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  • Discover Saudi Arabia’s new UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Al-Faw can be found in Wadi Ad-Dawasir, which is between the Empty Quarter and Tuwaiq mountain range. The area was a strategic point for ancient trading routes. Archaeologists have found that it was abandoned around the fifth century CE. Plus, it has been occupied by three different populations. Archaeologists have found approximately 12,000 remains. The items include the Palaeolithic and Neolithic tools. Plus, there are signs of rock carvings and an ancient water management system.

  • Saudi Arabia gives a green light to King Abdulaziz Park

    Located in North Riyadh, not too far from the King Khalid International Airport, King Abdulaziz Park promises to be a highlight of Saudi Arabia’s green transformation. The park will span 4.3 million square metres, making it one of the largest in the city. It will feature six themed gardens, each showcasing diverse plant species that aim to also attract birds, butterflies and other creatures.

  • Mega Projects Enhance Growth of Saudi Arabia’s Facilities Management

    Mega Saudi projects have contributed to increasing the volume of facilities management investments, which are expected to exceed $60 billion during 2030. Facilities management is defined as a comprehensive field that brings together the workplace (buildings and facilities), its workforce, and system operations. It aims to ensure smooth workflow, improve the efficiency of using facilities, and create a safe and comfortable work environment. The sector covers a wide range of services, including hard services such as mechanical and electrical maintenance, fire safety, and maintenance of building systems and equipment, and soft services such as cleaning, recycling, pest and infection control, floor maintenance and waste disposal.

  • King Salman Stadium in Riyadh to open in 2029

    The King Salman Stadium in Riyadh – planned to be one of the world’s largest sports arenas – will be ready in the fourth quarter of 2029, as the kingdom continues its investments in the sports sector. The stadium will serve as the Saudi national team’s main headquarters, the state-owned Saudi Press Agency reported, quoting a statement from the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and the Ministry of Sport.

  • In Sudan’s catastrophe, food runs out as guns flow freely

    One of the worst famines in decades is on the verge of breaking out in Africa’s third-largest country. Sudan is in the grips of more than 15 months of ruinous civil strife that’s led to untold calamity and horror. Though casualty figures are far from clear, the top U.S. envoy to the region recently suggested that some 150,000 people may have been killed since the conflict between two rival warlords exploded last year. Now, the United Nations claims that some 750,000 people are on the brink of starvation. Western officials liken what’s unfolding to the famine in Somalia in 2011, where a quarter of a million people died, half of whom were children.

  • Don’t bomb Beirut: U.S. leads push to rein in Israel’s response

    The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon's capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive said. Washington is racing to avert a full-blown war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah after the attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan killed 12 youths at the weekend, according to the five people who include Lebanese and Iranian officials plus Middle Eastern and European diplomats.

  • GAFT Heads Saudi Team at GCC-Türkiye Free Trade Negotiations

    The General Authority of Foreign Trade (GAFT) -- represented by GAFT Deputy Governor for International Organizations and Agreements and head of the Saudi negotiating team Farid bin Saeed Al-Asali -- led the Kingdom's delegation participating in the first round of negotiations of a free-trade agreement (FTA) between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Türkiye, held in Ankara July 29 to 31.

  • Saudi Arabia formally bids to host FIFA World Cup 2034

    Saudi Arabia has officially submitted its bid to host the Fifa World Cup 2034. The bid books will be published after the official deadline ends on July 31, the football governing body said in a statement. Saudi officials, including sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal and Saudi Arabian Football Federation president Yasser Al Misehal, handed the bid book to Fifa.

  • Abu Dhabi Investor Backs AI Firm Founded by Saudi MIT Graduates

    Shorooq teamed up with other public and private institutions including Saudi Venture Capital Company, Saudi Technology Ventures and Olayan Financing Company in what it described as the largest Series A investment for an AI firm in the Middle East and North Africa. The funds will be used to develop the firm’s product offering and geographical expansion, according to a statement.

  • LME approves Saudi port as warehouse delivery point

    The London Metal Exchange (LME) has approved Red Sea port city Jeddah in Saudi Arabia as a warehouse delivery point for copper and zinc, it said on Monday. The exchange said the listing will become active three months after the first warehouse company has been approved in the new location. Warehouses registered with the LME, the world's largest and oldest metals trading venue, are usually located in areas of net metals consumption or top transit hubs such as Rotterdam.

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