NAJRAN — Najran police arrested 12 expatriates on charges of engaging in prostitution in a residential apartment in the city. The arrests were made in a security operation held in coordination with the General Directorate for Communal Security and Combating Human Trafficking. The Public Security said in a statement on Sunday that legal procedures were completed against the suspects and they were referred to the Public Prosecution for further action. Source: Saudi Gazette
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Microsoft recently claimed that its new quantum chip is vastly more reliable than its previous version, paving the way for a quantum computer solving commercially useful problems within the next three years. At the heart of quantum computing are qubits, which offer the promise of answering questions that defeat today’s machines, but are notoriously delicate and unstable. Microsoft says the qubits on Majorana 2, its new chip, survive for an average of 20 seconds, rather than the milliseconds of Majorana 1. That means the new chip is 1,000 times more reliable – an improvement in performance the tech giant compares…
For more than a decade, UAE expat Sonia believed she had asthma. By the time the real diagnosis arrived, her lungs were failing. “I have a choice. I die or I have a transplant,” she recalled. “And I looked around me and I saw all these incredible reasons to live.” A year after undergoing a double lung transplant at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Sonia is paying tribute to the medical team that saved her life, and to the anonymous donor whose organs allowed her to “literally learn to breathe” again. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT…
DUBAI, 8th June, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai Chambers has discussed ways to enhance trade and investment cooperation with key public and private sector stakeholders from South Africa during a series of high-level meetings held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The meetings were designed to strengthen economic partnerships and unlock new opportunities for collaboration between the business communities in Dubai and South Africa. A delegation led by Salem Al Shamsi, Executive Vice President of International Relations at Dubai Chambers, met with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI), with the participation of Advocate Mtho Xulu, President of…
Sharjah Police have recovered a bag containing the life savings of an Arab resident after he accidentally left it behind in a taxi while preparing to return to his home country. According to police, the bag contained money the man had saved over five years of working and living in the UAE. After receiving the report, officers launched a search operation and used surveillance cameras to trace the taxi’s route, allowing them to locate and recover the bag in a short time. The resident thanked Sharjah Police, saying the bag represented far more than just money. He said the savings…
On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, Nestlé Saudi Arabia collaborated with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) on an awareness initiative hosted at the company’s factory in Jeddah’s Third Industrial City. The initiative aimed to promote food safety concepts and raise awareness of safe and responsible manufacturing practices among employees working in factories and production facilities. The initiative brought together more than 80 participants, including 25 representatives from food manufacturing facilities, reflecting the importance of knowledge-sharing and the exchange of expertise across the sector. It also underscored the value of public-private sector collaboration in…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia imported approximately 1.9 million vehicles over the last two years, with China emerging as one of the leading suppliers to the Saudi automotive market. These developments coincide with the country’s ongoing efforts to enhance the value of its local supply chain and reduce dependence on vehicle imports, according to Al-Arabiya.net report. The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) data showed that vehicle imports to Saudi Arabia reached around 959,403 units by 2025, further expanding the Kingdom’s already substantial automotive market, which ranks among the largest globally. The data also revealed that vehicle imports to Saudi…
VIENNA, 7th June, 2026 (WAM) — Morningstar DBRS has downgraded Austria’s highest credit rating from AAA to AA (high), while maintaining a stable outlook, citing deteriorating debt metrics and persistently high budget deficits. The move means Austria has lost its top credit rating with the last of the five major credit rating agencies used by the European Central Bank to assess collateral, bringing to an end a decades-long period during which the country ranked among Europe’s highest-rated sovereign issuers. In its report, Morningstar DBRS said Austria is running wider fiscal deficits than before the COVID-19 pandemic, largely due to persistently…
AMSTERDAM, 8th June, 2026 (WAM) — Eugenio Chacarra birdied the 18th hole on Sunday to win the 2026 KLM Open by one stroke. Oliver Lindell had put the pressure on the long-time leader as a round of 69, capped by a birdie of his own, took him alongside Chacarra at 10 under par. But the Spaniard responded in kind with an excellent approach setting up a two-putt from around 20 feet to seal the crown at The International in Amsterdam. Dropped shots for overnight leaders Sebastian Söderberg at the first hole and Chacarra at the third allowed Marcus Armitage and…
After nearly seven years in the UAE, an Indian woman has returned home to Odisha following a search effort triggered by a Facebook video and her family’s constant efforts. Her return was made possible by the Indian Consulate’s intervention and support from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hasta Mahananda, a single mother of three from Odisha, had been working in the UAE since 2019 for an Indian family, an official from the Indian Consulate told Khaleej Times. She was sponsored by a company that brought her to the UAE on a different visa and later employed her as a…