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  • At World Court, South Africa accuses Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza

     South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts and demanded that the U.N's top court order an emergency suspension of Israel's devastating military campaign in Gaza.

    On the first of two days of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), South Africa said Israel's aerial and ground offensive aimed to bring about "the destruction of the population" of the Palestinian enclave.

  • Saudi Arabia’s MBS meets with chair, members of US Senate Intelligence Committee

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Kingdom’s relations with the United States on Saturday during a meeting with members of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Saudi Press Agency reported. MBS welcomed the delegation, which was headed by committee chairman Senator Mark Warner, at the Winter Camp in AlUla, SPA added.

  • Saudi Arabia’s MBS meets with chair, members of US Senate Intelligence Committee

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Kingdom’s relations with the United States on Saturday during a meeting with members of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Saudi Press Agency reported. MBS welcomed the delegation, which was headed by committee chairman Senator Mark Warner, at the Winter Camp in AlUla, SPA added.

  • US intelligence confirms Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts

    Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the intelligence told Reuters on Friday.

    "The intelligence is clear-cut and indisputable," one source said.

    That source and a second, both of whom requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue, said the intelligence comprised communications intercepts, without providing further details. The collection of the intercepts has not been previously reported.

  • Saudi Arabia launches 4 projects to generate 7,200 MW using carbon-capture tech

    The Saudi Power Procurement Co. has invited bids for four independent power plant projects with a combined capacity of 7,200 megawatts. The company has specified that two of the projects, namely Rumah1 and Rumah2, are slated for the central region, while the remaining two, Nairyah1 and Nairyah2, will be situated in the eastern region of the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. All these projects will have a capacity of 1,800 MW each and use natural gas combined-cycle technology, along with carbon capture.

  • Saudi Arabia: SDAIA publishes guide on generative AI

    On December 20, 2023, the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced the publication of a guide on generative artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to raise the level of awareness about the importance of AI technologies.

  • Iran says at least 103 people killed, 141 wounded in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general

    No group immediately claimed responsibility for what Iranian state media called a “terroristic" attack shortly after the blasts in Kerman, about 820 kilometers (510 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran. While Israel has carried out attacks in Iran over its nuclear program, it has conducted targeted assassinations, not mass-casualty bombings. Sunni extremist groups including the Islamic State group have conducted large-scale attacks in the past that killed civilians in Shiite-majority Iran, though not in relatively peaceful Kerman.

  • Egypt, Saudi developer ACWA Power invest over $4 billion to develop green hydrogen project

    The project’s first phase will have a production capacity of 600,000 tons of green ammonia annually, Shaker revealed. The second phase will expand that number to two million tons per year, he added. For his part, Arcelli emphasized the project's significance, highlighting the role of green hydrogen as the fuel of the future, poised to experience tremendous demand in Europe and beyond.

  • An Abu Dhabi investor has bet $2.2 billion on Chinese EV maker Nio’s resurgence

    Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio just got a $2.2 billion funding boost from Abu Dhabi–based CYVN, even as its stock struggles to breach the $10 mark.

    CYVN, which pumped more than $1 billion into Nio back in July, bought 294 million shares at $7.50 each this time, Nio said in a statement. The latest infusion brings the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle’s stake in the EV manufacturer above 20%.

  • Saudi developer inks deal to develop $4bn green hydrogen-based ammonia plant in Egypt

    Saudi renewables developer ACWA Power has signed a framework agreement with the Egyptian government to develop a $4bn green ammonia facility in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.