Author: Editorial Team

 AlUla’s diverse landscape encompasses mountains, valleys, nature reserves, deserts, oases, and residential areas, creating a blend of nature and daily life. Efforts to preserve air quality, expand vegetation cover, and reduce emissions and light pollution continue as the world marks the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, observed annually on September 7. Clear skies are a defining feature of AlUla. During the day, they offer sweeping views of mountains, valleys, and oases, while regulated nighttime lighting helps reduce light pollution and improve the visibility of stars and other celestial bodies. Vegetation development is another key part of AlUla’s environmental efforts.…

CTM360, a Bahrain-based preemptive cybersecurity company, heads to Big SASIG 2026 Event as a Gold Sponsor, where it will showcase a next-generation approach to Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). Big SASIG takes place on Wednesday 9th September in London, bringing together a curated audience of CISOs, senior security leaders, and key decision-makers in an environment designed to encourage meaningful conversations and valuable connections. At the event, CTM360 will highlight the need for organisations to move beyond traditional threat intelligence models and adopt a next-generation Cyber Threat Intelligence approach built around Indicators of Exposure (IoEs), Indicators of Warning (IoWs), and Indicators of…

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early Tuesday after a volcanic eruption over the weekend forced them to suspend operations for two days, the Transport Ministry said. The ministry wrote on Instagram that the airport serving the capital Jakarta and four others near the city or around the island of Java are now operating again, as the air safety crisis that left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded subsides. Mount Anak Krakatau, about 150 km from Jakarta, erupted late Friday, spewing a fountain of lava and a plume of volcanic ash. It stayed seismically…

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) today announced the launch of Gulf Coast Development Company to create an integrated tourist and residential destination on the Al-Khafji coast overlooking the Arabian Gulf. The new company will develop the project in partnership with the private sector – as PIF further enables and supports the private sector’s participation in its projects – and local and regional investors, responding to the rapidly growing demand for accommodation and tourism options in the northern part of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region. The development will span around 20 square kilometers and feature a 10-kilometer waterfront along the Arabian Gulf. The…

Etihad Salam Telecom Company (Salam), a leading provider of telecommunications services and digital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, successfully concluded its participation at LEAP 2026 as a strategic sponsor. During the exhibition, Salam signed 29 strategic partnerships, bringing to life its defining theme, “Powering What’s Next,” and strengthening its support for Saudi Arabia’s digital future. Against the backdrop of the Year of AI, Salam’s presence at LEAP 2026 moved beyond showcasing technology to demonstrate the company’s evolution into a digital transformation partner for businesses, governments, and communities across the Kingdom. At the heart of Salam’s participation was its Connectivity+ strategy, a…

Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) and upsource by solutions, a business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience company, have signed a strategic agreement to establish and operate a unified guest support center serving Qiddiya City. The center will provide an integrated model for managing interactions with Qiddiya City guests, helping enhance their experience and improve the efficiency of services provided to them. Under the agreement, upsource will operate the center and provide comprehensive guest support services, unifying communication channels and facilitating access to information and services. The center will also improve the efficiency of addressing guest inquiries and needs before their journey begins…

Nokia recently opened its first research and development centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, dedicated to customer focused AI network automation and orchestration software. The facility will focus on advancing AI-driven service management and orchestration (SMO), self-organising networks (SON), Autopilot and rApps, technologies designed to help communications networks self-configure, self-heal, optimise performance and cut energy consumption. Engineers at the centre will develop automation and efficiency capabilities for telecoms operators and enterprises in Saudi Arabia. They are also set to explore AI-native 6G technologies. Nokia said the work will generate “Made in Saudi” software innovations for deployment across its global customer base.…

JEDDAH — Georginio Wijnaldum has joined Al Ittihad on an initial one-year contract, returning to the Roshn Saudi League after leaving Al Ettifaq earlier this summer. The former Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder was announced late Sunday as one of the headline signings on a busy final day of the 2026-27 summer transfer window. Wijnaldum, 35, spent three seasons at Al Ettifaq, where he established himself as a key figure and club captain before departing as a free agent in July. The Netherlands international scored 36 goals and provided 16 assists in 96 RSL appearances for the Dammam club. His…

DeepSeek is reportedly planning to deploy a minimum of 160,000 Huawei AI accelerators in a new data centre in Inner Mongolia. If this move takes place it would create one of the largest known clusters of Chinese AI chips. Sources told Bloomberg the AI company intends to use Huawei’s next generation Ascend 950DT chips to run its models. However, delivery of the order could take more than a year. Huawei reportedly does not currently have enough capacity to meet DeepSeek’s planned order as shortages of components including high-end memory are expected to limit production of the 950DT to the low…

PIF today announced the launch of Gulf Coast Development Company to create an integrated tourist and residential destination on the Al-Khafji coast overlooking the Arabian Gulf. The new company will develop the project in partnership with the private sector – as PIF further enables and supports the private sector’s participation in its projects – and local and regional investors, responding to the rapidly growing demand for accommodation and tourism options in the northern part of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.   The development will span around 20 square kilometers and feature a 10-kilometer waterfront along the Arabian Gulf. The Al-Khafji Governorate’s strategic location offers seamless…