Author: Editorial Team
HONG KONG — Saudi fencer Khalifah Alomairi won the bronze medal in the Senior Men’s Individual Epee category at the Fencing World Championships in Hong Kong, marking the Kingdom’s first-ever medal at the Fencing World Championships. As a member of the Saudi national fencing team, Alomairi’s win also makes Saudi Arabia the second Arab nation to secure a men’s world fencing medal after Egypt. Before claiming a landmark victory over Japan’s Koki Kano in the quarterfinals to secure the bronze medal, Alomairi defeated Luxembourg’s Flavio Giannotte, Korea’s Hyomin Jang, and Italy’s Simone Mencarelli. Saudi Fencing Federation President Dr. Wasem Alhassan…
TASHKENT — Saudi Minister of Health Fahad AlJalajel held talks with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjayev on Monday at the start of his official visit to the Central Asian country. The two sides explored ways to deepen cooperation in healthcare and investment. The meeting was attended by Uzbekistan’s Minister of Health Eldor Adilov and Deputy Minister Ilhomjon Umurzakov. The officials reviewed the strong bilateral relationship between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan and discussed expanding cooperation in priority areas, including healthcare system development, digital transformation, medical and pharmaceutical industries, workforce development and specialized investment in the health sector. The discussions also…
NEW YORK — Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested over the war in Gaza if he visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly. Netanyahu said he intends to be in New York in September to address the annual UN gathering of world leaders, despite the mayor’s suggestion that he is not welcome. Mamdani said last week that while New York City does not have legal authority to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes…
RIYADH — The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing issued more than 34,000 building permits across the Kingdom during the first half of 2026. The ministry said residential permits accounted for the largest share of the total, with more than 28,000 licenses issued between January and the end of June. More than 5,000 commercial permits and over 1,000 permits for government buildings were also issued during the period. The ministry attributed the growth to ongoing improvements in the municipal licensing system and the expansion of digital services through the Balady platform, which have simplified permit procedures, accelerated application processing, enhanced customer…
The real estate development sector in Saudi Arabia is undergoing rapid changes in urban planning philosophy. Success is now gauged by creating integrated communities that improve quality of life, aligning with Saudi Vision 2030 goals. Al Rashid Properties sees these communities as key to the country’s new urban development phase. Based on this vision, Al Rashid Properties continues to develop its residential communities within integrated residential environments, guided by the conviction that real estate development is now linked to building communities that meet residents’ needs, in addition to developing residential units. The company leverages over 30 years of experience at…
Reaching multi-gigabit speeds of 4.58 Gbps the highest 5.5G modulation is now live on e& UAE’s network Abu Dhabi — e& UAE has reached a new milestone in next-generation mobile connectivity, activating the highest 1024QAM modulation on its live, commercial 5.5G network and reaching multi-gigabit speeds of 4.58 Gbps. It is the first time in the region that this highest modulation scheme has been activated on a live network, made possible by e& UAE’s continued investment in one of the world’s most advanced mobile networks. The milestone was demonstrated using the newly launched on HUAWEI Pura 90s smartphone, one of…
Selin Bahadirli. Mastercard’s Cyber Pulse Report reveals the region’s threat landscape ahead of an exclusive interview with Selin Bahadirli Cyberattacks across Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa climbed 13% over the past year, according to Mastercard’s inaugural Cyber Pulse Report, with a 198% surge recorded on the first day of the recent Middle East conflict alone. Government, technology and financial services organisations bore the brunt of this activity, together accounting for 44% of all targeted sectors, while the Middle East emerged as the most targeted geography, absorbing 49% of regional attacks. The financial toll is steep too: the average cost…
Eric Doerr, Chief Product Officer, Tenable. Tenable® Holdings, Inc., the exposure management company, recently announced the expansion of the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform, unifying application security risks with all other exposure data. By integrating static code vulnerability data, Tenable One delivers complete, code-to-runtime visibility across the entire attack surface. Security teams have long struggled with a code security problem where vulnerable code reaches production faster than it can be reviewed. This problem is exacerbated by the use of generative AI, which empowers developers to ship code three to four times faster, while potentially introducing flaws at 10x the rate.1…
neofashion.ai, an AI content platform for fashion retailers built by UAE-based Fipera, opened self-serve access at neofashion.ai, allowing any fashion brand to generate on-brand product photography, video, and marketing or campaign content directly from its own product photos and references. The launch follows a private beta in which three global apparel brands used the platform in live production, generating on-model photography, e-commerce packshots, and campaign video from their own product images. Brand DNA Integration Unlike general-purpose image generators, neofashion.ai keeps every brand’s product references, saved model personas, and brand profile isolated inside its own workspace and uses them directly to…
Building on its rapid growth in the UAE and the success of its Super Hybrid System (SHS) technology, OMODA & JAECOO is preparing to further strengthen its electrified vehicle portfolio with the launch of the OMODA O5 SHS-H this September. The latest addition to the brand’s hybrid family combines fuel efficiency, strong performance, advanced safety and contemporary crossover styling, offering UAE motorists a practical solution for everyday driving and long-distance travel alike. The O5 SHS-H will join OMODA & JAECOO’s expanding SHS-H product line-up, which includes the upcoming OMODA O4, O5 SHS-H and O7, alongside the JAECOO J5 and JAECOO…