🔹 English Translation of the News Article:
Yesterday evening, Monday, the third international conference titled “Issues and Challenges of Development in the Arab World: Diagnosing the Reality and Anticipating the Future” concluded in the city of Hammamet, Tunisia. The conference was organized and supervised by the Nakhlah Center for Studies and Research in Algeria, the Arab Open Academy in Denmark, and Sabratha University.

The conference saw broad participation from professors, researchers, and specialists from universities across Algeria, Libya, Palestine, Iraq, and Tunisia. The main themes centered on the reality of development in the Arab world, including the foundations of development concepts and a review of the various developmental roles of the family, women, and media.

Further topics included innovation and technological advancement and their effects on development, as well as investment in human capital as a pillar for sustainable administrative development. The conference also addressed the educational and university system and scientific research and their roles in enhancing and sustaining Arab development.

Discussions also covered rural, urban, and tourism development as mechanisms to strengthen developmental action, cooperation between different Arab universities, and working toward a unified Arab vision on development issues.

This morning, Tuesday, at the same venue, the international conference on Artificial Intelligence commenced. The opening session witnessed a strong attendance from various Arab universities.

Representing Sabratha University at both conferences were Prof. Dr. Al-Mahdi Al-Jadidi, Dr. Salahuddin Al-Shaibani, and Dr. Abu Ajila Al-Shaibani.

The AI conference focuses on several key themes, including:

  1. Successful international experiences in applying artificial intelligence in higher education

  2. Mechanisms for integrating AI into social sciences—opportunities and challenges

  3. The importance of using artificial intelligence in university education