RIYADH: ZainTECH, the integrated digital solutions arm of Zain Group, has joined the long list of top-class companies to have established its regional offices in Saudi Arabia. The company’s Riyadh office will be energized by a team of over 100 Saudi IT professionals. It also attended the LEAP conference that concluded on Thursday in the … Read more
Startup of the Week – supply chain platform Omniful aims to boost Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce space CAIRO: E-commerce and supply chain operations platform Omniful is aiming to significantly boost its presence in the Saudi market after a successful $5.85 million seed funding round. In an interview with Arab News, CEO and co-founder of Omniful, Mostafa … Read more
OSLO: Norway has agreed to help facilitate the transfer of frozen tax funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority (PA) that were collected by Israel, the Norwegian government said on Sunday, providing vital funding to the Western-backed entity. Under interim peace accords reached in the 1990s, Israel’s finance ministry collects tax on behalf of the Palestinians … Read more
RIYADH: Global financial experts will gather in Riyadh on Monday to discuss the future of finance, evolving strategies, and innovative ideas to boost the sector’s growth at the third Saudi Capital Market Forum. The two-day event organized by Saudi Tadawul Group, to be held under the theme “Powering Growth,” will serve as a nexus for … Read more
MUNICH: Russia has invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow on Feb. 26, the Palestinian Authority prime minister said on Sunday, adding that the PA was ready to engage with Hamas. “Russia has invited all Palestinian factions who will be meeting on the 26 of this month in Moscow. We will see if Hamas is … Read more
AI tech is in TV equivalent of monochrome but future is ‘bright’: CEO of OpenAI DUBAI: Artificial intelligence technology is currently in television’s equivalent of “black and white” but the coming decade “will be remarkable,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, on Tuesday. Speaking via video on the second day of the World Governments Summit … Read more
BOUAKE, IVORY COAST: Oumar Diakite was the hero as hosts Ivory Coast staged another remarkable salvage operation on Saturday to reach the Africa cup of Nations semifinals, and South Africa later joined them. A brilliant back-heel by the substitute in added time at the end of extra time in Bouake gave the Elephants a 2-1 … Read more
Thekra Alatiwi was elected to the board of directors of the Saudi Journalists Association on Jan. 28. The Saudi Journalists Association, established in 2003, is a licensed civil society body and serves as an umbrella entity for the nation’s media professionals. Alatiwi currently serves as a program producer at the Saudi Broadcasting Authority, a position … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information has appointed Fatma Al-Shammari as its spokesperson and media advisor. This aim of this strategic move is to enhance the authority’s media and communication strategies, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. Al-Shammari, who previously worked as a journalist and anchor at TV news channel … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu will be modernized further as the ports authority has established new ship anchorage areas in the facility. The newly established docking zones will help modernize several logistical services in the port which includes delivering ships with supplies and fuels, the authority, also known as Mawani, said … Read more