Author: Editorial Team

“Re Source: Riyadh Daily

NetApp®, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, recently announced it has been recognised by Gartner as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Storage Platforms, continuing to acknowledge NetApp as a Leader in this market from its inaugural edition of this report in 2025. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analysed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Additionally, the 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Storage Platforms report ranks NetApp first in the Hybrid Cloud Storage Use Case and second in the Hybrid Platform Services Use Case. NetApp believes this recognition validates…

RIYADH — A resident was arrested by the Criminal Investigation and Research Department of the Riyadh Region Police for making statements during a livestream that were deemed offensive to public morals and religious values and insulting to women. The department said the remarks constituted offenses punishable under the Anti-Cyber Crime Law. The resident was detained, legal procedures were taken against him, and he was referred to the Public Prosecution. Source: Saudi Gazette

RIYADH — Saudi shipping company Bahri confirmed that two Filipino seafarers were killed in a security incident involving its vessel SIDR while transiting the Strait of Hormuz late Monday. Bahri said the incident involving SIDR (IMO No. 9854715) occurred at approximately 11:40 p.m. local time on Aug. 31. “It is with profound sadness that Bahri confirms the loss of two of its Filipino seafarers as a result of the incident,” the company said in a statement. Bahri extended its condolences to the families, loved ones and colleagues of the two seafarers and said it was providing full support to those…

 The General Secretariat of King Faisal Prize announced today that it welcomes nominations to the 2028 award in its five categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science. Secretary General of King Faisal Prize Dr. Abdulaziz Alsebail pointed out that this marks a pinnacle in the prize’s long history of 50 years in recognizing and honoring prominent individuals and entities who have enriched humanity with their works. He added that the prize topics for 2028 comprise “The Islamic Heritage in al-Andalus” for Islamic Studies, “Arabic Literature from the Perspective of Comparative Studies” for Arabic Language and Literature,…

Luma AI recently announced that Luma Agents, its unified AI creative platform, will offer a fully native Arabic-language interface later this year, making it the first-of-its-kind creative intelligence platform in Arabic designed for creative communities in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. Luma Agents currently supports Arabic-language prompting and generates Arabic-language creative outputs. The new update, announced at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, will localise the total user experience, including navigation, menus, and workflow tools. Arabic will be the first non-English interface language available on Luma Agents, enabling creators across Saudi Arabia and the wider Arabic-speaking world to work in…

DUBAI — Iran has accused the United States of bombing a residetial home hosting a wedding celebration in the southern county of Sirik, killing at least five people, including a child, and wounding more than 60 others. Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the “brutal” attack hit a home in the city of Kuhestak early on Wednesday. “Following a US missile attack, shrapnel hit a residential home in the city of Kuhestak, in Sirik county of Hormozgan province, where a wedding celebration was taking place,” the Iranian Red Crescent said in a post on X.…

Hani Nofal, Executive Head of Infrastructure Solutions in Middle East and Africa, NTT DATA. NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, recently announced its intention to launch the NTT DATA AI Factory Lab in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Designed to help organisations accelerate AI adoption, the lab will bring together NTT DATA’s full stack AI solutions and services expertise and technologies from leading ecosystem partners, including Cisco and NVIDIA, to help scale AI with confidence. Scheduled to open in September 2026, the AI Factory Lab will support executive briefings, AI strategy workshops and hands-on experiences that…

Saudi Aramco and its subsidiary, Saudi Aramco Digital, announced the signing of several agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with leading technology companies at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh. The agreements focus on cybersecurity, industrial artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, the localization of critical technologies, and building national industrial capabilities. During the conference’s opening, Saudi Aramco President and CEO Amin H. Nasser said he had witnessed firsthand Saudi Arabia’s significant progress in developing its digital infrastructure and information and communications technology (ICT) sector. He noted that LEAP 2026 serves as an important platform for envisioning the future by bringing together global and national…

The first week of school is often a mix of excitement, new routines and children getting used to being back in classrooms. But as students across the UAE returned to school on August 31, schools were also reminding parents of another important back-to-school rule: children who are unwell should stay home until they have recovered. Schools are reminding families to keep children home with symptoms such as fever, cough, vomiting or diarrhoea, helping them recover while limiting the spread of illness in classrooms. The guidance comes as schools begin a new academic year and settle millions of children into classrooms…