Eighteen people were killed in two armed attacks in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Local authorities said the attacks were carried out by an armed group linked to ISIS, and resulted in the death of 18 people and the disappearance of 17 others. The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains "fragile" in light of the increasing activity of armed groups based on the common border with Uganda. Source: Qatar News Agency
MBZUAI Develops Landmark Benchmark to Bridge Cultural, Dialect Gap in Arabic AI
August 16, 2026
Abu dhabi: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is pioneering research to refine artificial intelligence so that systems