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RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia’s solidarity with Algeria following forest fires in the northern part of the country that resulted in deaths and injuries. In a statement, the ministry conveyed Saudi Arabia’s sincere condolences to the Algerian government and people, particularly the families of those who died in the fires. It also wished a speedy recovery to those injured. Source: Saudi Gazette
The 13th annual Grape Festival kicked off yesterday in Oyoun Al-Jawa Governorate, organized by the Qassim Municipality to support growers and showcase regional grape production, with over 60 local farms participating. Running for three days, the event offers fresh produce displays, derivative products, and family cultural and entertainment activities to stimulate agricultural marketing and local tourism. Source: Riyadh Daily
More than 200 skilled auctioneers are leading high-energy live auctions at the Buraidah International Dates Carnival, managing transactions across a heavy daily influx of vehicles carrying premium date harvests. As a primary marketing channel, auctioneers climb atop loaded trucks to assess and highlight crop quality before launching competitive live bidding among regional farmers, traders, and individual buyers, directly influencing market prices. Agricultural enterprises and traders actively enlist seasoned auctioneers for their negotiation expertise and ability to engage buyers. The carnival’s auction yard receives about 2,000 date-laden vehicles daily, offering over 100 varieties produced across Qassim Region, home to more than…
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi chaired the 121st session of the Executive Council of the Arab Organization for Administrative Development (ARADO), held from August 24 to 26, 2026, at the ARADO’s headquarters in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, with the participation of ministers and representatives of the member states on the Executive Council. During the meeting, the council discussed several agenda items, most notably reviewing ARADO’s achievements in 2025, following up on the implementation of previous Executive Council decisions, and examining the preliminary framework for the second phase of the strategic plan for 2027–2030. Minister Al-Rajhi…
The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at), in partnership with the Saudi Exports Development Authority, concluded the activities on Export Week, which was held from August 23 to 27, 2026, at the SMEs Support Centers in Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, and Al-Khobar, as well as in Aseer Region at the Work Corner incubator in cooperation with the Aseer Region Development Authority. The event also took place at the headquarters of the Qassim Chamber and Tabuk Chamber, and included virtual meetings in cooperation with Al-Baha Chamber. The aim was to strengthen integration with government agencies and services that support exports and…
JEDDAH — Nearly two million students from the educational departments of Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah and Taif will return to schools on Sunday. The general directorates of education in these four regions have completed their preparations to welcome the students. Classes for public schools in all other regions of Saudi Arabia commenced last Sunday, Aug. 23, on the first day of the new academic year. Approximately 464,000 students in Makkah and 270,000 students in Taif will return to their classrooms on Sunday. Meanwhile, Jeddah will welcome approximately 700,000 students across 2,862 public, private, international, and foreign schools. Jeddah has witnessed the…
Apple today announced the new Mac mini with the all-new M6 and powerful M5 Pro, delivering a dramatic boost in performance and even more versatility in its supersmall desktop design. With M6, Mac mini now delivers up to 4x faster AI performance,1 2x faster storage2 and graphics,1 and 40 percent faster CPU performance.1 Everything on Mac mini with M6 feels incredibly fast, from everyday productivity tasks to agentic AI workflows. Mac mini with M5 Pro delivers even more pro-level performance to breeze through demanding projects, from video production to game development. And this new level of performance takes on business…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Pakistan affirmed the importance of strengthening cooperation in agriculture and food security, supporting investment opportunities within the framework of the well-established bilateral relations between the two countries, and increasing trade exchange in a manner that serves their mutual interests. This was emphasized during the official visit of Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhly to Pakistan, leading a high-level delegation. The visit aimed to explore avenues for cooperation in agriculture and food security, enhance the efficiency of irrigation and water systems, and support investment opportunities, thereby contributing to the growth of trade…
Apple today announced the new Mac mini with the all-new M6 and powerful M5 Pro, delivering a dramatic boost in performance and even more versatility in its supersmall desktop design. With M6, Mac mini now delivers up to 4x faster AI performance,1 2x faster storage2 and graphics,1 and 40 percent faster CPU performance.1 Everything on Mac mini with M6 feels incredibly fast, from everyday productivity tasks to agentic AI workflows. Mac mini with M5 Pro delivers even more pro-level performance to breeze through demanding projects, from video production to game development. And this new level of performance takes on business…
Apple today debuted M6 in the new Mac mini and M5 Ultra in the new Mac Studio, providing an extraordinary leap in performance and AI capabilities. M6, Apple’s first state-of-the-art 2-nanometer chip, advances every compute block, delivering gains across every dimension of performance. The chip features a larger 12-core CPU complex with the world’s fastest CPU core, a larger 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, a Dual 16-core Neural Engine, and up to 170GB/s of unified memory bandwidth.1 M5 Ultra, the ultimate powerhouse for pro and AI workloads, uses next-generation UltraFusion technology to form a quad-die architecture for the first time…