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…
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RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, held a phone call with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar to discuss the implications of developments in the region. During the Prince’s call on Monday with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, the two sides discussed the region’s latest developments and their implications. They also discussed the efforts being made by both countries to support the region’s security and stability. Source: Saudi Gazette
BAGHDAD — At least 21 people were killed and several more injured when a passenger bus rolled over and caught fire near the southern city of Nassiriya on Sunday, rollover, authorities said. In a statement, the Iraqi health ministry said 21 people died and 19 others were injured in the accident on the Nasiriyah-Basra highway. The victims included Iranians visting Iraq. The accident occurred after the driver lost control of the bus on the road near Nassiriya, causing the vehicle to overturn and burst into flames, officials said. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi ordered an investigation into the causes of…
Microsoft recently claimed that its new quantum chip is vastly more reliable than its previous version, paving the way for a quantum computer solving commercially useful problems within the next three years. At the heart of quantum computing are qubits, which offer the promise of answering questions that defeat today’s machines, but are notoriously delicate and unstable. Microsoft says the qubits on Majorana 2, its new chip, survive for an average of 20 seconds, rather than the milliseconds of Majorana 1. That means the new chip is 1,000 times more reliable – an improvement in performance the tech giant compares…
PIF and Talaat Moustafa Group Saudi for Real Estate Development (TMG), today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to explore opportunities, cooperate and collaborate in mixed-use real estate projects at developments owned by PIF and its projects across Saudi Arabia. By leveraging PIF’s extensive investment capabilities, scale, and ecosystem, alongside TMG’s track record in delivering integrated mixed used developments, the parties aim to unlock opportunities across the residential, commercial, hospitality, and retail sectors, as well as integrated urban environments. The MoU would further accelerate project delivery and value creation for PIF and its projects. TMG brings extensive…
For more than a decade, UAE expat Sonia believed she had asthma. By the time the real diagnosis arrived, her lungs were failing. “I have a choice. I die or I have a transplant,” she recalled. “And I looked around me and I saw all these incredible reasons to live.” A year after undergoing a double lung transplant at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Sonia is paying tribute to the medical team that saved her life, and to the anonymous donor whose organs allowed her to “literally learn to breathe” again. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT…
JERUSALEM —A gunman in a car opened fire at three locations in Israel close to the border with the occupied West Bank on Sunday, killing one man and wounding several other people, Israeli authorities said. The police said they killed the suspected gunman following a brief pursuit and recovered the firearm and vehicle used in the shootings, which took place in and around Kochav Yair, inside Israel close to the West Bank city of Qalqilya. Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) said a man in his 30s was shot and killed at a gas station in Kochav Yair. Five other people…
JEDDAH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has forecast rainfall and thunderstorms across parts of Jazan, Asir, Al Baha, and Makkah through the end of the week. The center released an animated weather map illustrating the expected intensity of rainfall and thunderstorm activity, along with their projected movement. According to outputs from the Saudi Numerical Model, rainfall is expected to begin affecting the Asir Region on Monday afternoon, intensifying around its capital, Abha, before subsiding later in the day. Similar conditions are forecast to return on Tuesday afternoon, with moderate to heavy rainfall expected around Abha. Meanwhile, scattered light…
Amazon has recently committed to investing over €10 billion on upgrading its facilities in Europe with next-generation robotics. This move is part of a wider push to modernise and expand Amazon operations network in the continent. Announced at the company’s Delivering the Future event in London, the technology giant stated it plans to create more jobs across the region, while using robotics to expand ultra-fast delivery options to more international cities and invest in employee upskilling. Its pledge reflects a broader push to use AI and robotics to support its workforce, taking aim at “repetitive and physically demanding tasks”, freeing…
Data on handicrafts regulation and licensing for 2025 showed notable growth in the Kingdom’s sector, with 9,972 male and female artisans registered in the national register of artisans, in addition to 5,508 licenses issued to handicraft practitioners and 47 licenses granted to product retail outlets. According to the Ministry of Culture’s 2025 annual report, Aseer recorded a prominent position among the Kingdom’s regions in terms of the number of artisans listed in the register. The region registered 635 male and female artisans, placing it among the most active regions in handicrafts nationwide and benefiting from its rich cultural heritage and the…