Analysis

NEOM’s Sindalah Island Eyes Status as Global Yachting Hub

• SUSTG Team
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• 6. 28. 2023

NEOM has signed a deal with superyacht concierge and maritime agency BWA Yachting as it eyes an opening date for visitors within the year.

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  Road Crash Deaths in Saudi Arabia Reduced by nearly 35% in Five Years – WHO

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 20. 2023

  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reduced road crash deaths by nearly 35% in five years, the WHO says, noting that the fatality rate stood at 9311 [28.8 per 100,000 people] in 2016 and by 2021 the rate had dropped to 6651 [18.5 per 100,000 people].

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  Mena Startups Raised $445 Million in May 2023 – Wamda Report

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 8. 2023

  May represented a bounce-back of sorts for the MENA VC and startup ecosystem, with venture funding into the region’s startups touched $445 million spread across 39 transactions, compared to $7 million raised across 11 deals reported in the preceding month, according to a monthly report in Wamda.

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  Startup Airline Riyadh Air Reveals New Livery Design

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 5. 2023

  Riyadh Air unveiled what’s being called the first of two livery designs, described as “a perfect blend of cutting-edge technology and timeless elegance.”

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  PIF’s Badeel, ACWA Power Invest $3.25 Billion into Three New Solar Projects in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 22. 2023

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  Saudi Arabia’s Nitaqat Initiatives Helped Employ 500k Nationals Since 2019, Minister Says

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 16. 2023

  The ongoing localization efforts in Saudi Arabia have helped provide job opportunities to over 500,000 Saudi nationals in the private sector since 2019, the Kingdom’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmad Al-Rajhi revealed.

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  Forthcoming Sindalah Island Resort Will ‘Mark the First Opportunity for the Public to Experience NEOM’ – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 9. 2023

  Saudi Arabia's forthcoming Sindalah Island project will be the first opportunity for tourists to visit NEOM, according to Antoni Vives, chief urban planning Officer at NEOM, in comments to Al Arabiya English.

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  Growing SRMG Media Group Launches LIST, a New Saudi Travel Magazine

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 26. 2023

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  Reuters Photo Shows Iran’s Embassy in Riyadh Opening its Gates for First Time in 7 years

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 13. 2023

  Iran’s embassy in Saudi Arabia opened its gates on Wednesday for the first time in seven years, a Reuters photo confirmed, as the two sides continued apace with the restoration of ties between them.

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  With Saudi Delegation to Yemen’s Capital, Stakeholders Hope for Lasting Truce

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 11. 2023

  Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen said on Monday he had traveled to the country's Houthi-held capital to strengthen a truce and push dialogue that could end the country's eight-year-old war, according to reports.