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  • How Saudi Arabia is aiming to become an entertainment hub

    Saudi Arabia aims to fortify its entertainment industry by building 24 theme parks and 421 entertainment centers, apart from other new attractions, restaurants, and cafes.

  • How Saudi Arabia is aiming to become an entertainment hub

    Saudi Arabia aims to fortify its entertainment industry by building 24 theme parks and 421 entertainment centers, apart from other new attractions, restaurants, and cafes.

  • Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli raid in Jenin

    Saudi Arabia on Thursday strongly condemned a raid by Israeli commandos on the Palestinian town of Jenin that killed seven people and injured two, state news agency SPA reported. The Saudi foreign ministry said it denounced Israeli forces' "storming of the city" that led to "the fall of a number of victims".

  • Explainer: Why is Turkey blocking Swedish and Finnish NATO membership?

    Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkey, which holds veto powers over accession to the military alliance. The three nations reached an agreement on how to proceed in Madrid last June, but Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said Sweden, in particular, is not keeping its side of the bargain.

  • Canoo Gains On Distribution Agreement With GCC Olayan In Saudi Arabia

    "We recognize that there is a growing demand for sustainable mobility solutions in Saudi Arabia, partly driven by the Kingdom's launch of the Saudi Green Initiative and its pledge to achieve net zero by 2060," said OSHCO CEO Uwaidh K. Al-Harethi.

  • Kuwait’s Emir pardons dozens of dissidents to end political deadlock

    Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has issued an amnesty decree covering dozens of political dissidents. The move follows previous pardons ordered by the Emir over the past two years amid a national dialogue aimed at ending the political deadlock in the country. However, only days after the amnesty, Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah submitted his government’s resignation.

  • ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ producer joins UK-Saudi training scheme

    The UK’s Creative Media Skills Institute has partnered with Saudi agency Film AlUla to host a 10-day training programme in northwest Saudi Arabia from February 26. Smith is among those who will travel to AlUla next month to help educate 25 trainees from the region, who are exploring careers in production and assistant directing as well as in the art, locations, costume, make-up and hair departments.

  • Saudi Arabia Ups Its Advanced Air Mobility Game With Terra Drone Investment

    Saudi Arabia is stepping up its bid for a stake in the advanced air mobility sector, with Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of oil and gas giant Aramco, this week investing $14 million in drone operations and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) group Terra Drone. The Japan-based company, which has previously raised $83 million, will now establish a subsidiary in Saudi Arabia to develop services such as drone surveys and develop infrastructure that could support eVTOL aircraft operations.

  • Russia in the Middle East After Ukraine

    First, I am among those who believe that this war in Ukraine will last for a long time, and that Russia's standoff with the West will last for a long time. Against that geopolitical backdrop, I think Russia has decided to put a premium on closer partnership with Iran. You can see it play out in many different areas.

  • French quantum computer startup PASQAL raises 100 million euros

    Paris-based quantum computer startup PASQAL on Tuesday said it had raised 100 million euros ($109 million) and aims to deliver major commercial advantages over classical computers by next year using the fresh funds. The investment is the biggest private funding round for a quantum computer startup in Europe, according to Georges-Olivier Reymond, CEO and co-founder of PASQAL. It comes as the stock price collapse of three New York-listed quantum computer makers, IonQ Inc (IONQ.N), Rigetti Computing , and D-wave Quantum has made funding for the sector challenging.