Author: Editorial Team
BEIJING — Chinese security officers have arrested an American citizen who studies politics in Myanmar, accusing him of spying and endangering Chinese national security. U Min Zin was arrested in early June, according to the New York Times. He disappeared on June 3 while in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar. China confirmed Min Zin’s arrest at a press conference on Friday afternoon, saying he was suspected of spying and endangering China’s national security. The Chinese government has notified the US consulate general in the southern city of Guangzhou, according to Lin Jian, a spokesman for…
PARIS — More than half of all civilian deaths caused by explosive weapons in 2025 were attributed to the Israeli military, according to a new report by the Explosive Weapons Monitor. The report found that of the 22,600 civilian deaths recorded globally from explosive weapons this year, 56 percent were linked to Israeli military attacks. It also said the use of explosive weapons in attacks affecting humanitarian aid rose by 52 percent in 2025, with around 90 percent of all such incidents recorded in the Palestinian territory. “When explosive weapons are used in populated areas, civilians suffer,” said Katherine Young,…
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…