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More than 500,000 users engaged as Kaspersky builds a scalable, data-driven customer engagement framework for its B2B operations Dubai — Global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky has strengthened its B2B customer engagement through WebEngage’s data-driven engagement platform. The collaboration has already helped Kaspersky engage more than 500,000 users during the initial phase of the partnership, as the company builds a more structured marketing automation framework across its B2B operations. As Kaspersky’s customer engagement expanded across newsletters, webinar invitations, product updates, and partner outreach, the company sought a more structured and scalable approach to centralise its marketing efforts. The objective was…

RIYADH — The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) detected violations involving the failure to issue electronic invoices, collect value-added tax and apply tax stamps to tobacco products during more than 61,000 inspections carried out in the second quarter of 2026. The inspections covered markets and commercial establishments across cities and regions of the Kingdom and were conducted in cooperation with relevant government entities. ZATCA spokesperson Hamoud Al-Harbi said the inspections targeted several commercial sectors, including retail businesses, gold shops and tobacco outlets. He said the most common violations included failing to issue electronic invoices, not collecting VAT and selling…

When it comes to modern wellness, we have never had more information at our fingertips. We count our steps, track our sleep, chase personal bests in the gym and spend generously on treatments that promise recovery. Yet despite all this optimisation, many of us still wake up feeling exhausted and disconnected from the very bodies we’re trying so hard to improve. Somehow, a true sense of wellness still remains frustratingly out of reach. Maybe the missing piece isn’t another trend or treatment, but a better understanding of the body itself. While calories burned and recovery times still have their place…

ATLANTA — The 2026 World Cup has reached a blockbuster semifinal stage, with the world’s top four-ranked teams and four former champions left standing in a tournament loaded with history, rivalries and football’s biggest stars. Defending champion Argentina, France, Spain and England will battle for a place in the final, ensuring one of the sport’s traditional powers will lift the trophy. France meets Spain in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday before England takes on Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday. It is the first time since the 1990 World Cup that all four semifinalists are previous champions. That tournament also featured England…

PIF and I Squared Capital (“I Squared”), a leading independent global infrastructure investment manager, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) for I Squared to pursue the deployment of up to $2 billion in real estate and infrastructure assets owned by PIF and its portfolio companies.   PIF and I Squared will work closely with PIF portfolio companies to identify opportunities in both digital infrastructure and district cooling, both critical enablers of the real estate sector. I Squared will target allocating up to $1 billion in each of these areas with the option to scale across additional related…

Sara AlAhbabi with Ashish Koshy. Abu Dhabi — Inception42 – the region’s leading innovator of AI-powered products & solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NXT Holding, a Sahm Holding owned AI-native holding company headquartered in Abu Dhabi. H.H. Fatma Tahnoon bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founder and Chairwoman, Sahm Holding, said: “The UAE has placed artificial intelligence at the center of its national vision, and partnership of this nature are how that vision becomes capability. This agreement reflects the strength of our institutions, the alignment of their purpose, and the nation’s determination to lead in technologies…

RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call on Monday with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to offer his condolences following the death of former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. During the call, the Crown Prince expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to the Qatari emir over the passing of Sheikh Hamad, praying that Allah grant him mercy and forgiveness and admit him into Paradise. Sheikh Tamim expressed his appreciation to the Crown Prince for his heartfelt condolences and brotherly sentiments. Source: Saudi Gazette

  Of all things we assumed would remain untouched by artificial intelligence, human relationships was certainly one. When the lonely protagonist of Spike Jonze’s 2013 film Her befriends his artificially intelligent operating system, we assume it might just be a figment of the director’s imagination. If only… From AI-powered couple’s therapy to AI companions that can talk to you on a wide range of subjects, technology has ensured we are never alone or clueless. Today, AI is also telling you how to speak to your loved ones in a manner that is thoughtful. In a surprising twist, artificial intelligence is…

VILNUS, Lithuania — The Saudi Biology Team is participating in the 2026 International Biology Olympiad (IBO), held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from July 12 to 19. With more than 300 students from 78 countries participating, the IBO is the world’s leading competition for secondary school students in the life sciences. The four secondary school students qualified through an intensive training journey under the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity’s (Mawhiba) International Olympiads Program, in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Education. Their preparation included theoretical and practical training forums and camps held both inside and outside the…

PARIS — French officialson Sunday rushed two firefighting planes to tackle a “very virulent” fire of “exceptional scale” that erupted in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest about 60 south-east of Paris. The Fontainebleau forest blaze partially closed the country’s main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend getaway of the summer. High-speed rail was also disrupted. The fire began late afternoon in the one-time royal hunting preserve that is dotted with quiet villages. It raced across 800 hectares (2,000 acres) and was still spreading early on Monday, officials said. Firefighting aircraft had to suspend operations at nightfall on Sunday.…