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KATHMANDU — At least 17 people were killed and dozens of others went missing after a sudden cloudburst triggered a sharp rise in the Bhotekoshi River, causing a massive flash flood and mudslide along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday. The massive flash flood swept away villages in the Himalayan nation, damaging roads, bridges and power projects in areas near the Chinese border, authorities said. Across the border in Tibet, the flooding also reportedly caused “major casualties”, according to Chinese state media. The flood hit early on Wednesday in Rasuwa, just north of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, reportedly caused by excessive snow…

For more than 25 years, Shawarma House has established itself as one of the most prominent and well-known shawarma restaurants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. By offering an experience that combines quality, variety, and exceptional service, it has become a preferred destination for families, individuals, and tourists alike. Today, Shawarma House has branches spread across different areas of Riyadh, making it easily accessible to customers wherever they are. Its strategically located branches provide convenient access and a comfortable experience for all visitors. A Wide Network of Branches Shawarma House has 13 branches across Riyadh, allowing customers to easily reach…

DeepSeek recently released a new experimental multimodal model, claiming it will bring performance close to Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 model on matters of agentic capabilities. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is available through the Chinese AI developer’s API, adding image interpretation abilities to its V4-Flash model. The system can process images alongside text, allowing it to interpret screenshots, charts and other visual information. DeepSeek said the model “matches DeepSeek-V4-Flash on text capabilities—including agents, reasoning, and world knowledge” and makes “a major leap” over V4-Flash on multimodal agent benchmarks. The company added its model’s multimodal agent performance is “close to Opus-4.8”. The new model supports JPEG,…

stc group, a leading digital enabler, has concluded its third consecutive year as a Founding and Elite Partner of the Esports World Cup 2026 — closing out the tournament’s first-ever edition outside Saudi Arabia with a grand final at the iconic Accor Arena in Paris, attended by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This year’s edition was the largest in the tournament’s history, bringing together more than 2,000 professional players and 200 clubs from over 100 countries, competing across 25 tournaments and 24 games titles for a prize pool, valued at more than $75million. When the Esports World Cup expanded…

RIYADH — Saudi Attorney General and Chairman of the Public Prosecution Council Dr. Khalid Al-Yousef received Ambassador of Georgia to Saudi Arabia Nikoloz Revazishvili in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed several issues of mutual interest. They reviewed existing areas of cooperation and ways to further enhance them in fields related to prosecutorial work. The meeting also addressed the outcomes of the recent visit by the Georgian prosecution delegation to Saudi Arabia and its contribution to strengthening areas of joint cooperation. Source: Saudi Gazette

 In the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic, the Saudi-French Investment Roundtable Meeting was held today in the French capital, Paris.  The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Investment, with the participation of several senior officials, business leaders, and chief executives of major companies and institutions from both countries, to strengthen investment partnerships, explore joint opportunities in priority sectors, and expand cooperation between the business communities of the two countries.  The meeting included a session titled “Discussing Future Prospects…

Murad Ali, Head of Middle East & Central Asia, Logitech for Business. Logitech recently announced its participation at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from August 31st to September 3rd, 2026. With a key focus on AI-Enabled Collaboration, Logitech will present its AI-powered, human-centric products aimed at improving productivity, fit for future-ready workplaces and contributing towards Saudi Vision 2030 goals. Murad Ali, Head of Middle East & Central Asia, Logitech for Business, said: “Logitech is proud to be part of LEAP, a platform where we can showcase our cutting-edge technologies that help advance Saudi Arabia’s goals outlined in Vision 2030.…

TORONTO — Canada said it will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monday, with President Donald Trump telling Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face consequences “far worse” than existing tariffs. Trump also threatened new 50 percent tariffs on Canadian vehicles, auto parts and steel as of 1 January, while Prime Minister Mark Carney said US trade demands showed Washington wanted to “destroy our major industries,” including autos, steel and aluminum. Late on Monday, Canada officials announced a news conference on Tuesday where they would outline how the country would respond to…

RIYADH — More than 26.34 million passengers used public buses across Saudi Arabia’s cities and governorates during the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 23.2 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the Transport General Authority (TGA). The TGA said the 23.2 percent growth reflects increasing demand for bus transportation within cities, supported by technical equipment that meets the highest operational standards. According to the TGA’s quarterly bulletin, Riyadh recorded the highest number of passengers at 20.07 million, followed by Makkah with 2.97 million and Jeddah with 1.19 million. The Dammam metropolitan area and Qatif Governorate…

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s welcome of the announcement by the United States of America confirming the decision to remove the Syrian Arab Republic from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. The Kingdom extended its sincere congratulations to the government and people of the brotherly Syrian Arab Republic on this step, wishing Syria further security, stability, and prosperity, and continued progress in its reconstruction and development efforts in a manner that fulfills the aspirations of its people. The Kingdom reiterated its support for the positive steps taken by the Syrian government to reinforce Syria’s security…