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  • Saudi Arabia tops Arab cement producers, ranks 10th globally: Alkhorayef

    Saudi Arabia ranks first in the Arab world and tenth globally in cement production, with an annual output capacity exceeding 80 million tons from 20 domestic factories, according to Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

  • Atlético Madrid stadium rights bought by Saudi state airline

    Saudi Arabia has consolidated its branding push with Atlético Madrid by paying for naming rights to the Spanish club's stadium for the next nine years. Atlético, which has been sponsored by Saudi state-owned Riyadh Air since last season, confirmed on Wednesday that its Metropolitano stadium will be known as the Riyadh Air Metropolitano henceforth until 2033. Atlético did not say how much it was receiving for the new agreement "which makes the Saudi Arabian company the most important sponsor in the club's history."

  • Inside Saudi Arabia’s Remarkable Logistics Transformation

    The 2024 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index continues to rank Saudi Arabia highly across several key metrics and demonstrates the impact of the agenda set forth by Saudi Vision 2030. The country ranks sixth for ‘international opportunities’ in the logistics sector, up three places from 2023. When it comes to ‘business fundamentals’ and ‘digital readiness’, it ranks third and sixth respectively, showing how well the Kingdom matches up in the context of global logistics. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has risen 17 places in the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index and is set to host the Global Logistics Forum in Riyadh later this month, reflecting its growing status as a leader in the field.

  • Saudi q-commerce Nana acquires Rasseed app

    Founded in 2016 by Abdulmajeed Alsukhan and Sami Alhelwah, Nana is a digital grocery shopping platform dedicated to fulfilling daily, weekly, and monthly household grocery needs. Meanwhile, Rasseed, founded in Saudi Arabia in 2016, is focused on providing software solutions to simplify the purchase of branded and local gift cards.

  • 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.