Author: Editorial Team
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom’s sincere condolences to Türkiye following a school shooting that resulted in the death of 9 people and injured 13. In a statement released on Thursday, the ministry shared the Kingdom’s heartfelt sympathy for the Republic of Türkiye and reaffirmed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the people in the city of Kahramanmaraş. The statement also wishes a speedy recovery to those injured during the incident. Source: Saudi Gazette
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met in Jeddah yesterday with President of the European Council António Costa. During the meeting, both sides reviewed the strategic partnership between the Kingdom and the EU and discussed the latest regional developments and their security and economic implications at the international level, as well as the coordination of efforts in this regard to enhance security and stability. The meeting was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah; Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet, and National Security Advisor…
Google recently released a standalone Gemini app for macOS which can be launched via a keyboard shortcut. This development has made the company’s proprietary AI assistant easier to access on Macs. Gemini is available globally as a free download. Once it is installed, it can be accessed with an Option-Space keyboard shortcut without the need to switch tabs. Along with routine AI tasks such as writing emails, drafting reports and planning vacations, the assistant can analyse what users are looking at on their Mac screens, including files and other applications which are open. Users can also generate images with Nano…
DIA Holding, an international construction management company, has announced a long-term strategic partnership with UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, marking a significant new chapter in the UAE’s dynamic real estate sector. The collaboration will see the rollout of several joint ventures, beginning with LuzOra Residences — a premium residential development located in the prestigious Dubai Islands. With a total project value of approximately US$70 million, LuzOra Residences is designed as a hybrid Hotel & Residences concept, combining the benefits of home ownership with hotel-style convenience. The development targets a diverse buyer mix, with 70% of units allocated for investors and 30%…
CAIRO — The United States and Hamas held their first direct talks since the Gaza ceasefire as part of efforts to salvage the fragile US-brokered agreement, two Hamas sources said.A delegation led by senior US advisor Aryeh Lightstone met Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya in Cairo on Tuesday night, according to a report by CNN.Lightstone was joined by Nickolay Mladenov, the US-backed Board of Peace’s High Representative for Gaza, officials said.Al-Hayya, who survived an Israeli assassination attempt in the Qatari capital Doha last September, pressed Lightstone about the need for Israel to fully implement its commitments to the first phase…
There’s a certain kind of audacity that has always defined Jacob & Co. The maison is no stranger to spectacle, but beneath that affinity for theatre lies a deep, instinctive refusal to accept limits. When Jacob Arabo began his journey four decades ago, he wasn’t simply setting diamonds into jewellery; he was asking what else they could become. That question has come to shape a house where gem-setting and watchmaking don’t just coexist — they feed off each other. If you’ve followed the Billionaire line, you’ll know it has never been about restraint. It’s where Jacob & Co. allows itself…
WASHINGTON —FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that Iran will play in the World Cup in the United States this summer “for sure” despite the war. Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum, Infantino said it is important that Iran participates in the World Cup even though its participation has been in doubt since the US and Israel launched airstrikes on the country. “The Iranian team is coming for sure, yes,” Infantino said. “We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation. As I said, that would definitely help. But Iran has to come.…
The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), in cooperation with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, launched Monday a legal training program on counter-terrorism as part of the strategic “Guide” initiative to combat terrorist financing. The program is being held in Moroni, capital of the Union of the Comoros, through April 17, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the legal and institutional capacities of IMCTC member states to counter terrorism and terrorist financing. The program aims to help specialists in law enforcement agencies, financial intelligence units, and relevant authorities strengthen legal frameworks and enhance their ability to detect, investigate, and disrupt terrorist…
Nokia recently partnered with Orange Business to jointly develop AI-RAN use cases. This collaboration, supported by Nvidia’s AI infrastructure, will explore how the industry can use emerging capabilities to enhance network performance, energy efficiency and offer new operator services. Nokia and Orange stated it will focus work through a co-innovation framework, jointly identifying, designing and evaluating new AI-RAN capabilities. Specifically, they will explore how a GPU-based radio processor can boost radio performance with more advanced receivers, how AI can be tightly integrated into the RAN to improve performance, support new services such as sensing and bring greater automation and intelligence…
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army chief landed in Tehran leading a high-level military delegation to a warm welcome as he tries to help renew talks between the United States and Iran after the two sides failed to clinch a peace agreement in Islamabad over the weekend. Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, along with a delegation of officials, arrived in Iran’s capital Wednesday evening “as part of the ongoing mediation efforts,” Pakistan’s military said in a statement. Munir came with a new message from the US and plans to coordinate a second round of US-Iran talks, after…