AviationTop StoriesSaudi’s Abha Airport to undergo major expansion & refurbishmentGBO CorrespondentOctober 20, 2023October 19, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 20, 2023October 19, 202302197 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman kicked off the process of developing the basic master plan for the new Abha International Airport on the first week
EconomyTop StoriesAfrica’s exports to reach USD 952 billion by 2035: Standard CharteredGBO CorrespondentOctober 19, 2023October 18, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 19, 2023October 18, 202301094 Standard Chartered said that a 3% yearly growth rate from now until 2035 would bring Africa's exports to a level that would reach its nearly
TechnologyTop StoriesPEACHPIT botnet uncovered: Millions of downloads used for advertising fraudGBO CorrespondentOctober 19, 2023October 18, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 19, 2023October 18, 20230950 The best way to understand PEACHPIT is to step back and consider BADBOX, a sizable malicious operation operating out of China
EconomyTop StoriesMENA Watch: Water, food & economic crisis in drought-stricken MoroccoGBO CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 17, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 17, 202301991 According to the National Ports Agency, Morocco imported over 8.8 tons of cereal in 2022, up 23.2% from 2021
TechnologyTop StoriesWith revamped Cloud capabilities, Google turns up the heat on rival AmazonGBO CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 17, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 17, 202301256 Google will roll out the upgrades to all Spanner customers in the coming months, followed by storage upgrades
EconomyTop StoriesSaudi & Japan unite for digital economy, eyes capital spending beyond USD 34.5 billionGBO CorrespondentOctober 17, 2023October 17, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 17, 2023October 17, 202301661 Saudi delegation representing the Kingdom’s digital economy, space and innovation sectors met ministers from other countries and United Nations officials in Japan
TechnologyTop StoriesAmid GitHub Copilot running into headwinds, rival TabbyML raises USD 3.2 millionGBO CorrespondentOctober 17, 2023October 16, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 17, 2023October 16, 202301666 GitHub Copilot uses GPT models from OpenAI to help with resolving code issues
AviationTop StoriesSaudi Vision 2030: Kingdom’s aviation sector on an expansion spreeGBO CorrespondentOctober 16, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 16, 202301830 Around 7.8 million tourists visited Saudi Arabia during the first quarter of 2023, according to OAG
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesEmirates NBD launches digital wealth platform amid IPO boom in MENAGBO CorrespondentOctober 16, 2023October 16, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 16, 2023October 16, 202301765 Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai at the time, founded NBD on June 19, 1963, making it the city's first national
EnergyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: China on track to surpass renewable energy goalsGBO CorrespondentOctober 13, 2023October 12, 2023 GBO CorrespondentOctober 13, 2023October 12, 202301395 China's utility-scale solar capacity hit 228 gigawatts in the first quarter of the year, surpassing the capacity of the rest of the world put together