RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman made on Wednesday a phone call with British Secretary of State for Defense Wes Streeting. During the call, they reviewed the strategic relations between the two friendly countries in the defense field. The ministers discussed joint efforts with regard to addressing regional issues. They affirmed their countries’ support for all that contributes to achieving the region’s security and stability. Other issues of common interest were also figured in their talks. Source: Saudi Gazette
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Samsung Electronics recently pledged to invest $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI company established by investment firm KKR. The South Korean company stated it would contribute $500 million, with the remainder coming from affiliate companies Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance, and Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance. Alongside Samsung, KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia and US power company Vistra are founding investors in Helix Digital Infrastructure. The $1 billion adds to $10 billion in capital committed upon launch. Helix Digital Infrastructure launched in June to deliver “integrated solutions” across the value chain, including hyperscale…
Adults with a rare blood disorder that causes their bodies to produce too many red blood cells could need fewer procedures to remove blood following the UAE’s approval of a new medicine. The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has approved MIMRYLO, also known as rusfertide, for adults with polycythemia vera. According to the establishment, the UAE is the second country globally to authorise the treatment. The condition causes the body to make more red blood cells than it needs. These extra cells make the blood thicker and increase the risk of blood clots and other complications. Stay up to date with…
RIYADH — The Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday the Pre-Budget Statement for financial year 2027, which estimates total expenditures at approximately SR1,392 billion and total revenues at approximately SR1,202 billion, with a deficit estimated at around 3.6 percent of GDP. This was part of a fiscal approach that balances supporting economic growth, continuing to implement development priorities, and maintaining fiscal sustainability. The statement noted that the Saudi economy has continued to benefit from the economic reforms witnessed by the Kingdom since the launch of Saudi Vision 2030, which contributed to diversifying the economic base, improving the business environment, and…
(L-R) Leo Chen, Huawei’s Senior Vice President and President of Enterprise Sales & Dr. Peter Zhou, Director of the Board at Huawei and CEO of Huawei Cloud. As governments and enterprises across the Middle East accelerate investment in artificial intelligence, Huawei has unveiled new AI infrastructure, cloud and partner capabilities designed to help organisations deploy AI at scale. Announced at Huawei Connect 2026 in Shanghai, the developments combine Huawei Cloud’s latest AI infrastructure and enterprise agent capabilities with Huawei’s new SCALE partner support system. They address two important requirements for scaling enterprise AI: the technology foundation needed to develop and…
When we talk about longevity, the conversation often centres on adding more years to life. For women, however, the more meaningful question is how those years are lived with good health, independence, energy and the ability to continue participating fully in family, professional and social life. In the UAE, female life expectancy at birth reached around 84 years in 2024. As women live longer, the question of how those additional years are lived becomes increasingly important. Longevity should therefore be about more than extending lifespan; it should also be about extending the years in which women can remain healthy, active…
TABUK — Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk announced that all passengers aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, which made an emergency landing at the airport this morning, departed for their final destination aboard a replacement aircraft, which took off at 5:40 pm on Wednesday. The air traffic control center received a distress call from the Flydubai flight requesting an emergency landing at the airport at 8:44 am local time on Wednesday, Sept.30. The airport explained that an emergency was declared and all necessary preparations were made to provide assistance to the aircraft, which landed safely at 9:45 am local…
RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) announced that it had identified a number of unregistered peptide products being offered and marketed through websites and social media accounts without obtaining the required licenses from the authority. The action comes as part of its ongoing efforts to monitor products traded through online sales channels and verify their registration status and safe distribution. According to the SFDA, the products are unregistered and of unknown origin and have not met requirements for safe transport and storage or approved pharmaceutical supply chain standards, making it impossible to verify their safety, quality, and…
For Farah Khalid, a Shah Rukh Khan film brings back memories of her family gathered around the television and her father, who died in 2021. The Abu Dhabi resident, who was born and raised in the UAE, remembers a film starring the Bollywood actor as one of the first movies she watched. It was a familiar fixture on television and one of her father’s favourites. “One of the first films I remember watching starred Shah Rukh Khan. It would always come on TV, and the whole family would gather to watch it,” she said. “It was one of my dad’s…
LONDON — One of the five suspects in the alleged plot targeting a British airbase used by the US military in the early hours of Sunday called the police shortly before they were arrested, multiple British media outlets have reported. The five men were arrested early Sunday on suspicion of explosive offenses and later terrorism charges near a Royal Air Force base at Fairford in western England, from where US B-1 bombers have been flying missions against Iran. The incident triggered a major security response in the area and sparked alarm on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as…