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  • How Saudi Arabia is indigenizing the AI revolution and future-proofing its workforce

    Riyadh’s adoption of digitalization and emerging technologies is forecast to contribute some 2.4 percent to its gross domestic product by 2030, according to a recent report by global consultancy firm PwC.

  • Prince Faisal bin Farhan heads Saudi delegation at UN General Assembly debate

    The Saudi delegation included Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Cabinet and Envoy for Climate Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multiple International Affairs Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Rasi; the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to UN in New York Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasel; and Director General of the Office of Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Daoud.

  • Prince Faisal bin Farhan heads Saudi delegation at UN General Assembly debate

    The Saudi delegation included Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Cabinet and Envoy for Climate Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multiple International Affairs Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Rasi; the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to UN in New York Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasel; and Director General of the Office of Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Daoud.

  • Fatah gives deadline for handover of general’s killers amid fragile truce in Lebanon refugee camp

    A top official with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group said Sunday that Palestinian and Lebanese officials have given militant Islamic groups in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp until the end of the month to hand over the accused killers of a Fatah general. A fragile calm has largely prevailed in the Ein el-Hilweh camp since Thursday night after the warring sides reached the latest in a series of cease-fire agreements. It followed a week of intense fighting that killed at least 18 people and wounded and displaced hundreds.

  • Hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia lands largest funding round to date with NEOM as a backer

    ZeroAvia, one of the leading zero-emission aviation companies in the world, just announced its largest financing round to date. The funding round was co-led by Airbus, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, and NEOM. Other participants included Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Alaska Airlines, and the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund. No exact funding amount has been disclosed due to legal reasons, but a spokesperson for the startup confirmed to TNW that it is ZeroAvia’s largest to date, following a Series B of $72mn and a Series A of $56mn.

  • The Cello brings a distinctly Saudi flavour to the horror genre

    Those involved believed that the book's tale of an aspiring cellist dealing with the insidious, supernatural and gruesome consequences of his devotion to the instrument had all the ingredients to be both a character-driven warning about the dangers of obsession as well as a terrifying visual feast. “I can say that this is one of the first horror movies that is a Saudi horror movie,” co-producer Raul Talwar, head of film at Alamiya, tells The National. “That sets it apart. We wanted to set a benchmark in terms of the production values of the movie.”

  • Saudi minister of culture meets with UNESCO’s director general

    The Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, met with the Director-General of the UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the sidelines of the 45th extended session of the World Heritage Committee hosted by Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, which took place on Sunday, the Minister of Culture welcomed UNESCO's Director General to Riyadh, praising the efforts exerted by UNESCO in preserving and protecting heritage.

  • Saudi Acwa Power signs hydrogen agreement with Italian partners

    The Saudi-listed Acwa Power developer and investor in power generation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italian energy major Eni and five other Italian companies to bolster cooperation in renewable hydrogen, as well as water desalination. The agreement was reached on the sidelines of the Saudi-Italian Investment Forum held in Milan on 4 September. Under the terms of the MoU, Eni and ACWA Power will cooperate in renewable hydrogen research and development of sustainable technologies.

  • Saudi Arabia harbors more gender-diverse gaming sector globally, experts say

    The US average of women in the gaming industry is typically 20 percent, Liu said. Using those statistics, Saudi Arabia supersedes that number across its game development studios, Tams said during the panel. “Hopefully that will stay … because of the programs from the government and training, and because they are gender-blind, when they’re coming up, and they’re very data-driven, it’s enabled a lot of women to come up and have jobs,” Tams said.

  • Water Woes Cloud Green Hydrogen’s Future In The Middle East

    A host of energy companies and governments around the globe are backing green hydrogen as the next big renewable energy source. The fuel is highly popular as it can be used to decarbonise the transportation sector, which is notoriously hard to make clean. It could also be used in highly polluting industries. As 1kg of hydrogen contains around three times as much energy as 1kg of petrol, it is viewed by many as a super-fuel for the green transition. But despite much optimism around the energy source, some are now accusing companies of exaggerating the cleanness of green hydrogen when produced in certain settings.