Author: Steven Sahiounie

SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended gains on Friday and headed for a second weekly gain, supported by geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East, concerns over tightening supply and optimism about global fuel demand growth as economies improve, according to Reuters.

RIYADH: Clean hydrogen is one of the most promising ways to achieve sustainable decarbonization and combat climate change, a top official has told Arab News. 

CAIRO: Saudi startups continue to demonstrate a pioneering stance by capturing almost half of the region’s total venture funding in the first quarter of the year, underscoring the Kingdom’s growing influence in the regional startup ecosystem.  

There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are as broadly smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can.

Facebook and Instagram giant Meta on Friday said it will begin labeling AI-generated media beginning in May, as it tries to reassure users and governments over the risks of deepfakes.

The UAHR President underscored the significance of continuing efforts to strengthen international solidarity to follow up and implement the Declaration

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stressed the need for the world nations to support Palestine as the Zionist regime is committing genocidal crimes in Gaza. The top Iranian diplomat Amirabdollahian wrote an article on Thursday on the occasion of the International Quds Day. What follows is the text of his article, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: This year’s World Quds Day is commemorated under circumstances in which we are witness to one of the biggest cases of murder and genocide in history. The deep humanitarian catastrophe of the past six months in Palestine and particularly in Gaza, regrettably,…

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Thursday discussed developments in the Middle East and in Gaza over the phone, Jordan News Agency reported. The crown prince expressed Saudi Arabia’s support for the measures taken by the Jordanian government to maintain Jordan’s security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported, and the king expressed his appreciation for Saudi Arabia’s supportive stance. Prince Mohammed and the king spoke about the necessity of finding a political solution to the Palestinian crisis based on the two-state solution, which guarantees the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state…

The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) announced the establishment of 54 working groups within the Advocacy Hub initiative.

The Ministry explained that this initiative is part of its ongoing efforts to review labor market regulations, enhance the quality of the recruitment sector