Makkah, Saudi Arabia -- Working day and night in front of maps, screens and seemingly endless data, Saudi officials have harnessed artificial intelligence to help manage the million-strong sea of pilgrims during the hajj. The technology has proven pivotal to track the overwhelming amount of footage from more than 15,000...
Graft, security issues feed the trade in Iraq’s past
The boom in looted objects from antiquity is a real problem in Iraq, where corruption is prevalent and archaeological sites are poorly protected
UAE firms face multiple cyber attacks in a day
Cyber criminals have targeted an organization in UAE 295 times per week on an average in the last six months. Banking and finance sector bears the brunt.
Sisi talks tough with Ethiopia, warns Egypt’s water share is a ‘red line’
Egypt fears that plans to fill the Grand Renaissance Dam will allow Ethiopia to control the flow of Africa’s longest river On completion of the dam, which Ethiopia is building, it will serve as Africa’s biggest hydroelectric power plant In a stern warning to Ethiopia,...
Saudi Arabia vows to defend Yemen’s “security and stability”
The kingdom backs efforts to reach a comprehensive political solution to end the crisis in the war-scarred country It reiterated its commitment to help the government in Yemen Saudi Arabia has said that while it endorses all efforts at reaching a political settlement to end the crisis in Yemen,...
