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RIYADH — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts highlighted that the Saudi economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience amid the repercussions of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, supported by its strong structural fundamentals and diversified oil and logistics infrastructure. At the conclusion of its Article IV consultation mission, the IMF noted that the Saudi authorities’ proactive measures effectively alleviated maritime traffic congestion in the Strait of Hormuz by swiftly rerouting shipments through the East-West pipeline and Red Sea ports, in addition to utilizing Saudi Aramco’s foreign reserves. In April, the IMF projected Saudi Arabia’s economic growth at 3.1 percent…
As Saudi Arabia continues to accelerate its digital transformation journey under Vision 2030, artificial intelligence is rapidly emerging as a key driver of innovation, operational efficiency, and economic growth. Organizations across the Kingdom are increasingly exploring advanced AI-powered technologies to strengthen cybersecurity, enhance resilience, and optimize business operations while maintaining strong governance and regulatory compliance. Against this backdrop, ManageEngine recently unveiled a new generation of autonomous AI agents designed to move beyond traditional AI assistance and enable intelligent, outcome-driven automation across enterprise IT environments. The company believes these capabilities will play a pivotal role in helping organizations manage growing technological…
Taipei — NVIDIA announced a major expansion of the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion robotaxi-ready platform ecosystem, bringing together leading global automakers, manufacturing and autonomous vehicle (AV) software ecosystem partners along with ride-hailing mobility providers to build and expand level 4-ready robotaxi fleets. NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion provides the entire global transportation industry with a safe, scalable, level 4-ready platform built on the NVIDIA Halos full-stack safety system for physical AI. It combines high-performance NVIDIA DRIVE AGX in-vehicle compute, NVIDIA Halos OS — the software foundation of Halos, built on the safety-certified NVIDIA DriveOS operating system — with a compatible multimodal sensor suite and NVIDIA DRIVE AV…
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a written message from South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun. The message is pertaining to further improving bilateral relations between the two countries. South Korea’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Kang Shin-chul handed the message to Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, undersecretary for multilateral international affairs and general supervisor of the ministry’s agency for economic and development affairs, during their meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, they reviewed joint cooperation between the two friendly countries. They also discussed regional and international issues of…
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait on Wednesday declared two Iranian diplomats persona non grata following Iranian drone and ballistic missile attacks on Kuwaiti territory that left one person dead and dozens injured. In a statement, Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said it summoned the acting chargé d’affaires of the Iranian Embassy and handed him an official protest note, which also included a decision to reduce the embassy’s diplomatic staff. The ministry said the two Iranian diplomats declared persona non grata must leave Kuwait within 24 hours. Expressing strong condemnation of the attacks, the ministry reaffirmed Kuwait’s full and inherent right to defend itself…
The writer is the recipient of the 2025 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism as a UAE Fellow. This story is the third instalment in a four-part series supported by the RCFMHJ. Yara Dalilah, 45, is living every parent’s worst nightmare: three years ago, her eldest daughter, Lamar, died from cancer. In March 2022, a series of unexplained high fevers led to repeated visits to the hospital, multiple tests, and a biopsy that ultimately led to diagnosis of leukaemia. By April, Dalilah, her husband, and two younger children’s lives revolved around helping her daughter heal. “Throughout treatment, Lamar fought…
Ruder Finn Atteline, a global integrated marketing and communications consultancy and the MENA arm of the Ruder Finn group, has announced the launch of two customized offerings for the region: a dedicated Culture & Education practice, and RF Publicity specialist service. Both offerings have been designed to serve the region’s evolving communications needs while reflecting ongoing market shifts including, the rise of culture and education as drivers of transformation, growing demand for talent-led storytelling, live visibility, and audience connection. The agency’s Culture & Education practice will support cultural commissions, museums, universities, edtech platforms and knowledge institutions across MENA while emphasizing…
Koh Onozawa and Cristian G. Pastrana. eVoost will serve as Mardi Holding’s exclusive international sales and marketing partner, managing demand generation, agent activation, and lead qualification through artificial intelligence According to 2025 and 2026 market data from Galt & Taggart and Colliers Georgia, Batumi recorded a transaction volume exceeding $1.3 billion, with 15% year-on-year growth Abu Dhabi — eVoost, a Hub71 PropTech startup headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has signed an exclusive agreement with Mardi Holding, one of Georgia’s leading real estate developers. The partnership covers the international commercialization of Mardi Holding’s two flagship projects in Batumi, on Georgia’s Black Sea coast: Mardi Hills and…
MIAMI — A Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing in Miami on Sunday night because an unruly passenger choked an off-duty flight attendant shortly after he attacked crew members, attempted to enter the cockpit, and tried to open an emergency exit door mid-flight. According to a CNN report, 51-year-old Juan Gabriel Reyes became disruptive about 45 minutes after Frontier Airlines Flight 3345 took off from Puerto Rico. Witnesses told investigators that Reyes repeatedly said he wanted to get off the aircraft and began aggressively trying to open a rear…
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation of the brutal Iranian aggression and the blatant violation of the sovereignty of Bahrain and Kuwait, including the attacks on Kuwait International Airport and several of its vital facilities, which resulted in the death of one person and injuries to others. In a statement, the ministry affirmed that Saudi Arabia categorically rejects these attacks, which infringe upon the sovereignty of the Gulf states in clear violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. The Kingdom emphasized that such violations undermine international efforts aimed at restoring…