Author: Editorial Team

JEDDAH — Minister of Health Fahd Al-Jalajel visited a number of hospitals and health facilities in Jeddah on Wednesday. This is part of a field inspection tour aimed at monitoring workflow and assessing the quality of health services provided to beneficiaries. The minister’s visit covered East Jeddah Hospital and King Fahd General Hospital. During the visit, Al-Jalajel reviewed the readiness of various departments, the competence of medical staff, and the level of adherence to quality and safety standards. The visit comes as part of the ministry’s efforts to enhance field oversight to ensure easy access to the highest quality health…

Dr. Faisal Mohammed Alfaqeer today took office as the Chief Executive Office of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) at the company’s Headquarters in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Alfaqeer was appointed by SABIC’s Board of Directors in March of this year to succeed Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh. On this occasion, Dr. Alfaqeer stated: “It is with a great pride that I take the helm at SABIC, a global industry leader and national champion with long-standing legacy,” adding, “I am privileged to be chosen by SABIC’s esteemed Board of Directors to lead the company into its next chapter, building…

Carolyn Duby, Field CTO and Cyber Security GTM Lead, Cloudera. IDC’s Global DataSphere Forecast estimates that global data volume will surge to 393.9 zettabytes by 2028. This growth puts business continuity, data protection, governance, and the cost of sustaining them under greater pressure. This turns resilience into an AI economics issue, where every additional dataset retained and protected compounds spend across storage, backup operations, compliance overhead, and downstream AI quality and remediation. In the UAE, this challenge is driving both government and enterprise efforts to harness data growth for AI innovation, while strengthening data sovereignty and secure digital infrastructure. As…

In what is being hailed as the “chocolatiest crime of the century”, a standard transit route from central Italy to Poland recently turned into a scene straight out of a Hollywood heist movie.  A truck carrying a staggering 12 tonnes of KitKat products (totalling approximately 413,793 bars) simply vanished. While cargo theft is usually a more serious logistical nightmare, the nature of the loot gave the Internet all the fuel it needed to turn a grand heist into a grand-scale meme. Nestlé was quick to address the theft, confirming that while the truck and its cargo remain missing, “there are…

RIYADH — March unfolded amid rising tensions in the Middle East, heightened risks of a global energy crisis, and mounting climate challenges, yet Saudi Arabia closed the month with strong domestic performance and continued regional leadership. Despite external pressures, the Kingdom maintained operational stability while supporting regional supply chains and advancing key environmental milestones. While the Kingdom’s achievements are reflected in a range of statistics, its strength is most evident in its agile regional stewardship. Amid escalating tensions, Saudi Arabia swiftly activated its logistical infrastructure to ensure continuity in Gulf and international supply chains. The General Authority of Civil Aviation…

AL-BAHA — Dense cumulus cloud formations descended upon much of Al-Baha Region and its surrounding governorates on Tuesday, hanging over mountain peaks and spreading across forests and valleys. The cloud cover was accompanied by fog along roads and mountain slopes, reducing visibility in several areas. Weather conditions remained generally mild, with cooler temperatures and a chance of scattered rainfall. The atmospheric conditions drew residents and visitors to higher elevations and public parks, where many gathered for the chance to observe the fog-covered landscapes and capture the scenery, reflecting the region’s distinctive mountainous terrain and climatic diversity. Source: Saudi Gazette

Roche Pharmaceuticals in Saudi Arabia has signed three memoranda of understanding with the Saudi Health Council, the First Health Cluster in Riyadh, and the Makkah Health Cluster, marking a series of strategic partnerships aimed at advancing Saudi Arabia’s health transformation agenda in line with Vision 2030. The agreements reflect a long-term, partnership-driven approach to supporting national health priorities through collaboration with public-sector institutions, strengthening integration between the public and private sectors, and contributing to improved quality of care and patient experience across the healthcare ecosystem. The memoranda focus on developing sustainable collaboration models centered on prevention, capability building, and the…

Marc Maiffret, Chief Technology Officer at BeyondTrust. New capabilities in the BeyondTrust Pathfinder Platform secure AI agent coworkers on endpoints and AI agent workloads across cloud infrastructure and SaaS platforms  Security teams gain visibility into AI agent identities, privileges, and secrets across platforms, including OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Salesforce Agentforce, ServiceNow, and Google Vertex AI  Dubai — BeyondTrust, the global leader in privilege-centric identity security protecting Paths to Privilege, has announced expanded capabilities across its Pathfinder Platform that deliver the industry’s first unified approach to securing AI agent coworkers that operate alongside users and autonomous AI workloads executing at scale across cloud and SaaS environments. The announcement is…

Meet Princess Janaki Kumari and Yuvraj Prince Manavendra Pratap, the dynamic siblings of the Alwar royal family of India, who are breathing new life into the rich heritage of Alwar. As members of the centuries-old royal family, they are dedicated to preserving the region’s cultural legacy, while also serving the people of Alwar. Their passion for restoration is evident in their efforts to revive the city of Bundi and restore the iconic Alwar Fort of Rajgarh, monuments that have stood the test of time for centuries. Through their work, they aim to not only preserve the architectural grandeur of these…

GRANDE, BRAZIL — The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) awarded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — represented by the National Center for Wildlife Development — with the “Outstanding Leadership in Migratory Species” certificate. This recognition was presented on the sidelines of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (CMS COP15), held in Campo Grande, Brazil, from March 23-29. Organized by the CMS Executive Secretariat, the Kingdom was honored during the “Pioneers Evening” for its leading role in promoting efforts to combat the illegal capture, taking, and trafficking of migratory species in Southwest…