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  • Saudi Arabia continues three-term school year, allocates 8-week summer vacation

    The upcoming academic year will allocate 8 weeks for the summer vacation. The first term will begin on Sunday, August 18, 2024, the second term will begin on Sunday, November 17, 2024, and the third term will begin on Sunday, March 2, 2025, ending on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The vacations for the upcoming academic year include: National Day vacation, long weekends, autumn break, long weekends, mid-year break, Foundation Day break, winter break, Eid Al-Fitr break, and another long weekend, as well as Eid Al-Adha break.

  • How Solar-Powered Desalination Allows Saudi Arabia To Produce Potable Water Sustainably

    Each year, the Kingdom requires an average of 5.5 billion cubic meters of freshwater. The need for water is especially high during the Hajj and Umrah seasons, when well over a million pilgrims arrive from around the world. Home to more than 37 million people, the Kingdom is the world’s third-largest consumer of water per head of population. Agriculture alone accounts for around 84 percent of total water consumption.

  • Egypt blames Hajj deaths on ‘unregistered’ Mecca arrivals

    Cairo said it will prosecute some 16 travel agencies for illegally taking pilgrims to Mecca. Hundreds are believed to have died during the Muslim pilgrimage this year, the majority being from Egypt.

  • The “Made in Saudi. Think in Saudi” belief

    The most significant change I have observed within Saudi society is a remarkable surge in openness and acceptance of change. This is evident in their continuous quest for fresh perspectives and their willingness to adapt to novel concepts and ideas.

  • Saudi Arabia eyes new areas of cooperation with Switzerland: Al-Jadaan

    During his participation in the Fourth Saudi-Swiss Financial Dialogue in Zurich, Al-Jadaan stressed the importance of the dialogue, explaining that it contributes to strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries and achieving their common interests in various financial and economic sectors.

  • Saudi Arabia’s economy seven years after Crown Prince Mohammed’s appointment

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed forward with an expansive fiscal policy since his appointment on June 21, 2017, helping to turn the Saudi Arabian economy into one of the fastest growing in the G20. The Crown Prince, who served as the chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, has helped spearhead groundbreaking moves such as the listing of Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producing company, and the launch of the futuristic city of Neom. The kingdom’s Council of Ministers tasked Ceda with identifying and monitoring the mechanisms and measures that are crucial for the delivery of the country's Vision 2030.

  • Saudi Arabia’s and the UAE’s Quest for African Critical Minerals

    Minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium, and graphite are critical for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries and in renewable energy infrastructure. Investing in these resources paves the way for Saudi Arabia and the UAE to not only generate substantial returns but also become key actors in the clean energy sector. Such investments, however, have geopolitical implications for China, a major established player in this sector.

  • Oil prices are up 10% in the last 2 weeks

    Oil markets are heating up again. Crude futures have risen about 10% since June 4 for both the U.S.-benchmark West Texas Intermediate and global benchmark Brent varieties. The latest rally comes after a volatile year that’s seen prices rise as much as 20% before giving back almost all those gains. WTI crude is up 13% for the year, Brent is up 10.4%.

  • US signals to Hezbollah it will back Israeli offensive, as frustration with Gaza ceasefire grows

    The US has indicated it is open to backing an Israeli offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, amid mounting frustration that the group continues to link a truce with Israel to an elusive broader ceasefire in Gaza. In his meetings in Beirut on Tuesday, US envoy Amos Hochstein delivered "blunt" warnings to Lebanese officials that Israel is preparing to launch a limited offensive on Hezbollah and will have the US's support if a diplomatic solution isn't found, a senior Arab official told Middle East Eye. Hochstein met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri on Tuesday, both of whom the US has used as intermediaries with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed group the US designates a terrorist organisation.

  • Phased development for world’s largest airport in Saudi Arabia

    The airport is expected to cover 57 square kilometres and handle 120 million passengers per year, which would make it the largest in the world in terms of passenger numbers. It will be built on a brownfield site over the existing King Khalid International Airport. UK-based Mace has won the role of delivery partner on the project, while it is being designed by architecture company Foster + Partners.