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  • Slideshow: Coming to Riyadh’s KAFD: A Female-Designed Metro Station
     

    A leading female architect has been chosen to be the lead architect of the forthcoming metro station in the brand-new King Abdullah Financial District, Arabian Business reports.

     
  • Saudi Arabia: Car Manufacturer?
     

    A new report states that Saudi Arabia is in negotiations with Jaguar Land Rover for a production line in Yanbu, an industrial city, following an initial agreement signed last year. The National reports that the Indian-owned company “can count on Saudi government investment of close to US$1 billion and some of the world’s cheapest aluminium. […]

     
  • Saudi Aramco to open 3 research centers in the United States
     

    Saudi Aramco announced the opening of three research centers in the United States at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston today, according to a report in Rigzone. The three new centers in the United States will “join a worldwide network of research centers established by Saudi Aramco to leverage scientific expertise and further complement the cutting-edge […]

     
  • Save the Date for the 2013 U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Los Angeles, California
     

    The 2013 US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum, to be held in Los Angeles, California at the JW Marriott L.A. Live on September 16-18, is the third in a series of extraordinarily successful gatherings featuring top American and Saudi government and private sector leaders and providing an ideal platform for building new and lasting business ties. Please visit www.us-saudiforum.com to register your interest.

     
  • Saudi Aramco showcases advanced technology at OTC
     

    The Offshore Technology Conference in Houston is a major event that brings together energy companies from around the world. OTC is billed by organizers as “the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.” OTC was founded in 1969 and is held annually at the […]

     
  • Are U.S. Companies Missing Out on a Saudi Nuclear Bonanza?
     

    The recently-completed Saudi Sustainable Energy Symposium at the Ritz Carlton Riyadh brought high-level officials and companies together to discuss “a common understanding between all stakeholders” concerning the development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s sustainable energy program, of which nuclear energy is a big part. The event was hosted by the King Abdullah Center for […]

     
  • Royal Decree May Ease a ‘$67B Housing Logjam’ in Saudi Arabia, Reuters Reports
     

    Reuters is reporting that last week’s Royal Decree to tackle Saudi Arabia’s housing program has removed “an obstacle to a $67 billion program to ease the country’s housing shortage,” which “may push the program forward by opening up thousands of acres of state-owned land for construction.”

     
  • Defense Secretary Hagel in Riyadh, Greeted by Saud al-Faisal and Amb James Smith
     

    SUSRIS reports that US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Riyadh on Monday.

     
  • Saudi Arabia to Shift Weekend to Friday Start
     

    Pending approval from the Council of Ministers, Saudi Arabia could soon join its GCC neighbors in establishing a Friday-Saturday weekend.  Oman will officially shift its weekend beginning this May leaving only Saudi Arabia to make the transition. The current Thursday-Friday weekend has long been considered a drag on the Saudi economy and the Ministry of […]

     
  • Suspect Journalism: The New York Post’s Shoddy Saudi Student Reporting
     

    A Saudi student studying in the United States on the King Abdullah Scholarship Program was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday. The student was one of at least two Saudi nationals hospitalized as a result of the attack. One of the victim’s friends told Al Arabiya that an amputation was almost required but […]

     

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  • Saudi Arabia executes 213 people in less than 10 months, setting new record

    Saudi Arabia has executed 213 people so far in 2024, more than it has in any other calendar year on record, as the kingdom competes for a seat at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). According to the London-based rights group Reprieve, which documents the death penalty worldwide, the largest recorded figure prior to this year was 196 in 2022, followed by 184 in 2019.

  • Saudi king Salman recovers after undergoing medical tests, royal court says

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman has recovered after successfully completing medical tests for lung inflammation on Wednesday, the state news agency (SPA) said, citing the royal court. The royal court said on Sunday the 88-year-old monarch would undergo medical tests for a lung inflammation. The king of the world's biggest oil exporter and a major U.S. ally in the Middle East had received medical care for lung inflammation in May as well.

  • Abu Dhabi’s ports are driving the UAE’s post-oil transformation: Video

    The expansion of ports in the UAE’s capital aims to boost logistics and tourism across the country.

  • The UAE’s technology ambitions

    In 2017, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) released a national strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) that declared its goal of becoming ‘the world leader in AI by 2031’. Since then, the government has invested billions of dollars and transformed the country into a centre for technological innovation and foreign investment, the latter notably coming from China and the United States.

  • Archaeologists discuss latest findings from Al-Faw, Saudi Arabia’s newest World Heritage Site

    The event, organized by the Saudi Heritage Commission, follows the addition in July of Al-Faw to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. It is the eighth location in the Kingdom to achieve this recognition. Ajab Al-Otaibi, director of the commission’s Archaeological Documentation and Research department talked about the ways in which recent discoveries have changed our understanding of ancient civilizations in the region. “The most recent excavations have revealed a complex network of trade routes and cultural exchanges that connected Al-Faw with other kingdoms in the Arabian Peninsula and beyond,” he said.

  • Saudi embassy in US issues advisory to citizens on Hurricane Milton

    The Kingdom’s embassy in the US issued an emergency advisory to Saudis in Florida and neighboring states as Hurricane Milton restrengthened to a Category 5 as it barreled toward the state on Tuesday. The embassy asked Saudis to follow guidelines by state authorities in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission vows to protect archeological sites against violators

    Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission stressed that it will stand firmly against people who tamper with archeological sites, taking legal measures against them and preventing any transgressions that pose a threat to the safety of the Kingdom’s heritage. In the past week, the commission observed several violations of the antiquities and urban heritage regulations in Al-Wajh governorate in the Tabuk region and referred 23 expatriates to the relevant authorities.

  • Saudi Red Sea Authority set to attract 19 million tourists to Red Sea coast by 2030

    The Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) aims to develop a thriving coastal tourism sector in the Red Sea, contributing approximately SR85 billion to the GDP by 2030. This would capture 30 percent of the Kingdom’s leisure tourism and 40 percent of total entertainment spending, attracting 19 million tourists, and generating more than 210,000 jobs.

  • Iran’s FM to visit Saudi Arabia amid hardliner backlash over Arab response to Gaza

    Last Friday, for the first time in five years, reinforcing a message he has focused on recently: the unity of Muslim countries against the presence of the US and other Western powers in the region. Khamenei called for solidarity, stating, “We have to tighten the belt of defense... from Afghanistan to Yemen, Iran to Gaza and Lebanon, in all Islamic countries. That’s the first issue I wanted to discuss.”

  • Saudi Arabia tops Arab cement producers, ranks 10th globally: Alkhorayef

    Saudi Arabia ranks first in the Arab world and tenth globally in cement production, with an annual output capacity exceeding 80 million tons from 20 domestic factories, according to Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).