Sharjah is set to welcome a new women-only beach park, a first-of-its-kind coastal space in the Emirate’s eastern region designed entirely around women’s comfort and privacy. Located in Dibba Al Hisn along the Gulf of Oman, the newly completed Ladies Beach Park offers a quieter, more secluded alternative to the city’s busier waterfronts. The space is built as a fully equipped seaside escape where women can swim, walk, work out or simply unwind without the presence of mixed crowds. According to the Sharjah Department of Public Works (SDPW), the project is part of wider efforts to enhance recreational and service…
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RIYADH — The risk awareness index among workers aged 18 years and above has reached 76.7 percent, according to the results of the 2025 Health and Safety at Workplace Statistics bulletin, released on Tuesday by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The findings showed that the rate of occupational injuries among workers aged 15 years and above recorded 245 non-fatal injuries and 1.3 fatal injuries per 100,000 workers, excluding road traffic accident injuries. The results showed that 51.8 percent of workers reported that their employers had taken preventive measures, 46.6 percent indicated the presence of at least one initiative to…
RIYADH —Al Nassr return to Roshn Saudi League action facing a decisive stretch that could shape the outcome of the title race, starting with a top-of-the-table clash against Al Ahli on Wednesday. Fresh off securing a place in the AFC Champions League Two final, Al Nassr shift their focus back to domestic duties with three crucial matches in nine days that could define their season. The Riyadh side sit eight points clear at the top with five rounds remaining, riding a remarkable run of 15 consecutive league victories — and 19 across all competitions — to take firm control of…
RIYADH — The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has issued instructions to all shipping agents, port terminal operators, importers, exporters, and customs brokers allowing goods to be released from the port before storage fees are paid.According to a circular issued by MAWANI, the release of goods from the port will be allowed before payment of outstanding storage fees, based on data approved in the authority’s electronic systems. This release is contingent upon a release permit issued in accordance with the Ports Community Law, and the full fees must be paid within 15 days of the issuance of the approved storage fee…
An artificial intelligence leader, a genomic scientist, a security specialist, a public policy advisor, and a space technology executive are the newly named Fellows of the UAE’s National Experts Program – a selective designation awarded to Emirati professionals assessed as ready to contribute to five sectors central to the country’s national priorities. NEP’s Cohort 4.0, which concluded in October 2025, brought together 25 Emirati professionals working across diverse sectors. The five newly named Fellows were selected from this cohort following an extended period of evaluation, leadership development, and sectoral immersion. The Fellows represent sectors where the UAE has been steadily…
There is a moment in every large transformation programme when the energy shifts. Not when funding runs out, and not when ambition fades, but when the people driving it stop asking “what should we build?” and start asking “what is actually working?” Saudi Arabia reached that moment this week. PIF’s new 2026–2030 strategy, narrowing from thirteen strategic sectors to six focused ecosystems, is not a concession to difficulty. It is a sign of institutional maturity. Every great transformation, whether in a company, a city, or a kingdom, goes through this arc: a period of expansive vision-setting, followed by the harder,…
JEDDAH — Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday to attend the Gulf Consultative Summit, where they will discuss escalating regional tensions and their security and economic implications. Among the leaders attending are Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, and UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The summit comes amid rising tensions in the region and increasing risks related to energy security and maritime navigation, particularly in…
RIYADH — The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has achieved major national milestones, including increasing waste diversion to 18% of 134 million tons annually, up from 5% in 2018, as part of efforts to advance local and global indicators, improve quality of life, strengthen food and water security, promote environmental sustainability, preserve natural resources, and diversify the economy. To boost investment and create an attractive business environment, a comprehensive national plan was launched covering all regions of the Kingdom across 22 clusters, aligned with major projects such as NEOM, Al-Ula, and Red Sea Project. The plan includes 387 investment…
Novo Nordisk today announced the topline results from HIBISCUS, a pivotal phase 3 trial of once-daily oral etavopivat in adults and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). The results showed that etavopivat successfully met both co-primary endpoints, demonstrating superior reduction in vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) and superior improvement in haemoglobin (Hb) re-sponse compared to placebo. Etavopivat is an oral, once-daily, pyruvate kinase-R (PKR) activator being developed to treat SCD, a seriously debilitating, life-threatening and life-shortening disease that impacts around 8 mil-lion people worldwide. The HIBISCUS trial was a randomised, double-blinded, 52-week efficacy and safety trial investi-gating etavopivat 400 mg versus placebo…
According to a representative for Anthropic, Google recently committed $10 billion to the AI company at a $350 billion valuation with up to $30 billion more contingent on performance targets. The representative told Mobile World Live the investment builds upon its existing partnership, which includes a recent expansion of Anthropic’s use of Google’s TPU chips and cloud services. The arrangement with Google and Broadcom includes 5-gigawatts of capacity coming online starting in 2027 along with the opportunity for multiple additional gigawatts going forward to support the continued growth of Anthropic’s Claude models. The latest Google investment came a few days…