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  • Saudi Arabia, Japan are the safest and least crime countries among G20

    A recent statistic for the Global Crime Index for 2023 showed that Saudi Arabia and Japan topped the list of the safest and least crime countries in the G20, as the Kingdom came in second place in the list of the safest countries, with a rate of 75.3, reflecting the success of ongoing efforts to enhance security and stability in the country, and reliance on strict legal systems and advanced technologies to monitor security, in addition to community programs aimed at enhancing safety and preventing crime.

  • Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market set to surge to $69.33 billion in 2025

    Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce sector is on track for substantial growth, with revenues projected to hit SR260 billion (approximately $69.33 billion) by 2025, according to Commerce Minister Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi. During a visit to the Al-Baha region, the minister emphasized the increasing momentum in online shopping, noting that over 50 million e-commerce shipments entered the kingdom in 2023 alone.

  • A Region Aflame – October 7 A Year Later

    You could say Hamas as a military organization is shattered compared to what it was a year ago, but I think Israel wants to ensure that not only are they not a threat today, but they will also never be a threat. That's an exceptionally difficult bar, right? I don't actually know how you do that on a practical level. In Gaza, Israel seems to want to eradicate or destroy Hamas, but not do what the United States would say is necessary, which would be a mix of having lots of troops there so you can keep Hamas down and at the same time putting in place some sort of political structure that replaces Hamas.

  • Saudi Arabia narrowly fails to win seat on U.N. Human Rights Council

    Saudi Arabia narrowly failed on Wednesday to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, a blow to Riyadh's efforts to boost the country's rights reputation abroad and four years after it was rejected in a 2020 bid to join the 47-member body. Saudi Arabia is spending billions to transform its global image from a country known for strict religious restrictions and human rights abuses into a tourism and entertainment hub under a plan its Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman launched, known as Vision 2030. The Asia-Pacific group, which included Saudi Arabia, was the only competitive race on Wednesday with six candidates vying for five seats. Marshall Islands came in fifth with 124 votes, while Saudi Arabia missed out with 117 votes.

  • New ‘Dragon Ball’ game is boost for Saudi theme park

    Manga fans are eagerly awaiting the launch on Friday of the latest “Dragon Ball” video game, the first since the death in March of Akira Toriyama, the legendary Japanese artist who created the series 40 years ago. Among them are leisure chiefs at Qiddiya, the entertainment and tourism project being built near Riyadh, who revealed plans this year for a massive “Dragon Ball” theme park. The Saudi “Dragon Ball” attraction, the Kingdom’s first theme park, will cover more than half a million square meters with at least 30 rides, including a roller coaster inside a dragon modeled on Shenron, a wish-giving dragon that features in the franchise.

  • Saudi crown prince meets with Iranian foreign minister in Riyadh

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, Saudi-Iranian relations and the latest regional developments were discussed, Saudi Press Agency reported. The meeting was also attended by Saudi officials including Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan who received Aragchi separately, earlier on Wednesday.

  • Saudi business delegation lands in Pakistan for $2b investment talks

    A high-level Saudi delegation, headed by Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, the Kingdom’s Investment Minister, arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for a three-day visit aimed at finalising $2 billion in business-to-business (B2B) investment proposals.

  • Iran FM in Saudi for talks on Gaza, Lebanon

    Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for talks that were expected to cover efforts to end fighting between the Israeli military and Iran-backed groups in Gaza and Lebanon. "I hope that these consultations can lead to better conditions for Palestine and Lebanon and establish peace in the region," Araghchi told Iranian state television upon his arrival in Riyadh.

  • Analysis: Why has America failed to broker a Middle East ceasefire?

    Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Biden’s diplomacy has amounted to an unprecedented level of support, pointing to the huge US military deployment, including aircraft carrier strike groups and a nuclear power submarine, he ordered in the wake of October 7. But he believes Biden has been unable to overcome the resistance of Netanyahu. “Every time he came close to it, Netanyahu somehow found a reason not to comply, so the main reason for the failure of this diplomacy was the consistent opposition of Netanyahu,” says Olmert.

  • Bahrain’s first bitcoin fund targets GCC investors

    The National Bank of Bahrain has launched its first bitcoin investment fund aimed at institutional investors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Developed in partnership with ARP Digital, the fund allows investors to gain exposure to bitcoin while ensuring full protection against potential losses, albeit with a cap on possible gains.