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  • Opinion: Why newspapers infrequently quote locals on Middle East affairs

    When a pro-West bias emerges, it is comforting to attribute this to bigotry and conspiracy, as it absolves us of the need to work on improving ourselves. The right approach is to be more circumspect, and to pay serious attention to our own shortcomings. Only then will we see newspapers such as The Guardian and Le Monde more willing to quote us when covering our region.

  • Saudi astronauts complete training for historic trip to space in May

    Two Saudi astronauts have moved a step closer to their historic mission to the International Space Station after completing their training programme. Ali Al Qarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, who is set to become the first Arab woman in space, are set to travel to the orbiting laboratory on May 12 as part of the AX-2 mission. The 10-day trip has been organised by Axiom Space, a private space company based in Houston, Texas. The company helped the UAE secure its six-month mission on the station that is being carried out by Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi. The company will also send the first Turkish astronaut to space later this year.

  • U.S. allies in the Middle East express interest in establishing space forces

    Putnam recently returned from Qatar, where U.S. Central Command conducted its first “space forum” at Al Udeid Air Base, with space warfare professionals from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia and other nations. “We graduated the first Space 100 cadre in the Saudi Air Force,” he said. Space 100 is a fundamental space education course taught at the unclassified level. The course provides an introductory education level of space systems and how they are used to support global joint military operations.

  • U.S. allies in the Middle East express interest in establishing space forces

    Putnam recently returned from Qatar, where U.S. Central Command conducted its first “space forum” at Al Udeid Air Base, with space warfare professionals from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia and other nations. “We graduated the first Space 100 cadre in the Saudi Air Force,” he said.

  • Saudi National Bank chair resigns just days after Credit Suisse comments sparked sell-off

    Saudi National Bank Chairman Ammar al-Khudairy resigned his post on Monday, days after his comments exacerbated the share collapse of troubled bank Credit Suisse . He will be replaced by SNB Managing Director and Group CEO Mohammed al-Ghamdi, with former deputy Talal Ahmed al-Khereiji now the new SNB acting CEO, according to a SNB statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).

  • Musk denies report on SpaceX’s plans for new funding from Saudi, UAE

    Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, on Friday denied a media report from earlier this week that said investors from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were planning to invest in a multi-billion dollar funding round in the company. A unit of Saudi Arabia's investment fund and an Abu Dhabi-based company are planning to invest in a multi-billion dollar funding round for SpaceX, the Information had reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions.

  • Hotel Intel: Saudi tourism boom sparks lifestyle evolution

    Tourism already is in high gear. The oil-rich kingdom welcomed a record 62 million visitors in 2021, half from outside the country. They came to experience Saudi’s six revered UNESCO archeological sites, wondrous modern architecture, holy cities and eye-popping hotels, all with backdrops of brilliant sunshine, striking desert landscapes and the beautiful waters of the Red Sea.

  • Saudi astronauts to research cancer, cloud seeding, microgravity in space

    Saudi Arabia’s first-ever astronauts to head to the International Space Station– including the first Arab female in space – will conduct 20 groundbreaking experiments, including research into predicting and preventing cancer and a study into how to generate artificial rain in future human settlements on the Moon and Mars.

  • Saudi astronauts to conduct cloud-seeding experiments in space

    Two Saudi astronauts who are heading to the International Space Station will carry out 11 science experiments, including a study of cloud seeding in microgravity. Ali Alqarni, Rayyanah Barnawi and their two American colleagues are scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on May 12 for a 10-day mission. They are part of the Axiom-2 mission by Axiom Space, the second privately led trip to the orbiting laboratory by the Houston-based company.

  • Saudi Arabia Explores Setting Up Framework for SPAC Listings

    Saudi Arabia’s market regulator is looking into setting up a legal framework to allow special-purpose acquisition companies to list in the kingdom. “This is one of the things that we are allowing for businesses to reach the market easier,” Yazeed Saleh Aldemaigi, deputy, strategy and international affairs at the Capital Market Authority, said at the Financial Sector Conference in Riyadh Thursday,