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  • How sports is inspiring Saudis to defy restrictive norms and expectations

    In August 2023, the Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) launched the Museum of Extinct Mobility, a virtual reality experience that alerted Saudis to what a dystopian motionless life would look like if they were to continue with a sedentary lifestyle. Over 14,000 participants engaged with the virtual museum in just one month, and what has become an awakening campaign succeeded in driving 710,000 actions and sparking vital conversations about physical activity.

  • Saudi Arabia hosts Arab consultative meeting on Gaza

    facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonreddit sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Saudi Arabia yesterday hosted an Arab Consultative Meeting to address the dire situation in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians have suffered under more than 125 days of Israel’s genocidal bombing campaign. Attended by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah and his counterparts from Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, and the UAE, the meeting also included the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Hussein Al-Sheikh. Earlier in the day, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said: “Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is participating on Thursday in the Arab ministerial consultative meeting hosted by the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan in Riyadh to discuss the developments of the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.”

  • Unless Biden exerts real pressure on Israel, Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations

    The administration’s inability to move Benjamin Netanyahu to focus on hostage release rather than indefinitely prolonging the four-month-old war, outlining a future for Gaza and curbing his extremist ministers’ more outlandish statements regarding that future — or, better yet, just firing them — has increasingly frustrated Riyadh.

  • Saudi Arabia announces successful bidders for 3.7GW solar projects

    The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has unveiled the qualified bidders for the fifth round of 3.7GW solar projects under the National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) in Saudi Arabia, including several major renewables developers. In an announcement published by the Saudi Press Agency, the SPPC announced that Masdar, EDF Renouvelables, Itochu Corporation, Total Energies Renewables, and Saudi Electricity Company were among the companies that won bids.

  • Saudi Arabia poised for new Aramco share sale -sources

    Saudi Arabia is poised to sell more shares of energy giant Aramco, three people familiar with the matter said, which could boost the country's funding and its aim to wean the economy away from oil. The government has lined up Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and HSBC for the sale, one of the people said, which could take place in the second or third quarter of this year, a second person said. The share sale could raise about $20 billion, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news.

  • From robots to gliding bombs, Saudi Arabia showcases growing domestic defence trade

    “Even for college now we have new different streams for women, developing their talents and making them ready to work in the military industry,” Khawlah Alshmmari, vice president of human resources at the National Company for Mechanical Systems, told The National. NCMS has a large stand at the expo, showcasing everything from the high-tech weaponry – the unmanned armoured vehicle turret the Moreb 30, which can carry 30mm or 40mm canons that rapidly fire explosive shells – to less advanced but essential items including artillery shells currently in a large global demand.

  • Rystad Energy Analyzes Saudi Arabia’s Pause in Oil Capacity Expansion Amid Market Uncertainty: Implications for Offshore Projects and Supply Stability

    Saudi Aramco’s focus on offshore oil and gas expansion projects, including the Dammam and Berri, Marjan, and Zuluf developments, underscores its commitment to meeting production targets. However, the revised mandate necessitates a reevaluation of future investments, with potential implications for projects like Safaniya and Manifa. The decision also has implications for the composition of Saudi Arabia’s oil mix, as increased offshore volumes are expected to lead to a greater share of heavy grades. This shift underscores the importance of offshore expansion to maintain the country’s overall production levels.

  • The Race to Make This Dying U.S. Lake the ‘Saudi Arabia of Lithium’

    California’s toxic Salton Sea has enough lithium to make the U.S. self-sufficient in the mineral, which is a key component of rechargeable batteries. WSJ explores the tech being developed to extract it—and what it means for the future of domestic production

  • Exploring the unseen: Desert X AlUla uncovers beauty of Saudi Arabia’s desert canvas

    Contemporary art finds a gallery amid the dunes of Saudi Arabia’s ancient city as Desert X AlUla returns to the Kingdom for its third edition on Friday. Running until March 23, the event will feature 15 commissioned artworks exhibited under the curatorial vision of Maya El Khalil and Marcello Dantas, with artistic direction from Raneem Farsi and Neville Wakefield.

  • Biden says Gaza fighting ‘over the top,’ pushing for a pause

    U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested that Israel's military response in Gaza has been "over the top" and said he is seeking a "sustained pause in the fighting" to help ailing Palestinian civilians. "I'm of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in the Gaza Strip has been over the top," Biden told reporters at the White House. He added that he has been pushing for a deal to normalize Saudi Arabia-Israel relations, increased humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians and a temporary pause in fighting to allow the release of hostages taken by Hamas. "I'm pushing very hard now to deal with this hostage ceasefire," Biden said. "There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, a lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying, and it's gotta stop."