After five years of waiting, Tom Holland’s return in his fourth solo outing as Spider-Man arrives with a daunting task. After the multiverse spectacle of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day could have easily fallen into the same trap of relying on nostalgia and cameos. Instead, it does something far more interesting. It strips everything back. The result is a film that feels less like another chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and more like the beginning of a new era for Peter Parker, perhaps a sadder one, but a refreshingly new one nonetheless. Following the events…
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RIYADH, 29th July, 2026 (WAM) — DP World has started operations at its first multi-client third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse in Saudi Arabia, expanding integrated warehousing and distribution capacity for businesses serving the Kingdom’s growing consumer and industrial sectors. Located in Riyadh’s Al Mashael Logistics Hub, the 15,250 square-metre facility provides more than 17,000 pallet positions and access to scalable storage, inventory management and distribution services through a single integrated logistics provider. The opening comes as Saudi Arabia continues to accelerate investment in supply chain infrastructure under Vision 2030, driving growing demand for modern logistics, warehousing and distribution services across manufacturing,…
MOSCOW — Russia has charged Pavel Durov, cofounder of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, with “aiding terrorism” and issued an international arrest warrant for him. Russia’s FSB domestic security agency announced the charge against Russian-born Durov on Wednesday, saying his company failed to take down “channels, chats and bots” used by “Ukrainian special services and by terrorist and extremist organizations” to prepare and coordinate attacks in Russia. Those attacks included acts of “sabotage and terrorism, mass killings, and cyber-fraud operations”, said the FSB. Shortly after the charge was announced, Telegram’s account on X posted an image showing Durov holding up…
OMODA & JAECOO has unveiled its next-generation AI Smart Cockpit at OMODA SUPER AI NIGHT in Jakarta, Indonesia, where the all-new OMODA 4 made its Southeast Asia debut during a global technology showcase attended by government officials, media, dealers and industry representatives from across Southeast Asia and the Middle East. As one of the participating regions, the Middle East — and the UAE in particular — is expected to benefit from these latest intelligent mobility innovations, with the OMODA 4 scheduled to arrive in the UAE later this year, bringing a new generation of AI-powered driving experiences to local customers.…
RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received separate phone calls from Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, as well as his Kuwaiti and Bahraini counterparts, amid ongoing regional developments to discuss efforts to de-escalate tensions and safeguard freedom of maritime navigation. During his calls with Qatar’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Kuwait’s Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and Bahrain’s Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the ministers reviewed the latest regional developments and underscored the importance of intensifying efforts to reduce tensions and protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz…
Emaar Development and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) have announced a collaboration to enhance the home-buying experience across Emaar Development’s portfolio of ready and off-plan premium residential communities in Dubai. The collaboration brings together ADCB’s mortgage expertise and Emaar Development’s market-leading real estate portfolio to provide eligible homebuyers with financing solutions for both ready and off-plan properties through a streamlined, digitally enabled journey. Clients will also benefit from market-leading financing rates and an innovative off-plan financing solution featuring annually renewable pre-approval until handover, providing greater certainty and flexibility throughout the construction period. Under the new off-plan financing solution, eligible Emaar…
DUBAI, 29th July, 2026 (WAM) — Emaar Development and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance the home-buying experience across Emaar Development’s portfolio of ready and off-plan premium residential communities in Dubai. The collaboration brings together ADCB’s mortgage expertise and Emaar Development’s market-leading real estate portfolio to provide eligible homebuyers with financing solutions for both ready and off-plan properties through a streamlined, digitally enabled journey. Clients will also benefit from market-leading financing rates and an innovative off-plan financing solution featuring annually renewable pre-approval until handover, providing greater certainty and flexibility throughout the construction period. Under…
JEDDAH — Moderate to heavy thunderstorms accompanied by hail and flash floods are forecast to affect several parts of the Kingdom on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM). Conditions are expected over parts of the Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, and Makkah regions, with gusty, dust-stirring winds also affecting those areas as well as parts of the Eastern, Riyadh, and Madinah regions. Over the Red Sea, northwesterly to westerly winds are expected across the northern and central parts, while southwesterly to northwesterly winds will prevail over the southern part at speeds of 15–50 km/h. Waves are forecast to range…
Stuart Hubbard, Senior Director, AI and Advanced Development at Zebra Technologies. Stuart Hubbard of Zebra Technologies discusses how edge AI, small language models and AI-ready devices are helping enterprises improve security, cost control and frontline productivity Enterprises are moving from AI experimentation to scaled adoption, with growing attention on architectures that can deliver intelligence securely, efficiently and closer to where work happens. For frontline-intensive sectors such as retail, logistics and manufacturing, on-device AI is emerging as a practical way to reduce latency, manage costs, strengthen data security and support workers in high-volume operational environments. In this interview, Stuart Hubbard, Senior…
UAE-based AI search company Liplyn has launched Liplyn Academy, providing organizations across the Middle East with training programmes in AI Visibility, Vibe Coding and Agentic AI, delivered both online and in person from Liplyn’s Dubai office at One JLT. For the past 25 years, people have searched online for news, products and services through Google and Bing. That way of searching is now changing rapidly, with major consequences for finding and buying things online. “We foresee that within five years, 80% of the apps on our mobile phones will be replaced by AI assistants, and that within a year the…