Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) made $25 billion from investment activities in 2023 after an $11 billion loss in 2022. It was also the top spender in 2023, deploying $31.6 billion.
Fashion icon Dolce & Gabbana unveiled a unique strategy for Saudi Arabia, opening up a flagship new store in Via Riyadh after approaching the market with "caution and respect," Vogue Middle East reported.
Saudi Arabia is pushing for Arab states to take “a common position on how to end Israel’s war on Hamas as fears grow over its attacks on the refugee haven of Rafah — while increasing calls for an independent Palestinian state,” Bloomberg reports.
The Ancient Kingdoms Festival in AlUla, Saudi Arabia returns for its second year November 16-December 2. The festival celebrates the three great oases of AlUla, Khaybar, and Tayma.
A video published by the UAE-based The National shows Mecca's Clock Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the world, being dramatically struck by a bolt of lightning amid heavy rains that caused localized flooding.
