Author: Editorial Team

For the fifth consecutive year, Ericsson will be present at LEAP 2026, taking place August 31 to September 03, 2026, at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre, Malham. Demonstrating its continued commitment to Saudi Vision 2030 and the Kingdom’s digital future, Ericsson will showcase advanced solutions, live technology demonstrations and share insights into how 5G, artificial intelligence (AI) and programmable networks are shaping the next phase of Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation. Under the theme “Enter New Horizons”, Ericsson will present how communications service providers and enterprises can use 5G Standalone, programmable networks and AI-driven automation to enable new services, improve network…

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in Washington. His trial will be the first in the US for the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people, most of them Americans. Lawyers acting for Al-Marimi said “newly discovered evidence” previously unknown to the…

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PARIS — France is the first country to officially sign its Participation Contract for Expo 2030 Riyadh, a major milestone in its preparations and growing international momentum. The signing took place on the sidelines of the visit of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman to France. The agreement formally establishes France’s participation in Expo 2030 Riyadh, providing the framework for its presence throughout the six-month event. It specifies the location and space allocated to the France Pavilion, outlines the pavilion’s theme, and sets out the broad lines of the experience offered to visitors and businesses. The ceremony in…

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There are few better ways to celebrate Onam than sitting down to a sadhya, the elaborate feast that brings together an assortment of dishes, traditionally served on a banana leaf. And in Dubai, you won’t have to look too far to find one this year. From pocket-friendly spreads in Karama to fine-dining takes in Downtown Dubai, restaurants across the city are laying out their festive feasts, with some sticking to the traditional vegetarian format and others adding coastal favourites to the mix. So, whether you’re celebrating on Onam or planning a meal around it, here are some sadhyas to try…

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(L-R) Puneet Chadha, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Redington Limited & V.S. Hariharan, Managing Director and Group CEO, Redington Limited. Redington Limited, a technology ecosystem orchestrator, recently announced Global NEXT 2026, its flagship, invitation-only leadership summit, taking place from 2–4 September 2026 in Singapore. The three-day forum will bring together approximately 400 leaders representing global technology companies, channel partners, enterprise customers, independent software vendors, innovators and policymakers from across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. More than a technology conference, Global NEXT is designed as a working ecosystem-connecting the organisations creating breakthrough technologies with the partners who can localise and implement…

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COX’S BAZAR — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dire conditions in dozens of camps in Bangladesh held a protest on Tuesday demanding their safe return to their homeland, nine years after they fled a government crackdown. The demonstrators urged the international community to ensure security in Rakhine state as they marked what they call the “Ninth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day.” Members of the minority ethnic Rohingya Muslim group in Myanmar are “suffering, misery, and cruelty on multiple levels and across the country that is heartbreaking,” according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

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JEDDAH — Red alerts for heavy rain have been issued for parts of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as moderate to heavy thunderstorms that could lead to flash floods across several regions, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM). The NCM’s alerts include red warnings for heavy rain in parts of the Makkah and Asir regions, including Maysan in Makkah and Al-Majaridah and Rijal Almaa and surrounding areas in Asir. Orange alerts have also been issued for moderate rain in parts of Jazan, including Abu Arish and Ahad Al-Masarih and surrounding areas, while an orange alert for fog has been…

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JERUSALEM — A four-year-old child was among three Palestinians killed in central Gaza on Sunday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate attacks over the alleged launching of paper kites from the war-torn enclave. Israel fired missiles at a warehouse in az-Zawayda, reducing it to rubble, and then carried out strikes near Salah al-Din Street, killing four-year-old Muhammad Abdel Salam Taha. Israeli drone attacks also targeted southern Khan Younis and a tent sheltering displaced people in Deir el-Balah, resulting in more casualties. An Anadolu correspondent, citing a medical source, said Mohammed Abdul Nasser Abu Asad, 27, was killed and…

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A growing number of UAE mothers are placing Apple AirTags in children’s backpacks or fastening them to wristbands, saying the small devices give them reassurance during the journey to school, on bus routes and during field trips. The motivation, they say, is not necessarily to monitor every moment of a child’s day. It is to calm the anxiety that can come with a first school year particularly when a young child is travelling independently by bus for the first time. “I put one in my daughter’s bag when she was in KG1,” said Mariam, a mother who shared her experience.…

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