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  • Air Force-facilitated arms export sales reach all-time high

    Foreign countries are buying more weapons through the U.S. Air Force than ever before, due in large part to global instability, officials say.  “Business has been booming, I understand, for this team, as events happen around the world and our partner nations recognize that it's a dangerous world once again, things like Russia invading Ukraine,” said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, the director of the Air Force’s Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate.

  • Taekwondo-Abutaleb falls short of medal but breaks new ground for Saudi women

    Saudi Arabia's taekwondo athlete Dunya Abutaleb failed to win a medal at the Paris Games on Wednesday but broke new ground for women in her country as she just missed out on bronze. The 27-year-old, who came third at the 2022 World Championships in the flyweight (-49 kg) category, is the first Saudi woman to earn direct qualification to the Olympics.

  • Saudi Arabia to host donor conference for Sahel region in Jeddah in October

    Saudi Arabia will host a donor conference to support internally displaced persons and refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad region in Jeddah on October 26 this year.

  • Stunning Blue Waters Is Not What You’d Expect From This Up-and-Coming Destination

    Within the grass-dappled desert around Six Senses Southern Dunes in northwestern Saudi Arabia, where camels graze at a distance and the only sound is the fizz-pop of sparkling water, a small folding table covered in a white linen cloth awaits me. Atop it: a barbecue platter so full, so juicy, it triggers a growl in my stomach like a well-timed Foley effect. There’s grilled wagyu striploin, chicken kebabs and lamb chops, roasted potatoes and grilled asparagus—a comical amount of food for a party of one.

  • Industry Ministry opens bidding for 7 exploration licenses on 1,000 sq. km areas

    This is part of the ministry’s Accelerated Exploration Program initiative, which aims to expedite the exploration and development of the Kingdom’s estimated SR9.3 trillion worth of mineral resources, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030 objective of making the mining sector the third pillar of the national industry.

  • Saudi Institutions Intensify Efforts to Activate Maritime Shipping Lanes with Djibouti

    Three Saudi government and private entities are leading intensive efforts to activate maritime shipping lanes between the Kingdom and the Republic of Djibouti, to maximize the benefits of Saudi Logistics City in the Port of Djibouti's free zone. The city, established through an agreement signed in June, enables Saudi exports to reach 500 million consumers in East African markets. It will have permanent warehouses, yards, logistics services, and administrative facilities, and will provide investors and traders with all storage requirements.

  • Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war

    Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region. Israeli airstrikes hit a cluster of houses in central Gaza's Al-Bureij camp, killing at least 15 people, and the nearby Al-Nuseirat camp, killed four, medics said. Nuseirat and Bureij are among the densely populated enclave's eight historic camps and seen by Israel as strongholds of armed militants.

  • Survival of the fittest: Petrochemical makers battle global glut

    Petrochemical producers in Europe and Asia are in survival mode as years of capacity build-up in top market China and high energy costs in Europe have depressed margins for two consecutive years, forcing firms to consolidate. The sector's weakness is troubling for a global oil industry looking at petrochemicals to keep profits rolling in as transportation fuel demand falls in coming years with the energy transition.

  • It’s increasingly difficult to see how Qatar can broker a Gaza breakthrough

    When the longtime political chief of Hamas was assassinated in late July 2024, it didn’t just leave the entire Middle East on edge. It also created a political headache in Qatar. That’s because the death of Ismail Haniyeh, the result of an apparent Israeli operation, struck a blow to Doha’s already sputtering diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.

  • Everything you need to know about the first Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters

    Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters’ first event is Battle on the Blaze. The event will welcome some of the world’s biggest snooker players. Ronnie O’Sullivan will headline the event and compete for the trophy. The line-up also includes Mark Allen, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson and Mark Williams.