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King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) central kitchen distributed 25,000 hot meals yesterday to the most vulnerable groups in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as part of the Saudi campaign to provide relief for the Palestinian people in the strip. These efforts come within the framework of the humanitarian role carried out by the Kingdom through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people and support affected families amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Source: Riyadh Daily

He Tingbo. New semiconductor framework unveiled at IEEE ISCAS 2026 focuses on time-based scaling, LogicFolding architecture, and system-level optimisation to drive future AI and computing performance. Shanghai — Huawei has introduced a new semiconductor development framework called the Tau (τ) Scaling Law, positioning it as a potential successor to traditional geometric scaling approaches that have guided the chip industry for decades. The announcement was made on May 25 during the 2026 edition of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, where He Tingbo, Director, Chair of Huawei Scientist Committee, ITMT Director, and President of Huawei’s Semiconductor Business Department, delivered…

MAKKAH — Worshipers performed Eid Al-Adha prayer across Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning as Muslims all over the Kingdom started their celebrations on the first day of Eid Al-Adha. Several Hajj pilgrims joined hundreds of thousands of the faithful who thronged the Grand Mosque in Makkah to perform Eid prayer in an atmosphere filled with spirituality and devotion. The prayer was led by Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque Sheikh Bandar Balila. In his Eid sermon, Sheikh Balila urged believers to fear Allah, worship Him sincerely, and draw closer to Him through righteous deeds and by avoiding all that…

MAKKAH — Pilgrims performed on Wednesday Tawaf Al-Ifadah, one of the four pillars of Hajj, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah after standing at Arafat, spending the night in Muzdalifah and performing the stoning ritual of Jamrat Al-Aqaba. The Grand Mosque witnessed a large influx of pilgrims performing Tawaf Al-Ifadah under the direct supervision of the relevant sectors, which mobilized their human and technological resources to serve worshipers and facilitate their movement with ease and efficiency. Pilgrims will continue performing their rituals in Mina during the Days of Tashreeq, where they will stone the three Jamarat. They will then conclude…

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 2,734 food baskets to displaced individuals and host communities in Yemen’s Aden Governorate, benefiting 14,469 individuals from 2,067 families as part of the emergency food intervention project in Yemen. This initiative reflects Saudi Arabia’s ongoing humanitarian commitment to alleviate the economic burdens faced by the Yemeni population during the current humanitarian crisis. Source: Riyadh Daily

Ezzeldin Hussein, Regional Senior Director, Solution Engineering, META, SentinelOne. Ezzeldin Hussein, Regional Senior Director, Solution Engineering, META at SentinelOne, discusses Saudi RHQ expansion, secure cloud transformation with Google Cloud in Dammam, agentic AI in SOC operations, and the growing importance of identity-centric cybersecurity resilience. Cybersecurity resilience, sovereign cloud adoption, and AI-driven security operations are rapidly reshaping the Middle East’s digital landscape, particularly across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.  Ezzeldin Hussein discusses how SentinelOne is strengthening its regional presence through its Saudi RHQ, advancing secure cloud-first transformation in collaboration with Google Cloud in Dammam, and leveraging agentic AI to redefine SOC…

MINA — On the third day of Hajj on Wednesday, pilgrims started performing five main rituals of Hajj—the obligatory rituals of stoning at Jamrat, shaving or trimming hair, and sacrificing of animal, and two remaining pillars of Hajj—Tawaf Al-Ifadah and Sai. The pilgrims, who stayed overnight in Muzdalifah, flocked to Mina on Wednesday morning to perform the stoning ritual. With hearts filled with joy and pleasure over performing the ritual of standing at Arafat, the high point of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj, on Tuesday, masses of pilgrims embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil under the soaring summer…

DUBAI — An IRGC Navy official threatened on Wednesday to turn Iran’s entire coastline into a killing ground if the United States resorted to military action again, even as negotiators reported the two sides were closer to an initial agreement than at any point since the April ceasefire. “Our fighters today carry in their chests the urge for hand-to-hand battle with the enemy,” the IRGC Navy’s political deputy Mohammad Akbarzadeh said, according to Tasnim news agency. Akbarzadeh said Iran’s armed forces were at full readiness and described the prospect of renewed war as remote, attributing that to what he called…

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 837 food baskets, 315 tents, and 40 shelter kits yesterday in several areas of the Al-Shihr District of Hadhramaut Governorate, benefiting 5,859 individuals. This aid comes as part of the humanitarian and relief efforts provided by the Kingdom through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, aimed at alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people. Source: Riyadh Daily

DAMMAM — The National Center for Meteorology said some governorates in the Eastern Province could record temperatures approaching 50 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as a severe heatwave continues across the region. Official spokesman Hussein Al-Qahtani said the hot weather conditions are expected to persist until Friday, according to forecasts issued by the center. Al-Qahtani said temperatures are expected to range between 47°C and 50°C, urging the public to follow safety instructions issued by relevant authorities and monitor weather updates, particularly during the Eid Al-Adha holiday period. In a separate weather advisory, the Center forecast continued active winds carrying dust and…