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  • Cristiano Ronaldo obscene gesture sparks Saudi soccer investigation: reports

    Cristiano Ronaldo has come under fire for a gesture aimed toward heckling fans during Al Nassr’s match against Al Shabab in a Saudi Pro League match on Sunday. Ronaldo scored on a penalty in the first half, helping Al Nassr to a 3-2 victory. After the match was over, videos on social media showed Ronaldo razzing up the crowd and repeatedly thrusting his hand forward near his groin – apparently aimed at fans of Al Shabab.

  • Saudi Arabia Takes Its Money and Influence to Miami

    Lots of big names showed up: Steve Schwarzman of Blackstone, Barry Sternlicht of Starwood, Alex Karp of Palantir and Hollywood royalty like Brian Grazer and Gwyneth Paltrow. (So too did former Trump officials including Steven Mnuchin, the former Treasury secretary; Mike Pompeo, a previous secretary of state; and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law.) Attendees mingled over wine, which is banned in Saudi Arabia, and Carbone’s spicy rigatoni.

  • Saudi Arabia and China ink agreement to develop air transport

    The MoU aims to expand the number of air transportation stops and promote air traffic. Moreover, it outlines developing and regulating frameworks for cooperation in transportation and air freight between Saudi Arabia and China.

  • $100m Saudi film fund to advance local cinema

    MEFIC Capital has revealed the Saudi Film Fund, with a total capital of SR375 million ($100 million), including a significant 40 per cent investment from the Cultural Development Fund. The fund highlights Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning investment opportunities within the film and media sector.

  • Saudi sovereign wealth fund pitches kingdom as AI hub

    The head of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Thursday pitched the kingdom as a prospective hub for artificial intelligence activity outside the United States, citing its energy resources and funding capacity. "We are fairly well positioned to be an AI hub outside of the U.S.," said PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan, speaking at a Miami investment event sponsored by the sovereign wealth fund.

  • Amazon says repays $1.9 mn to workers in Saudi over unlawful fees

    Online retailer Amazon said Friday it had paid $1.9 million to more than 700 contracted workers in Saudi Arabia as reimbursements for unlawful recruitment fees, among other alleged violations. In October, Amnesty International accused Amazon of a range of abuses against workers in the oil-rich Gulf kingdom, prompting the US-based multinational to launch an investigation. "We found instances where contracted workers were required to pay fees, including recruitment fees and other costs" by Saudi recruitment agents and labour supply companies, Amazon said in a statement posted on its website.

  • My Saudi Founding Day Experience: Video

    I had the privilege of revisiting Diriyah. Witnessing numerous families relishing their day off and unwinding filled me with joy. Although my attempt to explore Boulevard City to amplify the holiday spirit was thwarted by heavy traffic, I discovered NOUG, a highly recommended establishment renowned for its camel milk-based products. Indulging in their special coffee, dessert, and gelato ice cream crafted from camel milk was a delightful experience that I wholeheartedly endorse.

  • Moon landing: US clinches first touchdown in 50 years

    A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon's south pole on Thursday, the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever achieved by the private sector. NASA, with several research instruments aboard the vehicle, hailed the landing as a major achievement in its goal of sending a squad of commercially flown spacecraft on scientific scouting missions to the moon ahead of a planned return of astronauts there later this decade.

  • US warns Iran against providing ballistic missiles to Russia

    The Biden administration on Thursday warned Iran of a "swift and severe" response from the international community if Tehran provided ballistic missiles to Russia, after Reuters reported earlier this week that the Islamic Republic shipped the powerful weapons to Moscow. Speaking at a virtual briefing with reporters, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said Washington has yet to see confirmation that missiles have moved from Iran to Russia.

  • Israel’s Netanyahu presents first official post-Gaza war plan

    According to the document, presented to members of Israel's security cabinet on Thursday and seen by Reuters on Friday, Israel would maintain security control over all land west of Jordan, including the occupied West Bank and Gaza - territories where the Palestinians want to create an independent state. In the long-term goals listed, Netanayhu rejects the "unilateral recognition" of a Palestinian state. He says a settlement with the Palestinians will only be achieved through direct negotiations between the two sides - but it did not name who the Palestinian party would be.