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  • Saudi Arabian Airlines Officially Becomes ‘Saudia’, Embraces Privatization
     

    Saudi Arabian Airlines has today been formally renamed Saudia and has become a full member of the SkyTeam alliance while at the same time confirming the first stage of the long-awaited privatisation will go ahead in the next month.

     
  • Saudi construction sector ‘most buoyant globally’
     

    Massive construction projects in the GCC, particularly around social and transport infrastructure, will offer tremendous opportunities valued at up to $500 billion for contractors, Deloitte Middle East’s annual report “GCC Powers of Construction: Five Lessons to Learn From” released Wednesday said. The Deloitte report showed that there is imminent growth in the Saudi Arabian construction […]

     
  • IMAX ARABIA 3D Now Available for Mass Consumption on Netflix Streaming
     

    IMAX ARABIA 3D, the film directed by Hamzah Jamjoom, is now available to watch at any time on Netflix’s instant streaming option for the first time.

     
  • Saudi Budget Needs Less Than $80/Bbl To Be Balanced
     

    Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia would still be able to balance its budget even if oil prices fall to less than $80 per barrel, Al Arabiya television reported Tuesday, citing the kingdom’s finance minister, Ibrahim Al-Assaf. “As you know the oil revenues are affected by two factors; price and production…the price that leads to a […]

     
  • SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony Begins in Washington
     

    Saudi students from around the United States are descending on the U.S. capital for a graduation ceremony and career fair organized by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) on May 26-27. SACM, in coordination with the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education, will host the SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony this weekend at the Gaylord […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s Bond With U.S. ‘Goes Beyond Energy’
     

    The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have a close relationship with a bond “that goes far beyond energy,” Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said. The minister told graduates during his commencement speech at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, that “We seek together a world of greater understanding, mutual tolerance, and respect for human dignity and personal […]

     
  • Saudi Women Tackle Everest to Advance Breast Cancer Awareness
     

    To the ten Saudi women attempting a punishing ascent to a major milestone on the world’s highest peak, the dangers of reaching the Mount Everest base camp are no match for their cause. As a part of an ever-growing effort in Saudi Arabia, the campaign, “A Woman’s Journey: Destination Mount Everest,” intends to raise awareness […]

     
  • Statement on the Temporary Ban on Beef Imports from the U.S. to Saudi
     

    The Saudi Food & Drug Authority has issued a temporary ban on beef imported to Saudi Arabia from the United States. On May 2, 2012, the Saudi FDA issued decision 33/90 preventing the import of all beef products from the U.S. due to a confirmed case of BSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

     
  • The Surprising $100 Billion Solar Investment
     

    If you thought Germany and California were aggressively trying to add solar power to the grid, the oil state of Saudi Arabia is giving both of them a run for their money with recent plans to enter the solar market. The country is looking for investors in a $109 billion plan to build 41 GW […]

     
  • Effat University on the Forefront of Change in Saudi Arabia
     

    I was also impressed to see Effat graduating a quarter of its students from its College of Engineering, which it established in partnership with Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. When I first visited Effat seven years ago, it was still in the early stages of establishing engineering as a degree, a first for women […]

     

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  • FIFA urged to put more human rights scrutiny into 2034 World Cup deal with Saudi Arabia

    Two months before FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the soccer body was urged again Friday to allow independent scrutiny of the kingdom’s human rights obligations for the tournament.  A group of law and human rights experts plus Saudi activists abroad want FIFA to mandate ongoing reviews — and a potential termination clause — into the 2034 World Cup hosting contract.

  • Riyadh Air and foreign airlines: Transforming Saudi Arabia’s global connectivity

    The country’s current network faces a significant absence in direct routes between Riyadh and major global cities. The carrier plans to address this issue. While Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia continues to serve regional destinations from Jeddah, Riyadh Air will provide more direct links between the capital and major international cities.

  • Iran’s intra-generational divide is widening

    Recent research by Dr Mansour Saei, a prominent Iranian communication scholar, unveils a society where parents and children increasingly inhabit parallel universes. The generation born between 1995 and 2010, dubbed Gen Z, is forging an identity that not only diverges from but often collides with the values and expectations of their elders.

  • Secret Documents Show Hamas Tried to Persuade Iran to Join Its Oct. 7 Attack

    Minutes of Hamas’s secret meetings, seized by the Israeli military and obtained by The New York Times, provide a detailed record of the planning for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, as well as Mr. Sinwar’s determination to persuade Hamas’s allies, Iran and Hezbollah, to join the assault or at least commit to a broader fight with Israel if Hamas staged a surprise cross-border raid.

  • Saudi media ministry launches initiative to showcase diverse lives of residents

    The Global Harmony initiative aims to showcase the diverse lives of residents in the Kingdom, highlighting their professional and family life, social and recreational activities, contributions to the economy, success stories, and cultural integration in Saudi society, according to the Ministry of Media. It will also highlight government and private sector efforts to improve the quality of life in Saudi cities.

  • Al-Jasser: Saudi Arabia spends SR 200 billion out of the planned SR1 trillion to implement National Transport Strategy

    Inaugurating the first edition of the Global Logistics Forum at the King Abdullah Financial Center in Riyadh on Saturday, the minister said that the Kingdom's huge spending on transport and logistics sector has enabled Saudi Arabia to advance 17 places in global rankings on the “Logistics Performance Index” issued by the World Bank, and 14 places on the “Global Connectivity Index” of International Air Transport Association (IATA).

  • Saudi Arabia launches e-karting racing tracks in 6 cities

    Six cities in Saudi Arabia are set to get Hot Wheels e-karting racing tracks. The indoor e-karts will be a venture between Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven), part of Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), and US toy maker Mattel. The Hot Wheels e-karting will be available in entertainment complexes such as Riyadh, Makkah, Taif, Al Madinah, Tabuk, and Jazan. In January, Seven and London-headquartered Formula E announced the building of four Formula E-branded indoor karting venues across the kingdom. These will come up in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Abha.

  • Saudi reserve celebrates Green List recognition

    The recognition came after a comprehensive assessment of the reserve by IUCN experts, who evaluated its environmental and developmental accomplishments, as well as its community engagement and preservation efforts. The authority has planted 2.4 million native seedlings and 4 tonnes of seeds, including yarrow, artemisia and haloxylon, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

  • Conor McGregor says he’s fighting Dan Hooker in Saudi Arabia, Hooker confirms plan

    And in that time, after presumably healing a broken leg he suffered in a second straight TKO loss to Dustin Poirier, McGregor has promised his return seemingly countless times. A fight against Michael Chandler had been presumed for the better part of two years – including a booked headliner that led to the UFC's new all-time gate record, only for McGregor to pull out.

  • Real Estate Transaction Tax will be exempted under 21 circumstances

    The law revealed 21 cases in which real estate transactions are completely exempt from the tax, as the law includes specific exemptions, such as: real estate transactions related to the division of estates or gifts to relatives up to the third degree, and transactions for the purposes of endowments and charitable associations. It aims to combat tax evasion by imposing fines of up to three times of the tax due in the event of manipulation or providing inaccurate information.