrid. Zudem gibt es natürlich unsere Awards. Wir sind auch auf Instagram erreichbar: https://www.instagram.com/formulanerdpodcast Wir freuen uns über Kritik, Ideen und weitere Anregungen, um unser kleines Projekt für euch immer Besser zu machen. Viel Spaß wünschen Marc und Manu. E-Mail: formulanerdpodcast@web.de   Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

In dieser Folge dreht sich alles um den Doubleheader mit Monza und Madrid, da es letzte Woche keine neue Folge gab. Wir besprechen alle wichtigen Highlights beider Rennwochenenden sowie unsere Eindrücke zur neuen Strecke von Madrid. Zudem gibt es natürlich unsere Awards. Wir sind auch auf Instagram erreichbar: https://www.instagram.com/formulanerdpodcast Wir freuen uns über Kritik, Ideen und weitere Anregungen, um unser kleines Projekt für euch immer Besser zu machen. Viel Spaß wünschen Marc und Manu. E-Mail: formulanerdpodcast@web.de   Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

Новости на радио «Русские Эмираты» в Дубае:- 23-й фестиваль искусств Abu Dhabi Festival стартует в столице Объединенных Арабских Эмиратов 10 октября. В этом году он пройдет под девизом «Мудрость культуры» и объединит международных артистов и представителей творческих профессий из ОАЭ.- Алжир объявил о разрыве дипломатических отношений с Объединёнными Арабскими Эмиратами. Решение алжирской стороны официально подтвердило Министерство иностранных дел ОАЭ.

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. • Bahrain will not attend Gulf meeting with Iran on Strait of Hormuz • Iraq finds drone launchers near Iran border: security sources • Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi oil pipeline • Iran president and Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss ‘regional stability' • BRICS nations call for ‘maximum restraint' in Middle East

In today's show Scott and David get infiltrated by Ai to reveal the real number of boards in Scott's quiver, Simon Anderson chimes in with the most prescient assessment and indictment of competitive surfing, Maurice Cole reveals the ways that high-performance surfing has stagnated for 25 years, Stab makes two major breakthroughs in competitive surfing that requires action from the WSL, and the boys bid farewell to Abu Dhabi and pray for healing on Kauai. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy!

Une rupture « historique » pour El Watan, et « inévitable » pour le Jeune Indépendant qui clame que l'Algérie « remet les pendules à l'heure » dans ses relations avec le pays du Golfe. Hier, le ministère algérien des Affaires étrangères a annoncé dans un communiqué la fin des liens diplomatiques avec les Émirats arabes unis. Dans la foulée de cette annonce, l'ambassadeur des Émirats a été reçu au siège du ministère où la décision lui a été formellement notifiée. Un délai de 48 heures lui a été accordé pour s'y conformer et quitter le pays. Cette annonce, de la part d'Alger, « est tombée avec la solennité des grands tournants géopolitiques », observe le Jeune Indépendant, qui estime par ailleurs que « le gouvernement algérien a pris la décision radicale de rompre le fil diplomatique qui le liait à Abu Dhabi [...] après avoir longtemps privilégié la voie du dialogue, de la retenue et de la modération ». « Si l'annonce a le caractère abrupt d'une décision d'État, elle s'inscrit dans un processus de détérioration engagé depuis plusieurs années plutôt que dans un incident isolé », relève le Matin d'Algérie.  Cette rupture intervient en effet après des années de tensions latentes entre les deux pays « alimentée par les accusations algériennes visant les ingérences des Émirats dans plusieurs pays arabes et africains », rapporte El Watan, qu'il s'agisse du Mali, de la Libye ou du Soudan, mais aussi du Maroc, avec qui Alger a rompu ses liens diplomatiques en 2021.  Car le rapprochement des Émirats avec Rabat « alimente depuis longtemps la méfiance algérienne, dans un contexte où le dossier du Sahara occidental demeure l'un des axes structurants de la politique étrangère du pays », analyse le Matin d'Algérie, un rapprochement qui serait « perçu comme visant à affaiblir l'influence algérienne en Afrique du Nord et au Sahel ». Abu Dhabi a depuis répondu à cette annonce de rupture, sur le réseau social X, en disant espérer qu'elle soit temporaire, et rappelle son attachement aux liens qui unissent les deux peuples.  Une première dans l'histoire sportive du continent africain Une première historique et olympique : la flamme des Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse (JOJ) a été allumée à Athènes, berceau antique des Jeux, et elle est ensuite arrivée au Sénégal, pour une tournée de plusieurs semaines dans le pays. Cette flamme, c'est celle des JOJ de Dakar 2026, le premier événement sportif olympique à se dérouler sur le sol africain.  À cette occasion, le président Bassirou Diomaye Faye a par ailleurs annoncé que la Fondation nationale Sénégal solidaire, à l'initiative de la Première dame, consacrerait 500 millions de francs CFA aux Jeux, notamment pour permettre à des enfants et des jeunes d'assister aux compétitions.  « Mais en politique, les symboles comptent autant que les intentions, nuance le Quotidien, et celui qui se dessine aujourd'hui est pour le moins troublant : acheter des billets pour un événement olympique, au moment même où des milliers de Sénégalais manifestent contre la vie chère ! », s'étonne le journal. « Pour une famille qui peine à payer son loyer, son électricité ou son panier alimentaire, 500 millions de francs CFA [...] représentent plutôt des milliers de repas, des centaines, voire des milliers de bourses ou d'aides sociales. Dakar 2026 peut être une fierté nationale. Mais une fierté nationale ne doit pas devenir une dépense que l'on demande aux citoyens de justifier alors qu'ils peinent déjà à supporter le coût de la vie », alerte le média.  Et faire de ces jeux une fierté nationale, c'est bien l'objectif du Sénégal, qui a sorti les grands moyens pour être à la hauteur en termes d'infrastructures d'accueil et de transports. car pour le média en ligne Afrik.com, l'enjeu des JOJ est double pour Dakar : « Il s'agit d'organiser une fête sportive exemplaire, mais aussi de préserver l'image d'un pays d'accueil, capable de conjuguer souveraineté, hospitalité et respect des engagements olympiques ». « En octobre, le Sénégal ne jouera pas seulement son image de grande nation sportive africaine, ajoute le média, il portera aussi une part du rêve olympique du continent. Si l'organisation tient ses promesses, Dakar 2026 pourrait rester comme le moment où l'Afrique a cessé d'attendre les Jeux pour commencer à les accueillir. »

Send us Fan MailA warning described as an “earthquake” reportedly traveled from Gaza to Abu Dhabi to Jerusalem and then disappeared into the void. We walk through a detailed chain of reporting that claims Yahya Sinwar used a go-between to threaten a “Zilzal” if truce talks stalled, and that UAE leader Mohammed bin Zayed ultimately raised the alarm directly with Benjamin Netanyahu in a long phone call days before October 7. If that timeline is real, it reframes the story from a single intelligence failure to a series of choices made at the very top. We also dig into what it means when multiple signals stack up at once: Egyptian warnings, IDF observations, and a captured “Jericho” plan that allegedly outlined key elements of the assault. Then we examine the Nova festival decisions near the Gaza envelope and why that operational posture fuels public suspicion. The question isn't just “who knew what,” but “what did leaders do with what they knew,” and how denial, bureaucratic shrugging, or misdirection can become deadly. The most jarring section focuses on hostages and diplomacy. We discuss reporting that Qatar pushed Hamas to release civilian hostages immediately and offered mediation, while Israel allegedly refused to engage and the U.S. response slowed the clock at the worst possible time. From there, we confront the big implications: was this rank incompetence, political self-preservation, or a preference for war over a durable ceasefire and negotiated end state? If you care about October 7 accountability, Gaza ceasefire talks, U.S. foreign policy, and the future of Israeli and Palestinian security, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review with your take: what detail in this timeline changes how you see everything? Support the show

10 Sep 2026. Wizz Air is restoring flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Global Chief Commercial Officer Ian Malin explains what has changed and what it could mean for ticket prices. Plus, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission on CEPA and moving goods between Australia and the UAE despite regional disruption, the business deals expected during the UAE President’s visit to Germany, and eToro market analyst Josh Gilbert on Apple’s passport shaped foldable iPhone Duo and the market reaction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailRobin Banks is now a Middle East-based executive presentation and communication coach, helping professionals build executive presence, communication coaching, public speaking confidence, presentation coaching and boardroom communication skills all across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and all over the GCC. In this first of two parts, Robin sits down with Luke to chat extensively about his radio career. In this episode we range from developing the bug, and getting a job at 13 years old on a station in Kilkenny, before joining Chris Cary's Radio Nova. Moving over to Atlantic 252 and what it was like broadcasting on Longwave and some of the Antics he got up to in Trim. Topping the Smash Hits magazine and moving over to Virgin 1215, where he famously announced Chris Evans had died. Joining XFM and how he punched Richard Park.You can find out more about Robin by visiting his website right here: robinbanks.comAlso check Robin out on Facebook, Linkedln and on InstagramAlso check out these airchecks of Robin, courtsey of Aircheck Downloads

Send us Fan MailRobin Banks is now a Middle East-based executive presentation and communication coach, helping professionals build executive presence, communication coaching, public speaking confidence, presentation coaching and boardroom communication skills all across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and all over the GCC. In this second of two parts, Robin sits down with Luke to chat extensively about his radio career. In this episode we range from joining Beat 106 and making great content and breaking almost every rule in the book. Joining KISS FM and beating Capital Radio, before taking time out and starting up a business before returning to the wireless with Leicester Sound and then joining Orion Media and presenting shows across the midlands with Theo the Greek. Moving around the country with stations that included Star FM and Radio Jackie, before moving out to the Middle East, where we find him today.You can find out more about Robin by visiting his website right here: robinbanks.comAlso check Robin out on Facebook, Linkedln and on InstagramAlso check out these airchecks of Robin, courtsey of Aircheck Downloads

Cloudbreak just concluded with more questions than answers... Who was actually surfing well, and who was doing the bare minimum? Who gets priority when skis are involved? And how does the Abu Dhabi news affect the world's best surfers? Stace G and Mikey C investigate.

────────────────────────────────────────[00:06:14]Palm Beach Commission Rejected a 3.6 Million Square Foot Data Center 16 Miles From Mar-a-Lago — Not in My BackyardFive to one after a 72-hour bipartisan public hearing; Trump tells everyone else to accept these while his own county says no.────────────────────────────────────────[00:13:45]214 Municipal Governments Have Dropped Flock Contracts Since 2021 — 165 Cancellations in the First Eight Months of 2026When cameras in a neighboring town go down, police cancel their own; it is the network, not the camera — take out nodes and the whole system loses value.────────────────────────────────────────[00:14:15]A Man Who Cut Down Flock Cameras Was Not Indicted — Grand Jury Refused to Rubber Stamp the ArrestGrand juries usually indict a ham sandwich; in this case they refused; the guy who loaded them and drove away is a hero.────────────────────────────────────────[00:48:33]Massey's Flock-Off Bill Only Withholds New Federal Funding — Knight: It Doesn't Go Far EnoughThe mechanism that funded COVID lockdowns: comply or lose all your money; Massey should defund federal dollars to any jurisdiction using Flock.────────────────────────────────────────[01:01:16]Lutnik Panicked Over Pasta Tariffs Ahead of Midterms — Proof Tariffs Are Always Paid by ConsumersAgency leaders told not to raise tariffs on groceries; admitted prices were rising; corporations never pay taxes or tariffs — you do.────────────────────────────────────────[01:07:09]Lutnik's Own Firm Cantor Fitzgerald Solicited Clients to Hedge Tariffs He Knew Were IllegalBought liabilities at 20-30% of face value betting SCOTUS would strike them; made money on both sides — the tax and the hedge.────────────────────────────────────────[01:29:56]Bessent Broke the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan — Now Controls the Most Vulnerable Currency on EarthCrashed the rial from 700,000 to 2 million per dollar; beef in Iran up 150%; gas costs Americans $53 billion more; propped Argentina with $40 billion in taxpayer money.────────────────────────────────────────[01:33:38]Bessent Is Driving Countries Away From the Dollar — While the Trump Family Owns the Only Private Digital ReplacementUSD1 is the only federally chartered stable coin; Trump's family takes 75% of profits; Abu Dhabi invested $2 billion; Bessent crashing the dollar they're replacing.────────────────────────────────────────[01:36:16]Trump Signed an EO Banning Government CBDCs After Eliminating the Only Competition for His Family's CoinGenius Act required all stable coins backed by short-term treasury bills; Brookings projects stable coin holdings at $2.3 trillion by 2030.────────────────────────────────────────[00:16:55]Tomorrow: Richard Gage on 9/11's 25th Anniversary — The Reichstag Fire That Built the Police Surveillance StateSee what the government did with 9/11 and never trust them again; 9/11 built Homeland Security; COVID was planned using the same template. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

────────────────────────────────────────[00:06:14]Palm Beach Commission Rejected a 3.6 Million Square Foot Data Center 16 Miles From Mar-a-Lago — Not in My BackyardFive to one after a 72-hour bipartisan public hearing; Trump tells everyone else to accept these while his own county says no.────────────────────────────────────────[00:13:45]214 Municipal Governments Have Dropped Flock Contracts Since 2021 — 165 Cancellations in the First Eight Months of 2026When cameras in a neighboring town go down, police cancel their own; it is the network, not the camera — take out nodes and the whole system loses value.────────────────────────────────────────[00:14:15]A Man Who Cut Down Flock Cameras Was Not Indicted — Grand Jury Refused to Rubber Stamp the ArrestGrand juries usually indict a ham sandwich; in this case they refused; the guy who loaded them and drove away is a hero.────────────────────────────────────────[00:48:33]Massey's Flock-Off Bill Only Withholds New Federal Funding — Knight: It Doesn't Go Far EnoughThe mechanism that funded COVID lockdowns: comply or lose all your money; Massey should defund federal dollars to any jurisdiction using Flock.────────────────────────────────────────[01:01:16]Lutnik Panicked Over Pasta Tariffs Ahead of Midterms — Proof Tariffs Are Always Paid by ConsumersAgency leaders told not to raise tariffs on groceries; admitted prices were rising; corporations never pay taxes or tariffs — you do.────────────────────────────────────────[01:07:09]Lutnik's Own Firm Cantor Fitzgerald Solicited Clients to Hedge Tariffs He Knew Were IllegalBought liabilities at 20-30% of face value betting SCOTUS would strike them; made money on both sides — the tax and the hedge.────────────────────────────────────────[01:29:56]Bessent Broke the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan — Now Controls the Most Vulnerable Currency on EarthCrashed the rial from 700,000 to 2 million per dollar; beef in Iran up 150%; gas costs Americans $53 billion more; propped Argentina with $40 billion in taxpayer money.────────────────────────────────────────[01:33:38]Bessent Is Driving Countries Away From the Dollar — While the Trump Family Owns the Only Private Digital ReplacementUSD1 is the only federally chartered stable coin; Trump's family takes 75% of profits; Abu Dhabi invested $2 billion; Bessent crashing the dollar they're replacing.────────────────────────────────────────[01:36:16]Trump Signed an EO Banning Government CBDCs After Eliminating the Only Competition for His Family's CoinGenius Act required all stable coins backed by short-term treasury bills; Brookings projects stable coin holdings at $2.3 trillion by 2030.────────────────────────────────────────[00:16:55]Tomorrow: Richard Gage on 9/11's 25th Anniversary — The Reichstag Fire That Built the Police Surveillance StateSee what the government did with 9/11 and never trust them again; 9/11 built Homeland Security; COVID was planned using the same template. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

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In this monthly travel news recap, we explore some of the most noteworthy travel developments from August 2026 on episode 167. Travel costs, airline rules and international travel procedures were all changing in August 2026. In this monthly travel-news recap, Art looks at rising fall prices and record August gas costs, Delta and JetBlue fare changes, Europe's biometric Entry/Exit System, Edinburgh's new visitor levy, higher cruise gratuities and Mexico's growing cruise passenger fee. There's plenty of destination inspiration too, including 25 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ancient Egyptian treasures in San Francisco, the upcoming reopening of Los Angeles' Japanese American National Museum, new attractions in Abu Dhabi and Northern Norway, major Alaska cruise plans and the extraordinary August 2027 total solar eclipse. Plus, hear what all these stories could mean for planning your next trip. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter at ThePlacesWhereWeGo.com to access links to all the resources mentioned in this episode. Stay informed and inspired for your travels, and join us again next time as we uncover more incredible places to explore! ❤️ Support the Show If this episode helped you stay travel-smart, please leave us a review—it helps more travelers discover the show! The Places Where We Go Resources PODCAST: Released every other week in your favorite podcast app WEBSITE & BLOG www.theplaceswherewego.com

Allen covers Clearway’s 800 MW wind farm in Maine, the state’s largest ever, along with Suzlon’s $1.2 billion project in India and Masdar’s growing battery pipeline in the UK. Then Mingyang lobbies the UK’s new Prime Minister to reverse its ban from British waters. The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech, creators of the StrikeTape Ultra LPS retrofit. Subscribe to Uptime’s Substack newsletter. And check out Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” Youtube channel. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Up in Maine this week… they picked a spot for a wind farm. Eight hundred megawatts. The biggest the state has ever seen. Hold that thought. Halfway around the world… India broke ground on something even bigger. And in between… a Chinese company knocked on Britain’s door. Again. Start in Aroostook County, Maine. The woods up there grow timber… and wind. The Maine Public Utilities Commission chose Clearway Energy to build eight hundred megawatts of turbines on commercial timberland in the rural north. Avangrid will string the power line to connect those turbines to the New England grid. Commission Chair Phil Bartlett says the project will save Maine ratepayers at least three hundred and eighty-seven million dollars. Two-point-four billion in economic output. Thousands of construction jobs. Six hundred megawatts stay in Maine. The rest goes to Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont. Five states… one wind farm… one forest. Now fly east across the Atlantic. In Rochdale, England… Abu Dhabi’s Masdar just flipped the switch on its second battery storage plant in Britain. Thirty-five megawatts. Seventy megawatt-hours. Enough to power thirty-five thousand homes a day. And it responds to grid swings in milliseconds. This is part of Masdar’s one-billion-pound pipeline of battery projects across the UK. Three gigawatt-hours planned. One of the largest storage buildouts in the country. Wind needs a partner. Batteries are volunteering. Now south… to India. Suzlon just broke ground on thirteen hundred and twenty-five megawatts of wind in Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh. The investment… about one-point-two billion dollars. Sixteen hundred new jobs. Suzlon already has a blade factory in the region. Capacity… twelve hundred and sixty megawatts a year. And the company is training twelve thousand young people, including three thousand women, in green energy skills. India’s wind sector just crossed fifty-eight gigawatts. It was twenty-one gigawatts in twenty fourteen. And staying in India… Saudi Arabia’s Alfanar Group just put one hundred million dollars into its Indian turbine subsidiary Senvion. Thirty-four million released this month. The rest in weeks. Senvion builds one-point-five gigawatts of turbines a year. Saudi money. Indian manufacturing. Global ambition. Now… one more item. And this one has an edge. Ming Yang… the Chinese turbine maker banned from British waters on national security grounds… wants back in. The company had plans for a one-point-five-billion-pound factory in Inverness, Scotland. Fifteen hundred direct jobs. Eight thousand in the supply chain. Labour ministers shut it down in March. The Ministry of Defence worried about spying. European rivals complained about Chinese state subsidies. Now Ming Yang is lobbying the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to reverse the ban. The company says it can deliver “growth in every postcode.” That phrase… is Burnham’s own. A government spokesman says there are no plans to review the decision. So what does this week tell us? Supply chains are going local. Saudi capital into Indian turbine factories. Maine insisting on new transmission before new generation. Britain locking the door on Chinese hardware while Abu Dhabi builds its battery network. The message is clear. Countries want wind power. But they want to own the pieces. Watch for this. Permitting… not technology… is the bottleneck now. Maine’s project was authorized in twenty twenty-one. It is twenty twenty-six and they are still years from turning a blade. And storage is no longer a side conversation. Masdar’s billion-pound UK commitment says batteries are becoming infrastructure… not experiments. For professionals in this industry… the work ahead is not just building turbines. It is building trust with governments who are choosing energy security over speed. And that is the state of the wind industry for the 31st of August 2026. Join us for the Uptime Wind Energy podcast tomorrow.

【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：How China became the world's great oil powerForget OPEC. The Chinese now calls the shots正文：THE IRAN war has caused the largest supply shock in petroleum history.Yet even when fighting was most intense, oil prices never reached the $150 a barrel many analysts had predicted. Soon after Iranian munitions made the Strait of Hormuz unpassable, trapping 14m barrels a day (b/d) of crude inside the Gulf, petro-monarchs in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh directed an extra 5m b/d through pipes bypassing the conduit. Ministers in Washington and Tokyo released a record 2m b/d of emergency stocks.知识点：munition n. /mjuːˈnɪʃn/· 英文释义：military weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in warfare· 中文释义：军火，弹药，武器· 文中意：指伊朗在战争中使用的军事武器，以"Iranian munitions"泛指战争中的军事打击手段· 例句一：The arms factory produced munitions around the clock to supply the front lines. 军工厂日夜不停地生产弹药以供应前线。· 例句二：International inspectors are working to verify that all prohibited munitions have been destroyed. 国际核查人员正在核实所有违禁武器已被销毁。【节目介绍】 《早安英文-每日外刊精读》，带你精读最新外刊，了解国际最热事件：分析语法结构，拆解长难句，最接地气的翻译，还有重点词汇讲解。 所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。 【适合谁听】 1、关注时事热点新闻，想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者 2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者 3、想快速掌握表达，有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者 4、参加各类英语考试的应试者（如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等） 【你将获得】 1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程，拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景 2、逐词、逐句精确讲解，系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法 3、每期内附学习笔记，包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等，帮助扫除阅读障碍。

Expanding a business internationally takes more than ambition—it takes cultural awareness, trusted relationships, and the right local strategy. Shahnoza Oripoza shares what entrepreneurs often misunderstand when entering new markets, from mindset and communication differences to compliance, KYC, and relationship-building. She also explains why markets like Central Asia, Abu Dhabi, Portugal, and India are attracting global business interest, and why success overseas depends on understanding how business is actually done locally. The opportunity is global, but the strategy has to be local. Looking to leverage a VA for your daily admin? Here's where to grab a spot: https://bit.ly/4cBThr5 #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #GlobalBusiness #InternationalBusiness #Leadership #ScalingBusiness #BusinessStrategy #BusinessLeverage #VirtualAssistant

At World Water Week in Stockholm, financing took center stage ahead of the U.N. Water Conference in Abu Dhabi this December. The annual gathering saw around 2,000 participants discuss water governance, security, and the rising pressures of a global water bankruptcy. However, attracting private investment remains difficult, with water projects often seen as offering low returns and traditionally relying on public funding. This has prompted a renewed focus on the World Bank's "Water Forward" initiative, which aims to make the sector more attractive to investors. Meanwhile, the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network conference in New Delhi, India, brought together philanthropists, impact investors, and nonprofits to discuss how the region's own capital can be mobilized to tackle development challenges instead of relying on traditional foreign aid. While AVPN attendees looked to local philanthropy to finance areas such as mental health and cervical cancer research, the broader global health sector is facing severe funding pressures. One example is the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which faces a more than $100 million funding shortfall for efforts to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To explore how these financing challenges are playing out across the development sector, Rumbi Chakamba sits down with Tania Karas and Jenny Lei Ravelo for the latest episode of our weekly podcast series. Sign up to Devex Impact House @ UNGA 81 here: https://pages.devex.com/devex-at-unga-81.html

27 Aug 2026. eToro’s Josh Gilbert unpacks Nvidia’s $96.2 billion quarter; Platinumlist explains why UAE event bookings are up 31% while customers spend less; Ethara discusses the latest additions to Abu Dhabi’s F1 concert line-up; and Atlantis Dubai takes stock of its summerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode unpacks the current state of the U.S.-Iran conflict, broader dynamics in the Middle East, and the shifting U.S. role in the region.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, CFR   We Discuss: Who, if anyone, is winning the six-month war with Iran, and how freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's ability to menace its neighbors, and its incentives to pursue a nuclear weapon have all evolved. Why the extent of the damage to Iran's nuclear program remains unknown, and why Tehran now has every incentive to dash toward weaponization. How the war's decapitation strikes produced leadership change rather than genuine regime change, leading to a situation in which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the hardest of Iran's hardliners now call the shots in Tehran. Whether the supposed split between Iranian "moderates" and "hardliners" is real or a Western construct that makes the regime more intelligible. What President Donald Trump's "economic D-Day" is meant to achieve, and why it remains uncertain that economic isolation will lead to regime collapse. Whether U.S. bluster carries real costs, and how doubts about U.S. credibility have pushed Gulf partners to look elsewhere for their security. What the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey actually signals, and whether it represents an alternative to an American-sponsored regional order rather than a true Article 5-style pact. Why the United Arab Emirates was left out of the Mecca agreement, and what the rift between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh reveals about fractures within the Gulf. Where the region is headed as the U.S.-led Middle East order comes to an end, and whether a diminished U.S. role and greater regional agency is a good thing.   Mentioned on the Episode:   Steven A. Cook, The End of Ambition: America's Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East, Oxford University Press   Steven A. Cook, “The U.S.-Led Middle East Order Is Over. The Mecca Agreement Proves It.,” Council on Foreign Relations   Steven A. Cook, “After Iran, It's Time for the United States to Leave the Middle East,” Foreign Policy   Marc Lynch, “The End of the American Middle East: Iran and the Last Gasp of a Failed Order,” Foreign Affairs   Robert Kagan, “Iran Unleashed,” The Atlantic   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/six-months-of-war-with-iran   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Visit us at Network2020.org.The United Arab Emirates' recent decision to leave OPEC after nearly six decades is about far more than oil—it is the latest sign of a growing rift with Saudi Arabia and a marker of Abu Dhabi's willingness to challenge a regional order long dominated by Riyadh. From normalizing relations with Israel to pursuing strategic autonomy between the United States and China, the UAE has repeatedly shown that it is prepared to break with old frameworks when they no longer serve its ambitions. In just over 50 years, the federation has transformed itself from a small Gulf state into a global financial, logistics, and diplomatic hub with influence that far exceeds its size.How did the UAE achieve this remarkable rise, and what is Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's long-term vision for the country's future? What is driving Abu Dhabi's expanding global influence, and how is it balancing relationships with Washington, Beijing, Riyadh, and its regional neighbors? And can its model of economic diversification, technological innovation, and assertive diplomacy sustain its ambitions, or will geopolitical rivalries and domestic constraints complicate its ascent?Join us for a discussion with Dr. Neil Quilliam, Associate Fellow with Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme, for a conversation on the UAE's rise as a regional and global power and what it means for the future of the Middle East.Music by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay.

UAE authorities are ramping up back-to-school safety measures as hundreds of thousands of pupils return to classrooms. From additional police patrols and school-bus inspections to increased public transport capacity, discounted RTA fares and new traffic improvements, the measures aim to make school journeys safer and smoother across Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

This week we staged an intervention for Scott Bessent—the failed hedge fund manager who lost 90% of his assets during the greatest bull run in history and is now the most interventionist Treasury Secretary in decades, scoring own goals in the bond market, undermining the new Fed chair, and threatening Iran with sanctions while refusing to answer a single question about China. Then we checked in on the Trump family stablecoin, which has quietly doubled in market cap. It’s a reminder that the most corrupt president in American history is building the most powerful personal wealth machine in the world, and Congress is about to hand him the legislation to run it. Chapters Intro: 00:00:38 Quick Takes: 00:01:28 Max Notes: 00:10:28 Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:21:28 Chart of the Week: 00:23:05 Outro: 00:24:19 Resources Jimmy Carter Presidential Library: Economic Sanctions of Iran Associated Press: Bush Prods Allies for Tougher Stance on Iran American Rhetoric: Barack Obama - On United Nations Sanctions Against Iran C-SPAN: President Trump announces sanctions on Iranian National Bank Bloomberg Podcasts: US to End Dollar Access to Those Laundering Iran Money Says Bessent The New York Times: Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly The New York Times: Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now Politico: Trump votes by mail again in his home state of Florida Financial Times: Natalie Harp, the devoted ‘human printer’ in Trump’s entourage PBS NewsHour: The potential economic fallout of Trump’s trade war with Canada Charles Booker for U.S. Senate Daily Kos: Sean Duffy afraid Harvard will ‘corrupt’ daughter’s brain Mother Jones: It Just Got Way Easier to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change Bloomberg: Bessent Becomes Most Interventionist Treasury Chief in Decades Fortune: Scott Bessent is using moves from his hedge fund days to prop up Japan’s yen—and America’s $40 trillion national debt The New York Times: He Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He May Run the U.S. Treasury. The Bulwark: How Trump’s Treasury Secretary Crashed His Own Hedge Fund (w/ Marshall Brandt) Bloomberg: Will Bessent’s Old Trump Jokes Make His Treasury Job Tricky? Bloomberg: Bessent Is Stealing a Playbook He Didn’t Even Like AlterNet: Trump Treasury secretary torn apart for leaving out ‘to-do’ list ‘on-purpose’ Reuters: US will do ‘whatever it takes’ to support Japan after yen intervention, Bessent says CNBC: Bessent’s efforts in the Treasury market so far haven’t worked. Here’s what else he can try The Hill: Federal Reserve shifts away from forward guidance under new chief Kevin Warsh Politico: Bessent’s ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran begins with a ‘warning shot’ Straight White American Jesus: Christian Nationalists and Tech Lords: Derek Chauvin Should Go Free & George Floyd Wasn’t Murdered Reuters: Trump’s stablecoin chosen for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment in Binance, co-founder says CoinGecko: USD1 UNFTR Resources Video: On The Record 08-25-26 (Scott Bessent is a Loser Who Wants to be President.) Essay: President Scott Bessent. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibilitySupport the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This series is sponsored by Mira and Daniel Stokar.Join Talmud Daily! A new free program from 18Forty. Ten-minute episodes a day (video + audio). Plain English. No prior knowledge assumed. No Hebrew required. Join here: Talmuddaily.org.In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Ben and Yael de Toledo, founders of Pnima Jerusalem, a soulful community in Jerusalem, about doing teshuva by returning to community.In this episode we discuss:—What are the ingredients necessary for finding and building a community?—How does one emotionally handle integrating into the Torah world without the benefit of a yeshiva background?—How should Torah-centered communities relate to the full spectrum of Jews?Interview begins at 6:16.Tune in to hear a conversation about letting go of barriers, having faith in oneself, and creating space for Jewish life to thrive.Rabbi Ben de Toledo is a Jewish educator and community builder, and a founder of Pnima Jerusalem. He and his wife, Yael, previously served as the founding rabbinic couple-in-residence at the Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi.Yael de Toledo is a Jewish educator and musician who teaches Torah and music and studies at the Shirat HaLeviim Music Academy. She helped found Pnima Jerusalem with her husband, Rabbi Ben de Toledo.References:Listening to God: Inspirational Stories for My Grandchildren by Rabbi Shlomo RiskinNetivot ShalomThe Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelFor more 18Forty:NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/joinSign up for Talmud DailyCALL: (212) 582-1840EMAIL: info@18forty.orgWEBSITE: 18forty.orgIG: @18fortyX: @18_fortyWhatsApp: join hereBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

F1 confirms its Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is on despite war jitters, luxury tour operator Black Tomato sells 75% of itself to its own staff instead of private equity, and Thailand tries once again to collect a tourist fee it's been attempting since 2020. On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Bailey Schulz, Skift's Global Tourism Reporter, breaks down why Abu Dhabi's bet on marquee events like F1 keeps paying off, how Black Tomato's employee ownership move is a pointed contrast to travel's private equity wave, and why Thailand's latest tourist fee attempt faces the same question it always has — how to actually collect it. Articles Referenced:Connect with Bailey SchulzF1 Confirms Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — Events Calendar Is Propping Up TourismBlack Tomato Founders Sell 75% to Employee Ownership Trust but Keep Control — ExclusiveThailand's Six-Year Tourist Fee Saga Returns With a $14 Price Tag Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.

In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the US has announced sweeping new sanctions against Iran, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects other countries to take similar action as Washington steps up its campaign to economically isolate Tehran. We also look at the US decision to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, clearing a major obstacle to Damascus's economic recovery. And leading Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour has died, aged 79, after more than five decades shaping a visual language of Palestinian identity. Abu Dhabi's Lulu Island is set for a major transformation under developer Eagle Hills Properties, while Dubai's public parking operator Parkin is expanding its smart parking services into Bahrain and Egypt. Trending Middle East is AI-assisted, using original reporting published in The National and curated and edited by humans.

24 Aug 2026. The CEO of F1 has confirmed that the final race of the 2026 season will take place in Abu Dhabi, in a boost for hotels and other businesses in the capital. We speak to David Powell, Chief Portfolio and Strategy Officer at Ethara, on the conversations behind it and what it means for the economy. With the race confirmed, we also look at what it means for business, from hotels to private jets. And what do higher AI chip costs mean for the UAE’s data centres? We speak to the companies building and running them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00:00) Intro (00:00:29) Bienvenidos al Bestiario Político (00:00:40) La Negociación de Qatar (00:01:33) El Problema del Poder Legislativo (00:02:04) El Nuevo Juego Petrolero (00:02:22) La Bestia de la Negociación (00:08:08) El Acuerdo Petrolero y sus Implicaciones (00:13:46) El Comité de Postulaciones y el Futuro del TSJ (00:15:20) El Premio y el Precio de la Negociación (00:19:50) La Bestia y lo que recomendamos La negociación política avanza, pero el petróleo parece fluir más rápido que la democracia. En este episodio analizamos los primeros acuerdos del 12 de agosto, la disputa sobre quién administrará la reconstrucción institucional y las señales que pueden revelar si esta vez habrá resultados concretos.Mientras Enrique Márquez propone otra ruta electoral, nuevos actores desembarcan en el negocio energético venezolano: Catar, Abu Dhabi y SLB.¿Estamos ante una transición política acompañada por la apertura económica o ante una apertura petrolera que puede adelantarse a la democracia? En Venezuela, premios y precios comienzan a definir la negociación.Conviértete en un supporter de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bestiario-politico--2866580/support.

Welcome to the Energy Newsbeat, where host Stu Turley breaks down the ten most critical energy stories shaping global markets and infrastructure. In this episode, we explore a landscape marked by unprecedented challenges and opportunities: from the alarming vulnerability of the U.S. power grid to coordinated cyberattacks, to Iraq's aggressive push to double oil production and reshape Middle Eastern energy politics. As geopolitical tensions escalate—with Ukraine striking Russian refineries and the U.S. tightening sanctions on Iran—the global energy market faces historic supply constraints, record-high refining margins, and tanker costs that are reshaping fuel prices worldwide. Meanwhile, the explosive growth of AI data centers is creating a power demand crisis that threatens to overwhelm manufacturing capacity for years to come. This episode examines how these interconnected forces—from grid security and sanctions effectiveness to renewable energy policy and oil market dynamics—are fundamentally transforming the energy landscape and what it means for consumers, investors, and national security.1. U.S. Grid Vulnerability & Blackout RiskThe host discusses the critical vulnerability of the U.S. power grid to coordinated attacks on substations. Former FERC chairman John Wellinghoff warned that targeting just nine key substations could cause an 18-month nationwide blackout, potentially affecting millions. The episode emphasizes the importance of backup power systems and preparedness.2. Iraq's Oil Production Expansion & OPEC DynamicsIraq is aggressively pursuing plans to double its oil production capacity to 8-10 million barrels per day, with major oil companies (Chevron, Exxon, BP) securing new contracts. The discussion explores whether OPEC will allow this expansion and how Iraq is building export routes through Turkey to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.3. Sanctions on Iran & Their EffectivenessThe episode covers U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessen's sanctions strategy against Iran, examining whether sanctions are effectively constraining Iran's oil exports. Evidence shows Iran's exports have collapsed from 1.8-2.1 million barrels per day to near zero, though Iran is finding workarounds using land-based truck transport.4. Drone Threats to Oil InfrastructureThe UAE has installed massive metal cage structures over oil storage tanks in Abu Dhabi for anti-drone protection—a response to increasing drone strikes on energy infrastructure in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This reflects how modern warfare is changing energy security.5. Ukraine's Strikes on Russian RefineriesUkraine has successfully struck major Russian refineries, including the Lukoil refinery in Perm, degrading Russia's refining capacity and military fuel supply. This has significant global oil market implications.6. Diesel Supply Shortages & Crack SpreadsHedge funds are reducing bearish bets on European diesel, signaling expected fuel supply shortages. U.S. crack spreads (the profit margin for refining) have hit record highs at $102 per barrel, driven by tight inventories and high tanker costs—not refinery gouging.7. AI Data Center Power Demand CrisisGE Vernova's gas turbine backlog has hit 116 gigawatts with delivery delays until 2031. The episode explores how AI data centers' massive power appetite is creating a manufacturing bottleneck, forcing companies to "bring your own power" (BYOP) solutions.8. Floating Offshore Wind Farms in BritainThe UK is moving to expensive floating offshore wind farms with 200 new turbines and 300-400 kilometers of cables. The host argues this approach will increase energy costs and require natural gas backup, contradicting net-zero goals.9. Winter Gasoline Waiver & Ethanol PolicyThe Trump administration issued an emergency waiver allowing early transition to winter-grade gasoline to help curb prices. The host advocates for eliminating ethanol mandates, arguing it wastes energy and increases consumer costs.10. Venezuela Oil Rig RestartSchlumberger (SLB) is preparing to restart 15 idle oil rigs in Venezuela to ease drilling bottlenecks, though Venezuela faces energy constraints that complicate operations.Overarching Theme: The podcast emphasizes that global energy markets are tight, oil and gas remain essential long-term, and geopolitical factors (sanctions, conflicts, infrastructure attacks) are reshaping energy supply chains and prices.1.What if 9 Substations were Targeted on the US Grid? Would Jon Wellinghoff's Prediction of an 18-Month US Grid Blackout Happen?2.Will Iraq leave OPEC, or will OPEC allow Iraq to double exports within six years?3.Will Choking Iran's Economy End the War, or Are They Too Resilient?4.UAE Cageing Up Their Oil Storage for Anti-Drone Protection5.Ukraine Hits Lukoil Refinery. How Degraded is the Russian Refinery Capacity?6.Hedge Funds Cut Bearish Bets on European Diesel to Two-Year Low7.GE Vernova's Gas Turbine Backlog Hits 116 GW. What Does This Mean for the AI Market?8.Britain Doubles Down on Wind by Moving to Floating Wind Farms for More Expensive Energy9.US Allows Early Sales of Winter Gasoline to Help Curb Prices10.SLB Prepares to Restart 15 Oil Rigs in VenezuelaA shout-out to Steve Reese and the Reese Energy Consulting group for sponsoring the Podcast https://reeseenergyconsulting.com/.Data2 if you have any business systems, can you trust A? Well, they have the patent on validation. . https://data2.zoholandingpage.com/energyAnd we have WellDatabase rolling, and we use their tools for the Energy News Beat weekly Rig Reports: https://welldatabase.com/

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How can architectural thinking, technology, and a shift from outputs to outcomes empower designers to solve complex human challenges beyond the built environment?In this episode of Practice Disrupted, host Evelyn Lee sits down with Michael Caton, a Pratt-trained architect whose non-traditional career trajectory spans international mega-projects, technology-driven practice, mass timber housing, and pediatric behavioral health. Michael shares how graduating into the 2008 financial crisis launched a global journey, from construction administration on an Abu Dhabi hotel spanning a Formula One track to civic leadership in Brooklyn, that fundamentally reshaped how he views the architect's role in the room.Michael reflects on his evolution through technology-focused roles at Studio V, enterprise spatial delivery at WeWork, and his five-year tenure as the first design hire at mass timber startup Juno. Along the way, he completed a full-stack engineering bootcamp and navigated the counterintuitive realities of scaling housing innovations. He discusses the critical mindset of falling in love with the problem rather than the solution, and how his personal journey as a parent to a neurodivergent son led him to found Lumi, a pediatric behavioral health startup delivering real-time, multi-player behavioral guidance for families.The conversation culminates in an inspiring case for the future of architectural agency. Michael challenges firm leaders to look beyond drawing sets and physical artifacts to focus on the true transformations clients are buying. By prioritizing outcomes over outputs, he argues, design thinkers can leverage their problem-solving superpowers to create profound, measurable impact across the built environment and far beyond."If we really focus on those outcomes and that impact through the eyes of that client, those users in very deep ways, that makes the work that we create all the more powerful." - Michael CatonThis episode serves as a powerful reminder that an architect's greatest skill is not merely generating drawings, but applying systems thinking and design synthesis to complex human needs. By focusing on outcomes over outputs, design leaders can expand their agency and unlock meaningful transformation in traditional practice and new industries alike.Guest:Michael Caton, AIA, is an architect, technologist, and founder of Lumi, a pediatric behavioral health startup dedicated to supporting neurodivergent families with real-time, personalized behavioral guidance. A graduate of Pratt Institute, Michael's multi-faceted career spans international project delivery in the UAE and Switzerland, civic leadership advocacy with AIA New York, enterprise workplace delivery at WeWork, and mass timber product development as the first design hire at Juno. Combining architectural expertise with full-stack software engineering, he is a passionate advocate for outcome-driven design and leveraging technology to strengthen human connections.This episode is especially for you if: ✅ You are curious about how architectural training can open doors to non-traditional, high-impact careers outside conventional firm practice.✅ You want to explore the compelling case for prioritizing outcomes over outputs to increase client value and professional agency. ✅ You are eager to learn about the counterintuitive challenges and supply-chain realities of scaling mass timber housing startups. ✅ You want to understand how personal lived experience and empathy can drive the creation of human-centered tech startups. ✅ You believe that technology should be leveraged to foster deeper human connections and solve sticky societal problems.How are you prioritizing outcomes over outputs in your practice? Share your reflections with us on social and join the conversation.

The UAE has dealt Iran a major blow by cutting off trade ties after accusing Tehran of firing two ballistic missiles towards the Gulf state. The missiles eventually landed outside territorial waters, but Abu Dhabi's swift response could close down Iran's key economic escape route.On today's episode of Iran: The Latest, Sophia Yan unpacks the latest news from the Middle East war with Mahsa Alimardani, associate director of Technology Threats & Opportunities program at digital human rights group WITNESS. They discuss Iran's state-backed cyber attacks against the West, how the Internet blackout has affected Iran's economy and the unsophisticated AI around Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.Plus, a new Iranian draft law that would criminalise speaking to foreign media, and news reports that Iran is assessing potential strikes against US military assets in Europe.HighlightsUAE cuts Iran's economic lifeline after ‘ballistic missile strikes'How the Internet blackout has affected Iran's economyCHAPTERS00:00:00 - UAE Imposes Trade Embargo Following Iranian Missile Attack00:01:11 - Trump Denies Iran Talks as Hormuz Blockade Escalates00:03:06 - Ground Reality: 90 Million Iranians Face Internal Warfare00:06:04 - Khamenei Disappears: AI Deepfakes Fuel Regime Crisis00:08:58 - US-Israel-Iran Conflict Drives Unprecedented AI Information War00:11:50 - Regime Weapons-Grade Propaganda Targets US Political Divide00:14:15 - White SIM Cards: How Elite Insiders Profit Off Internet Blackouts00:22:27 - US DOJ Charges 17 Iranian Hackers Over Mass Cyber Theft00:24:57 - Tehran Criminalizes Media Contact Under Zionist Law00:33:50 - Regime Insider Warning: Iran Prepares Strikes on US Bases in EuropeCONTRIBUTORS:Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yanMahsa Alimardani, associate director of Technology Threats & Opportunities program at WITNESS @mahsaalimardaniWATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dkCONTENT REFERENCED:US-Iran talks have stopped, says Trumphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/18/us-iran-talks-have-stopped-says-trump/Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026Audio Producer: David DargahiVideo Producer: Max BowerResearcher and Social Producer: Anna HindmarshStudio Operator: Andy WatsonExecutive Producer: Venetia Rainey ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 155: Own Your Pace With Intisar Abdul-KaderEvery runner has a moment when someone else sees something in them before they see it in themselves. For Intisar Abdul-Kader, that moment came in a school gym, when a PE teacher who also happened to be her science teacher told her the team needed another runner for the mixed 4x400 relay. She trusted him, she ran, and she never looked back.This episode covers a lot of ground including track in Abu Dhabi and cross country in the woods outside London after her family moved when she was 13. A multiple sclerosis diagnosis three days after her 23rd birthday, and the walk, then the jog, then the 5K, then the marathon that followed. She's now completed all six World Majors, run largely on the strength of ballot entries she didn't even realize were building toward that goal until a stranger told her so in a Chicago hotel lobby.We talk about what it means to run as a hijab-wearing Muslim woman on the world stage, why doing less is so often the harder and more important choice, and how she measures a good run by nothing more complicated than whether she'd go back and do it again (her answer, every time, is yes).CHECK OUT INTISAR@intysarMy book This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running. is now available for pre-order!USA readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence. USA readers can pre-order an autographed copy of my book hereGLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence.________________________________________________________________________AFTER DARK TOUR SERIESIf you have a question or story for the special After Dark Tour series of episodes please leave me a voicemail by tapping this sentence. Send us a messageMy book This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running. is now available for pre-order!USA readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence. FREE POSTER CAMPAIGN for US residential pre-orders GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence.________________________________________________________________________AFTER DARK TOUR SERIESIf you have a question or story for the special After Dark Tour series of episodes please leave me a voicemail by tapping this sentence. __________________________________________________________________________Be sure to send any and all questions and comments for Coach Bennett to the mailbag:Coach Bennett's Podcast 57 South Main Street #215, Neptune, NJ 07753Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merch...

One of the UK's best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the nation. The collection, which is now on display at the Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi, was gathered on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. As dinosaur fossils sell to private collectors for increasingly large sums, scientists are worried that domestic museums are being priced out of the market, and in turn scientists are missing out on the opportunity to make new observations. To find out how fossils became big business and what it could mean for research, Madeleine Finlay hears from science correspondent Nicola Davis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

Marty and John dig into the Groundhog Day situation in the Strait of Hormuz, why neither side looks desperate to deal, and what rising Treasury yields with suppressed volatility mean for the standoff. They get into the SPR draining to 40-year lows, Japan's yield curve cracking and the Fed stepping in with yen support, and why the FEMA repo facility matters. They also break down the latest fiscal math, the $500 billion AI buildout coalition led by Nvidia, and the accelerating US-China decoupling across chips and talent. To close, they look at Paul Tudor Jones adding to his Bitcoin position, Abu Dhabi holding pat, and volatility coiling to all-time lows.

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"School is back...Jack." Does it make any sense for you to go to college if Chris Cote and Jeremy Tache have ended up in the same place? What in the world happened to Cal Raleigh? Who had the worst drop-off of any QB? Plus, Pablo has the latest details after Part 14 of his series on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers, including the paper trail with Daktronics. He also explains the questions surrounding Mark Walter, Abu Dhabi, and the $12 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst is joined by Nitesh Mukhi, Rohit Menon, and Sweta Jhalani to discuss how AI is transforming the FP&A profession and changing the way finance teams work. The guests share their experiences with the AI FP&A Programme, exploring practical AI applications, automation, financial analysis, and the skills finance professionals need to stay ahead. They also discuss why domain expertise, human judgment, and business understanding remain essential in an AI-driven finance world.Nitesh Mukhi is the Finance Director at Presight AI, an AI analytics and big data analytics company in Abu Dhabi, with over two decades of experience across auditing, financial analysis, treasury, and FP&A roles at companies including Schlumberger, FedEx, and KPMG. Rohit Menon is a Regional Finance professional at Bioltec with more than 19 years of experience across multinational companies, focusing on finance transformation and developing FP&A capabilities. Sweta Jhalani is a Chartered Accountant and FP&A Manager based in India who transitioned from audit into FP&A, building experience in financial planning, analysis, and business partneringExpect to Learn:How AI is transforming FP&A workflowsPractical finance use cases for AI toolsThe importance of financial modelling and business partneringWhy human judgment remains critical in AI adoptionBuilding the skills needed for the future of financeHere are a few relevant quotes from the episode:“AI is an enabler. It's going to enhance your work, and I think it's going to help you in your day-to-day work.” - Nitesh Mukhi“AI is not the solution to each and every problem.” - Sweta JhalaniAI is changing the way finance professionals approach their work, but the fundamentals of finance remain important. The ability to understand business needs, interpret data, communicate insights, and apply human judgment will continue to separate great FP&A professionals from the rest.Follow Nitesh:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitesh-mukhi-7504456/Follow Rohit:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-menon1984/Follow Sweta:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caswetajhalani/Disclosure: Portions of this episode (such as the introduction or promotional segments) uses AI-generated voice narration produced under human editorial review.Earn Your CPE CreditFor CPE credit, please go to earmarkcpe.com, listen to the episode, download the app, answer a few questions, and earn your CPE certification. To earn education credits for the FPAC Certificate, take the quiz on earmark and contact Paul Barnhurst for further details.In Today's Episode:[00:00] - Introduction[01:21] - Guest Introductions[04:09] - What Great FP&A Looks Like[07:17] - Why They Joined the AI FP&A Programme[12:06] - Inside the AI FP&A Programme[14:35] - Real-World AI Use Cases[17:15] - Key Lessons From the Programme[22:11] - The Reality of AI in Finance[30:14] - AI Projects and Applications[34:03] - Advice for Finance Professionals[36:50] - The Future of AI in FP&A[40:21] - Essential FP&A Skills[43:34] - Skills Needed for AI Success[46:36] - Quick-Fire Questions[52:20] - Final Thoughts and Advice

Send us Fan MailSam Thomason's career sits at the intersection of technical sales, manufacturing automation, Japanese business culture, and advanced machining. With more than 14 years of experience in CNC machinery, factory automation, and industrial robotics, Sam has worked across the U.S., Japan, and Australia helping manufacturers evaluate and adopt technologies that improve productivity, safety, and competitiveness. He is currently National Sales Manager for Shibaura Machine Company, America's Nano Processing division, where he is responsible for U.S. sales strategy and customer development around the UVM Series ultra-precision machining platforms. His work involves helping engineering, R&D, tooling, and executive teams define applications, validate processes, and qualify advanced nano-machining capabilities for industries such as optics, photonics, medical devices, semiconductor-adjacent manufacturing, and high-precision moldmaking. Shibaura describes the UVM Series as high-precision machining centers built around high-speed, high-quality machining with high-precision aerostatic bearing spindles, with applications in precision molds, automotive lighting, lenses, smartphone frames, LED packaging molds, and precision parts machining.  Before joining Shibaura Machine, Sam held roles in automation, robotics, machine tools, and business development with organizations including Workr Labs, Yuasa International, Konica Minolta Australia, SE4, and TAKAMAZ. His early career included working in Japan as an application engineer and technical sales/cutting engineer at TAKAMAZ, giving him a practical foundation in CNC programming, machining applications, and communicating technical details across cultures.  Sam's background also includes robotics and teleoperation, including work with SE4 in Tokyo, where he helped demonstrate latency-resilient robotic teleoperation software and even supported a live international demo operating a dual-arm robot in Tokyo from Abu Dhabi despite more than 30 seconds of video lag. That experience gives him a broad perspective on where automation is headed, from industrial robotics to ultra-precision machining. For this conversation, Sam wants to focus on non-traditional machining topics such as non-machining, diamond turning, and hard milling. His perspective should be especially valuable for engineers who want to understand where conventional manufacturing assumptions break down, when ultra-precision equipment changes the process equation, and how technologies like diamond turning and hard milling can open new possibilities in optics, tooling, molds, medical components, and advanced manufacturing.  LINKS: Sam Thomason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-thomason/ Aaron Moncur, host PDX 2026 is October 20-21 in Phoenix, AZ.  Learn more and register at https://pdexpo.engineer/  Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday.The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment like cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us at www.teampipeline.usWatch the show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TeamPipelineus 

Jim Norton and Matt Serra look ahead to Saturday's UFC Belgrade card while catching up with two fighters coming off statement finishes in Abu Dhabi.First, 10th-ranked heavyweight Valter Walker joins the show after tying Demian Maia's UFC record with his fifth straight submission victory. Fresh off a first-round calf slicer win over Thomas Petersen, Walker discusses his historic leg-lock streak, the heavyweight names hovering around the title picture, and what could be next as “The Clean Monster” continues climbing the rankings.Then, Sam Patterson makes his UFC Unfiltered debut fresh off his knockout win over Santiago Ponzinibbio. Successful in his mission to deliver a fan-friendly fights on the heels of his frustrating setback against Michael “Venom” Page, Patterson reflects on his MMA beginnings and how it's set him on a path for success in the UFC's welterweight division.Finally, Jim and Matt wrap up the show by previewing and predicting a few fights from Saturday's UFC Belgrade card in Serbia.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Norton and Matt Serra kick off today's episode with a full-fledged recap of Saturday's UFC Abu Dhabi card, breaking things down from Magomed Ankalaev's main event win over late-replacement opponent Bogdan Guskov all the way down to the opening fights of the night.After assessing Ankalaev's bounce-back performance and Ramazan Temirov's statement knockout of Steve Erceg in the co-main event, the guys dish out takeaways from the rest of the card — including what to make of heel-hook specialist Valter Walker adding a calf slicer submission to his growing highlight reel.Then, undefeated featherweight Ezra Elliott joins the show following a successful UFC debut on just five days' notice last week at UFC Oklahoma City. Elliott reflects on setting a featherweight record with 12 takedowns, explains why going the distance may have been valuable after seven straight first-round finishes to begin his career, and discusses his wrestling background, jiu-jitsu development and life at Red Hawk Academy alongside Sean O'Malley, Tommy McMillen, Jose Miguel Delgado and Marcus McGhee.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Monday, Donks! Luke Thomas and Chuck Mindenhall are in the house going over all the results from UFC Abu Dhabi. Magomed Ankalaev took out Bogdan Guskov in the fifth round in the main event. Ramazan Temirov defeated Steve Erceg in the first round and Rizvan Kuniev finished Tyrell Fortune in the third round. The fellas break down those matchups and other highlights from the Abu Dhabi card. Plus, Errol Spence Jr. announced his retirement from boxing after suffering a loss to Tim Tszyu, who won by unanimous decision in his home country of Australia. Join LT, The Iceman, LIL and the MK crew on a Monday edition of Morning Kombat!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magomed Ankalaev certainly has the résumé and credentials to be next in line to fight for the UFC light heavyweight title, but the former champ's performance in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event didn't seem to impress the MMA community. With new champ Carlos Ulberg out with an injury and expected to return in the first half of 2027, does Ankalaev get the first crack at Ulberg in an attempt to regain the belt? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what's next for Ankalaev after his fifth-round stoppage win over Guskov, and if a title fight is coming up in his next fight, or if he has to compete again. Additionally, future matchups are discussed for Ramazan Temirov following his first-round destruction of Steve Erceg in the co-main event, along with fellow main card winners Magomed Zaynukov, Rizvan Kuniev, Abubakar Vagaev, and more. Follow Mike Heck: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@m_heckjr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alexander K. Lee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexanderKLee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/dYpsgH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our full video catalog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/u8VvLi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our playlists:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/eFhsvM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like MMAF on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/nOATUI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a Friday edition of Morning Kombat, and LT and Jed are in the house to discuss everything you need to know heading into UFC Abu Dhabi. The fellas highlight the main event between Magomed Ankalaev and Bogdan Guskov and then discuss the rest of the card. There's also a ton of boxing news, plus Errol Spence returns for the first time since he lost to Terence Crawford as he faces Tim Tzsyu.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Norton and Matt Serra celebrate the 1,000th episode of UFC Unfiltered with a pair of Hall-of-Fame guests and a look ahead to Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Abu Dhabi.First, Georges St-Pierre joins the show to discuss the upcoming biopic about his life, the art of knowing when to walk away from competition, and what advice he would give fighters like Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje as they continue navigating the later stages of their careers.Shortly after, newly inducted Hall-of-Famer Dominick Cruz makes his long overdue return to the pod to reflect on what the honor means after a career defined by championship greatness and injury comebacks. A true martial artist through and through, Cruz shares what he loves most about trading in the gloves for an analyst headset.Finally, the guys close out the milestone episode with a montage of friends of the show congratulating Jim and Matt on 1,000 episodes of UFC Unfiltered.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.