FREMONT – October 31, 2026 -- Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has been named Best Food Waste Initiative of the Year 2026 at the Middle East Waste & Recycling (MEWAR) Awards 2026 for diverting food waste from landfill across its Dubai operations with Power Knot LLC's LFC biodigester.

LOS ANGELES – October 31, 2026 -- Hozpitality.com has launched Hozpitality Stories, a content feature that stays visible for 48 hours, twice the typical 24-hour window on conventional social platforms. It is available to the platform's more than 1.3 million registered hospitality members.

Stories reach followers worldwide and non-followers within the same country

Members' Stories are visible to their followers worldwide, regardless of location. Other Hozpitality members in the same country can also discover a Story without following its author.

SUNNYVALE – October 30, 2026 -- Law Innovation Agency has partnered with Kulana, a systems integrator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to deliver AI enablement programs through Kulana Academy to corporate, quasi-governmental and government clients in the region.

DUBLIN – October 29, 2026 -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) has signed lease agreements with Turkish Airlines for two Boeing 777-300ERSF converted freighters, with deliveries scheduled between March and September 2027.

Etihad Engineering in Abu Dhabi will convert both aircraft before delivery

The conversions will take place at the Etihad Engineering MRO hub in Abu Dhabi. AerCap says the facility lets it serve customers efficiently across the wider EMEA region.

HOUSTON – October 29, 2026 -- Core Laboratories (NYSE: CLB) posted third-quarter 2026 revenue of $132.1 million, up 6% sequentially and down 2% year over year, as international demand lifted both operating segments.

HAIFA – – October 28, 2026 -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) will publish its third-quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, with an order backlog of $32.0 billion as of June 30, 2026 as the baseline for investors.

Management call set for 9:00am ET on results day

The company will host a conference call at 9:00am Eastern Time, which is 6:00am Pacific Time and 4:00pm Israel Time. Management will review the results and take questions. The call will also be broadcast live on the company's website.

CAIRO – October 28, 2026 -- Sinopec invested more than US$5.7 billion in 33 projects across 16 African countries between 2021 and 2025, according to its Sustainability Report in Africa (2021-2025), released in Cairo on October 25.

Total tax payments and social responsibility contributions over the period exceeded US$4 billion. Sinopec's African operations directly created 16,000 local jobs in 2025. The company also introduced WE17, its global sustainability communication brand.

ABU DHABI – October 28, 2026 -- etisalat's consolidated net profit for the first nine months of 2026 rose 45.9% year-over-year to AED 17.2 billion, boosted by the completed sale of its entire Vodafone Group stake. Q3 net profit alone reached AED 11.2 billion.

Vodafone exit delivers AED 21.9 billion in consideration

The Vodafone divestment generated total consideration of AED 21.9 billion, including the final dividend, and a gain of approximately AED 8.0 billion. etisalat said the transaction adds financial flexibility.

Africa – October 27, 2026 -- Hyperproof and Platview are offering an on-demand session on how tightening data-security and AI regulation affects organisations operating in and with Africa.

EU rules reach beyond Europe as African regulators build their own frameworks

New EU rules on data security and AI apply well beyond Europe's borders, according to the organisers. African regulators are building their own frameworks at pace, adding a second layer of obligations for companies active on the continent.

Guam – October 27, 2026 -- Windward data shows vessels linked to China and Russia loitering over subsea cable and pipeline corridors in five theaters. Activity ranges from the Guam cable hub to the Luzon Strait, Bab el-Mandeb and the gas pipelines feeding St Fergus, which supplies 25 to 50% of Britain's gas.