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Ms. Pooja Solomon Vishnu Kumar Ramchandani awarded a kitchen renovation worth AED 65,000, supplied by Sultaco as LG concludes its summer campaign celebrating connected living.
Green Food Pack Co., Ltd. (GFP), a professional packaging manufacturer specializing in customized food and beverage packaging, is expanding its innovative product portfolio with its rotating paper cups, also referred to as “rotating cups”, “spinning cups” or “spinner cups”, a distinctive packaging solution designed to combine beverage functionality with interactive brand communication. GFP’s rotating cups offer brands a creative way to make packaging more visually engaging while providing additional space for graphics, promotional messages, or storytelling. Unlike conventional simple double wall paper hot cups with fixed designs, the rotating paper cup incorporates an interactive outer structure that can be rotated to reveal different visual elements. Elements can include emojis, local landmarks, shop logos, and patterns, etc. This transforms the disposable coffee cups with lids from a simple beverage container into a dynamic communication platform, allowing brands to present multiple graphics, messages, or promotional concepts within a single unit.
HUMAIN ONE provides an agentic AI layer designed to enable employees to interact with enterprise applications, data and workflows through a unified interface. By bringing together HUMAIN ONE with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft’s IQ capabilities, the planned offering aims to connect workplace and business context so employees can access more relevant insights, streamline routine tasks and act faster – while helping organizations scale AI securely across everyday work and business processes. Further plans include expanding the offering into HR, finance, procurement and IT modules.
Applied Intuition Inc., the leading physical AI company, and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, today announced a strategic collaboration to establish a foundational framework for autonomy at national scale, beginning with driverless trucks and expanding into robotaxis, ports, mining, and other industries. The collaboration brings together HUMAIN’s sovereign AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia with Applied Intuition’s end-to-end physical AI stack for all industries, provided through a long-term commercial partnership.
HUMAIN is now delivering production AI compute in Saudi Arabia powered by AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC™ CPUs and Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking to deliver the performance, scale and resilience necessary for next-generation workloads. AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN plan to deploy up to 250 MW of AI infrastructure as part of the next phase of the buildout beginning in 2027. Driven by strong customer demand, the AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN joint venture remains on track to deploy up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030.
HUMAIN and KORA are developing the platform around a simple shift: Intent → Intelligence → Action. Rather than requiring users to determine which application, model, or computing environment they need, HUMAIN OS is being designed to understand an objective, assemble authorized context, select the appropriate intelligence, and determine where the workload should run.
HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, today announced a strategic partnership with MinIO, the data and memory foundation for AI. Together, HUMAIN and MinIO intend to build the world’s most advanced AI-native platform, enabling enterprises to unlock the full value of their data in the age of autonomous AI agents. The companies are partnering to build an ecosystem that unifies infrastructure, compute, data, memory, models, agents, and intelligent applications into a single operating system.
Data Dynamics, a global leader in data management, announced Enterprise 2.0.5’s general availability at LEAP 2026. The release closes a gap entities hit while scaling AI: models pointed at unmapped data, agents granted standing access to content, and compliance teams proving control ‘after the fact’. As of 2026, 114 countries have enacted national data protection and privacy laws, touching 3 in every 4 citizens globally. An example of this is Saudi Arabia’s PDPL, enforced by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), carries 48 enforcement decisions. SDAIA also sets the Kingdom’s AI strategy, so data and AI governance sit under one regulator, and the cost of inaction is rising on both fronts.
Today, Huda Beauty teams up with global superstar Cardi B to launch Ultra Snatched, a bold new expansion of the brand’s iconic Easy Bake franchise. Starring Huda Kattan and Cardi B, the launch introduces a fresh pink-and-lilac color story designed to take brightening, lifting and blurring to the next level across the Easy Bake Loose Setting Powder Duos and Easy Bake Pressed Powders. Inspired by Huda and Cardi’s shared love of bold, transformative glam, Ultra Snatched pairs complexion-brightening pinks with cool lilacs for a visibly brighter, lifted look. The result? Huda Beauty’s signature airbrushed finish, turned all the way up.
Syria marks first international card transaction in more than 15 years with Mastercard and QNB Group
Following the technical reconnection of Syria’s payments ecosystem to Mastercard’s global network, QNB Syria processed the first point-of-sale (POS) transaction at an eligible approved local merchant using an internationally issued Mastercard card. The transaction establishes a foundation for the acceptance of international payments in Syria, helping connect consumers, businesses and financial institutions to the global digital economy and support the country’s longer-term economic development.
The renovated court at Communal Elementary School opens a dedicated space for learning, sport, and community life in Buhangin. STARCARES, the community impact initiative of STARTRADER, has completed the redevelopment of the basketball court at Communal Elementary School in Buhangin, Davao City, Philippines. Now open and in daily use, the facility serves approximately 20,000 people, including around 2,000 learners, 72 school staff, 1,600 parents, and 16,000 residents of Barangay Communal. For students, the court offers a dependable space to learn and play, doubling as the venue for graduations, award ceremonies, and school assemblies.
Electronic Device Solution Inc. (CEO Byeongok, Lim) is expanding its push into the Middle East defense semiconductor market, building on its GaN (Gallium Nitride)-based RF (radio frequency) technology. Electronic Device Solution Inc. specializes in GaN MMICs and RF components, modules, and systems used in defense, aerospace, and radar applications, and it possesses RF Total Solution capabilities spanning the entire process, from chip design to measurement, testing, production, product development, and packaging. Its main product lineup includes GaN MMICs supporting various frequency bands such as X-band and Ku-band, along with transmit/receive modules (TRM), high-power amplifiers (HPA), low-noise amplifiers (LNA), and RF switches.
ISTANBUL, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — McDonald’s Türkiye takes its approach to locally inspired restaurant design a step further with “7 Wonders of McDonald’s,” a project that brings the culture, architecture and lifestyle of each city into the restaurant experience. Located across Türkiye, the seven restaurants—Bodrum Yalıkavak, İzmir Selçuk, Muğla Göcek, Antalya Land of Legends, Istanbul Sirkeci, İzmir Çeşme Drive-Thru and Antalya Merkez—are designed to reflect the character of their surroundings.
AVIXA’s InfoComm EDGE Collective in Dubai Will Bring Together Leaders Shaping Connected Environments
“InfoComm EDGE Collective will be a unique opportunity to convene the leaders responsible for shaping the future of connected environments in the GCC,” said David Labuskes, CTS, CAE, CEO of AVIXA. “By fostering collaboration and the exchange of ideas, the event will explore how pro AV can drive productivity, engagement, and regional growth while contributing to our vision for InfoComm EDGE 2027.”
The conference had a massive global convergence of talent and ideas, attracting over 75,000 registrations from testers, developers, engineering leaders, AI/ML engineers, and community members from the software testing and development community across 120+ countries. The event saw outstanding engagement, with 10,000+ attendees, underscoring the critical importance of the topics and the conference’s role as an essential forum for the world’s top engineering talent.
CEPI’s funding will advance the Bundibugyo vaccine candidate through preclinical development and into an early-stage clinical trial to assess the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine candidate. The study in humans, known as a Phase 1 trial, is expected to take place in Africa. Minapharm’s investigational vaccine becomes the fifth Bundibugyo-specific virus vaccine candidate supported by CEPI in response to the escalating epidemic. It joins a portfolio of promising CEPI-backed candidates* built on different vaccine technologies to maximise the likelihood of developing a safe and effective shot that could help bring this devastating crisis under control.
LG Electronics has launched its annual ‘Summer Survivors’ Back-to-School campaign across the GCC region, offering promotional savings of up to 30 per cent across key product categories. The campaign plays on the bittersweet back-to-school moment, celebrating parents as they regain their daily structure, enjoy a little peace and quiet, and reclaim personal time for themselves. LG invites parents to reward themselves with long-awaited home tech upgrades—from immersive Smart TVs to time-saving washing machines and kitchen appliances. Aligned with LG’s core narrative that every home tells a story, featured products deliver quiet reliability, helping families spend wisely, stay productive, and reduce environmental impact.
Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, ranked No. 1 globally in shipments of TVs 100 inches and above in H1 2026, according to Omdia, accounting for a 55.1% market share. The result reflects demand for larger, more immersive screens and Hisense’s ability to bring premium big-screen experiences into more homes. Building on this leadership, Hisense is putting the viewing experience first, turning display technology into more immersive, lifelike experiences.
The “Red Gold from Europe” promotional campaign is proud to announce its participation at the upcoming The Saudi Food Show 2026 (Jeddah Superdome – 27/29 September 2026). This exciting initiative aims to showcase the outstanding quality, safety, and versatility of Italian and EU canned tomatoes, celebrating their essential role and versatility in both everyday and gourmet cooking. Promoted by ANICAV, the Italian Association of Canned Vegetable Industries, and co-funded by the European Commission, the campaign underscores the rich heritage and rigorous safety standards behind EU canned tomato products. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to join our daily cooking sessions, demonstrating creative ways to incorporate these high-quality ingredients into a variety of delicious dishes.
An Arabian fantasy action-adventure inspired by the rich storytelling traditions of One Thousand and One Nights, ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’ introduces players to a handcrafted world combining exploration, large-scale combat and cooperative gameplay. Built for up to three players with drop-in, drop-out co-op, the game features both ground and aerial traversal, including a signature flying carpet system that allows players to explore its world and take on large-scale mystical creatures together.

