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  • What next for Saudi Arabia’s football vision as big ambitions meet player discontent?

    There is ambition in Saudi to bring more players in but across the league there have been complaints about standards in the game’s infrastructure there, be it the training grounds or the support staff. “They are realising that they have to start investing in facilities, physios and nutritionists to professionalise everything,” said an agent — who like others in this article spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships — of a player in the Saudi Pro League. “The day-to-day care and attention to detail of the high-level athletes in Europe is much higher and more serious than in Saudi Arabia,” another agent of a player in Saudi said. “They are more laidback and relaxed, and that has led to significant discontent in the leading European players.”

  • Saudi Arabia sees 54% rise in industrial license approvals 

    The Saudi manufacturing sector continues to strengthen, with the Kingdom issuing 122 industrial licenses in December 2023, up from 79 in the same month the previous year.   The non-metallic minerals and non-ferrous metal manufacturing sector secured 18 permits from the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, with the food manufacturing sector following closely with 15, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency.  The chemicals manufacturing sector received 11 licenses, while the rubber and plastics production industry obtained 10 approvals, stated the SPA report.   It further noted that from the beginning of 2023 until the end of December, the ministry issued a total of 1,379 industrial licenses. 

  • How Saudi Arabia is using wildlife conservation, habitat protection, and the green transition to preserve its ecosystems

    Saudi Arabia aims to be at the forefront of environmental protection through initiatives aimed at restoring and maintaining the ecological balance, which promotes harmonious and flourishing ecosystems. Climate action, clean energy, and preserving habitats are just some of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals incorporated into Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SDGs serve as a blueprint for achieving a balanced ecosystem for wildlife, water, and the environment in the Kingdom. Without balance, ecosystems face major challenges from global warming, water shortages, and the loss of biodiversity.

  • Thales aims to double presence in Saudi Arabia, focus on defense and cybersecurity: CEO 

    French defense technology firm Thales aims to expand its presence in Saudi Arabia, propelled by the “massive” investments and opportunities in the nation, according to a top executive.  Speaking to Arab News on the sidelines of the World Defense Show, the company’s chairman and CEO, Patrice Caine, expressed the firm’s aspirations to expand its existing defense presence in Saudi Arabia, particularly in fields such as cybersecurity.  He said: “In addition to our defense activity, we will reinforce our cybersecurity field.” 

  • Saudi Arabia pushes for US defense pact as 2024 presidential election looms

    Saudi Arabia may be willing to accept a non-binding commitment from Israel to create a Palestinian state in its push to get a defense pact with the United States ahead of the 2024 presidential election.  Saudi Arabia had been heading toward normalizing relations with Israel and recognizing the country for the first time thanks to U.S.-led diplomacy. But those efforts were shelved in October after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, and Israel’s subsequent counter-offensive that enraged the Arab world.  

  • Airbus in Talks With Saudi Arabia for Air Tanker Order

    Airbus SE said it’s in talks to sell Saudi Arabia more A330 tanker military planes as the nation looks to boost its air force capabilities. The country is also considering purchasing the A400M military transport aircraft, according to Jean-Brice Dumont, head of Air Power at Airbus. “We know there is an interest in the A400M, and we will address it with the Saudi Air Force and the Ministry of Defense,” Dumont said in an interview on the sidelines of the World Defense Show that is taking place in Riyadh.

  • South Korea, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on defense cooperation

    South Korea and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding to expand defence cooperation, Seoul's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said, as Seoul looks to ink further arms sales in the region. The agreement will see the two establish a joint committee to form a working group for weapons systems research and development as well as production to continue cooperation in defence, DAPA said in a press release on Monday.

  • Ronaldo-less Al Nassr beats Messi’s Inter Miami 6-0 in Saudi Arabia

    Lionel Messi came on as an 83rd-minute substitute but could do nothing to stop Inter Miami suffering a 6-0 drubbing by an Al Nassr team without Cristiano Ronaldo in Riyadh on Thursday. The match, billed as possibly the last chance for the multiple Ballon D’Or winners to face each other on the pitch, was part of a friendly tournament also involving Brazilian Neymar’s Al Hilal, the Saudi Pro League leaders.

  • Watch: Saudi Arabia’s Cool Crew Give You a Glimpse of Hai Vogue in Al Balad

    It’s almost time for Hai Vogue, where Vogue Arabia will take over Jeddah’s picturesque UNESCO heritage site — Al Balad — for a two-day block party. And the best part? It’s open to the public, so get ready to celebrate the best food, culture, fashion, and celebrities the region has to offer. As we gear up for the one-of-a-kind event, a selection of Saudi Arabia’s coolest names — from actor Sarah Taibah and designer duo Alia and Abeer Oraif, to Olympic rower Husein Alireza and beyond — take you on a tour through Hai Vogue‘s venue.

  • McKinsey and BCG accused of withholding information on ties with Saudi Arabia

    Four consulting firms, including McKinsey and BCG, have been accused of failing to comply with a US congressional subpoena of documents related to their work with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The chief executives of the firms, which also include Teneo and the deal advisory business led by Michael Klein, have been summoned to explain themselves at a Senate committee hearing next week, as lawmakers step up a probe into Saudi Arabia’s use of “soft power” in the US. The inquiry began as a result of an agreement by the Saudi Public Investment Fund to take a stake in golf’s US-based PGA Tour, but has grown into a broader examination of the PIF’s investments in the US.