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The UAE is set to become the first country outside the US to roll out an oral version of Wegovy, marking a major shift in how obesity is treated globally, according to a senior Novo Nordisk executive. Speaking to Khaleej Times, Emil Kongshoj Larsen, executive vice-president for international operations at Novo Nordisk, said obesity can be treated as a chronic disease and that patients often require long-term medical support alongside lifestyle changes. He believes the UAE is well-positioned to play a leading role in improving obesity-related health outcomes. “Obesity is typically a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease,” Larsen said, adding…
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation of the brutal Iranian aggression and the blatant violation of the sovereignty of Bahrain and Kuwait, including the attacks on Kuwait International Airport and several of its vital facilities, which resulted in the death of one person and injuries to others. In a statement, the ministry affirmed that Saudi Arabia categorically rejects these attacks, which infringe upon the sovereignty of the Gulf states in clear violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. The Kingdom emphasized that such violations undermine international efforts aimed at restoring…
MIAMI — A Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing in Miami on Sunday night because an unruly passenger choked an off-duty flight attendant shortly after he attacked crew members, attempted to enter the cockpit, and tried to open an emergency exit door mid-flight. According to a CNN report, 51-year-old Juan Gabriel Reyes became disruptive about 45 minutes after Frontier Airlines Flight 3345 took off from Puerto Rico. Witnesses told investigators that Reyes repeatedly said he wanted to get off the aircraft and began aggressively trying to open a rear…
Anthropic recently expanded the reach of its Mythos AI model to an additional 150 companies across 15 countries. The organisation went on to state that each company would need to meet its security requirements before they gain access. Anthropic introduced its Claude Mythos model on 7 April, under the auspices of its Project Glasswing to a limited number of technology companies including Amazon Web Services, Apple, T-Mobile US, AT&T, Nvidia and Google, instead of making it publicly available. The company stated the new cohort features industries which were underrepresented in the first batch. It now includes power grids, water systems,…
RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call on Wednesday from Qatar’s Prime Minister to discuss ongoing coordination between the two countries on regional developments. During Prince Faisal’s call with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheik Mohammed Al Thani, the two sides reviewed the latest developments and current situation in the region, in light of the ongoing consultations between the two countries. Source: Saudi Gazette
NEW DELHI — At least 21 people were killed and several others injured after a fire tore through a multi-story building in New Delhi on Wednesday, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital in recent years. Several people jumped out of the burning building to escape the flames, witnesses said, with residents dragging mattresses from a nearby store to try to break their fall. Many of the victims were foreign nationals from South Asian countries who had traveled to India for medical treatment or to accompany relatives undergoing care, local media reported. The building allegedly operated…
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announce that Monday, June 15, 2026, is an official holiday on the occasion of the Hijri New Year 1448 for federal government entities and the private sector. Source: Khaleej Times
Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco. In an agentic AI world, organisations must act and defend at machine speed and scale. Cisco Cloud Control, unveiled at Cisco Live, is a unified platform built for humans and AI agents to manage, monitor and defend critical IT infrastructure — and the foundation for Cisco’s AgenticOps operating model. With one login, Cisco Cloud Control delivers a single view of Cisco networking, security, compute, observability, and collaboration in one secure environment. People and agents work from a single data layer, sharing the same operational context and the same system of action, while…
BEIRUT — Israel continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah. Lebanon said, under an agreement announced by US President Donald Trump late on Monday, Israeli forces would not bomb the capital in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel. A new round of talks between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors was held in Washington on Tuesday, a day after Trump said he had received commitments of de-escalation from both Israel and Hezbollah. Tuesday’s talks, the fourth round to be held by diplomatic representatives of…
KUWAIT — An Iranian drone and missile attack struck Kuwait’s international airport early on Wednesday, causing injuries and forcing authorities to divert flights, Kuwait’s state news agency reported. Kuwait said the airport suspended all commercial flights following the attack. Defence ministry spokesperson Brig Gen Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said “a number of hostile drones” had targeted the airport’s passenger building, severely damaging the building and injuring “a number of individuals”. The drone attack came after Iran and the United States traded missile strikes late Tuesday, with the US military saying it had launched strikes on an Iranian military facility in retaliation…