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Lenovo, a global technology company, and Saal.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence, data and analytics solutions, announced a collaboration to help organizations adopt and deploy AI across Saudi Arabia and the broader region.The collaboration brings together Lenovo’s AI-ready infrastructure and enterprise technology with Saal.ai’s AI, data and analytics capabilities. Together, the companies will support customers seeking to deploy AI solutions across cloud, on-premises and edge environments while maintaining control of their data and meeting sovereignty requirements.By combining infrastructure, platforms and AI applications, Lenovo and Saal.ai aim to help organizations simplify AI implementation, reduce deployment complexity and accelerate the path from…

Jim Gargan, Chief Marketing Officer, Riverbed. As agentic AI reshapes IT, Saudi organisations show strong confidence in governance while focusing on measurable returns, employee experience and the foundations required to scale  R iverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced the results of the Riverbed Global Survey on ‘The State of Autonomous IT Operations’. Artificial intelligence has crossed the threshold from experimentation into the IT operating model, with organisations accelerating efforts to operationalise AI and progress towards autonomous IT. As AI assumes a greater role in enterprise operations, the ability to understand, trust and govern it will become increasingly…

BANGKOK — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a one-year extension of Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan’s term as Chair of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), until January 2028, after completing his original three-year term. The extension followed the minister’s acceptance of the committee members’ request to extend his chairmanship. The IMFC is the IMF’s principal ministerial advisory body, responsible for providing strategic guidance on the fund’s priorities and deliberating on key issues affecting the international monetary and financial system. The committee represents the IMF’s 191 member countries through 25 members, comprising finance ministers and central bank…

RIYADH — Four people, including two women, a man and a child, were injured after debris from two intercepted Houthi cruise missiles fell on residential areas in Riyadh, causing minor damage to 15 homes, Saudi Civil Defense announced Wednesday. The Civil Defense spokesman said the incident occurred on Tuesday, October 13, after air defenses intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles launched by the Houthi militia toward the Saudi capital. Fragments from the intercepted missiles fell in residential neighborhoods, injuring four people and causing limited material damage to 15 houses. The spokesman confirmed that the relevant authorities had implemented the established…

Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz on Monday visited a number of civilians injured in the terrorist Houthi militia’s aggression against King Khalid International Airport who are receiving treatment at several hospitals in Riyadh. The governor conveyed to them the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, along with their wishes for a speedy recovery. He affirmed the wise leadership’s directives to provide comprehensive healthcare to all the injured. Moreover, he listened to a…

Mohamed Yasser, Solution Architect, Sharjah City Municipality. Mohamed Yasser explains why workload assessment, model selection, and performance testing should guide enterprise AI infrastructure investment Enterprise AI infrastructure discussions often begin with hardware. How many GPUs do we need? Should we buy a bigger server? Will 24 GB of GPU memory suffice, or should we move straight to 48 GB? Workload requirements should come first. What must the AI system do, and how many requests must it handle simultaneously? Consider a local language model whose weights occupy approximately 4 GB of GPU memory on a machine with 12 GB available. When…

RIYADH — The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing has mandated that barbers hold valid health certificates, maintain personal hygiene, and observe proper health practices before and during the provision of services. The ministry emphasized that offering home barbering services outside a licensed establishment requires a specific permit. The ministry stressed that men’s barber shops must clean, disinfect, and sterilize reusable tools after each use, while single-use tools must be disposed of immediately after use. Establishments are also required to regularly clean and sterilize all equipment and maintain the cleanliness of service areas. The ministry explained that these stringent requirements aim…

RIYADH — The Saudi Competitiveness and Business Center has launched a service to verify certified online stores via the Tawakkalna application, allowing consumers to confirm the authenticity and reliability of commercial digital platforms instantly. The service aims to protect consumer rights, enhance commercial transparency across the e-commerce ecosystem, verify enterprise legitimacy, and bolster the overall competitiveness of the Kingdom’s business environment. Verification can be completed using the store’s certification number, the establishment’s unified national number, freelance document registration, the commercial trade name, or the direct online store link. The initiative supports the center’s ongoing efforts to streamline business establishment and…

 Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group Muhammad Al Jasser held talks with Chad’s Minister of State for Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation and IsDB Governor for Chad Tahir Hamid Nguilin. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Bangkok, focused on strengthening cooperation to support Chad’s development priorities. The discussions drew on the “Chad Connection 2030” vision and the recently finalized “Country Engagement Framework,” which provides a strategic platform for renewed cooperation between IsDB and Chad. The framework emphasizes strengthening infrastructure, promoting economic…

RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports has designated 21 locations across all regions of Saudi Arabia to enable undocumented Yemenis to regularize their residency status. In Riyadh, the designated locations are the Passport Office in the Second Industrial City, the Passport Office at Al-Hair Administrative Center, Al-Malaz Passport Office, and Al-Kharj Governorate Passport Office. In the Eastern Province, the designated locations are the Passport Offices in Al-Khobar Governorate, Al-Ahsa Governorate, and the southern part of Hafr Al-Batin Governorate. In the Asir region, the designated locations are the Regional Passport Office, the Khamis Mushait Governorate Passport Office, and the Bisha…