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 As this year’s pilgrims have departed the holy sites, the General Directorate of Civil Defense has already launched early preparations for the 1448 AH (2027) Hajj season by evaluating services provided to pilgrims throughout their journey, from arrival at entry points to the completion of rituals. The directorate, working alongside other sectors of the Ministry of Interior and government entities, conducted thousands of inspection visits to pilgrim accommodations and facilities over the past year to ensure compliance with safety and security requirements. Violations were addressed in accordance with applicable regulations and instructions. In past eras, pilgrims faced arduous land and sea journeys…

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MAKKAH — As pilgrims have departed the holy sites at the end of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj, the General Directorate of Civil Defense has launched early preparations for the 2027 Hajj season. This is through evaluation of services provided to pilgrims throughout their journey, from arrival at entry points of Saudi Arabia to the completion of rituals. The directorate, working alongside other sectors of the Ministry of Interior and government entities, conducted thousands of inspection visits to pilgrim accommodations and facilities over the past year to ensure compliance with safety and security requirements. Violations were addressed in accordance with…

RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the Israeli aggression against the Lebanese territories. In a statement, the ministry reiterated the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of the Israeli incursion into Lebanese land and violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty. Saudi Arabia called on the international community to uphold its responsibility in halting this aggression and putting an end to Israeli military movements aimed at expanding into Lebanese territory. It stressed the importance of safeguarding Lebanon’s sovereignty and the security of the Lebanese people in accordance with relevant international agreements.In this regard, the Kingdom reaffirmed the importance of adhering…

 As this year’s pilgrims have departed the holy sites, the General Directorate of Civil Defense has already launched early preparations for the 1448 AH (2027) Hajj season by evaluating services provided to pilgrims throughout their journey, from arrival at entry points to the completion of rituals. The directorate, working alongside other sectors of the Ministry of Interior and government entities, conducted thousands of inspection visits to pilgrim accommodations and facilities over the past year to ensure compliance with safety and security requirements. Violations were addressed in accordance with applicable regulations and instructions. In past eras, pilgrims faced arduous land and sea journeys…

Abu Dhabi — The National Experts Program – AI Track (NEP-AI) begins this June, accelerating the UAE’s National AI Strategy 2031 to embed AI across government operations and vital strategic sectors.  NEP-AI supports five strategic priorities under the UAE National AI Strategy 2031: strengthening the UAE’s position as a global AI hub, increasing competitiveness across priority sectors through applied AI, accelerating AI adoption in government services, developing Emirati talent for AI-enabled roles, and connecting advanced research, data, and infrastructure capabilities to real-world implementation across industries.  The program brings together Emirati professionals from 25 priority sectors, such as Agentic AI, Data Economy and Monetisation Models,…

RIYADH — The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced on Monday that a total of 160 government employees were arrested in connection with corruption charges during the last month of May. The arrests followed inspection tours, investigation of the suspected cases and initiation of a number of criminal and administrative cases. Last month, Nazaha conducted 2,365 inspection tours across the Kingdom in addition to approximately 15,000 inspection tours in the holy sites and service facilities during the Hajj season. “These inspection tours resulted in the investigation into suspected cases of 480 employees and the arrest of 160 among them. Some…

RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced the implementation of its decision to increase the Saudization rate in a dozen procurement professions to 70 percent, effective Sunday, May 31. The decision applies to private sector establishments employing three or more workers in the targeted professions, in accordance with the definitions and job titles approved under the Unified Saudi Occupational Classification. The decision covers 12 professions such as procurement manager, procurement representative, contracts manager, warehouse keeper, logistics manager, warehouse manager, tenders’ specialist, procurement specialist, e-commerce specialist, market research specialist, warehouse specialist, and private label supply specialist.…

While the world counts down to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, another football celebration is already taking shape thousands of miles away — in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On May 16, the 2026 Xinjiang Football Super League officially kicked off, bringing together 14 local teams from across the region for a season that runs through the summer and into autumn.  But this league means far more than competition. In Xinjiang, football has become part of everyday life. A League Built by Ordinary People The players stepping onto the pitch are not…

Karthikeyan Gunasekar and Mohammed Abrar during the TahawulTech.com podcast discussion on self-driving networks. TahawulTech.com’s latest podcast examines how AI-driven networking is moving beyond industry hype to deliver proactive, intelligent, and experience-led infrastructure for modern enterprises. UAE-based enterprise leaders are beginning to view networking through a new lens, where AI is no longer simply an operational enhancement, but a core driver of intelligent, autonomous and experience-centric infrastructure. In a recent TahawulTech.com podcast hosted by CPI Media Group, Karthikeyan Gunasekar, Business Development Lead & Evangelist AI for Networking | Worldwide, HPE, and Mohammed Abrar, Director – Cyber Security, Alpha Data, unpacked the realities…