Corey Deng, Chief Cybersecurity and Privacy Officer, Huawei Middle East & Central Asia. With GISEC GLOBAL 2026 held under the theme “Cyber First: The New Digital Order,” Huawei is presenting its vision for the next phase of cybersecurity as the event’s Lead Strategic Partner. The Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) GLOBAL 2026 is underway from 16–18 September at the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), Expo City. Huawei executives and experts are contributing to keynote and panel discussions on sovereign AI, cybersecurity talent and security operations, cyber resilience, and proactive defence as the region accelerates AI adoption and digital transformation…
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH) has successfully treated two children using a single donor heart in the first paediatric domino heart transplant of its kind in the Middle East and Europe. The donor heart was transplanted into a child with end-stage heart failure, while the healthy pulmonary valve and root from his explanted heart were used to treat a second child, extending the benefit of a single donated heart to two patients. Known as domino heart transplantation, the procedure uses healthy tissue from the explanted heart of a transplant recipient to treat another patient, maximising the therapeutic…
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a written message from King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning bilateral relations between the two countries. The message was received by Deputy Minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry for International Multilateral Affairs and General Supervisor of the Economic and Development Affairs Deputyship Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi during his reception of Jordanian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Haitham Abu Al-Foul at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, they reviewed relations between the two countries and discussed issues…
EssentaTor Inc. showcased the EssentaTor Arab Capital Strategic Liquidity Fund (the “EAC Fund”) at Money20/20 Middle East, held from September 14 to 16, presenting its vision for next-generation financial infrastructure serving Arab and global capital. At the event, EssentaTor highlighted four core areas of the EAC Fund: institutional capital custody and liquidity, joint stablecoin reserves and issuance, AI-powered individual accounts, and collaborative investment in financial, technological, and industrial development. EssentaTor is a macro-level financial infrastructure provider integrating strategic and policy frameworks, technology deployment, and institutional requirements. Through the EAC Fund, it seeks to work with central banks, commercial banks, sovereign…
LONDON — Canada on Wednesday formally applied to join the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), marking a significant step toward closer military cooperation with the UK and its European partners. “Prime Minister (Mark) Carney announced that Canada has formally applied to join the Joint Expeditionary Force and welcomed the UK’s support for Canada’s participation in this important initiative,” Carney’s office said in a statement. The statement came after Carney and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham met in the UK, where the two leaders discussed strengthening the longstanding defense relationship between the two countries. The JEF is made up of Denmark,…
JERUSALEM — Israel says Morocco has agreed to upgrade diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv and appoint ambassadors. The decision is in line with the Abraham Accords, under which Morocco re-established relations with Israel in December 2020. Morocco has yet to confirm the news. The Israeli government said the two countries decided to upgrade their relations in a tripartite summit in New York on Wednesday. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar held talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at the summit, hosted by US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz. Saar and Bourita also agreed to advance economic and trade…
Madinah-based Taibah University launched a specialized training camp on Tuesday focused on robotics and autonomous aircraft. The camp aims to introduce participants to the fundamentals of modern technologies and to cultivate their technical and creative skills through an educational experience that combines theory with hands-on practice. This camp is part of a broader set of programs designed to develop students’ technical skills and expand their knowledge in modern technology and innovation. It helps prepare a generation capable of keeping pace with technological shifts and future industries, while supporting the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 for human capability development and the…
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has rehabilitated the Omar bin Al-Khattab Orphan Care Center in Baidoa Governorate, South West State of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and distributed 280 school bags and 280 school uniforms to 280 children, as part of the project to restore and support orphan care centers and economic empowerment of their families in Somalia. The project rehabilitates and equips orphan care centers, prepares classrooms, and provides school supplies. It also trains breadwinner mothers of orphan families in sewing skills and provides them with sewing machines, contributing to their economic empowerment. The project benefits…
RIYADH — The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has decided to raise the repurchase agreement (repo) rate by 25 basis points from 425 basis points to 450 basis points and reverse repurchase agreement (reverse repo) rate by 25 basis points from 375 basis points to 400 basis points. This decision is in line with SAMA’s mandate of preserving monetary stability. This comes after the US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, bringing it to a range of 3.75 percent to 4.00 percent, compared to its previous range of 3.50 percent to 3.75 percent. The…
The International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with King Abdulaziz University, represented by the Center of Research Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AIADS), to foster collaboration in scientific research and artificial intelligence and data science applications. The MoU aims to support the responsible, ethical, and inclusive use of smart technologies. The MoU was signed during the fourth edition of the UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Source: Riyadh Daily