Rising threat: DDoS attacks demand proactive defense
"Threat actors can employ artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms to identify vulnerabilities and adapt their tactics in...Business
Central Bank of Bahrain Sukuk Al Ijara oversubscribed by 186 percent
Manama, Bahrain--The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al...Business
Expo 2023 building in Guinness World Records for largest green roof
Doha, Qatar -- The main building of Expo 2023 in Doha has made it to the Guinness World Records for...The roof of the building, implemented by Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal), has an area of 4,031 square meters.
The new global achievement is the sixth world record achieved by Qatar's Public Works Authority in the previous years.
ROSHN group opens sale for SEDRA phase 3 units in Riyadh
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - ROSHN Group, one of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) subsidiaries, announced on Sunday the opening of...SEDRA phase three will add 3,438 more houses to ROSHN’s first integrated development; 1,904 units are for sale in this initial sales tranche.
SEDRA 3 offers prospective residents eight options of floor plans and eleven facades, in single- or multi-family configurations,
Porsche sales revenue up
The sports car maker posted gains one year after its IPO.In the first half of 2023, Porsche posted significant gains in group sales revenue, group operating profit and deliveries
The sports car maker, after going public, set up individual partnerships in the field of software with Apple and Mobileye
Meta technology chief defends tech titan’s AI strategy
The company launched AI-infused chatbots with personalities at the gathering, along with tools for creating images or written content using..."The majority of the world's population will have their first experience of generative AI with us," said Andrew Bosworth
Bosworth was adamant that Meta is not behind, enhancing its global platforms with AI since before ChatGPT was launched
Old Doha Port signs many agreements during Monaco Yacht Show
Monaco, Monaco--The Old Doha Port has signed several agreements with professional global companies, specialized in yacht during its participation in...The executive director of the Old Doha Port said the objective of the participation in the show was to put the port on the global map
The port officials showcased a model to streamline visiting yachts through a mechanism of entry and exit from Qatar
Saudi Arabia projects 2024 budget deficit at 1.9% of GDP
The kingdom's finance ministry estimated expenditures for 2024 to be at US$333.5 billion. According to the ministry, the projection is...The kingdom's finance minister said that the government will continue implementing fiscal and economic structural reforms
The minister also noted the important role of the PIF and development funds that enhance the growth of non-oil GDP
UN conference adopts plan to reduce harmful chemicals
PARIS, FRANCE - A new roadmap to reduce the environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations...The plan sets out 28 concrete targets and guidelines for key sectors across the entire lifecycle of chemicals, from production to waste.
It calls for a transition to more sustainable chemical alternatives, responsible management of chemicals in industry, agriculture and healthcare.
ADB capital reforms unlock $100bn to support Asia and the Pacific region
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved capital management reforms that unlock US$100 billion in new funding capacity...The expansion of available funds will be further leveraged by mobilizing private and domestic capital required to tackle the climate crisis.
The reforms also create a Countercyclical Lending Buffer to support ADB developing member countries facing unexpected crises.
The many ways US government shutdown affects people
WASHINGTON, US - The United States is heading toward a government shutdown this weekend with no foreseeable way out of a...Sharp disagreements in the Republican Party has prevented passage of the bills needed to keep the government funded and open.
The credit ratings agency Moody's warned this week that a shutdown would be "credit negative" for US sovereign debt.
Crypto fund co-founder arrested, jailed in Singapore
According to the company's liquidator, Su Zhu was detained at Singapore's Changi airport while trying to leave the city-state. He...Kyle Davies, his co-founder, was also committed to four months in prison but "his whereabouts remain unknown"
The country's monetary authority had banned the pair "from conducting regulated investment activity for nine years each"
