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AI SECURITY
EU Commission to open proceedings against Grok on Monday
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Successful first edition of the Yalla Loubnan hackathon, aimed at non-coders
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Five takeaways from Davos 2026
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Founded by a Lebanese, the start-up Impersonas adds the ethics to AI video content creation
Roses from ruin, Rama Duwaji’s Lebanese couture, and an AI scandal
IN THE PRESS
Jihad Azour identifies five risks facing the MENA zone economy in 2026
CONTROVERSY
Iraq’s fake books scandal: Were they written by AI?
INTERVIEW
Metro al-Madina set to spring back into 2026
VATICAN
Pope Leo decries leaders who invoke religion for violence and nationalism
INITIATIVE
AUF strengthens AI integration in Middle Eastern higher education
TECH
Shehadi defends deal with Oracle to train 50,000 Lebanese in AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Solution or environmental scourge: How can Mediterranean countries benefit from AI?
RETHINKING PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
Code with care: How can feminist principles reshape programming languages?
ORIENTATION
Strategic modernization: The FSE enters the age of data and AI
ANALYSIS