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  • Ahead of the National Day, Saudi Arabia Celebrates Iconic Cultural Years

    With a bold vision to showcase Saudi Arabia’s majestic heritage, the Kingdom has designated the past four years as prestigious celebrations to crystalize the cultural symbols of the Saudi civilization. Since 2020, Saudi Arabia has embarked on various world initiatives to revolutionize the meanings of traditional symbols and reintroduce these national foundations in a captivating way.

  • ‘Constructive’ Gaza ceasefire talks to continue Friday

    While there is little expectation that a final deal will be struck this week, the resumed talks may also serve as a release valve for soaring tensions between Iran and Israel following Israel’s suspected assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran last month, which Iran has vowed to avenge.

  • Saudi Space Agency Launches ‘Abaad’ Astrophotography Competition

    According to the release, the competition aims to encourage interest in astrophotography and increase scientific awareness of astronomy and space sciences, building a creative and productive community. Saudi Astronaut Ali AlQarni, supervisor of Abaad, emphasized the competition's role in advancing space education and inspiring a new generation of astronomers. "The Abaad competition also aligns perfectly with SSA's mission to enrich Arabic content in space sciences and foster a community passionate about exploring the cosmos," said AlQarni.

  • KAUST announces building of the first regional class research vessel in Saudi Arabia

    KAUST has announced that Freire Shipyards, which has over 100 years of shipbuilding experience, will build its new research vessel, RV Thuwal II, at its yard in Vigo, Spain. Upon the expected completion in 2026, RV Thuwal II will be the first regional class research vessel for Saudi Arabia and enable complete access to the Red Sea, including coastal waters and the deep sea.

  • Predicting the Next US Administration’s Approach to the Region

    The two leading presidential candidates in America’s 2024 election have made statements and established track records on the Middle East based on their time in office. This document aims to highlight the most important and reliable positions staked out by former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris.

  • The war in Gaza passes a bleak, bloody milestone

    On Thursday, the Gaza Health Ministry announced that the enclave’s death toll amid the ongoing Israeli offensive against militant group Hamas had surpassed 40,000 people. That statistic is grim in its own right, though implicit in it, too, is the staggering scale of destruction in Gaza — the quantifiable damage unleashed by Israel’s relentless bombardments of the territory and the unquantifiable toll of misery and suffering experienced by a hungry population, struggling for safety in a Gaza where no area seems safe.

  • Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, health authorities say

    A new form of the virus has triggered global concern because it seems to spread more easily though routine close contact. A case of the new variant was confirmed on Thursday in Sweden and linked to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent.

  • Saudi Arabia welcomes Sudanese government’s decision to reopen border crossing to aid

    Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed the Sudanese sovereign council’s decision to allow the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad for three months to enable the entry of aid into areas of the Darfur region. The Kingdom’s foreign ministry said it notes the positive impact of this step in addressing humanitarian needs, facilitating the delivery of aid, and ensuring the safety of humanitarian workers.

  • Saudi Arabia to Reduce Big Spending on Oil Sector, Goldman Says

    Saudi Arabia is expected to put less money into the oil industry than initially predicted in its goal to invest $1 trillion in strategic sectors by the end of the decade. The Gulf kingdom will likely direct the majority of its funds, around 73% of total investments, into non-oil sectors by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a shift from the bank’s earlier estimate of 66%.

  • The Houthis’ Achilles Heel

    In recent months, as the United States has struggled to deter and degrade the Houthis, Yemen’s United Nations-recognized government has worked to dramatically increase economic pressure on the group. The economy, in particular revenue and liquidity, is the Houthis’ Achilles heel. This is where the group is most vulnerable, and this is exactly where the government in Aden is pressing. This approach, however, also carries significant risks. In the short term, increasing economic pressure on the Houthis is likely to prompt them to reignite attacks on Saudi Arabia, while in the long term it could make reuniting Yemen into a single state all but impossible.