JERUSALEM — The Israeli army withdrew from the Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied East Jerusalem late Thursday after a nearly two-day military raid that left 51 Palestinians injured, Palestinian authorities said. The Jerusalem Governorate said Israeli forces pulled out after an operation involving widespread raids, searches and detentions. Israeli forces demolished commercial shops near the Qalandiya checkpoint on Thursday, before imposing a curfew on the neighboring town of Kafr Aqab and sealing off roads linking the area to Jerusalem. Several homes and other buildings were seized and turned into detention and field interrogation centers during the operation, the governorate…
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At Future of Memory and Storage 2026 (FMS 26), Sandisk will showcase how NAND innovation is powering the next phase of AI infrastructure. As larger models, longer context windows, and agentic applications drive unprecedented demand for capacity, bandwidth, and power efficiency, memory and storage are increasingly critical to AI performance and deployment at scale. Sandisk is helping customers scale AI inference with advanced NAND technologies built to keep pace with the evolving needs of data centers, cloud environments, and AI-driven workloads. “AI infrastructure has entered a new phase where the ability to store, move, and access data efficiently has become…
A calligraphy exhibition in Al-Baha recorded sales of SAR100,700 through the sale of eight calligraphy artworks. The total value of the exhibited pieces reached SAR618,225. Among the acquisitions was a work by internationally acclaimed calligrapher Maryam Norouzi, executed in Jali Thuluth script and embellished with 18-karat gold. Two additional works by calligraphers from Al-Baha Region were also acquired: one by Abdullah Suwailem in Jali Diwani script and another by Abdulaziz Mujathal in ornamental Diwani script, highlighting the excellence of Saudi talent in Arabic calligraphy. The exhibition also features works by several leading calligraphers, including four rare pieces by Halim Efendi.…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), alongside Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, has completed its acquisition of video game giant Electronic Arts (EA), bringing one of the world’s biggest gaming companies under private ownership and marking another major milestone in the Kingdom’s global gaming ambitions. The deal, first announced in September 2025 and approved by EA shareholders in December, officially closed on Tuesday. Under the transaction, EA shareholders will receive $210 per share in cash, and the company’s stock has been delisted from the Nasdaq. EA, one of the world’s largest interactive…
If Montenegro has suddenly made it onto your summer travel wishlist, there’s good news for UAE residents. The Balkan country has introduced a temporary visa-free entry scheme for eligible residents, making it easier than ever to plan a quick European getaway. However, there’s one important thing to remember: your passport and not your Emirates ID ultimately determines how you can enter Montenegro. While the new exemption opens the door for many UAE residents, the rules differ depending on your nationality and residency status. What if you have an Emirati passport? For Emirati passport holders, travelling to Montenegro is relatively straightforward.…
RIYADH — Eleven civilians were injured in the southern Saudi region of Najran following Houthi terrorist attacks on Thursday, Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said on Friday. Al-Maliki said the injured included seven Saudi citizens, among them a woman and a 4-year-old child who suffered second-degree burns, as well as a Yemeni resident, two Egyptian residents and a Pakistani resident. The coalition said the Houthi militia carried out the attacks using indiscriminate projectiles against civilian objects, describing the assaults as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and its customary rules through the deliberate…
MOSCOW — Ukraine struck two Russian oil refineries hundreds of kilometres from the border in an overnight attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, as Russia hit a train station and commercial ship in Ukraine. Both sides have been intensifying their long-range attacks in recent months, leading to a jump in civilian deaths. Kyiv has been firing record numbers of drones at Russia, while Moscow has been launching all-time high missile attacks. Zelensky said Ukraine had hit oil refineries in the Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl regions, about 700 kilometers from the front. The attacks were “strengthening the prospects for diplomacy,” Zelensky…
Anthropic recently confirmed the formation of an in-house silicon team to design custom chips for its Claude AI model. This move is likely aimed at improving performance and efficiency as the demand for Anthropic’s services continues to rise. In a statement to Mobile World Live (MWL), Anthropic said it “is hiring engineers with experience across the stack”. The company stated this move will let it co-design hardware and models together, allowing Claude to run faster and more efficiently at the scale its customers need. Anthropic told MWL the effort is not a shift away from its existing hardware partners. The…
The sixth edition of the PIF London Championship got underway on Thursday at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, England, bringing together a field of the world’s leading women golfers. The tournament, organized by Golf Saudi, runs from August 6 to 9 as part of the PIF Global Series. The series aims to develop women’s golf and strengthen its international profile through a calendar of professional tournaments that raise the level of competition, expand the sport’s fan base, and attract investment to support its growth. Held over four days in St Albans, near London, the championship is sanctioned by the Ladies European…
RIYADH — Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Thursday for an official visit. Deputy Emir of Makkah Prince Saud bin Mishaal received Sharif at King Abdulaziz International Airport. Those who were present to receive him also include Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Alfadley; Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Al-Malki; Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ahmad Farooq; and other senior officials. The visit of Sharif was in response to an invitation from Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, according to Pakistan Television. Sharif will hold extensive talks with the Saudi Crown…