Author: Editorial Team

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Neymar announced his retirement from international football on Sunday after Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to Norway in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, bringing an end to a distinguished career with the Seleção. The 34-year-old forward confirmed his decision moments after Brazil’s elimination, saying his journey with the national team had come full circle. “I tried,” Neymar said. “It started here at MetLife Stadium, and I finished here. It is now over.” Neymar made his Brazil debut on Aug. 10, 2010, in a friendly against the United States at the same stadium in New Jersey where…

 The central kitchen operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided 25,000 hot meals to the most vulnerable families in central and southern Gaza Strip, benefiting 25,000 individuals, as part of the Saudi campaign to provide relief to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.  The assistance comes as an extension of the Kingdom’s humanitarian efforts, carried out through KSrelief, to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Source: Riyadh Daily

Abu Dhabi — Abu Dhabi Government has announced the rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot across Abu Dhabi’s public sector, equipping tens of thousands of government employees with generative AI in their daily tools as the emirate advances its bid to become the world’s first AI-native government by 2027. Through the Frontier Employee Programme, Abu Dhabi Government has recently deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot to 26,000 civil servants across 27 government entities, building on 9,000 existing licences to reach a total of 35,000. The initiative standardises Microsoft 365 Copilot as the AI productivity platform for Abu Dhabi Government, embedding generative AI capabilities into daily…

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development signed a new agreement with Kenya’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to regulate the recruitment of domestic workers. The agreement was signed in Riyadh on Sunday by Deputy Minister for Labor Dr. Abdullah Abuthnain and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Dr. Alfred Nganga Mutua. The signing ceremony was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and attended by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi. The agreement was signed on…

Public beaches are often associated with freedom and relaxation. But for many people with autism or sensory sensitivities, they can be among the most overwhelming public spaces. Dubai’s new sensory room at Jumeirah Beach 2 is attempting to change that. A fully equipped sensory room designed to support visitors with autism and sensory sensitivities, this is a powerful signal of what the future of accessible leisure in Dubai could look like. For many families, a beach outing is a carefree ritual. But for those with children on the autism spectrum, it can be a minefield of triggers, with blaring music,…

Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital in Jeddah has achieved a new medical milestone by successfully performing the first autologous stem cell transplant in Saudi Arabia’s private healthcare sector for a 55-year-old patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma. This achievement reflects the hospital’s continued advancement in specialized hematology and oncology care and reinforces its position as a leading provider of advanced healthcare services. The procedure marks the launch of the hospital’s Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, with its first autologous stem cell transplant successfully completed, demonstrating the program’s readiness to provide highly specialized treatments in accordance with the latest international standards…

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Friday distributed 1,050 food baskets in Nigeria. The assistance benefited 6,300 individuals from 1,050 families as part of the 2026 food aid distribution project for displaced and affected people in Nigeria.  The initiative is part of the relief and humanitarian projects carried out by Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to support countries and communities in need around the world. Source: Riyadh Daily

Abu Dhabi — G42, through its sovereign agentic AI company Inception42, and Microsoft today announced a collaboration to advance agentic AI adoption. By deepening interoperability between their platforms, the two companies are helping organisations move from fragmented AI deployments to a governed, enterprise-wide agent ecosystem – giving governments and enterprises access to a wider pool of agents while keeping data processing in country. This is a key step in supporting the UAE’s national agentic AI initiative, which targets 50% of federal government operations to use AI agents within two years.  The rapid rise of AI agents is creating new opportunities…

MANILA — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on charges of mishandling government funds and making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has begun after months of heightened political tensions in the country. In a dramatic turn, Duterte ally Senator Rodante Marcoleta was arrested on a plunder charge shortly before the start of the trial on Monday, throwing support for Duterte in the Senate into doubt. Duterte will be removed from her post and banned from holding public office if found guilty. The trial opens a new theater in the explosive feud between Marcos and Duterte, whose alliance imploded…

Fans watching Norway at the World Cup may have noticed something different about Erling Haaland’s shirt. While the Manchester City striker is known around the world simply as Haaland at club level, his Norway national team jersey carries the name Braut Haaland. The reason is personal. Braut is part of Haaland’s full name, Erling Braut Haaland, and comes from his mother, Gry Marita Braut, a former Norwegian heptathlete. By wearing Braut Haaland for Norway, the striker is recognising both sides of his family. Haaland is the surname of his father, former footballer Alf-Inge Haaland, who also played for Manchester City,…