Author: Editorial Team
Imagine walking into a shopping mall to buy a few things and walking away with the keys to a new home. That is exactly what Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) is promising this year as it returns with its biggest-ever prize line-up, featuring 12 apartments worth more than Dh50 million, 35 cars, 3kg of gold and hundreds of thousands of dirhams in cash. The 60-day summer festival, which runs from July 2 to August 30, will also bring citywide sales, concerts, family attractions, restaurant offers and hotel deals across Dubai. The biggest attraction this year is the launch of Win Your…
SEATTLE — US officials “caused problems” for Iran forward Mehdi Taremi and assistant coach Saeed Alhoei, delaying their delegation as they travelled to Seattle for the World Cup match against Egypt, Iran’s football federation said on Wednesday. The reported incident comes days after US authorities eased travel restrictions on Iran’s World Cup delegation following complaints from Tehran and the team that strict entry rules were disrupting preparations. “During the national team’s third trip to the United States, host officials disturbed Saeed Alhoei and Mehdi Taremi, delaying the convoy’s departure to Seattle for the match against Egypt,” the federation said in…
When HONOR chose Riyadh to launch its Magic V6 foldable, it used the occasion to signal something bigger. Alongside the device reveal, the company unveiled an ambitious B2B strategy aimed squarely at Saudi Arabia’s fast-evolving enterprise market. For Nicky Nahar, Global Product Marketing Director at HONOR, the timing is deliberate. “What we really want to do within the B2B space is drive a very connected world and power businesses to reach limitless potential,” Nahar told Saudi Gazette on the sidelines of the launch event. The strategy is rooted in what HONOR calls its Alpha Plan, announced at MWC alongside a…
NEW YORK — Three International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday sued US President Donald Trump and his administration over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful. The case, filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, is the latest effort to challenge what many experts have described as the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine international law. In the lawsuit filed in the Manhattan court, judges Kimberly Prost of Canada, Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin said the sanctions were designed to exert extrajudicial pressure with the objective of…
Meta Platforms recently furthered its smart glasses initiative with the launch of a set of lower-priced models under its own brand name for the first time. Called Meta Glasses, the company stated it is introducing three styles in partnership with manufacturer EssilorLuxottica, at a starting price of $299. At the lower end of the price point are the Meta Adventurer and Meta Fury options, while a fashion-inspired variant designed in collaboration with celebrity Kylie Jenner costs $399. The moves marks a change from Meta’s strategy which has made the company a leading smart glasses provider, with it previously launching eyewear…
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has for the first time ranked among the world’s top 50 universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2026 (THE Impact Rankings 2026), placing 48th among more than 1,600 universities from 130 countries and territories worldwide. THE Impact Rankings 2026 measures academic institutions’ contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across research, education, innovation, and community and global partnerships. KAUST also ranked among the top 25 universities in Asia and second in the Kingdom, reflecting the university’s mission-driven approach to environmental sustainability, social inclusion, economic development, and international collaboration. KAUST President Professor…
WASHINGTON — USPresident Donald Trump clashed with Sen. Bill Cassidy during an intense meeting behind closed doors in the Capitol Wednesday after the Republican senator accused the president of not being forthright with the American people about the Iran war. The argument got so loud and intense between Trump and Cassidy that a senator next to the Louisiana senator had to pull him back down into his seat. The fireworks started when Trump expressed his frustration over the Senate approving a war powers resolution on Tuesday directing him to withdraw US troops from hostilities against Iran, sending a powerful rebuke…
His Excellency the Saudi Minister of Finance, Mr. Mohammed Aljadaan, concluded his participation at the OPEC Fund Development Forum and the 47th Meeting of the OPEC Fund Ministerial Council, held June 23-24, 2026 in Vienna, Austria, under the theme “A Transition That Empowers Our Tomorrow”. The meetings focused on enhancing responses to global challenges, with the participation of leaders, ministers, and heads of multilateral development finance institutions (DFIs). During his opening speech, Minister Aljadaan stressed that today’s development challenges are no longer just about boosting economic growth, but also about building economies that are more resilient to global shocks, enhancing…
MANILA — Authorities in the Philippines have temporarily blocked the online gaming app GoreBox days after a rare school shooting in the south-east Asian country killed three students and injured 20 others. Investigators said that one of the two teenagers accused of opening fire on students at San Jose National high school in Tacloban city had regularly played the game, which allows players to use various weapons and depicts graphic violence. GoreBox is described on Google Play as allowing gamers to “engage in brutal combat with an extensive arsenal of weapons and explosives, and witness the raw effects of realistic…
NEW YORK — Some 20 million barrels of crude oil have exited the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday adding that tankers continue to transit the key waterway. “I could say roughly 72 ships in the last 24 hours, and 20 million barrels of oil,” Wright told the Reuters Global Energy Forum in New York when asked how much oil had exited the Strait. The number of ships remains lower than usual, but many of the vessels are larger, helping keep total crude flows near pre-war levels, he added. “We…