King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), in cooperation with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), organized an in-depth strategic session today via videoconference to discuss challenges and solutions for enhancing humanitarian access in Afghanistan, Gaza Strip, and Syria. The session brought together directors of specialized departments at KSrelief, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and officials from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Afghanistan. Discussions focused on the key challenges affecting the flow of humanitarian assistance into Afghanistan, as well as the delivery…
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The Dermaklinic becomes one of the first clinics in the UAE to offer Ellacor, the FDA-cleared Micro-Coring technology that tightens and refines skin without surgery, scars, or heat Published: Tue 9 Jun 2026, 3:22 PM The Dermaklinic, the Dubai aesthetic destination led by Dr Razan Kadry, has introduced Ellacor, a first-of-its-kind Micro-Coring technology that removes excess sagging skin to smooth wrinkles and restore firmness, without surgery, scarring, or thermal energy. The launch, brought to the UAE in partnership with DUBIMED, marks the arrival of an entirely a new category in aesthetic medicine for face and body rejuvenation. For years, patients…
LONDON — An investigation into the fate of more than 300 Kurdish migrants, who sought to cross into the United Kingdom using illegal routes, has exposed a horrifying human trafficking and organ-harvesting ring operating in war-torn, militia-controlled Libya. More than 300 migrants heading to the UK last summer were kidnapped, tortured and threatened with forced organ removal, according to the investigation carried out by the BBC. The young men, all from Iraqi Kurdistan, were captured in Libya by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) from each of their families, and threatened to harvest the captives’ kidneys if…
MOSCOW — Saudi Arabia and Russia signed 13 strategic agreements with investments amounting to SR4.8 billion with the aim of to expanding cooperation and enhancing trade and investment exchanges between the two countries. On the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — which the Kingdom attended as the guest of honor — the signings were witnessed by the Vice Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Mansour Al-Mushaiti. Al-Mushaiti said the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture worked to attract leading Russian companies specializing in vital and food-related sectors. The forum witnessed the signing of a package of agreements…
The UK government has given technology companies three months to switch on device-level tools blocking children from taking, sending or viewing nude images, warning that strict action will be taken if they fail to do so. The UK Home Office said companies including Apple and Google must implement built-in protections across smartphones and tablets used by children in a move it claimed would make Britain “the first country in the world where it is impossible for children to take, share or view naked pictures on their devices” If tech companies do not act within the deadline, the government plans to…
Standard Chartered has received approval from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) for Standard Chartered Capital Saudi Arabia to undertake Investment Management and Operating Funds activities in the Kingdom. The approval enhances the Bank’s ability to provide onshore investment management and fund operations capabilities in Saudi Arabia, supporting institutional clients as investor participation and capital market activity continue to expand across the Kingdom. This further expands Standard Chartered’s existing platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider region, reinforcing its ability to connect clients and investors in the Kingdom to opportunities across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, the US and Africa. Sarah…
Dubai summers have always been about mall strolls, late-night drives along Sheikh Zayed Road and children enjoying soft-serve ice cream in abundance. But this year, the city has raised the stakes. Dubai’s new ‘Kids Go Free’ summer campaign is essentially a city‑wide cheat code for families, offering free stays, free play and, in many cases, free meals for children, all bundled into one package. Running through the school holidays, the campaign brings together a wide network of hotels, theme parks and attractions under one umbrella, with a simple idea that if adults pay, kids don’t have to. At participating hotel…
DUBAI — A US Army Apache helicopter gunship went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, and the two crew members were safely rescued, The New York Times reported citing informed sources. It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem, one of the sources told the Times on condition of anonymity. The incident occurred after days in which hostilities in the region escalated and then ebbed, as Israel and Iran exchanged military strikes before stepping back, the latest example of the tenuous nature of the…
Eric Doerr, Chief Product Officer, Tenable. Tenable® Holdings, Inc., the exposure management company, recently announced the Tenable One Open Connector, a new capability that enables customers to bring third-party, custom and internal data from any source into the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform. Combined with more than 300 pre-built integrations, customers can unify all exposure data in one place to better prioritise risk and accelerate remediation. Tenable also announced the Tenable Open Partner Ecosystem Network, reinforcing its commitment to an open-first approach that brings together disparate security tools into a more unified and proactive defence. Traditional security platforms limit customers…
Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) announced its membership to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), cementing its position as one of Saudi Arabia’s most progressive financial institutions in the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. The membership represents a significant milestone in SAB’s sustainability journey and reflects the Bank’s commitment to responsible banking aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative. PCAF is a global collaboration of financial institutions enabling harmonised measurement, management, and disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with lending and investment portfolios. With over 700 member institutions spanning six continents across North America, Latin…