Saudi Arabia, Four Countries Sign Cybersecurity MoUs

The 2023 edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum, held in Riyadh
The 2023 edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum, held in Riyadh
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Saudi Arabia, Four Countries Sign Cybersecurity MoUs

The 2023 edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum, held in Riyadh
The 2023 edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum, held in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in cybersecurity with national bodies in Qatar, Romania, Spain, and Kuwait on the sidelines of the third edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF).

The MoUs were signed between the Saudi NCA and Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), Romania’s National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), the Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE), and Kuwait’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC).

The 2023 edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum, held in Riyadh under the theme “Charting Shared Priorities in Cyberspace,” concluded Thursday after heavy global participation, including 150 high-level speakers and attendees from 120 countries.
The two-day GCF served as a platform for discussing strategic orientations and crucial international issues in the cyberspace domain.

Participants from around the world engaged in dialogue on cooperation and unified efforts in cybersecurity and discussed maximizing opportunities, transferring knowledge, and enhancing human and technical capabilities in the sector.

The forum featured 35 discussion sessions, attended by decision-makers, CEOs, and senior officials from the public and private sectors at both the local and international levels.



Riyadh Air Willing to Buy Boeing Planes from Cancelled Chinese Orders

Riyadh Air aircraft. (SPA)
Riyadh Air aircraft. (SPA)
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Riyadh Air Willing to Buy Boeing Planes from Cancelled Chinese Orders

Riyadh Air aircraft. (SPA)
Riyadh Air aircraft. (SPA)

Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas on Monday said that the Saudi startup carrier would be ready to buy Boeing aircraft destined for Chinese airlines if they are not delivered due to the escalating trade war between the United States and China.

Boeing is looking to resell potentially dozens of planes locked out of China by tariffs after repatriating a third jet to the United States in a delivery standoff that drew new criticism of Beijing from US President Donald Trump.

"What we've done... is made it quite clear to Boeing, should that ever happen, and the keyword there is should, we'll happily take them all," Douglas said in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market conference.

Boeing took the rare step of publicly flagging the potential aircraft sale during an analyst call last week, saying that there would be no shortage of buyers in a tight jet market.