Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Oil Prices Rise amid Supply Disruption Concerns

Oil prices climbed today, paring some of the previous session, as concerns about US crude supply disruption outweighed worries about global demand.

Brent crude futures climbed 34 cents, or 0.5%, to $69.53 a barrel, while US crude futures were at $66….

Syrian-Russian talks to develop agricultural cooperation relations

Damascus, Minister of Agriculture in the caretaker government, Eng. Mohammad Hassan Qatana, discussed Wednesday, with the Chargé d’Affairs of the Russian Embassy in Damascus, Yevgeny Kozlov, the existing cooperation between Syria and Russia in the agr…

SDAIA Launches ALLaM Challenge to Advance Arabic Language Models

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched yesterday the ALLaM Challenge, inviting developers to create innovative applications using its ALLaM Arabic Large Language Model to increase the capabilities of the Arabic language …

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Oman Engages in Bahrain Forum on Human Trafficking Prevention

Manama:The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking from Oman participated in the 7th Government Forum on Combating Trafficking in Persons, held in Manama, Bahrain.

According to Oman News Agency, the forum brought together various entities and…

Integrated Efforts Boost Marine Conservation in South A’Sharqiyah

Baku:South A’Sharqiyah Specialized teams from the Environment Department in South A’Sharqiyah Governorate conducted a campaign in September 2026, rescuing 201 adult turtles that had strayed from their natural habitat. The teams also returned 57,744 tu…

Defence Ministry Research Paper Competition Celebrates Winners

Baku:The Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies concluded the Ministry of Defence Research Paper Competition for the year 2025/2026 in its second edition. The event took place under the auspices of Dr. Khamis Saif Al Jabri, Minister of Economy, wit…