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  • How U.S.-based Bechtel built Jubail, the largest industrial city in the world

    From a small fishing village in Saudi Arabia to the largest civil engineering project in the world today, Jubail Industrial City is a modern construction marvel and one of the crown jewels of Saudi Arabia's economy. Requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale, the city was built by U.S.-based Bechtel, Inc. in a "one team approach" collaboration with the Saudi Royal Commission. The 966 spoke with Jacob Mumm, the managing director of Bechtel Saudi Arabia, on the history and economic power of the city on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia.

  • BBC Arabic Radio Airs Final Broadcast After 85 Years

    The move came as part of cost-cutting measures under which the news service is also ending its radio programming in 10 other languages, including Persian, Chinese and Hindi.

  • Salman retains AFC presidency as Saudi confirmed to host Asian Cup

    Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa officially retained his role as the Asian Football Confederation's president for a final four-year term on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the host of the 2027 Asian Cup. The Bahraini, who took over at the head of the Asian confederation in 2013 when he was elected to complete the remaining two years of deposed former president Mohammed bin Hammam's reign, stood unopposed and was elected by acclamation.

  • OPEC+ Keeps Output Steady Amid Uncertainty on China and Russia

    An OPEC+ committee recommended keeping crude production steady, delegates said, as the oil market awaits clarity on demand in China and supplies from Russia, Saudi Arabia and its partners will continue to hold output at levels set late last year, when they announced a hefty cutback of 2 million barrels a day to balance markets amid a fragile economy, delegates said, asking not to be identified because the committee’s talks were private.

  • Booming Dubai: Beyoncé and a $100k-a-night suite at Atlantis The Royal

    Beyoncé was performing her first live concert in more than four years at a private event for the opening of Atlantis The Royal, a $1.4 billion luxury hotel and residential project eight years in the making, located on the outer ring of Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, a man-made beach archipelago in the Arabian Sea. The megastar was paid a reported $24 million for the night.

  • Campaigners challenge British arms export licenses to Saudi Arabia

    Britain is unlawfully allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia for possible use in the war in Yemen despite evidence of repeated violations of international humanitarian law, campaigners told London’s High Court on Tuesday. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says the British government wrongly decided to resume issuing new licences to export military equipment to Saudi Arabia in 2020.

  • Saudi Energy Minister: We Aim to Boost Oil, Gas Production, Plan to Export Hydrogen

    He revealed that Saudi Arabia is working to increase the gas production by 60%. Work is under way to add 4,000 kilometers to gas lines. Prince Abdulaziz indicated that the energy laboratory that was launched has an investment value of about $1 billion.

  • Free four-day visa introduced for Saudi Arabia air travelers

    The transit visa came into effect on Monday, and visitors can apply through the Saudia Airlines and Flynas websites, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The visa will be processed immediately. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced the visa in order to boost tourism – part of the Vision 2030 strategy, SPA reported. The transit visa will be issued with plane tickets from Saudia and Flynas, and will be valid for three months.

  • Putin and Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+ cooperation to maintain price stability – Kremlin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Monday to discuss cooperation within the OPEC+ group of oil producing countries in order to maintain oil price stability, the Kremlin said in a statement. Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, known collectively as OPEC+, are due to hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday. Two OPEC+ delegates told Reuters on Monday that the panel was likely to recommend keeping the group's current oil output policy.

  • Women drive fast train to Mecca as Saudi workforce evolves

    Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia's bid to employ its booming female workforce. Saudi women only gained the right to drive in 2018, and until recently 25-year-old Ali's transportation experience was limited to cruising around her native Jeddah in the family sedan. But last year she joined some 28,000 applicants vying for just 32 slots for women drivers on the Haramain High Speed Railway, which plies the 450-kilometre (280-mile) route between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina at speeds of up to 300 kilometres (186 miles) per hour.