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  • Sanctioning Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security for Malign Cyber Activities

    In July 2022, cyber threat actors assessed to be sponsored by the Government of Iran and its MOIS disrupted Albanian government computer systems, forcing the government to suspend public services for its citizens.  Since at least 2007, the MOIS and its cyber actor proxies have conducted malicious cyber operations targeting a range of government and private-sector organizations across various critical infrastructure sectors.

  • Legendary boyband Westlife to perform in AlUla

    As well as performing in AlUla, Westlife will bring their The Wild Dreams Tour to Abu Dhabi, UAE, a day later, on Thursday September 29. Westlife first broke into the harts with their debut single, Swear It Again, and went on to have a string of hits including What Makes A Man, World of Our Own and Flying Without Wings. Fans can expect to hear all these – and more – when Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan perform in Riyadh in September.

  • Gender Diversity in Legal in KSA and MENA Is on the Rise

    Since the launch of Vision 2030, the number of licensed female lawyers has risen from 10 in 2013 to 118. By mid-2020, that number had further risen to 785. Currently, we believe there to be more than 1,000 female lawyers, representing approximately 12% of all Saudi licensed lawyers in the Kingdom.

  • Saudi’s Alfanar signs MoU for $3.5 bln green hydrogen project in Egypt

    Saudi Arabian company Alfanar said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a $3.5 billion green hydrogen project in Egypt. The facility will produce 500,000 tonnes of green ammonia, which is used in agricultural fertilisers, from 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year. The project is among seven MoUs signed last week between Egypt and international companies, including Globeleq and Actis, to set up green hydrogen and ammonia production facilities in the Egyptian port of Ain Sokhna.

  • Middle East shipping and ports ‘primed for hydrogen transition’

    A research paper by international classification society DNV predicts that annual demand for hydrogen (H2) as an energy carrier will climb from 1,000 metric tonnes today to 39–161 megatonnes by 2050, says Jostein Bogen, Product Line Manager, Electric Solutions, ABB Marine & Ports.

  • Turkey: Crashes At Emergency Sites Kill At Least 35 People

    Saturday's tragedies happened just 250 kilometers (155 miles) apart in southern Turkey. The first happened on the highway between Gaziantep and Nizip when a passenger bus collided with emergency teams that had responded to a crash in Mardin Province, west of Derik.

  • Perspective: Interagency animosity stops Arab governments adopting best practices

    For example, many governments rightly covet Norway’s 100 percent renewable energy production, Finland’s world-leading innovation levels, or the sophistication of America’s military. However, these successes are built on strategies spanning many sectors. A solitary ministry from an Arab country looking to emulate such success will quickly discover that unless it gets the other relevant ministries on board, its self-improvement efforts will be entirely in vain.

  • Meet the Young Saudi Social Entrepreneurs who are Helping Achieve the 2030 Agenda

    The UN in Saudi Arabia met with young Saudi Entrepreneurs to learn about their initiatives and how they contribute towards sustainability and climate action. They shared their experiences and encouraged others to take action for a cleaner, cooler and happier world!

  • Meet the Young Saudi Social Entrepreneurs who are Helping Achieve the 2030 Agenda & Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Vision

    The UN in Saudi Arabia met with young Saudi Entrepreneurs to learn about their initiatives and how they contribute towards sustainability and climate action. They shared their experiences and encouraged others to take action for a cleaner, cooler and happier world!

  • Saudi Arabia And The UAE Won’t Be Tapping Emergency Oil Capacity

    According to the sources, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are ready to deliver a "significant increase" in crude oil production if the market should run up against a severe supply crisis this winter. The sources said that this spare capacity would only be tapped in the event of a supply crisis.