Author: Editorial Team
CARACAS — Rescuers dug out a 44-year-old survivor trapped in the ruins of the mall where he worked in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira, more than a week after two strong earthquakes devastated the country’s northern coast. Work to save security guard Hernan Alberto Gil from the rubble of the nine-story Galerias Playa Grande shopping center began on Monday, according to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who has been posting updates on X about the operation. Gil had been given water and medics had attached him to an intravenous drip while teams from Venezuela, El Salvador, Chile, Costa Rica,…
The central kitchen operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) distributed 24,500 hot meals Tuesday to those most in need in the central and southern Gaza Strip, benefiting 24,500 individuals. The assistance extends the Kingdom’s humanitarian role through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, in alleviating the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people and supporting affected families amid the current humanitarian crisis. Source: Riyadh Daily
NEW YORK — A high-level international dialogue on capacity building in high-risk environments, held during UN Counter-Terrorism Week, was organized by the IMCTC in partnership with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The session — titled “Capacity Building in Low-Capacity and High-Risk Environments” — was organized by The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), in partnership with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and in cooperation with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC). It featured extensive discussions of the key operational, institutional, and regulatory challenges in combating terrorism financing in low-capacity and high-risk environments. Held as…
BEIJING — Chinese authorities have concluded that the pilot who crashed a light aircraft into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week acted because of”personal reasons”, saying the 66-year-old had been struggling with “chronic insomnia and anxiety” before the incident. The findings were released on Thursday by the Chaoyang district government after its investigation into the crash at the 109-storey CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun. The accident claimed the life of the pilot, identified only by his surname Liu, and left 13 people injured. Officials said one of the injured has since been discharged from hospital. According to the investigation,…
Under the patronage of Governor of Al-Ahsa and CEO of the Al-Ahsa Development Authority Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr, the first seasonal direct flight for 2026 between Al-Ahsa International Airport and Rize–Artvin International Airport in Türkiye was inaugurated today. The service is being operated through cooperation between Turkish Airlines and Ghazal Travel and Tourism agency, in the presence of several officials. The launch of the flight is part of plans to expand the seasonal destinations served by Al-Ahsa International Airport, enhancing international air connectivity and broadening direct travel options for passengers from Al-Ahsa, particularly during the summer season. The…
According to recent reports Meta Platforms is planning to set-up a separate cloud business. This unit would sell access to computing power and AI models in a move to help fund Meta’s AI ambitions and reduce reliance on advertising revenue. Bloomberg reported the Facebook-owner could form the unit to sell outside customers excess computer power, rivalling “neocloud” businesses such as CoreWeave. The potential business line will be part of Meta Compute, its offering that runs and manages AI infrastructure assets. As part of the plans, Meta will look at selling access to AI models that are hosted on the company’s…
WASHINGTON —The Saudi Embassy in the US warned citizens of an increase in fraud attempts by individuals impersonating embassy employees and requesting financial payments or personal financial information. In a statement issued on Thursday, the embassy alerted citizens and residents to the growing number of scams involving individuals falsely claiming to represent the embassy. The embassy stressed that it never requests the transfer of funds or the sharing of personal or financial information through phone calls, text messages, or emails. It also urged citizens and residents not to respond to such attempts. Instead, the embassy advised them to verify the…
RIYADH — The Saudi Cricket Federation and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to develop a cricket stadium in Jeddah. The agreement was signed in Riyadh in the presence of Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Mohammed, Chairman of the Saudi Cricket Federation, and Pakistan’s Interior Minister and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. The MoU aims to strengthen cricket infrastructure in Saudi Arabia through the construction of a modern international-standard stadium, while promoting cooperation in technical expertise, facility planning, and the adoption of global operational best practices. The initiative is intended to enhance the…
The central kitchen operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) distributed 24,500 hot meals Tuesday to those most in need in the central and southern Gaza Strip, benefiting 24,500 individuals. The assistance extends the Kingdom’s humanitarian role through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, in alleviating the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people and supporting affected families amid the current humanitarian crisis. Source: Riyadh Daily
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently created a dedicated forward deployed engineering (FDE) organisation designed to embed engineers directly inside customer teams. These engineers will help build and implement production AI systems and compress project timelines from months to days. Backed by a $1 billion investment, the model is built around three principles: it is agentic-first, uses compressed timelines and is structured so customers become self-sufficient once an engagement ends. AWS FDE embeds frontier teams and purpose-built agents directly inside customer engineering, business and security teams to build production AI systems using the their own data, governance and processes. Unlike traditional…