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  • Saudi Hospitals Top Middle East and Africa According to ‘Brand Finance’ Ranking

    Saudi hospitals maintained their top position in the Middle East and Africa for the second consecutive year in the global ranking of the best 250 hospitals for 2024, according to "Brand Finance." The ranking included seven Saudi hospitals, with five of them ranking among the top 100 globally. Leading the list of Saudi hospitals is King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), which retained its top position in the local and regional healthcare sector. Mayo Clinic, an American hospital, claimed the top spot in the ranking, with the United States dominating 11 positions among the top 25 hospitals. The list also included several European hospitals.

  • Gulf thaw with Syria gains steam: UAE sends envoy, Saudi diplomats plan visit

    The restoration of diplomatic ties between Arab Gulf countries and Syria is currently witnessing renewed impetus more than a decade after President Bashar al-Assad’s regional isolation due to his government’s brutal crackdown of peaceful anti-regime protests. A delegation of Saudi diplomats is reportedly heading to Damascus later this week, days after the UAE dispatched its first ambassador to the Syrian capital in more than 10 years. The pro-government Syrian Al-Watan newspaper said in a Wednesday report that Saudi charge d'affaires Abdullah al-Haris, along with several other diplomats, will arrive in Damascus on Saturday to resume Saudi consular services. Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/01/gulf-thaw-syria-gains-steam-uae-sends-envoy-saudi-diplomats-plan-visit#ixzz8QV41JpbP

  • Saudi Arabia To Witness Surge In Number Of Millionaires In Next Decade

    According to Henley & Partners’ BRICS Wealth Report, the Kingdom presently holds the sixth position within the bloc in terms of high-net-worth individuals. The consulting agency added that Saudi Arabia currently hosts 58,300 millionaires, encompassing 195 centi-millionaires and 22 billionaires, marking a significant 32 percent increase since 2013. Centi-millionaires, defined as individuals with assets exceeding $100 million, contribute to this affluent demographic.

  • PGA Tour lands $3B investment from U.S. group as Saudi talks continue

    The PGA Tour signed a $3 billion investment agreement with a consortium led by Fenway Sports Group, as talks with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund remain ongoing. Why it matters: This will allow the pro golf group to beef up its commercial business and provide a financial stake to players. Details: The deal will see Strategic Sports Group become a minority investor in the newly-created PGA Tour Enterprises, a for-profit entity that will manage the PGA's commercial business.

  • Mayer Brown enhances Middle East footprint with new cooperation agreement in Saudi Arabia

    Mayer Brown announced today that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Al Akeel & Partners, a Riyadh-based law firm that represents local, regional and international clients operating in Saudi Arabia and around the world. The agreement further enhances Mayer Brown’s Middle East capabilities and gives the firm’s clients access to a team of leading legal advisers in Saudi Arabia. Clients at Al Akeel will benefit from Mayer Brown’s international reach spanning Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.

  • BRICS Gets Boost as Saudi Arabia Joins Group of Emerging Nations

    South Africa’s foreign minister said Saudi Arabia and four other countries have accepted the invitation to join the BRICS club of nations that was extended during a summit last year. Minister Naledi Pandor said that Russia, who takes over as chair of the bloc this year from South Africa, has received written interest from 34 countries who want to join. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates are now full members, she said.

  • Saudi Arabia to host largest-ever UN conference on land and drought

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed an agreement paving the way for the 16th session of the Convention’s Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Riyadh from 2-13 December 2024. The Riyadh COP16 will be the largest-ever meeting of UNCCD’s 197 Parties, the first to be held in the Middle East region and the largest multilateral conference ever hosted by Saudi Arabia. 2024 also marks the 30th anniversary of the UNCCD, one of the three major environmental treaties known as the Rio Conventions, alongside climate change and biodiversity.

  • Even in defeat, Roberto Mancini should still get a chance to lead Saudi Arabia into the future

    But putting aside Mancini's reputation and past achievement, he is a man who certainly looks like he has a plan with Saudi Arabia. Lest it is forgotten, given the headlines have surrounded South Korea's incredible escape, the Green Falcons were literally a minute away from advancing to the quarterfinals -- until Cho Gue-Sung's dramatic 99th-minute equaliser forced extra-time, and then the shootout which South Korea prevailed in.

  • Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia rises to 77.6 years

    In application of the principle of ‘prevention is better than treatment’ and early detection, it is pointed out that more than five million people have been subjected to exploratory obesity screening, including over a million cases of early detection. More than one million people underwent exploratory screening for diabetes, including about 11,000 early detection cases, in addition to about 160,000 women undergoing early breast cancer screening, which resulted in 654 early detection cases. This detection contributes to the treatment of cases discovered in their early stages.

  • BRICS Gets Boost as Saudi Arabia Joins Group of Emerging Nations

    South Africa’s foreign minister said Saudi Arabia and four other countries have accepted the invitation to join the BRICS club of nations that was extended during a summit last year. Minister Naledi Pandor said that Russia, who takes over as chair of the bloc this year from South Africa, has received written interest from 34 countries who want to join. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates are now full members, she said. “Argentina has written to indicate that they will not act on this successful application by the previous administration to become full members of BRICS and we accept their decision,” Pandor told a press briefing in the capital, Pretoria, on Wednesday.