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  • King Salman approves hosting of 1,000 Umrah pilgrims from 66 countries

    Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has approved the hosting of 1,000 pilgrims from 66 countries to perform Umrah as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Programme for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit. The pilgrims will be hosted in four groups during the current Islamic year which ends in the final week of June 2025.

  • Prince Khalid bin Salman meets governor of US State of Indiana

    Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Governor of the US State of Indiana Eric Holcomb in Riyadh on Monday. They reviewed the friendly relations and cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States. They also discussed issues of common interest. Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf, Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, and several other officials from both sides also attended the meeting.

  • 72 Saudi Companies to Explore Investment Opportunities in Poland and Slovakia on Monday

    A business delegation from the Federation of Saudi Chambers will begin a visit to Poland and Slovakia on Monday. The delegation will hold high-level economic meetings with senior officials from the governments of both countries, as well as with private sector representatives, to explore investment opportunities and sign several agreements and commercial partnerships. The delegation, led by Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Hassan bin Mujib Al-Huwaizi, includes over 72 businessmen and businesswomen from various economic sectors, along with representatives of governmental entities and authorities.

  • SPPC signs PPAs for 5 projects with 9,200 MW capacity

    Saudi Power Procurement Co.(SPPC) signed today, Nov. 18, agreements to purchase power from five independent solar photovoltaic and thermal projects totaling 9,200 megawatts (MW), state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The projects include Rumah and Nairyah thermal energy utilizing flexible combined cycle gas turbine technology, using natural gas as main fuel, with the capacity to install carbon capture units, totaling 7,200 MW.

  • Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports in September hit three-month peak

     Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in September rose to their highest level in three months, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday. The country's exports in September rose by 0.080 million barrels per day (bpd) to 5.751 million bpd from 5.671 million bpd in August.
    Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of crude. At the same time, Saudi's production fell to 8.975 million bpd from 8.992 million bpd in August

  • Neymar still Saudi Pro League’s invisible man after latest setback

    Seeing a substitute subbed off is rarely positive and that was the case on 4 November for Neymar. Off the bench in the second half of an AFC Champions League Elite match against Esteghlal of Iran, the 32-year-old was soon delighting fans in Riyadh with sombrero flicks and step-overs. There were more twists and turns but then, after 30 minutes, there was a pull. A slight stretch for the ball in the area and a second game back after a 12-month injury lay-off came to an end with yet another injury.

  • Saudi: Cityscape Global 2024 closes with record turnout, nets $61bln deals

    Cityscape Global, the world’s largest real estate exhibition, ended on a successful note at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center in the Saudi capital attracting more than 172,000 visitors and hosting over 400 exhibitors during the four-day event. About 550 speakers from more than 50 countries, comprising top experts and industry leaders, also contributed to the event held under the patronage of the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, in partnership with the Real Estate General Authority (REGA) and the Housing Program, a key initiative of Saudi Vision 2030, said the organisers. A highly successful edition, the Cityscape Global 2024 witnessed the closing of real estate transactions worth more than SAR230 billion ($61 billion), they added.

  • EFG Hermes launches $300 million Saudi Education Fund, acquires Britus Education

    EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company and the leading investment bank in MENA, announced today that its private equity arm has launched a $300 million Saudi Education Fund (SEF) with the target of building an institutional world-class K-12 operator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. SEF aims to capitalise on the clear market opportunity that is evidenced by the growing student population in private schools, which is expected to more than double in line with Saudi’s 2030 vision targets and the critical need for strong operators to cater to such growing demand.

  • Sullivan & Cromwell acts on FIT’s Saudi EV joint venture

    Sullivan & Cromwell has advised Hong Kong-listed Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) in establishing a USD100 million joint venture company, Smart Mobility SJSC, with Saudi Arabian enterprise Saleh Suleiman Alrajhi & Sons. The law firm’s Hong Kong-based partners Michael George DeSombre, Ng Kayian and Lin Ching-yang led the team. Partners based in other offices, Nader Mousavi and Mark Schenkel, advised on IP matters, while Juan Rodriguez advised on antitrust and FDI matters.

  • Saudi could save millions as aquaculture industry grows

    The achievements were outlined to attendees of the workshop on Saudi Aquaculture Product's Value Chain Analysis and Its Seafood Quality Assessment. Hosted by MEWA and KAUST, the workshop featured local and international leading experts in the industry. KBD presented the results of their applied research to address production bottlenecks and creating a roadmap for the advancement of mariculture in Saudi Arabia. They also shared their most recent work and research findings and offered a broader perspective of the potential for aquaculture products through value chain and quality assessment analysis within the region and beyond.