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  • Saudi Arabia transfers: Every completed deal, rumour, snub, exit as Moussa Diaby nears Al Ittihad

    The 2023 summer transfer window will be hard to beat after Saudi Arabia went a bit crazy. Regardless, it is worth keeping up to date with the Saudi Pro League’s transfer activity this summer. Here is every done deal, rumour and snub there is to know.

  • Aramco’s Venture Arm Backs South Korea’s AI Chipmaker Rebellions

    Rebellions is working with Samsung Electronics Co. to develop its proprietary chip to serve the generative artificial intelligence market. The startup in June agreed to combine its business with rival Sapeon Korea Inc., a unit of SK Telecom Co., and has said it’s looking at a possible initial public offering in South Korea.

  • Saudi Arabia’s NEOM partners with Equinox to open luxury resort

    Saudi Arabia’s giga project known as NEOM is partnering with Equinox Hotels to open a luxury resort on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, located on the northern tip of the Red Sea.

    Equinox Resort Treyam will be an architectural spectacle in NEOM’s Magna region, set on a bridge-like structure that spans for about a quarter of a mile and hangs above a desert lagoon, according to a statement. It’ll include a club house, spa and Equinox fitness center, among other things.

  • Saudi Arabia Bids Farewell to Last Pilgrims from Madinah Airport

    The last group of pilgrims from this year’s Hajj season departed Saudi Arabia on Sunday aboard a Saudia flight from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. The flight carried 320 pilgrims to Kertajati, Indonesia, after they completed their Hajj rituals. Saudia, the Kingdom’s flag carrier, hosted a farewell ceremony, concluding its 74-day Hajj operations.

  • Saudi farmer turns worm waste into wealth in innovative move

    A Saudi farmer has developed a technique that transforms a common garden nuisance into a useful resource. Mohammed Al-Shaer, of Al-Dhafir village in Baha, has established a thriving vermicomposting operation on his farm, producing high-quality organic fertilizer from earthworms, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency.

  • Huge billion-dollar Saudi city for 120,000 people starts construction

    Banan City – an enormous 10km2 (3.9 sq mi) new municipality located northeastern of the city of Riyadh – started construction earlier this month as Saudi Arabia’s World Expo 2030 looms.

  • Al Nassr keeper Sara Khalid says ‘no limit’ to Saudi women’s football growth

    Sara Khalid al-Dossary first fell in love with football as a fan watching her father’s beloved Al Ettifaq, but it is with Al Nassr where the goalkeeper’s passion has bloomed into significant sporting success. In May, al-Dossary celebrated winning a third straight league title. The Saudi Women’s Premier League was inaugurated in 2022 and for the past two years, Al Nassr has been its dominant force – winning back-to-back trophies, the most recent by a 10-point margin.

  • Saudi Arabia’s TechMal closes $1 million pre-Seed

    Saudi-Arabia based fintech TechMal has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed investment round, led by Al Majidiya Investment Company alongside other investors. Founded in 2024 by Saud Al-Rebdi and Basil Alsuhaibani, TechMal operates as a micro-consumer finance company.

  • Historic Jeddah Program marks 10 years of UNESCO World Heritage recognition

    The Jeddah Historic District Program, part of the Ministry of Culture, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Historic Jeddah's inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014. The program continues its efforts to revitalize the district, aiming to preserve its cultural and urban heritage and transform it into a global heritage destination in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

  • CENTCOM says ISIS is reconstituting in Syria and Iraq, but the reality is even worse

    In an unusual public statement late on July 16, United States Armed Forces’ Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that after six months of 2024, “ISIS is on pace to more than double” the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq it claimed in 2023. According to CENTCOM, ISIS has so far conducted 153 attacks across both countries from January through June, noting that “the increase in attacks indicates ISIS is attempting to reconstitute following several years of decreased capability.” CENTCOM’s commander, Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, insisted that achieving an enduring defeat of ISIS still relies on the “combined efforts of the Coalition and partners” — a clear message ahead of next week’s US-Iraq bilateral talks in Washington regarding the future of the counter-ISIS coalition presence in Iraq.