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August 18th, 2026 - 12:32 GMT

P. Choiaqo

First person jailed for protesting AI is woman aged 69

ALBAWABA - Wynd Kaufmyn reports to serve 14 days in jail after a conviction tied to an AI protest was handed down to her. The San Francisco woman participated in a protester blockade of OpenAI’s building in February 2025, defiant and undeterred she says the wrong person is behind bars. Kaufmyn’s sentencing is held to be the first ever conviction handed down due to anti AI activity, moving the AI ...

Tunisian medics carry a woman on a stretcher in the resort town of Sousse after an IS-related attack on June 27, 2015. The attack killed nearly 40 people, most of them British tourists. (AFP)

July 31st, 2017 - 10:59 GMT

Tunisia Tourism Gets Boost as UK Lifts Two-Year Travel Ban

Saudi Arabia had previously enforced a two-month ban on Egyptian strawberries on July 8. (Pixabay)

July 31st, 2017 - 10:34 GMT

Iraq Latest to Ban Egypt's Fruits and Vegetables Over Pesticide Concerns

The number of visitors from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi more than doubled in June. (File photo)

July 31st, 2017 - 10:15 GMT

Abu Dhabi Sees 30 Percent More Visitors in June: Tourism Authority

Egypt will lower its customs exchange rate to 16.25 pounds per dollar from 16.50, effective from Tuesday. (File photo)

July 30th, 2017 - 02:22 GMT

Egypt Lowers Customs Exchange Rate to 16.25 Pounds/USD

The agency said that Oman’s fiscal performance last year and in the first few months of 2017 were weaker than was suggested. (File photo)

July 30th, 2017 - 12:27 GMT

Moody's Downgrades Oman, Bahrain Ratings

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of backing terrorist groups. (AFP/ File)

July 30th, 2017 - 11:26 GMT

Arab States to Impose ‘More Economic Sanctions on Qatar’

Private deposits in Oman are on the rise. (Photo courtesy of Bank Muscat)

July 30th, 2017 - 11:11 GMT

Commercial Banks in Oman See 2.5 Percent More Private Deposits

Remittances by foreign workers have witnessed a steady fall in recent months as banks in Kingdom reported a gradual decline in foreign remittances. (AFP/ File)

July 30th, 2017 - 10:59 GMT

Foreign Remittances From Saudi Arabia Decline by 34 Percent in June

Saudi Arabia is trying to raise $200 billion over the next few years through stake sales in national assets such as airports. (File photo)

July 27th, 2017 - 01:48 GMT

Saudi Arabia to Privatize All Airports by End of 2017: GACA

A rendering of Nakheel's Deira Islands. (Photo courtesy of Nakheel)

July 27th, 2017 - 01:15 GMT

Dubai's Nakheel Sees 22 Percent Drop in Profit for Q2 2017

Banks and other financial institutions in the UAE to freeze all bank accounts of groups and individuals mentioned in the new terror list issued by Saudi Arabia and its allies on July 25, 2017. (AFP/ File)

July 27th, 2017 - 01:05 GMT

UAE Freezes Accounts of Individuals, Entities in Qatar-Linked Terror List

Oil prices finished higher after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed a large drop in domestic crude and gasoline supplies. (File photo)

July 27th, 2017 - 12:52 GMT

Oil Prices Jump to 8-Week High on Lower US Crude Reserves