Makkah Health Cluster showcases AI innovations at Riyadh expo

The event features health innovations and experts from more than 130 countries. (SPA)
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Updated 26 October 2025
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Makkah Health Cluster showcases AI innovations at Riyadh expo

RIYADH: The Makkah Health Cluster is participating in the Global Health Exhibition, which is being held from Oct. 27 to 30 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center under the theme “Invest in Health.”

The event features health innovations and experts from more than 130 countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

The cluster is showcasing its iSelfie project, which uses artificial intelligence and photoplethysmography. The initiative speeds up patient assessments by 70 percent, cutting the time per patient from seven to two minutes in emergency departments.

The smart vital signs project will be implemented across 14 hospitals and 15 primary healthcare centers, saving SR120,000 ($32,000) a year by eliminating Dynamap devices.

It is also expected to reduce nursing costs by SR15.3 million and optimize the workforce by 50 percent through AI automation while maintaining quality care, the SPA added.

These solutions advance healthcare digitalization in line with Vision 2030, improving access, efficiency, and self-care through smart technology.

The exhibition serves as a platform for health practitioners, featuring more than 100 dialogue sessions and workshops on the future of healthcare, AI’s role, and the health investment landscape in the Kingdom.


Saudi Arabia welcomes US decision to designate Muslim Brotherhood as global terrorist entity

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Saudi Arabia welcomes US decision to designate Muslim Brotherhood as global terrorist entity

  • The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement on X the Kingdom affirms its condemnation of extremism and terrorism

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday welcomed a decision by the United States to designate the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon as a global terrorist organization.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X: “The Kingdom affirms its condemnation of extremism and terrorism, and its support for all that achieves the security of Arab countries, their stability and prosperity, and the security of the region and the world.”

The US administration labeled the groups in Jordan and Egypt as “specially designated global terrorists,” and blacklisted the Lebanese organization as a “foreign terrorist organization.”

The decision on Tuesday came weeks after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to start the process of blacklisting the groups.