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  • New Saudi AI model to advance radiology diagnosis

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) have released MiniGPT-Med, a new vision-interfaced large language model, designed to provide faster and more efficient radiology diagnosis. The new model was built using Meta’s Llama 2 for the language component and the university’s MiniGPT-v2 as a vision-language alignment backbone.

  • GCC Population Surges by 4 Million in Two Years

    According to recent statistics released by the GCC Statistical Centre, the total population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries witnessed a significant increase of 7.3% in 2023 compared to 2021, reaching 57.6 million.

  • ‘A Rubik’s Cube in the Sky’: Israel Struggles to Defend Against Drones

    On Friday, Israel’s vaunted aerial-defense system tracked 65 rockets fired across its northern border by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, intercepting some and letting the rest fall harmlessly into open areas.  That same day, Israel missed a single drone it believes flew more than 1,000 miles from Yemen to explode in the commercial capital Tel Aviv.

  • Gamers are competing for a record-breaking $60m prize pool at the Esports World Cup

    The Esports World Cup is underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with thousands of participants from all corners of the globe competing across 21 games like Call of Duty, League of Legends and Dota 2. CNN’s Eleni Giokos speaks to some of the athletes vying for glory and a life-changing $60 million prize pool.

  • Three Saudi companies acquire fund behind world’s tallest tower

    The Saudi Arabian fund behind what will be the tallest tower in the world has been acquired in a $1.8 billion (SAR6.8 billion) deal. Kingdom Holding Company, Sumuo Holding Company and Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) have signed an agreement to take ownership of the Al Inma Jeddah Economic Fund, which is currently wholly owned by JEC. The fund’s Jeddah Tower will be more than 1,000m high. The surrounding development, located in the Obhur district in the north of the city, will measure an estimated 1.7 million square metres.

  • Heat Waves Are Pounding Egypt, and Often There’s No A.C.

    Egyptian summers have always been hot. But it has not always been this hot, with temperatures barely dipping below 100 degrees in Cairo since May, testing tempers and massacring houseplants. And it has never been this hot at a time when the government has imposed power cuts on most of the country for more than a year, plunging millions into sweaty, un-air-conditioned misery for hours each day.

  • Saudi Arabia Discusses Enhancing Industry, Mining Cooperation with Türkiye

    Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Industry Affairs Khalil Ibrahim Ibn Salamah discussed enhancing cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye in the industrial and mining sectors. During his official visit to Türkiye alongside several officials from the Saudi private sector, the deputy minister discussed promising investment prospects in both countries and the joint development of their industrial capacities. The visit is part of the efforts of the Kingdom’s industrial and mineral resources system to develop industrial partnerships with Türkiye.

  • Saudi Arabia has sufficient uranium to diversify energy mix: Al-Khorayef

    Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef said that Saudi Arabia has sufficient quantities of uranium to meet its need to diversify the energy mix, noting that the search for uranium and other minerals is still ongoing. He also stressed the importance of the mining sector as the third pillar of Saudi industry.

  • Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Lilium to collaborate on development and implementation of eVTOL regulation in the Kingdom

    The partnership will start by setting up a joint Working Group preparing the regulations in Saudi Arabia for the introduction of regional electric air mobility. Dedicated sub-working groups for infrastructure, air operations, airworthiness, and airspace integration, led by GACA and strongly supported by Lilium, are to jointly discuss, accelerate, develop, and implement the necessary regulatory and procedural framework.

  • Saudi Arabia is investing heavily to accommodate greater religious tourism

    Aligned with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, the already popular religious destination is seeking to attract more than 30 million religion tourists per year by 2030. The city of Mecca (Makkah) has hosted the annual Hajj pilgrimage for more than 14 centuries. The Hajj journey is completed over a period of five days and the city also hosts Umrah pilgrims year-round.