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  • John Higgins misses out on ‘golden ball’ 167 break in Saudi Arabia as World Masters of Snooker begins

    John Higgins misses out on becoming first player to make 'golden ball' 167 break; players at World Masters of Snooker in Saudi Arabia can add 20 points to their score after 147 by potting extra ball; Higgins sunk 15 reds and 15 blacks before running out of position on the yellow

  • ”Study in Saudi Arabia” Platform Launched in Bid of Govt to Ease Visa Process for Int’l Students

    Saudi Arabia has initiated an innovative educational visa program tailored to international students aspiring to pursue their studies in the Middle Eastern country. The move aims to simplify the admission process for prospective students seeking education opportunities in Saudi Arabia, VisaGuide.World reports. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), which jointly unveiled the “Study in Saudi Arabia” visa initiative.

  • New safety car confirmed for Saudi Arabian GP

    The new Aston Martin Vantage will make its debut as F1's safety car at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

  • Saudi Arabia hosted 106 million visitors in 2023, but is pushing for more tourists from abroad

    Saudi Arabia said tourist numbers climbed above 100 million last year, but the big aim for the Kingdom is to attract more international travelers. Becky Anderson asks the Saudi tourism minister how they'll do that.

  • Hong Kong start-up hubs expand city’s collaboration with Saudi Arabia to forge closer ties a year after John Lee visit

    Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP) and Cyberport each signed memorandums of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh on Monday, a year after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attended the Leap technology conference to foster closer ties between the two markets. The third annual Leap event is the first to feature a Hong Kong pavilion, where HKSTP and Cyberport had eight and seven companies exhibiting, respectively.

  • Digital oasis: Luxury and tech converge in Saudi Arabia

    With a young population keen on NFTs and new tech, Saudi Arabia is becoming a hub for digital innovation. Digital stores and Web3 are the way to local consumers’ hearts and wallets.

  • Saudi Arabia’s GAS Secures $159.4 Million EPC Contracts for Saudi Gas Pipelines

    Gas Arabian Services Company (GAS) has signed two engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts with the state-owned Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), the company announced on Sunday, March 3, 2023. The contract is 598.01 million Saudi riyals ($159.46 million) in a combined project value. The first contract, valued at SAR 341.90 million ($91.2 million), pertains to constructing a gas pipeline in Qassim.

  • OPEC+ defers tricky decision on production increases

    The decision by Opec+ members to extend voluntary oil production cuts to July has merely delayed the difficult question of how long Saudi Arabia is willing to bear the weight of lower global output, say analysts. The series of cuts, which began in November 2022 in the face of vehement US opposition, has crimped production of crude by some 5.3mn barrels a day, or about 5 per cent of global supply.

  • Amazon Leads Firms Investing $10B In Saudi Data Centers

    Saudi Arabia said firms including Amazon Web Services will invest over $10 billion in building data centers in the country as the desert kingdom tries to modernize and diversify its oil-dependent economy. The deals were announced at the annual tech event LEAP in the capital city of Riyadh and will support the development of tech startups, the Saudi Press Agency reported. AWS, as Amazon’s cloud business is known, said its plans include spending $5.3 billion to create a new infrastructure region that’ll open in 2026 and help train local developers.

  • Saudi Seeks $80 Billion in Investments in Push for More Tourists

    Saudi Arabia is seeking to attract as much as $80 billion in private investment into the tourism industry as the kingdom looks to share the financial burden of plans to become one of the world’s most visited destinations. “I want the private sector to represent the majority of investment,” Tourism Minister Ahmed Al Khateeb said in an interview in Riyadh on Sunday, adding that the goal is to raise $60 billion to $80 billion by 2030. “This is a very ambitious target.”