Saudi and Singapore talk logistics and boosting tech

Saudi Industry Minister Bandar Al Khorayef explored AI partnerships in Singapore, meeting with top figures in logistics, manufacturing, and technology to boost the Kingdom’s tech sectors, SPA reports.

The itinerary: He met with DHL to discuss logistics automation and AI; the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) to explore training and R&D initiatives; Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) and Jurong Town Corporation (JTC); Meinhardt for sustainable infrastructure development; and Enterprise Singapore, A*STAR, and Temasek Holdings for smart city projects partnerships.

The High Egyptian-Saudi Coordination Council is “in the final stages” of launching, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said yesterday in a joint press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (watch, runtime: 25:16). The council — which will be chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi — “will serve as a comprehensive framework for further deepening bilateral relations” between the two countries and increase political, economic, commercial, developmental, and investment cooperation.