Analysis

Saudi Arabia Leads MENA in VC Funding So Far in 2023, MAGNiTT Report Says

• SUSTG Team
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• 7. 19. 2023

Saudi Arabia was the MENA leader in VC funding in the first half of 2023, a report by the research and analysis firm MAGNiTT said in its recently-released report.

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  WHO Praises Saudi Arabia for Successful Hajj in 2023

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 3. 2023

  The World Health Organization has praised Saudi Arabia for its approach to health during Hajj season, which saw no major incidents or outbreaks of disease detected during this year's pilgrimage.

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  Discovery Channel Documentary About The Line in Saudi Arabia features Interview with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 27. 2023

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave an interview to the Discovery Channel for a new documentary about The Line, discussing some of the earliest ideas around the design and what the project means to the Kingdom and the world.

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  Saudi gigaprojects update: All you need to know

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  Contract Signed for $1.5 Billion for NEOM High-Speed Railway to Connect Port Development of Oxagon and The Line

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 15. 2023

  Milan, Italy-based Webuild and its joint-venture partner Shibh Al Jazira Contracting Company (SAJCO) have signed a contract worth circa $1.5 billion to design and build 57 kilometers (35.4 miles) of a high-speed railway in NEOM, along the north Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia which will connect Oxagon

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  Neom’s progress and opening date, Syria comes in from the cold, the Rua Al-Madinah giga-project and much more

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 12. 2023

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  MENA startups Raised $7 Million in April 2023, a 93 Percent Decline Year-on-Year – WAMDA Report

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 4. 2023

  In April 2023, startups based in the Middle East and North Africa raised roughly $7 million, a drop of 97 per cent compared to March 2023 and a 99 per cent drop compared to April 2022, according to a report in Wamda.

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  Knight Frank’s Faisal Durrani joins The 966 to talk Saudi real estate, giga-projects and much more

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 28. 2023

  In Episode 84, The 966 speaks with Faisal Durrani, partner and head of Middle East research for the global real estate company Knight Frank. Mr. Durrani shares some of the highlights and key information from Knight Frank’s recently-released 2023 report on real estate in Saudi Arabia, The Saudi Repor

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  Saudi World Cup Coach Hervé Renard, who Led Kingdom Past Champion Argentina in Qatar, to Exit

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 29. 2023

  Hervé Renard has quit as coach of Saudi Arabia’s national team and is set to take over France’s women’s team, according to reports.

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  Holy Month of Ramadan Begins for Muslims Around the World; Ramadan Kareem from the SUSTG Team

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 23. 2023

  The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began at sundown on Wednesday, as Muslims around the world celebrated the start of the holy month which begins a period of dawn-to-dusk fasting intended to bring them closer to God and to remind them of the suffering of those less fortunate.