Author: Editorial Team

StarLink, an Infinigate Group company, is bringing its vision of AI-powered cyber resilience to GITEX Africa 2026, the region’s premier technology event, held from April 7 to April 9. At GITEX Africa, StarLink seeks to build strategic partnerships and demonstrate technologies that drive AI adoption, strengthen cyber resilience, and support a secure, innovative, and future-ready digital ecosystem across Africa. With an impressive portfolio, this year’s featured technologies: BeyondTrust, Commvault, Everpure, Forescout, LinkShadow, Progress, Riverbed, SecurX360, Sophos, and Tenable reflect StarLink’s strong commitment to delivering best-in-class solutions that address the evolving cyber threat landscape.  Mahmoud Nimer, President, StarLink, stated: “GITEX Africa is…

RIYADH — The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has urged the public to verify the trustworthiness of websites and online platforms when sharing personal data, documents, and biometrics to access services offered by these sites or platforms. The authority also cautioned against sharing such personal data with unofficial websites or platforms. The public was warned against sharing personal data, documents, and biometrics with untrusted online platforms and websites, including social media networks and applications, so as to protect individual privacy and personal data. The authority emphasized the importance of this precaution when sharing any personal data, documents, or…

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) yesterday distributed 240 shelter kits and tents in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen, benefiting 720 individuals.  This distribution is part of the fifth phase of an emergency food intervention project in Yemen and serves as a direct extension of the Kingdom’s ongoing humanitarian efforts, delivered through KSrelief, to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable populations worldwide. Source: Riyadh Daily

Developed by UNS Farms, the facility aims to boost local tomato supply and food security. Al Ain  — The UAE continues to lead by example in strengthening its focus on local food production, in line with its long-term vision for food security and self-sufficiency. Supporting this national priority, a new high-tech tomato farm has been launched by UNS Vertical Farms in Al Ain, further reinforcing the country’s push towards sustainable, homegrown agriculture. Developed by UNS Vertical Farms, part of the UAE-based Speedex Group, the newly opened 10,000-square-metre facility is designed to produce approximately 150,000 kilograms of fresh tomatoes annually, contributing…

In the UAE, some residents as young as in their 40s are being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. However, doctors point out that it is not necessarily because more people are falling ill, but instead because awareness has improved and healthcare facilities have expanded. Patients are being identified earlier, and even younger individuals are getting answers faster. “Diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease are rising due to better awareness, access to specialists, availability of advanced healthcare facilities and longer life expectancy,” said Dr Jaffar Vali Sayyed, Specialist Neurology at Aster Hospital, Al Qusais. Globally, about 1-2 per cent of people over 65 are…

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has mourned the death of an industrial security worker who was killed while on duty during recent attacks targeting energy facilities in the Kingdom. The Ministry of Energy confirmed the death of Jarrah Mohammed Al-Shalan Al-Khalidi, describing him as a “martyr of duty” who lost his life while protecting one of the Kingdom’s vital energy sites. “With deep sorrow and grief, the Ministry of Energy mourns the nation’s son and martyr of duty,” the ministry said in a statement, praying for mercy upon the deceased and strength for his family. The incident comes amid a wave…

ISLAMABAD — Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Saturday that Tehran approaches upcoming negotiations with the United States with “good intentions but no trust,” ahead of talks in Pakistan. “Unfortunately, our experience of negotiating with the Americans has always been met with failure and breach of contract,” Qalibaf said upon arrival in Islamabad, according to Tasnim News Agency. He accused Washington of attacking Iran during past negotiations, saying: “Twice in less than a year, in the middle of negotiations, despite the good intentions of the Iranian side, they attacked us and committed numerous war crimes.” Qalibaf said Iran remains…

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 80 shelter kits and 80 tents yesterday in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen, benefiting 480 individuals, as part of the 2026 emergency shelter project in the Republic of Yemen.  This initiative falls within the framework of the relief and humanitarian efforts carried out by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through KSrelief, aimed at alleviating the suffering of affected and vulnerable countries and peoples worldwide. Source: Riyadh Daily

Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage at NetApp. Designed to enable organisations to accelerate and de-risk their cloud platform modernisation.  Dubai — Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, and NetApp, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced a collaboration to integrate NetApp Intelligent Data Infrastructure built on NetApp enterprise storage systems with the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) solution with the Nutanix AHV hypervisor later this year.   Together, Nutanix and NetApp plan to offer customers greater choice to optimise their virtualisation and data strategies across on-premises, cloud, and containerised environments. The new integration is…

ISLAMABAD — Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday in Islamabad to discuss issues of mutual interest and strengthen bilateral cooperation. The meeting was attended by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, as well as Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. During the meeting, Sharif conveyed his greetings to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, expressing appreciation for the Kingdom’s continued support to Pakistan. He commended Saudi Arabia’s longstanding economic and financial assistance, which he said…