VIENNA — Saudi Arabia has been elected First Vice-Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) during the committee’s session held in Austria. The Kingdom is represented in this position by General Manager of Space Systems and Infrastructure at the Saudi Space Agency Eng. Muryah Al-Shahrani, one of the Kingdom’s distinguished national talents in the space sector. His election is regarded as a milestone that reflects the international community’s confidence in the Kingdom’s growing role in the space sector and its contributions to advancing global space governance. Through his participation in COPUOS and the…
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Anthropic has launched a public version of its Mythos AI model called Claude Fable 5. This version comes with security guardrails in place to block its use in sensitive areas such as cybersecurity. The AI player stated its Claude Fable 5 model is its most powerful to date on its launch on the 9th June 2026, which is two months after Anthropic first unveiled its Mythos-class model. The limited Mythos preview sent shockwaves through the industry after the model uncovered thousands of software vulnerabilities. Recently Anthropic expanded the reach of its Mythos AI model to an additional 150 companies across…
Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in Ma, as data showed, at the fastest pace in three years as price pressures from the Middle East war broadened, adding to the case for further interest rate hikes by the central bank. The Bank of Japan meets next week and is expected to deliver its first interest rate hike since December to cope with mounting inflationary pressures from a weak yen and the energy shock. Japan’s producer price index in May rose 6.3% from a year earlier, BOJ data showed, exceeding market forecasts for a 5.5% increase and faster than a revised 5.3% gain…
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman sent cables of condolences to President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. of the Philippines over the victims of the earthquake that struck southern Philippines. In separate cables, the King and the Crown Prince extended their deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the president, the families of the deceased, and the people of the Philippines. They wished the injured a speedy recovery.At least 37 people were killed and 487 injured in the earthquake that struck the southern Mindanao island. Source: Saudi Gazette
BELFAST — Violence gripped the streets of Northern Ireland for a second night on Wednesday following the Belfast knife attack as rioters hurled bricks at police, who responded by firing water cannon to disperse unruly crowds. Masked youths broke up parts of pavements and walls of private homes to make bricks to throw at police, and a vehicle appeared to have been set alight, sending black smoke billowing into the sky, the Independent reported. Two hundred extra police officers were on the streets after residents were forced to flee homes that were set alight on Tuesday night, as a Sudanese…
China is reportedly planning an investment of around CNY2 trillion ($295 billion) over the next five years to build out data centres across the country. State-owned telecoms operators will be tasked with managing the sites and the vendor Huawei will provide the bulk of the technology. Bloomberg sources claim government agencies including the National Development and Reform Commission are drafting up plans to construct a network of “inter-connected computing hubs”, as part of a government initiative to boost domestic AI and increase competition with the US. Operators China Mobile and China Telecom are named as being tasked with operating and…
The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) announced the launch of the caper seed collection season across several regions of the Kingdom. The seeds will be propagated in nurseries and cultivated in dedicated fields as mother plants to produce sufficient quantities for dispersal in targeted areas under vegetation cover rehabilitation and degraded ecosystem restoration programs. The initiative aims to enhance biodiversity and support environmental sustainability objectives in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. The center explained that the caper plant is a perennial native species of significant environmental value. It grows in hard soils,…
MUZAFFARABAD — At least 15 people, including four security forces, have been killed in clashes between protesters and police in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, local authorities said on Thursday. The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a collective of activist groups, called on people to march to the regional capital Muzaffarabad on Tuesday to protest against the reservation of 12 seats for refugees in upcoming elections. Authorities responded by accusing the group of sedition, banning it and ordering action against its leaders. Authorities deployed federal paramilitary troops and issued a strict travel advisory before the protest, which went ahead despite the restrictions leading…
RIYADH — The Ministry of Investment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, organized a specialized workshop on Wednesday to explore investment opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The event was attended by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha and Minister of Investment Fahad Al-Saif. The workshop brought together over 60 leaders and senior officials from banks, financial institutions, investment groups, and family businesses across the Kingdom, alongside representatives from HUMAIN and the Artificial Intelligence Enablement Office. Participants reviewed promising investment prospects in the AI data center sector and discussed strategies to increase…
Europe is rallying the global tech ecosystem to transform the continent’s AI momentum into tangible business impact, as global tech leaders, policymakers and enterprises converge at Europe’s most international tech and startup event in Berlin. The 2nd edition of GITEX AI EUROPE takes place from 30 June – 1 July 2026 at Messe Berlin, bringing together 950 enterprises and startups, 600-plus investors, and over 150 global speakers from more than 80 nations to build partnerships and accelerate investment across a European tech market forecast to surpass €1.5 trillion in 2026. Organised by inD, global organisers of GITEX – the world’s…