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  • Saudi Arabia Is Splurging on Sports. Is It Working?

    As Saudi Arabia looks toward a post-oil future, the kingdom is spreading around its largess as never before. The Public Investment Fund, led by the country’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is making big bets on global sports including golf and football.

  • Red Bull dominates 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

    Max Verstappen led a one-two finish for Red Bull Racing at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this past weekend, which served as round two of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship. Teammate Sergio Perez did well to finish in second place some 13 seconds behind Verstappen, as he suffered a five-second penalty for an unsafe release during an early pit stop that saw him almost crash into Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso. Third place at the race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit went to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who finished 18 seconds behind the winner.

  • Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many

    The sacred month, which sees those observing abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset, marks a period of religious reflection, family get-togethers and giving across the Muslim world. Seeing the moon Sunday night means Monday is the first day of the fast. Saudi state television reported that authorities there saw the crescent moon. Soon after, multiple Gulf Arab nations, as well as Iraq, Syria and Egypt followed the announcement to confirm they as well would start fasting on Monday. Leaders also shared messages of congratulations the month had begun.

  • Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many

    The sacred month, which sees those observing abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset, marks a period of religious reflection, family get-togethers and giving across the Muslim world. Seeing the moon Sunday night means Monday is the first day of the fast. Saudi state television reported that authorities there saw the crescent moon. Soon after, multiple Gulf Arab nations, as well as Iraq, Syria and Egypt followed the announcement to confirm they as well would start fasting on Monday. Leaders also shared messages of congratulations the month had begun.

  • Saudi Arabia is on a remarkable journey — I’ve seen it with my own eyes

    In the past 18 months, Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the World Expo 2030 (in a landslide vote); secured the 2029 Asian Winter Games and 2034 World Cup; attracted some of the world’s best football talent; shaken up the golf world with LIV Golf; continued to significantly advance its massive giga-projects; played a significant role on the diplomatic stage with many of the world’s current, complex challenges and dangers; and has been named the ninth-most powerful country in the world by US News and World Report. The Kingdom is on a roll like few nations have been in the recent past.

  • Saudi Arabia starts to localize 35% of dental profession

    Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) started to localize 35% of the dental profession in the private sector as of today, March 10.   The decision, issued by HRSD Ministry in partnership with the Ministry of Health, will be implemented in the private-sector institutions with three or more workers.   The Health Ministry will oversee and implement the decision, in line with the job market and the requirements of the dental profession.

  • Iran and Saudi Arabia reap benefits of rapprochement, one year on

    The landmark agreement raised expectations for enhanced stability in the Middle East and beyond.

    Saudi Ambassador to Iran, Abdullah bin Saud Al Anzi, arrived in Tehran last September to start his new mission, before the Iranian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, submitted his credentials in Riyadh shortly after.

    “An Iran-Saudi detente has proved useful to both parties,” Bader Alsaif, an assistant professor of history at Kuwait University, told The National.

    It enabled “focus on more pressing domestic agendas, whether it is meeting the development needs of Vision 2030 for KSA or quelling unrest and internal strife in Iran”, he added.

  • Max Verstappen cruises to victory at Saudi Arabian GP to extend dominant start to F1 title defense

    Max Verstappen stayed firmly on course for another season of dominance in Formula 1 on Saturday by winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Even after just two races, and despite turmoil at Red Bull, Verstappen seems in near-total control on the track as he aims for a fourth consecutive title this year. Still, he had to share the attention with 18-year-old Oliver Bearman, who was a surprise seventh in his first F1 race as a Ferrari stand-in

  • Verstappen continues winning streak in Saudi Arabia

    Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position on Saturday as Red Bull continued their dominant start to the Formula One season with a second one-two in as many races.
    Sergio Perez was runner-up under the Jeddah Corniche floodlights, last year's winner taking the chequered flag 13.643 seconds behind his triple world champion team mate who now has a 15 point lead in the standings.

  • Alicia Keys criticised for Women’s Day event in ‘misogynist’ Saudi Arabia

    “I am thrilled to be back on stage, this time in Jeddah, performing in a place I have never performed in before, and in a way I never have in this region,” Keys said. “I’m also so inspired to connect in a meaningful way with the amazing women there to discuss cultural, creative and boundary-pushing narratives we are collectively and individually leading. In light of International Women’s Day, it’s the perfect time to discuss important issues affecting us.”