Saudi government agencies boost emerging tech adoption by 10% in 2024

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's growing business landscape has encouraged regional and global companies to establish a local presence in the emerging market. Egyptian-founded generative artificial intelligence startup DXwand is leaving no stone unturned to get closer to its customers with a local team. In an interview with Arab News, Ahmed Mahmoud, CEO of DXwand, shared the … Read more

Iraq to import electricity from Turkiye

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington on Tuesday, his office said on Sunday.“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US President Joe Biden will take place on Tuesday at noon,” said a statement from Netanyahu's office. In addition, the Israeli head of state will fly to the … Read more

EU backs ICJ ruling on ‘illegal’ Israeli occupation

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The ruling by the UN's top court that Israel's 57-year occupation of Palestinian land was “illegal” was “largely in line with the EU's positions,” the bloc's foreign policy chief said on Saturday. The blanket ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Friday, which called for an end to the … Read more

Defiant Netanyahu to face US Congress amid Gaza tensions

What are the reasons for the increase in marriages between Syrian women and local men in neighboring countries? LONDON: In recent months, informal ads for “affordable Syrian brides” have been circulating on Iraqi social media platforms, some of which reinforced stereotypes about Syrian women with lines such as: “Marry a Syrian woman for $100 and … Read more