Day: February 8, 2022

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‫مقسم تفوز بالجائزة الأولى بقيمة 250,000 دولار في معرض التكنولوجيا العالمي بالرياض

الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية, 7 فبراير / شباط 2022 /PRNewswire/ —

أقيم مؤتمر LEAP، أكبر معرض تقني لأول مرة في العالم بين 1 و 3 فبراير 2022، حيث استضاف مجموعة متنوعة من شركات تكنولوجيا المعلومات الأكثر ابتكارًا من جميع أنحاء العالم مع التركيز بشكل خاص على الشركات الناشئة في مجال التكنولوجيا. تنافست حوالي 500 شركة ناشئة من مختلف المراحل على جائزة “Rocket Fuel Startup Pitch Competition Award” للمطالبة بكونها المرشح الأول في المجال.

Maqsam Wins Top Award Of $250,000 At Global Tech Expo In Riyadh

قدمت منصة مقسم (maqsam.com)، وهي مجموعة الاتصالات السحابية الأكثر زخرًا بالمعلومات للشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا والأسواق الناشئة، عرضًا سريعًا مدته 3 دقائق وحصلت على المركز الأول بالجائزة الكبرى البالغة 250,000 دولار. تشكلت لجنة التحكيم للجائزة من لجنة ثابتة من المستثمرين الدوليين والسعوديين المشهود لهم، ومن ضمنهم جيمس كان و ستيفن بارتليت من برنامج المستثمر الشهير Dragons’ Den على قناة بي بي سي، ولاعب كرة القدم الشهير الذي تحول إلى رائد أعمال في مجال التكنولوجيا ميشيل سالغادو، وسعادة الدكتور نبيل كشك، الرئيس التنفيذي وعضو مجلس إدارة الشركة السعودية للاستثمار، وعلى سبيل المثال لا الحصر. استحوذت الشركة الناشئة على انتباه واهتمام الجمهور بوسائلها الجديدة والمميزة في تقديم خدمات الاتصال بين الشركات وعملائها.

وحول هذا الفوز بالذات، صرح الجريس قائلًا: “في عالم أصبحت فيه الأعمال التجارية عالمية أكثر من أي وقت مضى، نتفهم أن العملاء يرغبون في الحصول على خدمات أكثر محليًا وشخصيًا أيضًا. لقد تحملنا كل شيء شاق لإضفاء الطابع الديمقراطي وخفض الحواجز أمام الازدهار والوصول إلى الأسواق من خلال منصتنا القائمة على البرمجيات كخدمة(SaaS). ولحسن الحظ، يثبت نمونا أهمية حقيقية في السوق، ويشير إلى أننا نثبت أنه المعاناة لا تقتصر على الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة أو الشركات المتقدمة في مجال التكنولوجيا، ولكنها علامة على التطور في الاتصالات عمومًا”.

توفر منصة مقسم، والتي شارك في تأسيسها سنان طيفور وفؤاد الجريس في عام 2019، وهما من المخضرمين في مجال التكنولوجيا في المنطقة، مكالمات صوتية عالية الجودة ورسائل نصية قصيرة ورسائل واتساب ويمكن دمج خدماتها بسلاسة مع الحلول السحابية الشائعة لإدارة علاقات العملاء ومكتب المساعدة مثل زوهو (Zoho) و هبسبوت (Hubspot) و أكثر من ذلك بكثير. وحاليًا، تُعد مقسم المنصة المفضلةلخدمة آلاف المستخدمين وممثلين الخدمة على مستوى العالم وقائمة غنيةبالعملاء من مجموعة واسعة من القطاعات، مما يؤدي في النهاية إلى محو حدود العمل في بعض أكثر مناطق العالم انقسامًا.

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Thompson-led Warriors sink Thunder for 9th straight victory

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry joined powers to help the Golden State Warriors get their ninth straight victory with a 110-98 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA game on Monday night.

Thompson scored 21 points and Curry clocked up 18 points for the Warriors at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City.

Curry made 10 assists and took nine rebounds as well.

The Golden State were leading the game 101-96 with 2:39 remaining in the fourth quarter, and Thompson hit three-pointer jump shots twice to cement an away victory.

Then Curry scored another three-pointer for the Warriors to bag a 110-98 win in Oklahoma City.

Warriors’ power forward Jonathan Kuminga had 16 points and Andrew Wiggins added 15 points.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were led by Luguentz Dort, who scored 26 points, and Darius Bazley had 20 points for the team.

Oklahoma shooting guard Josh Giddey posted a double-double.

Giddey scored 16 points and took 11 rebounds. He had seven assists too.

The Warriors are in the second spot in the Western Conference standings led by the Phoenix Suns, who are going 43-10.

The Golden State have a 41-13 win/loss record to chase the leaders.

Meanwhile, the losing team Thunder come 14th in the West.

The Oklahoma City Thunder won 17 games but lost 36 others this season.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Hornets’ Ball to replace injured Durant for 2022 NBA All-Star game

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will be replacing the injured Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant at the 2022 NBA All-Star game scheduled for later this month.

In a statement, NBA said that Ball, 20, will play his first NBA All-Star game, replacing experienced forward Durant, who has been suffering from a knee injury.

A 12-time NBA All-Star, Durant, 33, would not be able to play in this year’s NBA All-Star game due to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

Durant has been ineligible for the Nets’ last 11 games as he last played on Jan. 15 when the Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-105 in Brooklyn.?

Ball, the 2021 NBA Rookie, is now among the East reserves.

Meanwhile, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who was previously picked as an All-Star reserve, will replace Durant as a starter in the East pool.?

Separately, San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray, 25, joined the Western Conference team after Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was injured.

Murray was selected for an NBA All-Star for the first time.

Green, the 31-year-old power forward, will miss this year’s All-Star Game for a lower back/disc injury, NBA said. Green has been to three all-star teams (2016-2018).

The 71st NBA All-Star Game will be held on Feb. 20, in Cleveland.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Saudi Arabia, US discuss efforts for political solution in Yemen

Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir held talks in Riyadh with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Yael Lempert, to discuss efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen.

A statement by the Saudi Foreign Ministry said the talks between the two diplomats took up regional and international developments.

The US Department of State said in a statement that the discussions, which were held on Monday, also dwelt on a host of regional issues, including the crisis in Lebanon.

A diplomatic crisis erupted between Lebanon and the Gulf states in October over criticism of the Yemen war by then Information Minister George Kordahi.

Lempert’s visit to Saudi Arabia came amid attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Saudi Arabia has been leading a military campaign against Houthi rebels since 2015, one year after the Iran-aligned rebels overran much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.

The eight-year conflict has created one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises, with nearly 80% of the country, or about 30 million people, in need of humanitarian assistance and protection.

More than 13 million are in danger of starvation, according to UN estimates.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Israel’s top security official visits US for Iran talks

Israel’s National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata has travelled to the United States for talks with officials there, including his US counterpart Jake Sullivan, on Iran’s nuclear program.

“We will continue the deep and close dialogue between Israel and the United States in general, and on the Iranian issue in particular,” Hulata said in statements cited by Haaretz newspaper.

Hulata admitted that there are differences with Washington on several issues, but said that “coordination is deep, important and strategic and we are working on it.”

Israel has repeatedly voiced rejection of talks between Iran and world powers on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

“Israel will maintain freedom of action in any situation, with or without an agreement,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.

Iran and P4+1 (Russia, China, France, the UK, and Germany) held several rounds of talks in the Austrian capital, Vienna, to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal.

Under the agreement, Tehran has committed to limit its nuclear activity to civilian purposes and in return, world powers agreed to drop their economic sanctions against Iran.

However, the US, under former President Donald Trump, unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions on Iran, prompting Tehran to stop complying with the nuclear deal.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Oil prices show limited rises on prospect of sanctions lift on Iran

Oil prices experienced limited increases on Tuesday, pressured by the possible removal of Iranian sanctions should the US agree to do so in the resumption of talks with Iran.

International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $92.75 per barrel at 0615 GMT with a 0.06% gain after closing the previous session at $92.69 a barrel.

American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) traded at $91.45 per barrel at the same time for a 0.14% rise after it ended the previous session at $91.32 a barrel.

The US and Iran are expected to resume talks later in the day after a 10-day hiatus. The US had restored some sanctions waivers, but Iran wants the removal of all sanctions and a guarantee that the US will not take any further retributive action.

Lifting the sanctions will allow Iran to pump more oil into the market, increasing global supplies.

Regardless, experts believe the outcome of US-Iran talks on oil prices will be temporary and that prices will likely increase further if there is a supply deficit in the global oil market.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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OECD area unemployment drops to 5.4% in December 2021

The unemployment rate in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) area decreased to 5.4% in December 2021.

The figure was down from 5.5% in November 2021 and 0.1 percentage point up from the pre-pandemic figure in February 2020, according to a statement from the OECD on Tuesday.

The number of unemployed people across the OECD area fell by 7,000, reaching 36.1 million, it said.

In December 2021, the unemployment rate was below the pre-pandemic level in Australia, Chile, France, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and Turkiye, the statement said.

The unemployment rate for women was 5.6% in December, down from 5.7% in November, while the figure for men decreased from 5.3% to 5.2%.

In the euro area, the unemployment rate also declined for the eighth month in a row in December to 7.0%, from 7.1% in November.?

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Asian markets close up, except for Hang Seng

Asian stock exchanges closed Tuesday on a high note except for the Hang Seng benchmark.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, was up 0.33%, or 12.24 points, to 3,737.97 at 0930GMT.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange increased 0.13%, or 35.65 points, to 27,284.52. China’s Shanghai Stock Exchange gained 0.67%, or 23.05 points, to close at 3,452.63 points.

Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, was the worst performer of the day, falling 1.02%, or 250.06 points, to 24,329.49.

The Indian Sensex benchmark posted a rise of 0.33%, or 187.39 points, to close at 57,808.58. The Singapore index, which performed the best during the day, increased 1.05%, or 35.26 points, to reach 3,401.74

Source: Anadolu Agency

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US trade deficit rises 1.8% in December

The US goods and services trade deficit rose by 1.8% in December from the previous month, according to the US Commerce Department’s Census Bureau data released on Tuesday.

The figure is up by $1.4 billion to reach $80.7 billion in December, compared to November’s revised figure of $79.3 billion.

The market expectation for the deficit was to reach $83 billion.

“December exports were $228.1 billion, $3.4 billion more than November exports. December imports were $308.9 billion, $4.8 billion more than November imports,” the Census Bureau said.

The US trade deficit with China increased by $6 billion to $34.1 billion in December. While its exports decreased by $2.2 billion to $11.8 billion, its imports increased by $3.8 billion to $45.9 billion.

Source: Anadolu Agency