A new terminal at an airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia is a public-private partnership between the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and Tibah Airports Development Company.
The 2014 Hajj begins today as 1.3 million followers of Islam descend on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. But visiting Muslims will find a holy place that is rapidly changing and developing.
Builders have already broken ground on a new $4 billion, 8-hectare project megaproject in Saudi Arabia, consisting of a large lagoon, the first Jack Nicklaus golf course in the Kingdom, and more as part of a larger development.
Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca has more than five times as many hotels as any other city in Saudi Arabia, according to a lengthy report on the Saudi tourism sector in Arab News.
Marriott Rewards members traveling throughout the Middle East can now earn ‘Saudia’ Airlines – Alfursan Miles for stays at more than 3,700 Marriott International hotels in 70 countries across 14 distinctive brands, according to a press release.
In archaeology, Saudi Arabia has been something of a slow starter, but a Washington exhibition of more than 200 statues, funerary objects and other relics shows that the study of the region’s past has come of age.
Saudi Arabia is thought to have been wary of archaeologists and scientists seeking to study its ancient ruins for fear their findings could shine the spotlight on pre-Islamic civilisations that once thrived there.
The new SACM headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia provides a modern hub for Saudi Students in the United States, and stands as a symbol of the strong cultural relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Every year, identifying the start of Ramadan is like a waiting game; Islamic scholars must see the new crescent moon in the night skies before the holy month officially begins.
