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  • Saudi Arabia offers to mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, and he offered to make efforts to mediate talks between Moscow and Kyiv as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. Bin Salman said his country supports "efforts that lead to a political solution that leads to its end and achieves security and stability, and that the Kingdom is ready to make efforts to mediate between all parties," he said in a statement posted on state-run Saudi Press Agency Thursday.

  • Erdogan says Turkey continuing “positive dialogue” with Saudi Arabia – media

    Turkey is continuing a "positive dialogue" with Saudi Arabia and wants to take concrete steps in the coming days to improve ties, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Wednesday, amid a regional charm offensive by Turkey to mend strained relations. Ties between Ankara and Riyadh have been troubled since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi hit squad at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. Following Turkish demands for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials to be prosecuted, Riyadh imposed an unofficial boycott on goods from Turkey.

  • Shaping the future of the media sector in Saudi Arabia

    Among all Middle East countries, Saudi Arabia has the largest, most literate, and technologically connected cohort of youths. The younger generation is in the vanguard of those using innovations such as digital video and gaming. This generation is always on the quest for the new and the innovative and is becoming more demanding in terms of technology adoption.

  • Shaping the future of the media sector in Saudi Arabia

    The current size of the Saudi media sector is $4.64 billion, which leads the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) media market with about 30 percent of the market share

  • Media watchdog lists Saudi Arabia as one of the most dangerous places for journalists

    With 127 journalists in its jails, China sits at the top of the list. Myanmar takes second place with 53, Vietnam closely follows with 43, Belarus sits at number four with 32 and Saudi Arabia closes the top five list with 31. According to RSF, 488 is the highest figure since the organization started compiling statistics in 1995. The figure is 20 percent higher than that for 2020

  • Saudi Comedian, Producer Hisham Fageeh on How Hollywood Can Help Arab TV

    Saudi Arabian stand up comedian, actor, writer and producer Hisham Fageeh in 2013 posted a satirical video on YouTube titled “No Woman, No Drive” that became the country’s most popular YouTube video and probably helped the movement to strike down Saudi’s ban on female motorists in late 2017. He also acted and co-produced groundbreaking Saudi rom-com “Barakah Meets Barakah.”

  • Saudi Research & Media Group ties with Ministry of Education for Manga Arabia

    The partnership follows the recent announcement of the launch of Manga Arabia, aiming to target 180m Arabs. Saudi Research & Media Group (SRMG) and Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Manga Arabia, under the patronage of Dr Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, Minister of Education.

  • Saudi Research and Media Group launches Manga Arabia

    Saudi Research & Media Group (SRMG) - which owns more than 30 major media outlets including Asharq Al-Awsat, Asharq News and Arab News- announced today the launch of “Manga Arabia”. Stemming from the growth in popularity of Japanese Manga and Anime in the region over the last two decades, as well as the demand for localized storytelling, Manga Arabia’s imaginative new Arabic content is purposeful, safe, and inspired by Arab cultural values; furthermore, the content will be inspired and translated from leading Japanese publishers, ready to be consumed by all age groups.

  • Kuwait’s crown prince, oil min to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday – state media

    Kuwait's crown prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad will lead a delegation, which includes the oil and foreign ministers, on an official visit to neighbouring Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, state media reported.

  • Commentary: How to handle the Western media bias leveled against Gulf Arabs

    In western countries, journalists lean left politically, and there are three things that lefties generally dislike: monarchies, inherited income, and religion.