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  • Saudi Arabia launches summer program with mega lineup of events to boost tourism

    Saudi Arabia has launched its summer program with a lineup of major events taking place across seven destinations in the Kingdom, the Saudi Tourism Authority announced on Monday, in a bid to boost domestic and regional tourism.

    The program will run for four months until the end of September across seven destinations: Aseer, Al Baha, Taif, the Red Sea (a new destination), Jeddah, Riyadh, and AlUla.

  • Over 267,000 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

    A total of 267,657 pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from all over the world to perform the annual pilgrimage of Hajj until the end of Sunday. The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) said on Monday that this figure includes pilgrims who came via Saudi airports, seaports and land entry points. The overwhelming majority of pilgrims came by air.

  • Tickets for Saudi Arabia’s first ever UFC fight in Riyadh go on sale

    Tickets for the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh are now on sale, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. Australian Robert Whittaker and Russian Khamzat Chimaev will face off on June 22 at the Kingdom Arena.

  • WTA signs multi-year partnership with Saudi PIF

    The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will become the first-ever naming partner of the WTA's rankings, the two organisations announced on Monday, as part of a multi-year partnership. The announcement marks the PIF's latest foray into tennis, after the men's ATP tour also signed a multi-year "strategic partnership" earlier this year. "Together, we look forward to sharing the journey of our talented players across the season, as we continue to grow the sport, creating more fans of tennis and inspiring more young people to take up the game," WTA Ventures CEO Marina Storti said in a statement.

  • U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman

    U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is traveling to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman this week to continue discussions with partners regarding the peace process in Yemen and an immediate end to the reckless Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.  The Houthis’ continued attacks threaten progress toward achieving a durable resolution to the conflict in Yemen and obstruct the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Yemenis and people in need across the region.

  • Saudi Arabia says would rather develop homegrown talent than recruit foreign athletes

    Saudi Arabia will look to homegrown talent to expand its base of elite athletes rather than follow its neighbors down the path of naturalizing foreigners, the media chief of the Saudi Olympic Committee told Reuters. Funding from the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which manages more than $700 billion in assets, has rocketed the country to major-player status in world of sport over a few short years.

  • Saudi Arabia’s crude exports hit nine-month high in March

    Crude exports from the world's largest oil exporter increased 1.5% to 6.413 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, up from 6.317 million bpd in February.
    The country's crude production fell to 8.973 million bpd in March from 9.011 million bpd in the prior month.
    Data also showed that Saudi refineries' crude throughput fell by 0.115 million bpd to 2.560 million bpd and direct crude burning declined by 53,000 bpd to 307,000 bpd in March.

  • An amazing discovery in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: ‘A burial represents a symbol of pharmacy’

    The astonishing discovery of hundreds of thousands of tombs, varying in shapes and sizes—some reaching dimensions of hundreds of meters—would not have been possible without the profound passion and immense interest of Saudi field researcher and anthropologist, Dr. Eid Al-Yahya. These intriguing tombs are expected to reshape our understanding of the history of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as the history and civilization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular.

  • In Saudi Arabia, an all-women band rocks out as society loosens up: Video

    In Saudi Arabia's capital, Seera - an all-women psychedelic rock band that blends traditional Arabic melodies with the resurgent psychedelia of bands like Tame Impala - expresses itself through the arts

  • Aviation sector contributes $53 billion to Saudi GDP: Report

    The report reveals that the Saudi aviation sector contributes $20.8 billion through aviation-related activities, enabling a further estimated $32.2 billion in tourism economic activity. Additionally, aviation supports 241,000 jobs, with a further estimated 717,000 jobs in the tourism sector.