DURHAM – October 21, 2026 -- NineTenths, a Saudi Arabia-based technology company founded in 2019, has joined ISASecure, the certification program that validates conformance to the ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standards for industrial automation and control systems (IACS), the International Society of Automation (ISA) announced.

UAE – October 20, 2026 -- The United Arab Emirates' reported exit from the OPEC+ alliance has opened a debate in global oil markets over whether the cartel can hold together, with analysts split on the consequences for prices and for major importers such as India.

Riyadh – October 19, 2026 -- stc group has published its AI Native Core Network White Paper at Network X 2026, setting 2030 as the target for evolving into an AI-native telecom network. The paper explains how the Saudi operator plans to embed AI directly into network design and operations to support emerging digital services and improve reliability.

Dubai – October 16, 2026 -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) will cut its Class B share count from 222,116,290 to 8,884,684 through a 1-for-25 reverse stock split effective November 6, 2026, subject to shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on October 26.

Dallas – October 14, 2026 -- HighLevel, the AI-powered operating system for businesses, agencies and founders, has appointed Grubhub founder and former CEO Matt Maloney to its Board of Directors, adding a leader who spent 17 years scaling a technology marketplace.

Maloney led Grubhub from startup through its merger with Seamless and its multibillion-dollar acquisition by Just Eat Takeaway.com in 2021. He brings more than 20 years of experience building and scaling technology-enabled businesses.

Taipei – – October 14, 2026 -- Moxa has secured prequalification from Saudi Energy, the combined entity of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) and National Grid (NG), for three industrial product categories: Ruggedized Industrial Ethernet Switches, Industrial Next-Generation Firewalls and Industrial Computers.

Beijing – October 13, 2026 -- Likang Life Sciences, whose lead cancer vaccine candidate LK101 holds clinical trial authorization from China's NMPA (2023) and U.S. FDA IND clearance (2025), will sponsor and exhibit at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026 on October 20–22 at the ADNEC Centre.

Tucson – October 13, 2026 -- Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded $729 million to deliver key components of the LIDS counter-drone system to the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan. The contracts include the first international sales of both the Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS) and the Coyote effector.

LIDS contract covers fixed-site and mobile configurations

LIDS, the Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System, incorporates KuRFS and Coyote. The award includes a mix of fixed-site and mobile LIDS configurations.

New York – October 12, 2026 -- Egan-Jones Ratings says inexpensive missiles and drones have given Shiite groups leverage over the chokepoints that carry Middle East petroleum exports, with consequences for global trade and credit markets.

Dubai – October 12, 2026 -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) plans to set up ALIF Composites in the UAE with a targeted annual capacity of 10 million square meters of composite raw materials in 2027, with production due to start in Q4 2026.

ALIF Holding, Robo.ai's majority-owned subsidiary, will establish ALIF Composites as a majority-owned subsidiary. The unit is meant to expand the Group's advanced manufacturing business.