Author: Editorial Team
TABUK — Emir of Tabuk Prince Fahd bin Sultan oversaw the signing of a number of contracts for the implementation of development projects in the region, with a total value exceeding SR2.3 billion. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of Minister of Municipalities and Housing Majid Al-Hogail. These included five contracts for cleaning services in the city of Tabuk, as well as an agreement for the handover of a site between the King Salman Royal Reserve and the Tabuk Municipality for the construction of an engineered landfill. They also covered investment projects for the municipality’s “Investment Gate” Company…
SEOUL — Four missing people have been found dead on South Korean holiday island Jeju, as local police face mounting public criticism for allegedly mishandling missing persons cases. Reports emerged last week that authorities were launching a belated search for a woman reported missing months ago. This sparked criticism of the police for failing to search for her earlier. The scandal has since deepened with the arrest of a police sergeant, surnamed Bu, who is accused of lying to victims’ families and prematurely closing missing persons cases. President Lee Jae Myung called for greater police accountability after public outrage over…
For more than three decades, every generation of communications technology was built with a simple goal: connect more people, devices, and applications. AI fundamentally changes that equation. For the first time, networks are being built around intelligence itself. Every AI interaction relies on thousands of continuous data exchanges between users, cloud platforms, GPUs, models, edge infrastructure, and data centers. As adoption accelerates, the network is no longer just the passive pipe connecting to the AI stack. It is an active, indispensable layer of the stack itself. Under Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has positioned AI as a cornerstone of its economic…
The multiyear agreement includes access for HP to certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents, highlighting the growing commercial value of Huawei’s intellectual property portfolio Shenzhen — Huawei and HP Inc. have signed a multiyear global patent cross-licensing agreement covering intellectual property held by both companies. The agreement includes a licence allowing HP to use certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents. Financial terms and further details concerning the technologies covered were not disclosed. The deal marks another step in the companies’ collaboration on intellectual property licensing. It also reflects the increasing commercial recognition of Huawei’s research and innovation across information and communications technology, particularly in…
Residents of congested, sprawling cities are spending more time in their vehicles. There is even global research to support this theory — in 2025, the car marketplace Autotrader surveyed car users from 17 countries to find out the amount of time they spent in their vehicles. According to its website, South Africa topped the list, with motorists spending ‘10 days, 4 hours and 48 minutes annually commuting to and from work’, followed by India. While some hate long commutes, others look at it as a chance to dive into work or just enjoy a few minutes of solitude…
ULAANBAATAR — Saudi Arabia has received a United Nations Award for World Restoration Flagships, in recognition of the Kingdom’s sustained efforts to expand vegetation cover, restore degraded land, protect ecosystems and promote biodiversity. The award was presented during a high-level event held as part of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), hosted by Mongolia. The United Nations recognized Saudi Arabia, represented by its National Greening Program, as a global initiative in ecosystem restoration. The program contributed to the planting of more than 159 million trees, the restoration…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded a trade surplus of SR154.72 billion during the first half of 2026, compared to SR101.01 billion during the same period in 2025, according to statistical data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The Saudi trade surplus surged by 53.17 percent year-on-year during the first half of 2026, with the value of foreign trade exceeding SR1 trillion. The increase coincided with a 7.3 percent rise in exports and a 2.7 percent decline in imports compared to the same period last year. The Kingdom recorded an increase in its trade surplus during the first three…
For many affluent UAE families, university planning still begins in the final years of school, when application deadlines loom and admission essays need to be written. Yet, education leaders and university admissions specialists say that approach is increasingly outdated. As competition intensifies for places at Ivy League institutions, Oxbridge colleges and other highly selective universities worldwide, the most successful applicants are often those who have spent years building a strong academic foundation, exploring their interests and developing a distinctive personal story. The shift reflects a broader transformation in global admissions. Universities are no longer simply rewarding students with the highest…
Qassim Municipality, represented by Uyun Al-Jiwa Municipality, is preparing Al-Marqab Mountain to become an attractive tourist and social destination, benefiting from its elevated location and natural and historical features to enhance the experience of residents and visitors and stimulate tourism activity in the governorate. Uyun Al-Jiwa Municipality Chairman Eng. Falah Al-Jabreen said the mountain’s development is part of the municipality’s efforts to improve historical and natural sites, noting Al-Marqab’s elevation and prominent views of the governorate’s natural landscape. He added that the mountain is one of the landmarks associated with the history of Uyun Al-Jiwa, having been used in the past for…
Indian data centre company AM Intelligence recently placed an order for roughly 9,000 Nvidia Rubin GPUs, aiming to deploy one of Asia’s first Vera Rubin clusters at its new AI factory located in southern India. The company said the GPUs will be deployed as Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale systems at a 30MW AI factory in the city of Hyderabad. The facility is slated to come online in Q1 2027. AM Intelligence said the site is being designed to run trillion-parameter models and agentic AI applications and will target customers including cloud providers, AI labs and organisations developing sovereign AI…