Author: Editorial Team
When Wadha Al Marri rushed her infant son to an emergency department in Abu Dhabi in 2019, his temperature had climbed to 40°C. She feared the worst. Instead of being taken straight for treatment, she says she was stopped at reception and asked for documents her foster son did not yet have. “I offered my own ID. I offered my bank card. I said, ‘Please, just treat him,’” Al Marri recalled. “He was burning with fever, and I was standing there crying.” The child was eventually treated after medical staff intervened, but the experience remains one of several incidents that…
Saudi Coffee Company is continuing the second phase of the third edition of the Saudi Sip of Excellence (Gems of Saudi) competition, in cooperation with the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE), reflecting the company’s commitment to empowering farmers and elevating Saudi coffee quality to the highest international standards. This phase marks the first-ever participation of five Saudi judges on the competition’s judging panel, reflecting the development of national expertise in specialty coffee evaluation. The competition provides farmers with a platform to showcase their best crops to local and international experts, highlighting the quality and unique characteristics of Saudi coffee and…
MOZN, a leading enterprise AI platform, recently announced a major leap in its Enterprise Fraud Management (EFM) solution with the introduction of AI Rule Builder, empowering fraud teams to turn control decisions into production ready fraud rules in minutes instead of waiting days for engineering and QA cycles. The first of its kind in the region, MOZN AI Rule Builder brings natural language rule creation into a unified enterprise fraud management solution, enabling institutions to generate, govern, and deploy high‑impact fraud rules at unprecedented speed while staying tightly aligned with existing data models and real‑time processing constraints. As fraud attacks…
GAIA BioMaterials (GAIA), a global leader in biodegradable and compostable bioplastic compounds, has received final confirmation of its European patent for PLA-free film extrusion materials. The patent approval comes at a time of significant change for the plastics and packaging industry across the GCC, where manufacturers are adapting to evolving sustainability regulations, including restrictions on single-use plastic products, while also facing increasing raw material costs driven by global market conditions. Commenting on what the patent means for this region, Soraya Narfeldt, CEO of RA Group PLC, the exclusive distributor of GAIA BioMaterials in the GCC, said: “For the GCC, the…
TIRANA— Thousands took to the streets of Albania’s capital Tirana on Thursday in the latest demonstration against the development of a luxury resort planned by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The project, expected to cost around 5 billion euros ($4.6-billion), has provoked outrage in the Balkan country because of its location near a protected wetland on the country’s Adriatic coast poses a risk to the environment and to a nearby lagoon critical to migrating birds. Protesters also point out a perceived lack of transparency surrounding the plans designed by foreign investors. Albania has been rocked by nearly two…
RIYADH — The Saudi General Authority of Media Regulation (GAMR) summoned a Saudi citizen for insulting a sister nation through an audio recording posted on a social media platform. Following the completion of the necessary legal procedures, the suspect was referred to the Public Prosecution on June 8, as the act constitutes a cybercrime under Article 6 of the Anti-Cybercrime Law. This move came after the authority identified on June 6 offensive content in an audio recording that carries insults directed at the symbols and leaders of a sister nation. Such content is in violation of the Anti-Cybercrime Law, which…
How a multidisciplinary leader is helping shape the future of healthcare innovation and localisation in the Gulf Published: Thu 11 Jun 2026, 2:48 PM Most leaders are taught to specialise. Yasmine Ghorayeb built her career doing the opposite. A pharmacologist, business strategist, and student of storytelling, she has spent years navigating worlds that rarely intersect: science and strategy, healthcare and innovation, data and human behaviour. For Ghorayeb, the future belongs to those who can connect disciplines that traditionally never spoke to one another. “We’ve entered an era where information is abundant, but clarity is increasingly difficult to find,” she reflects.…
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Charitable Foundation and Honorary President of the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz approved the 12th edition winners of the prize for 2026, following the completion of adjudication and scientific evaluation. The edition received 275 nominations from 69 countries worldwide. The prize comprises five categories: the Creativity Prize, Surface Water Prize, Groundwater Prize, Alternative Water Resources Prize, and Water Management & Protection Prize. The prize is held under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman…
Telefonica Tech recently arranged to provide connectivity for a range of protective equipment produced by industrial health and safety product maker Halotech Digital Services. An arrangement was made involving Telefonica Tech’s managed IoT connectivity with a Halotech Software-as-a-Service platform which uses AI to provide real-time information relating to worker safety in industrial settings. Telefonica Tech country manager for the US Luis Lepe Marquez said the combination would help customers “transform workers’ day-to-day activities”, providing clear “actionable intelligence to improve safety”. The operator unit explained Halotech AI integrates with various namesake protective helmets developed for “complex industrial settings” including mines and…
MEXICO CITY — A Saudi manufacturer has contributed to preparations for the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after supplying advanced construction materials for the renovation of Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium. Saudi-listed company FIPCO said its subsidiary, FIPCO Industries, supplied more than 4,000 square meters of Saudi-made PVC technical fabrics for use in the stadium’s roofing and architectural structures. The materials were airlifted from Saudi Arabia to Mexico as part of the redevelopment of Azteca Stadium, which has a capacity of more than 100,000 spectators and is set to become the first venue in football history to…