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أعادت اضطرابات الملاحة في الشرق الأوسط رسم مسارات التجارة البحرية، مع اتجاه شركات الشحن إلى منافذ بديلة لتفادي الممرات والموانئ المتأثرة بالأزمة.

أطلقت الهيئة الوطنية للأمن السيبراني النسخة الرابعة من «البرنامج التدريبي للطلاب والطالبات في المرحلة الجامعية المتخصصين في الأمن السيبراني»، الهادف إلى تعزيز مهارات المواهب الوطنية الواعدة في مجال الأمن السيبراني، والإسهام في تهيئتهم للعمل بالمجال، وذلك في…

Saudi Arabia’s maritime and logistics sector has absorbed nine months of regional conflict without interruption to trade, and Red Sea ports are handling record cargo volumes, the group CEO of shipping, logistics and freight company ABSA Al Barrak Group said…

Oman’s Duqm Special Economic Zone is negotiating new investments worth between 7 billion and 8 billion Omani rials ($18 billion to $21 billion) in the iron and aluminum sectors, with agreements on project work plans expected before the end of this year…

Saudi Arabia's flagship artificial intelligence firm Humain has landed its first customer for its planned giga campus in Neom’s Oxagon. Netherlands-based artificial intelligence cloud company Nebius has signed a preliminary agreement with the Public…

Qatar National Bank (QNB Group), one of the largest lenders in the Middle East, said it has raised funds from Japanese investors as part of its strategy to diversify its funding sources.

تراجع صافي أرباح البنك السعودي للاستثمار بنسبة 2.2 في المائة خلال الربع الثالث من عام 2026، إلى 506.9 مليون ريال (135.17 مليون دولار).

Saudi Arabia’s construction costs increased by 2.2 percent year-on-year in September 2026, driven by higher costs in both residential and non-residential construction, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
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Saudi athletes Ali Al-Nakhli and Thamer Al-Zahrani each claimed gold at the fifth Asian Para Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) on Wednesday. The tournament, in Japan, runs until Oct. 24.

The International Monetary Fund’s outlook for the Saudi economy points to promising prospects for recovery and growth, despite pressures from regional disruptions affecting energy production, trade flows and supply chains.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s (KPC) global customers have started sending their own tankers into the Gulf to load crude oil and refined products after disruption in the Strait of Hormuz forced the state-owned company to rely on its own fleet for exports…

King Fahd International Airport in Dammam has resumed normal operations following an attack on Wednesday that resulted in the deaths of a Saudi citizen and an Indian resident, as well as injuries to eight others.