CARACAS — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities as far away as Brazil’s Amazon, about 1,700 kilometers (1,050 miles) from Caracas. Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declared a national state of emergency late Wednesday after a powerful sequence of earthquakes struck the country’s northern Caribbean coast. In a brief address to the nation late Wednesday, Rodríguez said the earthquakes caused damages in several states, but she did not give any figures on…
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As part of the humanitarian efforts undertaken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people, the central kitchen operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 25,000 hot meals yesterday to the most vulnerable groups in central and southern Gaza Strip, benefiting 25,000 individuals. The initiative is part of the Saudi campaign to provide relief to the brotherly Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. These humanitarian and relief efforts reflect the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s steadfast commitment, through KSrelief, to supporting the brotherly Palestinian people during times of crisis and…
The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources took part in panel discussions during the conference held alongside Riyadh International Industry Week 2026, where it reviewed the key features of Saudi Arabia’s industrial transformation and its future objectives to strengthen the competitiveness of national industry, increase its efficiency, enable innovation, and localize modern manufacturing technologies. The ministry’s Assistant Deputy Minister for Industrial Competitiveness and Advanced Manufacturing, Dr. Ahmed Al-Zawawi, said in a speech that the future of industry no longer depends solely on the availability of resources, but is built on vision, innovation, and effective partnerships. He noted that the industrial…
Preserving national heritage is one of the strategic objectives of King Abdulaziz Public Library. Through this mission, the library seeks to enhance access to knowledge, enrich cultural and civilizational content, generate, manage, organize, and publish knowledge resources, preserve and disseminate heritage content, and promote technological advancement and content digitalization. King Abdulaziz Public Library has strengthened its knowledge archive through the adoption of advanced technologies to accommodate its rich cultural holdings, particularly those related to national memory, creativity, history, and Arab and Islamic heritage. The library has embraced digital transformation and advances in information preservation, acquiring diverse materials including books, documents, rare…
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has for the first time ranked among the world’s top 50 universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2026 (THE Impact Rankings 2026), placing 48th among more than 1,600 universities from 130 countries and territories worldwide. THE Impact Rankings 2026 measures academic institutions’ contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across research, education, innovation, and community and global partnerships. KAUST also ranked among the top 25 universities in Asia and second in the Kingdom, reflecting the university’s mission-driven approach to environmental sustainability, social inclusion, economic development, and international collaboration. KAUST President Professor…
Nvidia and its telecom partners, which include SoftBank Corp and NTT Data, plan to demonstrate a stack of data, models, simulation tools and secure runtimes at DTW Ignite 2026. This move is aimed at helping operators move from task-based automation to fully autonomous network operations. The company argues while generative AI has delivered strong returns in network management, customer care and back-office automation, most of the impact has been limited to speeding up predetermined steps while humans still correlate insights and direct next actions. Nvidia claims automation is now “the launchpad to autonomy” rather than the end goal, with AI…
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday. During the call, the two ministers reviewed the latest developments in negotiations between Iran and the United States, as well as progress in implementing the agreed understandings. They also discussed regional developments. Prince Faisal and Araghchi underscored the importance of continuing efforts to advance dialogue and diplomatic solutions in a manner that serves the shared interests of the countries and peoples of the region. Source: Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan on Wednesday. During the call, they discussed regional developments and topics of mutual interest. Also on Wednesday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Zheenbek Kulubaev. During the call, Prince Faisal congratulated Kulubaev on the election of the Kyrgyz Republic as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2027–2028 term. He expressed hope that Kyrgyzstan will contribute to supporting the council’s efforts to promote international…
Ericsson recently unveiled product upgrades and defined business strategies intended to aid operators in improving network autonomy. The announcements from the vendor’s Cloud Software and Services division were made at DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 23rd June 2026. Its main product upgrade is for the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform, which is being expanded from being RAN-centric to support core networks. This, it noted, creates a “unified RAN and core network automation” system for operators. Ericsson promoted the move as accelerating operator autonomous network transformation and aiding efforts to streamline operations, cut costs and “deliver a more resilient…
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed the day before yesterday 450 food baskets to the most vulnerable groups in Taraba State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, benefiting 2,700 individuals from 450 families, as part of the 2026 food assistance project for affected and displaced populations in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The initiative is part of the humanitarian and relief projects and programs implemented by the Kingdom through KSrelief to support food security for needy and affected peoples and countries around the world. Source: Riyadh Daily