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  • Green Falcons prepare for 2nd stage of Asian qualifiers for FIFA, AFC cups

    Saudi Arabia’s national football team met at their training camp in Riyadh on Sunday in preparation for the third and fourth rounds of the second stage of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. The Green Falcons will host Tajikistan’s national team on March 21 at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh and will then travel to face Tajikistan again on March 26 at the Central Stadium in Dushanbe.

  • Saudi Wealth Fund Said in Talks to Acquire National Airline

    Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in early talks to acquire the kingdom’s flagship carrier as it looks to pour billions of dollars into turning the country into a tourism hotspot. The Public Investment Fund is considering a deal that would see it add the 80-year old Saudia to its growing portfolio of aviation assets as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the information is private.

  • Oxagon: A rising star – The Saudi Silicon Valley of the Red Sea

    Oxagon is a key component of NEOM, a planned zero-emission megacity with a price tag of $500 billion. This ambitious project envisions a city built from the ground up, sticking to the highest principles of sustainability and technological innovation. Nestled on the Suez Canal, Oxagon will function as a floating industrial port, revolutionizing the very concept of industrial development. It will serve as the logistical hub for NEOM, a vast region powered entirely by clean energy sources like solar and green hydrogen.

  • Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel

    With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon's Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran's main regional partner, seven sources said. In Beirut, Quds chief Esmail Qaani met Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the sources said, for at least the third time since Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel and Israel's devastating retaliatory assault on Gaza.

  • Hamas presents ceasefire proposal detailing exchange of hostages, prisoners

    Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the U.S. that includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would include women, children, elderly and ill hostages in return for the release of 700-1,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, according to the proposal. The release of Israeli "female recruits" is included.

  • A sustainable approach to Saudi Arabia’s urbanization is essential

    Many forecasters project that as much as 80% of the world’s population will reside in cities by 2050, up from about 50% today. Saudi Arabia is witnessing this dynamic expansion, with its population having increased by more than 10 million in the last 20 years; investment in housing is particularly crucial considering more than half of Saudis are below age 30. The country’s Vision 2030 strategy includes a target for Saudi home ownership to reach 70% by the end of the decade, Almudaifer noted. As a catalyst for the nationwide blueprint, PIF launched ROSHN, a national real estate developer, to create high quality housing within integrated neighborhoods that offer a range of amenities. The ROSHN giga-project aims to develop more than 200 million square meters in nine cities by 2030.

  • Americans feel the need to be extra careful when discussing Israel-Palestine

    The poll also found that most Americans who think Israeli actions were not justified say the United States is at least partly responsible for Israeli military actions in Gaza, and that more Democrats and independents say Israel has gone too far in Gaza, while more Republicans say Israel is simply defending itself.

  • Inside Saudi Arabia’s $1billion sales pitch: Plan for Princess Reema call with top female players

    The Saudi embassy in Washington, D.C. did not respond to messages seeking comment. In a lengthy post on X, formerly Twitter, in response to Navratilova and Evert’s essay, Bandar Al Saud wrote that by trying to keep the WTA Finals from going to Saudi Arabia, the stars had turned their back on women they had inspired. “Perfection cannot be the price for admission,” Bandar Al Saud wrote. “For a tennis tournament or any other once-closed space that our women want to enter.”

  • Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah reveals plans for 20,000-seat arena

    Situated within Diriyah’s The City of Earth, The Arena aims to be the Middle East’s premier venue for sports, entertainment and cultural events. Its versatile design, inspired by local geology and traditional Najdi architecture, seamlessly integrates centuries of heritage with cutting-edge technology. This venue will serve as a tourism and cultural landmark. It will also attract international and local tourists, and significantly enrich the region’s events landscape.

  • Saudis bet on African minerals for green transition

    Riyadh aims to drastically expand its domestic mining sector but acknowledges that even with the potential riches under its soil — $2.5 trillion by its own estimation — it can only access certain minerals at home. So, as a top Saudi official told Semafor in an interview from the kingdom’s capital, it plans to invest abroad, fashioning itself as a hub for refining, processing, and manufacturing based on raw minerals mined abroad. And its priorities include addressing a shortage of infrastructure in African countries rich in critical minerals.